The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-03-09


MUNICIPAL ELXTION. But little no.
tice ives taken, 70 any appearances, Ct
the approaching Municipal Election un-
til within three days of it's occurrence,
when sundry men Of both parties, rumi-
mating upon the blessedness of brethren
dwelling together In unity, particularly
in railroad times, set on foot move.
ment by which no party lines were ex-
pccted to he drawned; certain leading
democrats representing for themselves
and their party, that if the Republicans
wonld nominate ticket composed of
good men Of both parties, there would
he no opposition. Accordingly, on Fri
day night, after an Irregular and infnr
nal notice of but few hours, n nomi.
nally Republican Caucus met in Justice
luton to select candidates for the vari-
Gus offices Irrespective Of party, proceed.
ed to put in nomination ticket com
posed Of good citizens, selected under
the resolution as above. This was GER
tainly foolish thing to do, even under
the belief that the opposition would
keep their word in the matter "a belief
that should not for all instant have been
entertained by any one of the least ex-
perience) because no real necessity cX-
listed for doing it, and no real hurt could
have resulted to railroad or any other
matters of common interest, from Il
straight forward, out and out, sensible
course. But it vas done, and on cleo
ton morning, as NIGH: have been (and
was expected, an opposition ticket APP
peared. Upon this, the ticket of Friday
night was doctored up-without license,
certainly, but not without reaso,I-into
sound party affair, and thus the battle
of ballots commenced. We met the en-.
envy and were hi-'n. Apathy and the
surposition that there was to be no fight
on the one side, and zeal with we'll laid
plans and good understanding upon the
other, gave "the other' All easy victory.
Net SO easy, either, one might have said,
seeing how some of them worked for
is-even dragging forth theprivate opin
ions of candidates upon theological ques
tons to hang miserable pettifogsing ar.
gumen,s upon, as il their right to the
Kingdom of Heaven was under decision
by ballot. There was the young limb Of
The law, who foregoing his usual prac-
tice speech toa row of corn coLs for
gentlemen OF the jury' in the Juvenile
court house, devoted himself to the work
in hand; the plethoric-but why partic-
ualize invidiously? The colored troops
fought nobly-all of them; and verify,
they have their reward.
Some of the candidates We're laborng
for their country and themselves most
faithiully-one in particular being on
four~mile chase after a recalcitrant vo.
ter when the polls closed and the result
was announced, aud hardly returning
in time for the grand jubilee and cigars.
And speaking of cigars reminds us Of
another candidate who was induced to
invest in enough OF that commodity to
treat store full, in honor of his newly
acquired official dignity, when the fact
was lie hadn't been elected ut all.
So far as that is concerned, the coun-
ell eject is, Oh the whole y good one: but
is the principle of the thing. AS the
boy said when his mother wouldn't give
him butter on his bread and he was
shamed for crying about it: "Taint the
butter; but the principle of the old wo.
man.
The following is the result OF the cleo
ton:
RAILROAD & PEo- REPUBLICAN TICK.
PIES TICKET. EFT.
For mayor.
o. W. Porter, ll9 Jesse James los
For Recorder.
w. II. Kirk, lis J. ). Tuthill, 100
For Trustees.
w H.IIammond 81 L. II. Pound, III
Il Swar,zlnnderl2O VIII mondlO4
J. +. Jack, 81 q. w. Cellar, l2O
j. l.. Rowell, ia l.. NJ. Milford, los
II. Pritchard, los A. Is. Maynard, 100
For assessor,
G. w. Smith, 81 q. w. Smith, Ill
For st. Con'r. and .NdrshdU.
Capt.J. Sanford 1873 B. l.. Tower, sc