Republican County Convention

The union men of Clark County will assemble in Delegate Convention, at the Court House in Oceola, on Saturday, August 27th, 1864 at 1 o’clock p.m. for the purpose of nominating candidates for the offices of Clerk of the District Court, County Treasurer, and County Recorder, and to transact such other business as may properly come before the convention.

The several Townships will be entitled to one delegate for ever ten votes, and one for ever fraction of ten over [five] cast for Wm. M. Stone for Governor, at the last general election, which will give the following representatives:

Liberty Tp., 5; Fremont, 5; Washington, 2; Madison, 1; Troy, 1; Ward, 3; Oceola, 13; Jackson, 6; Franklin, 7; Green Bay, 4; Knox, 8; Doyle, 11.

The several townships will hold their meetings to select delegates on Saturday, August 20th 1864. The Union men in the several townships are requested to take measures to have a full representation in the County Convention.

By the order of the County Central committee.

W. G. Kennedy, Chairman.

– Published in The Union Sentinel, Osceola, Iowa, Saturday, August 20, 1864