The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04
Dies MONIES, Iowa, Aug. IS, 80.
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The Republican State Convention Of
the stalwart State of Iowa has been in
session here, to-day. Your correspond
ent had a good seat for seeing and
hearing. Something near 1000 dele
gates were III attendance, and every
county in the State but one represent
ed. The Convention was for the NOM
ination of candidates for State officers
and Presidential electors, and as a NOM
nomination is now equilent to an cleo
ton, the contest was quite lively. |
heard speeches from Senator KirkwoOd
and other Radical nOtables. The South
received Il good deal of attention, in
fact it seems impossible for one OF
these stalwarts to make political
speech, without bringing in the South.
| heard great deal about the danger
to the cause of liberty and free gov
ernment," in case Hancock should be
elected. Those 1873 Southern electoral
votes carried or obtained by fraud,
intimidation, and counting" furnishes
text on which the Northern Radical
speaker does greatly enlarge. Though
how they are to mend matters by
swearing and voting up here in Iowa,
is not very apparent.
The Convention closed their labors
about o'clock this evening, with
many cheers, songs by the "Glee
Club" and emusic by the band"
Notwithstanding the majority
against them, the Democrats keep
up their organization, and next week
hold their State Convention here.
They organize, nominate, speak, and
work, just as if they had any hopes of
electing any of their candidates.
The hotels have been very crowded,
but tonight, with each departing train
the crowd is leaving, and by tomorrow
all will he gone.
Des Moines, by the recent census,
proves to be the largest city in Iowa,
with $4,000 inhabitants, | believe. 1t
is busy, bustling little city, and
rapidly improving; there is life and
activity, and hurry and hustle, on all
hands--a strange contrast to most of
our Southern towns. spent a pleas
ant hour to-day with Col. f. J. Goode,
formerly of Mississippi-now prOmi-
ncnt member of the bar here. | find
he is regarded here as one of the
ablest lawyers in the State, and has a
fine and lucrative practice and the
from Radical Convention,
to a quiet chat with him, in his Office,
was a pleasant change and relief.
The more | see of this country, the
more ] am impressed with the magni-
Jude of its resources. What would not
,he same energy and thrift that is
common here do for the South? We
hall have it some day maybe not in
lie immediate future, still the day of
prosperity will come for our
cction.
The enquiry here is constantly for
and, and the day for cheap lands in
he Northwest is fast passing away.
am constantly asked about the price
# lands in the South, and capital is
beginning TO look i'm that
Erection. Let our people be wise,
nd they can greatly hasten the COM
ng of better times. OF politics gen l
rally, / cannot say much. A Repub- !
lean of this place told me to-day, that
he were to bet at all, he would stake
is money on Hancock's election. and q
the South continues "solidn the |
ldication at this time would seem to I
e most decided that way. shall {
BON "mOve on" and you may hear c
ON Inc at some other point.
Yours, in haste, X. s