The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-02
COUNTY TICKET.


Did it ever enter into the minds of our readers
to compale the two comfy tickets in the 6eld
this fall. One the So called Soldiers ticket"
has two unmitigated Copperheads at its head
for Senators, HEDGES and HOLMAN, while two
gallant soldiers, WEvER and WooD, who have
fought for the country, head the Union
ticket.
For representatives in the Legislature we
have on the Union ticket DEHurr, an intelli-
gent farmer man Of ability and brave SOL
der Of the Third Iowa Cavalry. Against DE,.
HuFF the Copperheads have pitted BALLIScrR
who was also gallant soldier, who joined in
the Copperhead league, against the friends
who had stood by him during the war, for the
sake of an Office.
Next we have on the "aoldiers' ticket"
LowDES, of Chssleston, the most bitter and
rampant old Copperhead in the county, who
run for the same position, on the Copperhead
ticket, last year and was beaten more than
nine hundred votes. Opposed to him on the
Union ticket we have WV. ALEXANDER, of
West Point, an old and loyal citizen of uni
versally acknowledged ability and honesty,
whose sons were in the war and who has been
himself an enthusiastic supporter of the war
and friend of the soldiers.
Then on the Copperhead ticket we find a fel-
low by the name of Buck, whom we remem-
Der as ''one-ideaed aboIitionist" before the
war, and who has been turned topsy turvy by
the chance of being soldier candidate for
the legislature. Opposed TO BccK on the
Union ticket We have HAESEL, German sol
der, who fought bravely under the Stars snl
Stripes in defense of the Union. We trust
that all Union men willremember HAESE1 and
vote for him as slight recognition Of our
gratitude to- the German soldiers who have
battled so nobly for liberty under the flag Of
their adopted conntry.
For Sheriff, we have T. |. McKEyxY,
whose name has been the synonym for patri.
otitm and heroism during the war, and in
whose fame our City and County and State
participate with pride. He returns 10 his
home and his friends, bearing the evidences
of his heroic perils in his body, and without
dollar saved during all his four years service
Opposed to him, the Copperheads have
brought out BISHOP, who, after brief ser
vice ia the Quartermaster' Department of
the First lows Cavalry, resigned his commits
sion in the army to take the more iucrative,
if less honorable positioa of Sstier, kind of
SERVES in the army which seems to be popu-
isr with Coppsshesds during the war, as well
as since, seeing they have placedtwo Suffers
on the county ticket,
JAaeEa, . sorehead Republican and Radi-
cal FarxoSrEs, and more recently, Copper
head convert Of DAs, MiMss's, sraces their
t;ckst - candidate for County Judge. We
trust there is little danger that the people Of
the county will substitute such fellow in
that responsible position which Judge Res
SELL fills so admirably. lar.rfne8
Then the Copperheads have nominated cns
LOWRY for Treasurer and Recorder against
LANG, one Of the best and most thoroughly,
competent, faithful, careful and accurate Of
ficers we have ever had in the county The
people Of Lee county are not such ninnies -
10 elect a comparative stranger, utterly in
competent for the position, to county Office
of that. importance, when they Aavs . man
.alrsady there, who is every way so deserving
Of their support
On fins, to pursue the matter further,
We have never presented better county ticket
for the support Of the people Of this county,
than now heads our columns, and the oppo,
ltion have never had woEse ticket.
Umfon Township Meeting.