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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1872
Page
1
For Vice-President Henry Wilon of Massachusetts and a fifty thousand majority in Iowa. For Senator Glo W Lovell. For Clerk J C Dietz. For Recorder St McDaniel.
The Des Moines convention organized by Robert Lowry as permanent president endorsed Grant. The ticket includes Josiah T. Young for Secretary of State Wm Christy for Treasurer John Russell for Auditor Agron Brown for Register of the Land Office and M Cutts for Attorney General. A Davenport Gazette dispatch notes strong support with an expected forty to fifty thousand majority amid a hot but harmonious gathering and a torch light procession. Speeches were given by Gov Dirkwood Hon J Kasson F Palmer and others.
The Republican Congressional Convention for this district met in De Witt on Tuesday. A R Corron was renominated on the first ballot without opposition. The Davenport Gazette notes his longstanding service in public positions and praises his record as Speaker and as a Congress member.
A large Democratic rally at Kinsella Hall in Monticello draws about 200 attendees from Wayne, Richland, Castle Grove, and Madison Townships. Judge Murphvy of Davenport criticizes war policies while A. J. Monroe chairs the gathering and reflects on national leadership and party dynamics.
The Monticello speakers condemn Grant's administration as corrupt and self serving, accuse Republicans of bribery and patronage, defend Greeley as reforming, and predict a decisive Greeley victory in November. They argue Grant elevated obscure men, denounce Southern corruption, and urge voters to back Horace Greeley and the Liberal cause.
An audience in the house listened intently to a confident and entertaining speaker as remarks focused on the administration and the four year period after March. The gathering concluded with three cheers for Greeley and Brown and three more for the evening’s orator.
A vast crowd packed the Langworthy schoolhouse on Friday for a Grant and Wilson ratification meeting. The Tanner's Club from Anamosa marched in with torches as Rev. Houston and Rev. Miller spoke, the Anamosa Glee Club sang, and a lengthy confession piece praised youthful political action while condemning Horace Greeley as a traitor, urging Republicans to rally behind the ticket.
A correction clarifies prior allegations that certain Republicans signed a fraudulent Liberal County Convention call. J C Austin of Madison Township denies claiming non‑signing, apologizes for misrepresentation, and confirms signing the call. The Journal retracts and defends Mr Austin against drifting toward the Greeley faction.
The author accuses C E Wales and J B Hakes of misquoting in an Anamosa Journal item about boys carrying an effigy in Monticello. He says Mr Hakes’ statement is true while Mr Wales’ claim is false, noting he believed about fifty Republicans in Monticello approved of the act.
Eastern Correspondence describes a trip from Boston through Bridgeport and Hartford to New Haven and New York City. The author notes brisk travel, visits to notable city areas, and a humorous encounter with a small Tom Thumb figure in Bridgeport, highlighting city sights and local characters.
A narrative travelogue describes touring Connecticut towns New Milford and Winchester, along the Housatonic and Conn Western lines, noting pious locals, tobacco farming wealth, aging houses, and mossy graves. The author contrasts rustic New Milford with bustling New York City and extols Central Park and Hudson River scenery.
In a Boston letter Wendell Phillips accuses Sumner of being duped by a conspiracy of Northern Copperheads and Southern secessionists. He argues the Republican party must resist, supports Grant as Lincoln did, and criticizes Horace Greeley as a cautious reformer. Also notes eleven tons of bullion arriving at Council Bluffs via the Union Pacific.
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