The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-10-29
THE GATE CITY.
KEoKUKs
THuRsDAsi. OCTOBER 20.
Union Meeting IN CLARK County, ME
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At meeting of the Radical Union
citizens of Clark county, Missouri, held in
Kahoka, (according to previous and gen.
eral notice., on Saturday, October 9th,
1863, for the purpose of nominating can
didates for county officers for the ensuing
election, DR.. Dedman called the meeting
to order. Captain Luther Washbnrn
was elected Chairman, and B. P. Hanan,
Secretary. The chairman announced the
object of the meeting.
Captain Turk gave an appropriate and
warmly expressed address-full of 10y
atty.
Col. Crane, one of the Missouri Rad
ical delegates to Washington, gave the
meeting brief statement of the success
of the Missouri and Kansas delegation
with President Lincoln and his Cabinet
and their joyful reception at all other
places.
On motion committee of FIVE, consist
ing of Meigs j. Morris, John Schee,
James Griffin, James Cameron and h. q.
Dedman, were elected to select suitable
persons for nomination for county officers.
Committee retired.
On motion it was voted that the Rev.
Mr.. Wilbur of Keokuk make known to the
meeting the object of his visit. He stated
that he was organizing Union Leagues
In Missouri.
Col. Crane entertained the meeting
awhile during the absence of the COM
mittee.
Rev. Mr.. Wilbur being cal)ed again
gave short and thrilling address.
Col. Crane was called again to enter
tain the meeting, which he did most
charmingly.
The committee being still absent, Cap
tain TUX was again called and made q
few warm and patriotic remarks.
On motion it was voted that commit
tee Of one for each election precinct in
the county be appointed to attend their re-
speetive precincts on the day Of election
aud there obtain the names of as many
voters as possible to an instrument in
structing our county representative to
support Ben. Loan, and B. Gratz Brown
for United States Senators, and in the
event that they were not before the Leg
islsture tie support any other radical I'm
ion men who will fully carry out the
wishes of their party 10 Missouri, and
none others-also instructing our repre-
sentative to vote for the immediate call
of Convention for the emancipation of
slaves in Missouri forthwith. The follow
ing committee was appointed, to wit:
For Waterloo, Lewis Williams, for In
ion, Capt. l.. Wasbburn, for Farmont,
NJ. j. Morris. Luray, 3. P. Hanan,
for Chambersburg, Frank. Stricken, for
Winchester, Patrick Walsh, for Athens,
John Stafford, for Alexandria, Major b.
Hackney, for Fulker township, Jacob
Hogan.
Sheriff John Schee, was appointed to
draw up the above instrument and fur
nish copy thereof to each Of the above
named committee.
The committee returned and reported
the names Of William MCGOWAN, of Lu.
ray, Jacob Tinsman, near Waterloo, Jas
Cameron, near Chambersburg, and Ed
ward Anderson, near Fairmont as suita-
BILE persons for Justices of the County
Court; the names of John w. Allen, OIL
Kahoka, and VIM, h. Colgan, of Athens,
for county Surveyor; the names of s. l.
Fowler and Moses Clauson, of Kahoka
for Coroner. The report was received
and the committee was discharged.
On motion it was voted that the
meeting proceed to bsllot for candidates
dropping at each ballot the person receiv
ing the lowest vote.
Gu first ballot for Justices of tn,
County Court, VIM. MCGOWAN received
thirty -four votes, B. P. Hanan, thirty
three, Jacob Tinsman, twenty-seven, Jas
Cameron, seven, and E. Anderson eight
On second ballot, VIM. MCGOWAN, re
ceived twenty-nine votes, B. P. Hanal
twenty, nine, Jacob Tinsman, twenty
eight, L. Anderson seven.
On third ballot, VIM. MCGOWAN re
ceived twenty-six votes, B. p. Hanan
twenty-eight and Jacob Tinsman. thirty
seven. The chairman declared Jaco
Tnsman and d. p. Hanan duly nomina
ted for Justices OF the County Court.
On the first ballot for County Surveyor
John W. Allen received forty-two votes
and VIM. r. Colgan, three.
The Chairman declared John w. ALE
duly nominated for County Surveyor.