Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-08-02

compositors en- ough to get the Asia's news in
to type, and did not publish it. The port list
was also left out.
For the Reporter.
Mn. EpIroR please insert the following cor
respondence and oblige many Of your friends
and fellow citizens.
AN OLD CIIIzEN.
Iowa City July 9th 1854.
IVillinm T. Grouse Esq,
The Undersigned citizens and
electors of the Senatorial district
composed of the counties of Johnson,
Iowa and Poweshiek feeling deep
interest in the local prosperity ofcen-
trail Iowa, have upon consultation
with large number of our fellow
citizens determined to address YOU
with the view of obtaining your con-
sent to the use Of your name as a
candidate for the Office Of Senator
from said district.
The approaching session of the.
General Assembly will have to act on
questions of the highest importance
to our interests, upon questions hay.
ing atendancy directly to advance or
permanently injure the prospects of
this part of the State.
We are anxious to secure the SER.
vices of Senator to represent this
district in that body whose charac-
ter and capacity, will be q guaranty
that our local interest viii not suffer
BY being placed in his hands.
We conceive that there can be no
objection to your being such candi-
date either on party or personal
grounds.
The democrats of the District cal
led convention to meet at Marengo,
on the 18th day of July inst. to nomi-
nate party candidate. By subse-.'
quent disclosures which were pub-
lished in the Iowa Capital Reporter.
it appears that six or seven persons
who were appoiated as delegates
from Johnson County attempted to
put in nomination Samuel Workman,
without consulting the people
against the known wish of the con-.
vention that appointed them dele
gates and but few days after the
Democrats Of Johnson Co. at the
"Ba'ioH Boz had decided that they
did not desire Mr.. Workman as a.
candidate for seat in the Legisla-
ture. For the reasons set forth in
protest (of which we herewith
furnish you copy part Of the
Delegates of Johnson County and
all the delegates oflowa County with
drew from said convention and pro-
tested against its, action. Aud at a
mass meeting of the democrats of
Johnson County, called by publica-
ton in the Iowa Capitals Reporter,
the proceedings Of which we also
herewith furnish you, the authorized
acts ofsaid Delegates were repudi-
ated and set aside.
At the last election for Senator.
from this District, by causes which it
is not necessary, now to recapitulate
DIR. Crosthwait was elected andS
represented said district at the -
session oft Legislature, and hav I'm.
drawn the long term had he remain
ed here would have been entitled to.
his seat the next session. The wings
for this reason (as they say present
no candidate for that Office although
Crosthwait and his family have left
the State and has been absent for
more than year; although the con-
stituted authorities Of the State have
declared the seat vacant and order
ed an Election to fill the same; oc-
cupied by him 1901
There being therefore no regular
ly nominated candidate of either
party for Senator from this District,
we request the permission to present
your name to the people Of the Dis
trict as a suitable person to dis
charge the duties of that Office. We
feel confident that your character for
integrity and capacity-your free
dom from faction, and personal and
party pickering will comm end you
to the people of the district, and en-
sure your triumphant election; and
that the people will secure the SER
vices of an able and faithful repre-
sentative in the upper branch ofthe
State Legislature, who will be ready
and willing to conform his acts to the
wish of his constituents, and who will
under no circumstances sacri6ce
their interest to his own personal ag-
grandizement, or to CRAFTY his malicd
against enemies.
Very Respectfully Yours, &c.
J. r. VAN FLEET,