The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-13
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copprRHEAD vlLIA1NY-aORE or
THE BUTrERNuT ATTEAPT TO
DEFEAT HUBBARD In THE SIXTH
DISTRICT.

cOPPrRHEAD vlLLA1NY-aORE OF
THE BrTrRRNUT ATTEAPT TO
DEFEAT HUBBARD In THE SIXTH
DISTRICT.
We have noticed the villainous attempt
to defeat Hubbard and the peoples choice of
q Congressman 1t has not been sufficient to
defeat Hubbard, but the full circulation Of
the imposition is not known. No wonder
Copperheadism has become . disgrace and
4 stencil in the nostrls of an inteligsns
Union and Freedom loving people. No par
", save Copperhead Locofocoism, that ever
existed in this country, has ever even thought
Of the baseness that Copperhead Loeofocoism
unbushiugly commits. We take this from
the Register concerning the bogus circular
! fraud.
| On the afternoon of Monday, the 9Th inst,
several OF the leading Republicans of Story
county received printed circular of which
the following ID copy:
MAssHALLrowS, Iowa. Oct. sth, 1865.
/ To the LOYAL voters Of the 9th Congressional Dis
/ trict:
| am panied to announce to you that We
|
| we're illness which has 70 long prostraed Hon.
W. A. Hubbard, and prevented him from
meeting his opponent in the canvass. has ter
minated in his death, at Rushville, Indiana,
on the 7th inst. esterday morning.
| At this late hotr il is imponssble for the
Central Committee TO meet TO Determine what
course is best TO pursue, and l assume Inc
responsibility. after consulting with friends
here, 10 suggest the Hon. @. W. Woodbury.,
of Marsh. county, as the most available man
TO receive oar suffrages. Let this be under>
stood by every Loyal voter that our great
misfortune may not result in victory TO our
opponents and triumph of the Copperhead
ticket. CHAs. ALpRicH,
Chm Republican Cen Com 9TH Dist.
I [f.mss Marshall) Print.l
OF course the gentlemen who received
these nissiyes were taken utterly by surprise,
, and concluding, after has,y consultation
. that other portions Of the District would pur-
sue the course recommended, and that diyi-
ded action on the Republican side might re-
suit in disaster, they made haste TO change
the tickets in all the townships, and succeed
ed so well that on Tuesday morning no HeB-
BAND tickets were peddled q, the polls.
About two % clock, however, news was RE,
: ceived at Nevada and at Ames that Mr. Hi B.
. BARD was NOT dead and thai ihe cirenhar was
e a forgery. Prompt measures were taken &c
4 change the tickets back to HrBBARD, but O
course the mischief Was already done as fai
Il it could we'll be. The important question
lie then was, how far the fraud had been At
ofl tempted IN other parts of the District, and
how far it had been successful. Our advice
are not conclusive on this point even now
70 but Black Hawk county cas-: its vote solidll
d for Hubbard, giving him twelve hundred
Il majority Marshall county must have alss
j. voted solidly tor hun, and, We hope, HArdir
also. Even If the fraud proved successful, 5,
= far as to enable Thompson, the copperheat
rel candidate, 10 receive plurality it will avail
m him nothing, for no honest House Of Repre-
>. sentatives will permit him to take his seat
i Since receiving the foregoing facts, the fol
- lowing communication has come to hand
NsyApA, Iowa, Oct. 9th 1865
81 Ed Register I'll enclose you o circular
received BY mail by several OF our prominen
" Republicans. on Monday Of about 81 p. m
The known iiuess Of Mr.. Hubbard and lth
- telegraph wires being out Of order tend, re
We port says,l gave suiaeient color OF truth I
< The matter and word was dispatched to til
r. precincts that night and many votes hay
been polied for Mr.. Woodbury..
~ We had no contradiction until nearly moo
10 on Tuesday -in time, however, to save
lei good share Of our votes.
ld We think the circular was printed d th
adj Stasenaaa office; tyou printers can tell tina
:. | e'inch brought them up here. On Frida
w. night Finch and Thompson. Of Eldora. mad
snake speeches. Finch stopped with Jir
Frazier, ami on Saturday all three aud On
new Postmaster we're KEEP, busy writing /
i'll Erazicrs office They did not venture t
900 place their mail in the office here--a loya
man Temporarily acting as clerk tSam Bates
r. bus Finch aad Frazier went to the depot .
as the train 70. the west came by and Fraxie
q. deposited eeuty six letters in the letter, bo
Of the mail car. Onr friend j. S. Dana hap
pened to witness the act, and jumping aboar
y the train ami being acquainted wife the rout
- agent or Pos master, MSS invited into the ca
y 81 and had the privilege Of seeing the address
% of the letter, whici were directed to pariie
y IN Boone, For, Dodge, Webster. Sioux City
- Carroll and tireene counties and elsewhere il
Al this D,stric;
" Finch then came down and was taken b,
q livery team in the direction 81 Marshalltown
81 where he had all day Sunday and until Mon
$ day noon to prepare the same thing for US
ie our letter being post-marked MarshalilowI
T. and dated Get. 9Th. We waited and gathere-
y these facts until las, night, when | charge,
> the fraud On Frazier direct, at the tall polls
and he made but sorry excuse in denying
= completely With the transaction. This morn
ing be admits mailing a package of ietter
K for Finch, ard denies knowledge OF thei
II contents. Dwight Fem has also insdvertent
W " admitted that the business was done II
l'razier's Office. when charged with doing
ID at the Post Office
re Tho Democrats THE decent ones) de
. nounce the trick Major Hawthorn and 9th
!, sss-- and mhns of them sf thee polls vote,
:, our tickle, of wen, home without depositin
any ballot--after the fraud was discovered
rs You will b. safe in, eharscterizing Fincl
es thompson, Frazier and our r. NJ, in term
n. betting such siany. fhe whole commu
nifty here are satisfied these parties are th
~ guilty ones. Col. Scott, who is in your tow
ee may give you more particulars of the plot.
Ii Yours truly,
O JSo. N. BRAyARD. {
r. | This outrage is similar in It's general fea,
ures to the one attempted in this Judicla
~ District in 1855, for the defeat Of Hon.
10 Il. Gray, and We suspect some Of the manipu
~ asovs in TINT, had /. hand in thiss Tbs sailt
3. parties Ne faink, are fully known, and 4 IN
law has any penalty tor such villainy, the
- shah be made to feel it to the utmost limit
nd
- TaE RESULT IN THE FIFTH DIS.