The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-06-27
oUR STATE TICKET.


In THE edition of the REGISTER will be
found the reported proceedings Of the
Republican State Convention which as
sembled in this City on the 18th inst,
and at the head of our editorial columns,
the ticket which WAS put IN nomination.
The Convention was by far the largest
which was ever before held in tie State.
Over six hundred delegates were in at
tendance, representing sevden hunred and
ninetv-two votes--an excess of about two
hundred votes over the aggregate repre-
sensation of any previous Republican
State Convention. A more orderly, in
tellgent, harmonious assemblage never
convened for q similar purpose in any
State The members seemed to be actu-
ated by only one purpose, viz: to present
to the People candidates who would most
worthily administer the duties Of the Off
ces for which they should be named, and
this object they accomplished in the most
acceptable manner.
Col. WIN. J.. STONE, the pominee for
Governor, is o resident of Marion Co..
BY profession he is lawyer. He came
to this State from Ohio few years since,
without acquaintanceship here, and with
no other capital than that embraced in
his knowledge Of bis profession aud the
ambition and ability to prosecute it,
Settling in Knoxville, he labored as a law
yer until 1857, during which year be was
elected Judge of the District Court for
the Fifth District After the State had
been re-districted. he was elected to the
Judgeship Of the Sixth District. and held
the position until the, summer of 1861,
when he rendered his resignation, raised
q company of volunteers in Marion eoun-
ty, of which he was elected Captain, and
subsequently was commissioned as Major
of the Third Infantry regiment. lie
fought bravely and was wounded at the
battle of Blue Mills and at tho battle
of Shiloh, while at the head of his Reg
iment was taken prisoner, and together
with other Iowa soldiers conveyed into
the interior Of tho Rebel Confederacy.
During his captivity he was permitted to
undertake journey 10 Washington that,
If possible, u cartel might be secured
which would effect the exchange of the
Iowa prisoners. He failed in the direct
object of his mission, and at the end OF
the term of his parole, returned to his
Imprisonment. After captivity of about
six months, he was exchanged, and when
the call was made for six hundred thou
sand volunteers, he was commissioned
as Colonel of the Twenty-Second Iowa
Regiment. He found good fighting ma
terial in his troops, and through their
bravery and his skill and valor, the regi-
ment has made for Itself proud record
1t took an honorable part in the series OF
battles preceding the capture of Haines'
Bluff, and at the battle of Black River
Bridge, in conjunction with the Twenty.
First Iowa and several Wisconsin Regi.
ments, made the famous charge upon the
eneny's intrenchments. The Twenty
Second also took part in the desperate as
sault upon Vieksburg on the 22d of May
1t is entitled to the glory of having beer
the first to enter the enemy's works OF
that day, Led by Colonel STONE, the
gallant boys planted the stars and stripes
upon the breastworks, and there the col
ors remained throughout the day. Dur
ing the assault the Colonel was wounded
in the arm, and being otherwise hysicsll,
disabled. a furlough was granted to him
and he returned to his home. His pres
ence and the record of his late achieve
ments kindled blaze Of enthusiasm i
his favor, and at the Republican Stat
Copventlon he was made the nominee O
the Union men of Iowa for the Office O
Governor. He will be elected by the lar
gess majority ever yet bestowed upo
any man an the State, and will admins
ter The high trusts committed to him d
the People would have him.--[Sta Res
ister