, 1875-05-03
IOWA..
Tho Various Candidates for tho
Govcrnorshlp.
Intended Democratic Abandonment Of
tho Possum Policy.
Popular Opposition 10 the prohlbitorJ
Liquor Law.
The Trial Of Ex-gtate Treasurer Rankin.
Probable Line Of Defeuse,

AHSNNVAN AAA4V tA A%1AHAaVt
DUBUQUE GOSSIP.
Epeeidi Correspondence ~ The tAtedds Tribune
DuDuorE, H., April 30.-TnE Tribune has a.
ready announced that the Republican Btato Con-
ven!1on 10 nominate candidates for Governor,
acknowledgements, Judge Of The Hupsch,n
Court, and Superintendent Of PUBLIC 1nstruo-
s!on, has beou called to meet At Des Aloines On
tic o9.h OF Juno. This Of course. gives plenty
Of time to discuss the political situation In all is
boarngs, md compare tho 1ncr7ts of
THE DIFFERENT CANDIDATES
Who haFo designs upon the dubefnatosfal seat
Aofno open and avowcd in thoir rrofeRsions,
while othors. again. have rlhcch themselves In
tho llanda of ther fifcnds, aud ovory ono knors
what TINT fncana.
In tho northern part Of tho State NO 11aye n.
G. Doering, William Ashcrlon, the How. Dr..
Eddy, and II score OF other lesBer 1igl,ta,-not
to forget Judge TonAn. Of tic lndepend-
once Bui'etin,-mho blush and grow confused at
the bsra mention Of their names a. prospectivo
csndldatoa; but tlte current Of popular opinion
scemR to flow largely toward the Hon. John
HnFncll, Of Jones County. late Auditor Of State.
~ Honest Joln," Ii he ~ fa1ntlIarlr called, IL
Gus Of the whool-horses Of tho partr, lAH served
4 number Of years In tue Legislature with great
accopsab,lity and hes record TINT detlea the
! closest political acrutiny TO detoot . dar. nua-
sell il popular with the laborinR and producing
olassea: he IN sou Of toll hnsolf, but the i'm
preston prevails thss ho Ia hardly politician
enough to suit eome Of tic leading wire
pullors. md II is believed that tho lat
ter will 60 for K!zkwood In psofot-
asmrant for tho Bonatorisl ncat to 10 vacated by
Wright. i is also reported that within the past
70. days. tho namo Of l....
THE Hos. JAMES r. WILSON
has been brought forward u a candidate for
Governor, In the southern part Of tho State. Mr..
Wilson hnB been secpluR very 1uiet since Ills vol
unt1ry retirement from Congress, taking but lit
tle nubl;c phrt iu polItlcs.-belug cngsRsd. 1t ~
understood. IN arranging hiH financial Af1atra;
aud It would not be surprising II no should con-
d!utie te had been resting Auu rustint politically
about long onough, and tilst II Ia about time he
slou1a ahox friend aud foe that 10 is not dead,
but haa Gully been taking refreshing fiecp.
Should lio conclude 10 be candidate, be will bc
apt to broas some slates which the little follows
haze been liking up Wha,eyor elsa mas he aud
Of James +. Wil'on, ho has bE.lns aud
Of tue late Senator Grimes, 10 ths strongest m.u
the Republicans Of this state over sout to W.sh-
| ihgton.
