The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-09-25
Union County Ticket.

To thr ID" ocrsts~ x..ray af Iowa.
Judge Charles Mason having declined
the nomination Of the Democratic party
for Governor, md being empowered by the
late Democratic Conventions to fill vacan-
cies which might occur upon the State
ticket, by declination or otherwise, We
hereby place In nomination for the Office
aforesaid, the name Of Col William III
Merritt, of Linn county,-his acceptance
having been obtained And we recon-
mend further to the Democracy of the
State, the support of Col. Lauren Dewey,
of Henry county, for the office Of Lieut.
Governor, as conservative candidate in
opposition to the radical Abolition nomi-
nee for that Office upon the Republican
ticket.
We urge upon the Democracy the i'm
portAnce of prompt and ener etic action
in support of the ticket now presented to
the conservative voters of the State Let
the names az Merritt, Dewey and Ellwood
be heralded from every hilltop The
ticket can and will be elected A united
and vigorous effort is all that is required
to rout the Abolition kirkwocd Dynasty
and redeem the State from its present.cor-
raPt ralefs
Democrats To arms to arms The
cause of the Union and the Constitution
requires your Lbors Relax no excrtion
until the election is over, and triumph will
certainly crown your efforts.
BY order Maj Dem State Cen. Com.
GEO NJ TODD, Chm.
Des Moines, Iowa, sept. 20, 81.
We call special attention to the above
rare political document. Charles Mason
has declined, and the Mahony peace par
ty democratic committee being duly aa
thorized by the late Mahony Convention,
whose proceedings and platform were de-
nounced BY all the patriotic democrats of
the State, nominate William H. Merritt
on said platform in Mason's stead. And
there being vacancy for Lieutenant
Governor, and Dewey now standing alone,
like "the last rose of summer To represent
the Uniou Ticket, is taken In "out of the
cold" and placed between Merritt and
Ellwood, the aforesaid Mahony platform
convention and cehlnittee candidates
We announced few days ago that this
infamous swihdle had been broached by
the miserable clique OF brokrn down and
sore-headed politicians who would sci
their own souls. ii they could fnd pur
chaser, IN order to crafty their mean spite
and low ambition Such foul conspr
acy, BY which peace men and war men
patriots aud traitors, knaves and fools
and possibly few honest men, are
brought to support. by the same vote, the
Mahony peace democracy, the Dorr ant
Sample democracy, aud the Dan Mile,
and Penn Clark, sore head, conservative
ultra anti-slasery Republicanism, neve
before came under our observation
Geo. NJ Todd. who signs the above pro
nunclamento, is the Chairman of the Ma
hony State Committee and co editor 0
the Dies Moines Journal, a sheet who's
reasonable procliyities have excited til,
disgust and Indignation Of every right
minded man Of all parties in the State. =
And yet It's uulcr hi lead and at his die
Ration that war Democrats, Union me,
and Republicans are now required I,
march to the rallying cry Of DEMOCRATS
TO ARMS TO ARMS &c
Old Nick must feel funny TO find him
self outdonc in impudenco and rascality b
these lnyrmidona Of his in Iowa
Col. Nul'tg ms regiment.