Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-08-14
The Congressional Convention.


vention, held at West Union on the
9th inst, was an exceedingly impor-
tant and interesting occasion. The
candidates before the convention we're
Col. VIM. B. Allison Of Dubuque, Gov.
Oran Faville of Mitchell, VIM. Brush
of Fayette, and Samuel Murdoch OF
Clayton counties. The friends of each |
Of these gentlemen urged the claims
of their respective candidates with
great earnestness and pertinacity, and
each party seemed sanguine Of sue
cess. They were all good men, and
had any one Of the defeated candi-
dates received the nomination he
would be zcalously supported by the
entire Republican party Of the Dis.
trict.
1t is worthy of remark that, with
all this zeal for particular candidates,
there was universal good feeling per-
vading the entire convention. When
the nomination was announced, the
gentleman who had fought the hard.
est against the successful candidate,
claimed and exercised the privilege of
moving that his nomination he made
unanimous, and was chairman of the
committee to wait upon him and in
form him Of his nomination.
Every one feels and believes that
Col. Allison will make a brilliant and
successful canvass. and that when
elected, as he certainly will be, he will
ably and faithfully represent the inter
ests and wishes of his constituents.
The convention was largely attend.
ed, and it was remarked by many of
the gentlemen present that never be.
fore had they seen assembled an equal
number of men who exhibited so much
intellectual ability, energy, patriotism,
and thorough knowledge of human
nature, as did the gentlemen compos-
ing that convention. A Massachu.
sets gentleman, there present, said
that in these respects they much sur.
passed any assemblage of like charac-
ter that he had ever seen in the old
Bay State. Their sobricty and courte-
Gus demeanor were also the subject Of
frequent remark. No intoxication was
visible in any quarter-no fights-no
brawls.
The people of West Union We'd with
each other in extending the hospitali-
ties of their homes to the delegates
and others in attendance and at the
ratification meeting in the evening
succeeding the nomination, the ladies
in considerable numbers graced the
hall with their presence-showing
conclusively that they too felt an in
terest of no ordinary character in the
political events of the day.
Meetings for public speaking were
held at the Court House in West
Union on the evening previous to the
nomination and on the evening sue
ceeding it. The first was presided
over by A. B. F. Hildreth of Floyd
county, and the latter by d. A. Cooley
of Dubuque. At the first meeting the
speakers were, 0. P. Shiras, j. L. Har-
vey, and D. N. Cooley, of Dubuque !;
Capt. Comstock of Allamakee: Jed
Lake of Buchanan Reuben Noble of
Clayton and G. L. Berry Of Howard
county.
At the second meeting the speakers
were, DR.. James Wright and j. L. Nc
Crcery Of Delaware county /; Hon. o.
Faville of Mitchell Col. II. A. Wiltse
and Col. VIM. b. Allison Of Dubuque !;
and NJ. V. Burdick Of Winnesheik.
Most Of the speakers were eloquent,
and enthusiastic in support of the
Government in this its hour of peril
They were fervid and sincere, and
much of their speaking was in the
finest style of oratory.
Let every one come out to the war