The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-22

sembled in Mass Convention, at Keosauqus,
on Thursday. The attendance was large,
and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed. Chief
Justice Wright presided over the delibera-
tions of the meeting, and the greatest har-
mony and good feeling prevailed throughout.
The following ticket was selected by the
Convention and rendered to the SURFACES OF
the people:
County Judge--JosHuA SLOAN, Village.
Treas. and Col,--JonS RAsEY, Washington.
Sheriff.. B. RuTLEpaE. Fremont.
School Sup't.-M. ii. Cooley, Pennington.
Surveyor--AARoN BowsER, Vernon.
Coroner-JAs. HooUE, Des Moines.
Kepresentatives-H. G. Caldwell, Van Bu-
rem; MARK q. THATCHER, Vernon.
better ticket, and one stronger in oil the
elements of power which ought to command
success was never presented to the people
OF Van Buren, County, and We cannot but
hope for its triumphant election. The per-
sonal character Of the candidates, their am
pie qualifications, their unblemished reputa-
ton, their long residence in the county, and
their admirable distribution to the various
portions Of the county renders the ticket 90
nearly faultless that our faith in it's election
is as strong as our confidence in the good
sense and honesty Of the people Of old Van
Buren,. Why, nearly every man on the ticket
has been living in the county fifteen or TWEEN
ty years and must be known to four ifths Of
the voters. They are amongst the very fore
most citizens of the county, the best known
and the best beloved, and have been neither
ofioe-seekers nor Office holders. 1t is time
that the Northwest should have an important
county officer; they have many sterling cisi-
Eens, but none, We venture to say, more hon.
est, more competent, or more popular than
Joseph Sloan. And, from this distant point
Of observation, we can see no reason why the
"South-side" should be deprived of Rep
resentative in the Legislature, and we know
of no man thereabouts who better under
stands the interests of that section or will
represent them more faithfully and more ably
than our very clever and highly esteemed old
friend, Mark Thatcher. Every body in old
Van Buren, knows or ought to know "Bob
Rutledge," and to know him is to like him.
IT'S near twenty years since we 6rst became
acquainted with Bob, in Van Buren,, and
from that day to this we never knew nor
heard aught Of evil against him. He is q
| clever fellow, tip-top man,-a man of am
pie business capacity and Of unexceptionable
character and habits, and will make a good
and popular Sheriff, who will be credit to
the people Of Van Buren, county at home and
abroad Clay Caldwell speaks for himself,
and no terms of eulogy which we could use
would come up to the enthusiastic apprecia-
ton in which he is held by the people of Van
Buren, county, without distinction of party.
He deserves the popularity which he enjoys,
and.they do well to be proud of him. 1t is
by putting forth men of energy and men of
mind-men who can stand as leaders amongst
men in Conventions or Legislative halls, or
esewhere-that Van Buren, county can main
tain its proud name and high position before
the world. All the best feelings of human
nature unite to secure an overwhelming vote
for "Clay;" and we will not disparage the
character of the people of Van Buren, 80
much as to entertain doubt that be will poll
the largest vote ever cast in the county.
Iiurrah, then, say we, for the ticket, the
whole ticket, and nothing but THE TICKET of
sold Van Burenl''