St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-10-06
For the s., Charles City In,cllig cnccr
The County Judgeship.
o The Voters of Floyd County :

Ao'e '"'e'S y ''9' O0""'y
David RIPLEY Is before us as can
o'oate Tor re-c'ect'oh 10 the ONCE OF
county Judge Tor inc term OF two
years, ocS'h"'''S WI tue "tSt Gay Oh
january next we WISH la'r'y TO
canvass MS c''''"S upon the people
'o' ''e'' support '' Tic po''S' we
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wv "t'.,' !''''> All "''''
tuhatc difference among 'he people
concerning the location of the county
seat and an understandable cxpcndi-
t,ro IS ,,,,ov IN ,lo croc,i,n nf ,
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'oou'' House IA" "c9"I''il Ioc'' J''',
onSIcS which threatened to destroy all
political organization in the county.
DID David Rinlcv as q Ecuublican AT
Chat t;,,o soo,' =, ,rln,to ,Ln h,r,r,.
'''"' '''"0 NN " P''"'''1 Wv
ny ol '''c hepuo''ca" party ~ "l'N'"3
any attempts to heal these dlSScn-
tious, or did he avail himself of them
f., soc,r, his o,oc,;,, ~ olr;co and Ia
increase t''e value o' III" '''''9 DIT INC
gc"grapthcal center!
Within one month from the time he
entered unon the du,irs Of his office n
n,,; c..,;. la, :,
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nominate calldiua'e Tor Nherhi' |" NC
CIV wv
David Ripley was IN the convention
from Union township. John Heath
rn. rnn,;n..od TLn n,,,in.t;on v,.
r,;,J,. n,aJo Mr IIao,h u,os aI,nittnL
- Ln nnna pnnnLI;r,n ur had
,oor .r;o5 Nv nnn,,,, char;r All r.a,'
unanimously acknowledged to be All
efficient officer, vet Judge Ripley bolt.
ed this nomination and voted for Il
Democrat.
The next county convention was
held in August, 1853, called by the
Republican County Committee, of
which Judge Ripley was chairman.
At that convention were to be nomi.
mated a Clerk Of the District Court
. and delegates were to be chosen tu
the Judicial District Convention to be
holden for the purpose of nominating
a Judge of the District Court and a
Member Of the Board of Education
At that convention, after several bal
lettings for Clerk Of the District Court
the chairman announced that a. w
French had received a majority Of lhe
. NNiNo anu iIC was 'ii'i - ~ t"" tb't
vote Of the convention declared man
. imousiy nominated. Immediately
f upon this vote, Judge Ripley picked
up his hat and rushed ont Of tho
house, declaring that he would "vot,
= for the most rabil Democrat ratheI
, than for the nominee Of that convcn
- ton" BIT the convention goes copIll
on Notwithstanding tn" Judges indiG
nation Soon til" Judge returned and
resigned his position as chairman Of
the Rcpuh',can County Committee,
and declared that he was no i"ngcl
= R"pnb1can"-th he would not
, act with tilat c""vchti"h or support
It's mountainous. III" words quoted
are substantially ms Iangnagc-tha
ne m""e use "i III" Ian%n"S" Is mos
- true ana any person desiring Inc
PROOF can nave 1t from witnesses
whose 'c'ac''E VIII ,'''l nc questioned
At thc JNHlc!al. convention hcld at