Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-04-28
Lieut. Governor.

EDITORS GAZETTE Il notice by
last weeks GAZETTE that Col J. II.
Keatley, Of Council Bluffs, is a can
tiidatc for Lieut.. Governor. Allow
me TO say that the republican PARTY
of Iowa would honor itself by plac.
ing him in nomination. Col. X. is
among the abiest men of the State,
rs lawyer and a writer, and would
I'LL the position with great credit to
himself and to the party. He was u
gallant soldier during the great re.
bellion, and has proved himself Il
man in every position he has been
called to fill. No man can carry this
part of the State with such unanimis
ty as the Colonel We hope to see
the people of Iowa commit to him
the Senate gavel." N.Y..
The Ottumwa Courier says:
One of the best men yet suggested
FOR Lieutenant Governor is Col. John
ri. keatley of Council Bluffs. He
Is warmly urged by several of our
Western exchanges, and, if distin.
guished military service, at the head
OF Pehnsylvania Regiment, aud
aole and loyal journalistic labor as
the accomplished editor of the Coun.
ell BUNS Nonpdriek are to avail, he
VIII make foeman, worthy of the
most knightly steel, in the approach.
ing tournament.
The Davenport Gazette says of Col
Keatley:
Col. Jno. III. Keatly, of Council
nuns, tormer editor OF the NOnDn-
f'ef, or that city, is announced as a
Ghhuldate for the Republican NOM
lnation for Lieutenant Governor
colonel Realty is i'm every respect
well qualified for the position, and is
equally as deserving. AS an editor,
faithfully and vigorously sustaining
Republican principles and continu.
ously laboring 10 subserve the high
est Interests of his party. no less than
AS All able lawyer and honored citi-
zen. the Colonel possesses all the
elements needful for strong candi-
date. If the "SIope" is to have rep
resentatlon on the ticket in that re.
lation. then Col. Keatley may well
be selected.
The Boone Standard says:
We have known Col. Jno. ii.
Keatley, in such relation as was pos
Republican of the most unselfish
kind, having given most Of the years
VI his life since manhood to tue serv-
ice of his party in the most charita.
lie of professionalism of a hard
working editor-and in this estimate
OF service the years spent In the
army, much of the time with a
musket on his shoulder, are not 10 he
deducted from his contribution to
the interests of his party, identi-
eel with his coUntry. His life
in Washington City has famil-
iarized him with the forms of
legislature and the rules wieh govern
legislative bOdies-quite necessary
for presiding officer to know. His
knowledge of law, acquired by study
and practice. would come in good
play should he be called to the posi-
ton. To his intellectual acquire
ments are added a moral and social
character which cannot be called in
in question and certain UerUe of mind
and manner which inspires oil who
approach him. Should he be nomi-
mated his abilities as public speaker
would make him an almost necessa-
ry wheel i'm the Republican char ct,
and when elected lie would prove the
most popular officer about the cap
itol.
If we have gone out of the usual
track of this PAPER in so positive en-
dorsement of this ole single candi-
date, ii is because of our honest con-
viction of the truth of what is writ
ten, based as it is upon sufficient
knowledge to justify the judgment,
and sincere wish to benefit the par
~ through one who is quite capable
1f adding to its strength.