, 1874-06-20
Expectation TINT tho Opposition Till
Elect Three or Four Congress-
lacn Next Fal|.
Figures Showing on What THIS Ex- =
pcctaiion Is Based.
The Candidates IN the Various r!l!!; Con-
gressienal Distrio Is.
Issues on Which the ca n1paign
Will 30 Conducted.

DEB MONIES, 1n.t Jn Ne 4's Ao'7'
Tin nolitIcal sit,lation In Iowa to-day ID muoh
1,ko tho Army OF tho Potomac boiofo aen;
Mento was assigned to tho command. iho oo
Gouorals arc all deposad, and THO new o-oes n'e
afraid to agBtl1ne command. aud 1t Is o1'!y py
fonco Of circumstances tbat ioatlere may po Aou1"
to do tho ordinary work ofproiilninary conVon:aou-
nj proceedings. Iowa stands alone III its leeo6
u;i,on Of tho dead Democratic party. There 1s
,,ot ouo aiming M to ha,' tho Democratic vfct o.
ricaa IN tho East, nor ono Who darcB TO say tnaS
tho marty should reorganxo or its corpno DO rea''
urroctcd.
Tho nopublican party, too, is dying, II not
onito dcad, Tho old lcadcrs aro fast parting
con,pa,,y with tho party, anl seeking now hoiaa
Of glory, and marking out new methods Tor pro
motion. But for tho PoHtmasters and tho
Royonue officers, tbore would roally DO nothing
left of tho Republican party in Iowa. Tho ao'ooo
md GO, 600 majoritics aro no more boast OF
1,opublican partisans. Iowa is
CONTESTED GROUND
to-day, and, If tie independent voters preserve
tloir manhood, partisan politics and political
professionals will cease to control tue State.
Tho Greeley campaign in 1879, which was
failure, was nevertheless, tho begannipg
of 4 now dawn Of politics in Iowa. 1t
proved that largo maturity OF tho
Iowa Democrats waro ready to accept
-os,,i,, ,o forcot Tho old.tlmo hntrod they ind
boon tauglt to choriah against tho honest and
outBpolen journalist, and to form now alliances
upon tho iasies of the day. for aud in behalf OF
honest government rather than for party sue
cess. This WIS tho beginning Of the rcooncllia-
tion between ]lonost Democrats mud conservative
ReDub|icane aud thcncoforward Iowa lhs boon
undergoing political revolution, tho result Ct
which was partially manifested iu last falls
election, md tho cllM11lntioh Or WHICH ID o~
poctcd to be tho overthrow OF all partisan coln-
tipnlions. aud a triumphart
<r1crony For THE PEOPLE
at the coming election. Thoro ia not d DISTRICT
or q county, which ia not 1ogardeta by both
h ~ M contcstabjo ground .Iho unexpected
.,,, nIur Of lust TAILS election laye mitch to do III
iesMs Mug distrust alnoug partisans and that
in,'Hf nun - ,uoi, who usually follow the groatust
crowd arc sreay convinced That they ',t;a Gun IN no
!oseI J., a.a n.ova m important ono at tho polls.
ho1s ~ ~. ~" afo+e has composed good portion
ana; III s.n ,an ;or;,;oe usually counted for tho
9tonnhrcsn ~ ,,t1 nnYty.
nImnr0iy ua.t.t' ss;tl ],cl,H organization. Thero
nro real,y no recogN,zcd leatlera. Tho oon,1nit.
tce.mnt In 1nn11y Identities aru inefficient w.'rlz-
ora: sud. in, other plnccs domagogusa La vo
hi'jra,;co In sllcesgs, rhe State Central CONE
m;itca ~ NJ, cioient ouo. and since The Fobru-
"rv Courcntin,,. Inns done much towards ro-
mav;r wy 80 tHo Ss, da,,rara neudiug from want Of
nr,,n5,v imv, .M or lans If organization yory i'm
,orta,,t nr;ncno Of the now marty, that
por'ana t.n.o rP'',v ~ s,,n,1,n @ nrrw T11E NAN,
, t., nno W aa,,ao tsnnt lilo nartY in tic, bac}-
r,,,,n nms ~ oo os t doos MT port asiratta to do
E.ouuuA, ~ ~ .1;a,,saivaa NJ for lin narly. On tho
nsn iDs % t1,;s ;Sincinln 1,aa rreatly increased
otnes nn1 tls ~ tnn nnssas IN tho ,,ew party.
@ h1a n a',or ;s shmnnad Ncwsnnners g,1i,-
lug o.n ,'nrtw ara snw r. iYo snuco to
pottlnB 'iu aum ~ 32o,,t,amon ossinr for M
11,aomo puluue " 6o'''''0" ''4'1o
otllce; .,,o s,..o eonvort;,n IN naor nj
Ai5uo7uRn - ~ no Snseo is ,,n oro ,vho ~ con mako
hana Jno - tnotu ~ t,o,n wno ,,",nou 1,h,iaeo
Up coniRlelo nsato siI";t ~ in;nnIt IN Ind
80 49, IL, - IL, ~. -, On - That In soeku any 1,nr-
@y one Wo dares to saS aa no ~ ae1s1 4a n5
tculal oIleo. H.so9 s nus ~ ovoi1nhc - cnn
ter may preyos the sooos'on y ~
aatcs thohga !nls 1ea..n no ,"h. i h"vn rc},ne1
ane a,ia ,h ~ p,o ~ nf rs and eancses accornr