Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-09-04
The Convention and the
Ticket.


ed more real earnest interest than
any convention of our party IN this
county for number Of years. The
Court room was full Of men, mostly
the solid working Republicans OF
the county; and all manifested a
deep concern i'm the doings Of the
convention. Only two of the fifteen
townships, Polk and Perry, were un-
represented and those two rarely, II
ever send delegates. The belief ana
wish entertained by many Of the
party only IA week before that this
convention should not make ticket
had been suddenly dispelled by the
action of the Peoples Convention in
placing upon its ticket for some of
the principal offices men who were
among the bitterest opposers of the
Republican party in its deternlina-
tion to put down the Rebellion.
Many who would have been willing
to unite upon conservative men could
not support such men nor subscribe
to the platform adopted. Hence it
was patent, as early as the 18th, that
the Republicans would make a ticket;
and the delegations came up on the
30th fully prepared to do so. 1t was
done; and few now doubt the wis.
dom of the course.
| The proceedings Of the convention
were harmonious throughout, the
nominees were carefully and wisely
chosen, and when the convention adj
| iourned it did so satisfied with its
| platform and its ticket. The latter
is just such ticket as the people of
the country have been praying for
| for months-honest and reliable
men, who are not unknown to the
| people and have not sought the pO-
siti0ns now accorded them; men
wh0 have the confidence and esteem
of their neighb0rs; men who have
the capacity to fill the several posi-
tious, and can be depended upon to
do so to the satisfaction Of those for
whom they will act. We are glad to
be able to speak thus confidently of
the men whose names we place at
the head of our columns to-day.
They are all farmers but two, (Mr.
Rand and Mr.. Starr though we
cannot see that they are any better or
worse for that. 1t may not be Il ,sec-
| ommendati0n, yet it is certainly ne
aiscredit to them to say that not one
Of them lives within an easy hours
ride of Knoxville or Prlla. 1t is
perhaps better than to have it said
that they all live IN town. 1t IL
right that they SHOULD be chosen
from all parts of the county, IA they
have been, If We except the towns,
whose people will doubtless cheerful
ly waive their. claims.
This much said of the ticket, it is
perhaps unnecessary to speak at
length of,our nominees singly except
10 Introduce each to our readers:
Capt. Arnold, Of Dallas township.
is thoroughly known to the soldiers
Infantry. He has been m enber Of
the Board of Supervisors, for one or
more terms; is man Of good natur.
al ability and intelligence, tnir edu-
cation, good address and stern, posi-
tive character.
Alfred Baker, Of summit, is n
brother Of our County Treasurer to
say that the two men are much alike
in personal characteristics is perhaps
enough. The sound Judgment, firm
integrity and moral worth which
have won MIN the highest esteem
among his neighbors, will ch.rac-
terize his acts in official position.
With suca men in the Legislature
as S. S. Arnold and Alfred Baker,
the people OF Marion county need
not be ashamed of their Representa-
tiyes.
Capt. A. M. Clark, Of Clay, orr
next Co. Auditor, il man OF un-
doubted ability and integrity. No
better man could have been chosen
for the place.
Lieut.. /. NJ. Wele!l, nominee for
Treasurer lives in the southeastern
portion of Knoxville township. MOI
man In the county has the confidence
Of his neighbors and others so far as
he is known, more fully than Mr..
Welch. He possesses all the qualif~
cations required for this important
office, and will fill it to the satsfac-
ton of the people.
II. j. Gully is resident of the
northern part Of Lake Prairie town
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