Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-08-07


the second Tuesday in October:
The Grange Convention.
The following is the leading edito
rial in the Democrat this week. WI
give it in full in order to show whert
that sheet aud those Of its party
whom it can control are to be found
from now until it Is ready to take an
other tack and sail off in some new
direction before what Its editor sup
poses to be popular breeze:
The Convention OF Saturday last wa
one Of the best attended, and most har
monious in its action, ever held in this
county. Every grange in tho county
save one, was fully represented. and TINT
too by the most substantial and intelli
gent men to be found in their respective
townships. As to old political proclivi-
ties. tho delegates were about equally
divided, and il surely m cans business
when such strong and consistent demo.
Gratis as Green Il. Clark, Hiram Willis,
j. ID. Bedell, the Ferrises, the Yowels, J.
NJ. Brous, Joseph Metcalf, VIM. Whit
latch, S. M. Cooley, the Gullions. J. B.
and Ben Davis, Ben Clements, Charles.
Hiram and Foster Durham, Ed Godfrey,
Julius Bridges, ). l.. Anderson, James
Mckenzie and dozens of others, find
themselves acting in perfect accord IN 9
convention with such deteSmined repuls.
licans as A. B. Lyman, Ed Munsell, John
Randol, Esq. Copeland, w. X. Rouze,
James Harvey, I. w. Fisher, s. w.
Woodruff, Ii. ID. Lucas, Il. B. Ruckman,
w. J. Millard, Mr.. Ruffner, J. w. Main
and scores OF others who have heretofore
been the very soul Of the republican
organization. 1t does "mean business, ;,
and the calm and determined manner in
which the affairs Of the convention were
conducted, the admirable ticket made
and the splendid resolutions adopted,
warn all persons OF whatsoever party not
to get in the way OF tho organization
perfected and cemented on Saturday last
The candidates nominated are all
worthy and competent men. We would
have thought little better Of it If few
more democratic names appeared on the
list; but we are compelled to say that
the republican portion Of the ticket
could not be bettered by selections
from the republican party.
For Representatives, Green T.
Clark, Of Lake Prairie, democrat, and
Samuel Breckenridge, OF Knoxville,
republican. Both are first claas men,
and well qualified for the Office.
For Treasurer, II. NJ. Ferris, ,.of Red
Rock, is a democrat, and one OF the
best men i'm the county. Very pOpu.
lar at home, having been elected jus
tice time and again with his, party In
a minority, his election IL certain
now.
For Auditor, G. III. Robinson, oi
this city, republican. a young man ot
good qualifications for the dtfice, and
will no doubt serve acceptably If elect
ed, and we think there il lao doubt ol
that, from the present appearance OF
things.
For Sheriff, L. w. Crozier. Of Indi-
ana township, Q democrat. aud III
every way qualified for tho Office
hard working, honest and modest
man,--he was taken up without pre-
vious wireworking, and will be
elected.
For Supt. Of Schools, Professor
Zentz Of Dallas township, = good inai
and republican.
For Surveyor, +. b. Ruckman oi
Union, u republican, and well quail
fed.
For Supervisor, Fl. d. Lucas oi
Uuion, . republican, but not radical
enough to hurt. A good, honest and
capable man.
For Coroner. DIR. w. G. Allen, oi
this township, q republican, and will
inquest deed radicalism with great
sclat.
This IL the ticket. It's election will
in some measure depend upon the ac-
ton Of the conventions yet to be held.
The nomination Of some Of the candi-
dates will probably cause little hard
feeling on the part OF tie friends oi
some Of the defeated candidates; but
il does not require very large
smount Of wisdom and patriotism TO
convince even the mOst disappointed
that everything in political matters
can not always be exactly - We would
have 1t.
The ticket II . good one and In our
opinion the beat interests Of the cOun-
~ viii not suffer II Il shnil be elected.
ii represents the free and determined
will of the people to ssOrk reform
in pslIitics, and We feel sure that n0
De1nAcrst who has stolaA BY hs nAg