Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-09-04
COUNTY TICKET.

Under our editorial head may be found the
ticket nominated at the Union County Con.
vention held at Waterloo last Saturday. The
Convention was full oue,-every town but
one being represented, land the deliberations
Of the body were harmonious, and the ticket
placed in the Geld will, we think, give gen.
eral satisfaction to all true Union men. We
have not yet been favored with the Secreta.
rvs report and therefore can only give q
mere synopsis Of the proceedings. ,4E"tt
The Convention organized by calling p.
Melendy, Of Cedar Falls, to thu chair, and
appointing Geo. W. Miller, Of Waterloo, SEQ.
retsry. ,1a@ w.. F- q.
After the primary business had been dis
posed Of, the Convention proceeded to an
informal ballot for Representative which re.
suited in Cicero Close, of Cedar, receiving
81 votes NJ. Il. Moore, Of Waterloo, 10; o.
O. ST. John, of East Waterloo, 8; J. Was.
eon. of Big Creek, 9; and . few scattering.
On the formal ballot Mr.. Close received IS
votes, Mr.. Moore 8; MI. Wasson 9; Mr.. st.
John 8, whereupon Mr.. Close having receiv.
ed majority Of all the votes cast was de.
clared the unanimous nominee of the Con.
vention for Representative.
This choice was an excellent one, and the
large vote the gentleman received was but a
fair expression Of the high estimation in
which he is held by his fellow citizens. While
Mr.. Close is not what would be styled, in the
general acceptation Of the term, brilliant
man, he is what is far better, a practical bu.
sincss man, possessing good sense and sound
judgment in an eminent degree. He is a
man irreproachable in morals, just and up.
right in all his dealings, and il elected, will
make fearless, honest and capable legisia.
tor. Mr.. Close, is, We should judge, about
IS years Of age, b. occupation farmer and
resides in Cedsr township. He Is an out.
and-out Union man, Of Republican antcce-
dents. Two years ago Mr.. Close was can
didate for Representative on.the Union ticket,
and only failed Of election by some seventeen
votes,-whch was the result Of the people
at that time. not being prepared to discard
partisanship, and work upon q common
Union platform. In that canvas, Mr.. Close
ran far ahead Of his ticket and had his friends
put forth but a little more judicious work
than they did in some localities. he would
have then been elected. But in this cam.
paign he will receive the entire Union strength
Of the County, an b. elected by an over.
whelming majority. U.S..
The Convention then proceeded to ballot
for candidate for Treasurer and Recorder.
The chief competitors wre A. G. Bunnell,
the present incumbent, and Jas. S. George,
Of Waterloo. On the seventh ballot Mr..
Bunnell having received Al out of II votes
cast, was declared I enominee. Mr.. Bunnell
has held I is Office for the past six years,
and that he met with opposition in his NOM
ination for the fourth term was not because
of any dissatisfaction with him as an officer.
or on account Of any feeling or prejudice that
existed against him ~ a man. His most
strenuous opposers admitted that Mr.. Bun
nell has been model officer, and that they
had no point to urge against him other
than that he had had the Office long enough.
and should now give way to = new official.
But majority of the delegates thought diff.
ferent; they had tried him in the balance,
and never found him wanting. We doubt if
there is in the whole State = more prompt,
efficient and accommodating officer than our
present, and for the next two years to be,
Treasurer and Recorder. Among the masses
his popularity is very great. and his election
viii be almost unanimous.
W. +. Brown, our present popular Sheriff.
was renominated by acc!amation, there being
opposition. This action of the .Conyen-
eaks more highly in his favor than