The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-09-30
The Next Legislature.

"Linkensale,' in one Of his usually
we'll written letters thus refers to some
Of the candidates for the Legislature of
Iowa, in letter bearing date Of Mus
catine, Sept. 18th, aud published in the
Chicago Post Of the Goth:
Perhaps the chief interest of the cam
paign is as 10 the Legislature which is
To be chosen. 1t will have Senator to
elect in place OF Mr.. Grimes, and the
Fifteenth Amendment to ratify, in the
way of general politics. The questions
Of State Importance with which the
Legislature will have to deal are diverse
aud interesting. The contests for nom
ination have been generally not only
animated but much more than usually
so. They have aroused in many local.
ties ut amy rate degree Of interest which
may bring out q fuller vote than usual
at our elections in the odd years.
The prospects are first rate for Gen.
eral ACKNOWLEDGMENT is the technical
name o! our Lcgisiature-o Of more than
| usual ability. There are some twenty
four or twenty five Senators holding
over, among them being several promi-
| nent and able men-Mr. Bennett, oi
| Washington, President, pro tentyOre. oi
the Senate; Colonel Pierce, of jefferson
| Moore, of Page; Traverse, ofIayis; Bill
| of Munrue; Wolf, Of Cedar; Col Snyth
of Lynn; Donnan, Of Buchanan; New
well, of Clayton; l4arrabee, Of Lafayette
/ Haw!ey, Of Webster: and others, nc
| doubt, whose names do not now re.
| call. who arc az tntt in legislation, men
Of great and good sense and valuabl.
experience. Then there have been re-
| nominated for the Senate DR.. Bulls, o.
Winneshiek, one of Iowa's best men
than whom few have done more valua
bic Legislative services for the sepubli
can party, especially in the matter o
education; Major Hamilton, of Wapel
10, tip.tOp speaker aud \ man OF mark
ed influence, aud others, / reckon
Moreover, there will be quite q numbe
in the Senate who have served in tn,
House-Mr. McNutt, of this county VIII,
has been noted representative for 81,
years; Murray, of Madison, a rathe
young man, but able aud hard working
Mr.. Mexican, Of Jones, one of the hes
parliamentary speakers we have in til,
state, and perfectly familiar with on
legislative history. Judge Hurley, O
Lou sa, was IA Senator some years arc
and Il good one. Among the candidate
r who have not heretofore been in tn
Legislature are Sam Clark, associate ed
itor OF the keokuk cute City; DR.. {
Beardsley, of the Burlington U4,c
, Eye; J. w. Havens, of the Siuourn,
NeTs. Messrs tlaussen and Lowri
the senatorial candidates of the re
publicans of Scott county, are men {
undoubted ability, the former being Il,
ablest German lawyer of the State. NJ
B. +. Allen, the Candidate in Polk &,
tcity of Des Moines), must assurehly |
placed amongst the ablcst fnanciers
our country. He is also good pract
cal politician, and a sound Republican
We shall surely have an ADLER Senat
than any since the famous assembly
1860.
The House will contain just one hu,
dred members. About eighty Repub
caN nominations have thus far he.
made, / believe. Among them al
: quite Il number who have served befor
e either In the last Assembly or previo,
thereto-Joel Brown, of Van Bure
noted for much speaking and econ
= MIXING; Mr.. Dudley, of Wapello,
, similar antecedents; Mr.. Willard,
Clarke, who served in 1860; Mr.. Rowe
of Union, and Mr.. McCoun, of Taylo
prominent members of the last Hous
} Mr.. John Y. stone of Mills, the youn
| est member of the last House, who sur
~ has one Ct the best brains, admiral
trained to thought anu study. IA Y