As ron THE DHMornAcY,
f! they hare issued no call AZ yet for Btats Con-
| vcntion bat prefer to liz low and watch Tho
| moyemerts Of their antagonists. II ls undos-
atood+ noueyer, that call will b. issued at An
css!y dA7. and that the possun policy nill be
make m open lold.nght against tbs Republicans
oil uamocEatlc platform. Tue old Democrats
! are inclined to beliove tLat tho,s has been fool
.ng. enough; tint thor have danced to "Lib-
sral sud Aptl-Mouonoly music ~ long "A it
viii rag,' and tlat tho time bss come to throw
OF all dfsgiscs. and march to the Geld under
their ancient standard. Against this policy 4
tcob!d protest. II urged by fsH raw
sees' sar ot who ii. 'f' epnDc,,s et ,Ss sa IL
abandon tbs nah1e and Who fear thor will not bo
| wiling 10 net with tho Democracy in 1876. Tho
| Ottun,wa Democrat and Durncton Qazette-
both recognized e1pouents Of the Denocrstic
fa!h-deolste that the signs Of the times ass fa-
votabie for, and Enthusiastically point to, \ Demo-
cratic restoration aud that it il not wisdom to
sock strange aliauces,, had split Tho growing
power N the party By tho Introduction of ques-
tions tlat cannot but divide aud destroy 1t.
Iowa 10 80 overwhelmingly nepublican. however.
and has administered ~ many drubblngs to tho
! lsourbons. that thoy seem to haro lost cont}-
| dcuco, and arc not inclined to enter upon tho
CANVASS with much spirit. but count rather upon
worrying and teaslng tho enemy by tultng up
looaI diBsouslons aud causing epllt, whan they
hopo 10 slip In and eeculo some OF the spois.
One Of TIM most potent OF these agenciee,
| aud ons which is destiu+d TO become an tn1por-
tant fsotot In the approaching campaign, 10
| THE rAoHlhiTony I1Quon LAW.
! Ltka n}l other 8tAtch winch hayo Attempted tho
| experiment. Prohibition in lown IL practically +
failure; and tt In entlrsiy eafe 10 s4y thai with
| law upon the etatuto-books which osiraclses tho
| Baoon-kceper, and drives the whlEkr-holtlo To
drug'stores and Collars there IL more drukeu-
| meas aud guzzng in lows than WAS over before
kno" n in hcr history. Tho people. 10 fas 10 au
EXPRESSION of opinion can bo obtained, ato large
ly in favor Of fo.'lalatihg the law; kud4 "a tue
topuooau rarty aEo understood to b respousi-
| bio for lts thactmont, tles are en1eAyoring to
| got rid Of IT and the leading Journals are now
htHllv IN, diam if1H fhN beat fnRthnH
pitch it overheard, preparatory to d oaring for
stringent license laW,-a move In which thoy will
DO Ii full sacofd with tho Democrats, ~
! tho latter have always favored, and mhdo = pro-
tho strongest md most ferFtd temperance AdSo-
| cntas, Judge g. G. Cole, OF The Supreme Court,
| who, but ono AhoIt year s6o, msde sreeoh In
this city In which le strongly adhered to tho
intanpcrance has lately changed front, aud Ia
nov xr,tlng : se1iea Of articles in Which hs
recommends lila.
LOCAL OPTION
be substituted fer Prohibition. Tllia 10 vary eK-
ntGcaut, ~ demonstrating that public aeptlmout
| IL growing clearer upon this question Of Pro-
hlbtory Iaus. II tho Republicans sre Hiso, thsy
will triln their sails accordingly; for ssraIeht-
out Prohibition tack, ii persisted II longer, can
onl5 be attended With disaster. n.
THE RANKIN CASE.
Srttiat Correspondence n The Chlea1o Tribune.
DEs MONIES, April 30.-Tho trial OF g. E..
lsank!u, ex-state Treasurer, and ex-Troazurer OF
tho State Agricultural College. began yesterday
afternoon. The chargs Is, that he embozz!ed
$1,000 OF funds Of the Colisga When tho
dofAlcatiou WAS discovered. be surnod over to
tbs College al his property, so thas tho ioss to
tho College Will not b. mora than few thousand
dollars+
During tho examination OF the Hon. G. Cloast
ons Of the Trustecs Of the College, Judge
Nourao counsel for tue dotendaDt, developed
the pnonAnIK LINE or pEFESsE:
that tho defaIrasion wag In The elAto Treasury,
that other pArllos, 10 aave themselves, formed 4
Conspiracy, and mAdo Naukiu tho victim, by