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Newspaper
Weekly Times
Location
Dubuque, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1859
Page
2
Campaign fragment notes J. Kirk Wood as a candidate for a government type seat in Iowa. Details are incomplete but indicate preliminary run or filing. Further specifics on office, committee, or dates are unavailable in the readable text.
The notice describes tickets to start from Cla and visit Leviathan at Portland with a round trip price of 90 cents. It reports post office franking disputes involving Lewis Cimedixe and John Covour, noting officials questioned franked documents and politicians using clerks for mailings. It critiques post office reform and Douglas era debates on territorial rights, ending with editorial remarks on party politics and local elections.
Fragment from a period newspaper discussing Gen Dodge in a heated debate about supporting a Charleston platform plank repealing laws against the African slave trade. It accuses Dodge of southern loyalty, notes attendance at City Hall, and references Ben M. Samuels and Irish Democrats. It also covers reactions to Mr Breckenridge and Douglas in the Charleston Convention, with commentary on Northern Iowa politics.
A fragment from a confidential circular circulated by Republicans discusses Judge Wicen and the Supreme Judgeship race. It notes political maneuvering and the judge's potential concern about his own fate in the election while urging careful handling of the confidential document.
The Fort Madison Plain Dealer notes Sampoca of the Republican nomination drew more votes in the State Convention than peers while avoiding positions on debt redemption. It cites Daxian F. Minter, once Republican, now vilified for openly opposing Cuutis and GOP tickets, secretly aligning with Democrats in a dramatic letter, signaling treachery and party drift.
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