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About this time the Twenty-fifth Regiment (colored) and the Second Regiment of regulars passed through Dubuque for the front. Thousands of citizens gathered to see the latter. In the meantime the Greys began to drill every night and get ready for camp. On April 22 Adjutant General Byers notified the National Guard throughout the state to get ready for service. On April 23
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President Mckinley called for 125,000 men for two years. The officers of the First Regiment were as follows: W. G. Dows, colonel ; Clifford D. Ham, senior major ; Benjamin F. Blocklinger, junior major; Dr. J. R. Guthrie, assistant surgeon; A. M. Jaeggi, battalion agent ; W. H. Thrift, inspector. The officers of Company A were as follows: William M. Flynn, captain; Jacob R. Ballou, first lieutenant ; Charles J. Stewart, second lieutenant. The Greys were not up to the full number required and besides several dropped out, not finding it convenient to go. This left the company with three corporals and twenty-four privates, besides the officers. There was also here the regimental band, under Drum Major Joseph Reis. Recruits were hurriedly called for, drilling occurred every night, and on April 29 the company left for Des Moines, pursuant to the following call :
Capt. W. M. Flynn :
Assemble your company and report at Camp McKinley, Des Moines, tomorrow morning.
W. H. BYERS, Adjutant General.
When this dispatch was received it was quite late in the evening of the 24th ; the company was then drilling and a large crowd was present. At once a hush fell upon the audience, drilling ceased and after a hurried consultation, it was determined to leave at 4 o'clock the next morning in order to reach Des Moines according to the above dispatch. Bells throughout the city were tolled at II o'clock that night, whistles were blown and from that time until the hour of departure the whole city was in a state of great excitement. At Ninth and Main streets rockets were set off, firecrackers were ex- ploded, tin horns were blown and all seemed like an important election night. At 2 o'clock in the morning the Greys had luncheon. At 3 o'clock it was decided that the First Regiment band should accompany the Greys. As the moment of departure drew near an immense crowd gathered to bid the "boys" farewell and see them go. Much feeling was shown, because they were the pride of the city and all left behind loved ones, who believed that many would never return. The company marched down Ninth street to Main, thence to Eighth and thence east to the station. Forty-four left at this time ; of these thirty-five were privates.
Soon after the arrival of the required regiments at Des Moines it was announced that the First was too small, and as it was consid- ered the latest organized with regimental officers, it would be sent home, to be recruited up to the limit. It was suggested that the First should be distributed among the other three regiments, but this step was vehemently opposed by the whole regiment. The rights of the regiments to service were in the order of the election of their colonels, announced Adjutant General Byers. In order to
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settle the difficulty Governor Shaw advised the consolidation of the four small regiments into three, but all opposed this step. It was then proposed to send one regiment home, but this step was likewise opposed by all the four regiments.
An appeal was then made to Secretary of War Alger so to change the call that all four regiments could be accepted as they were. This appeal failed, although it went to President Mckinley him- self. Finally all the Iowa congressinen and the two senators were lined up against the war authorities, no doubt with intimations of the dire consequences that would affect their political fences at home in case they failed. Hot telegrams flew to Allison with the result all four regiments were accepted, though the two light batteries were not wanted. Under this arrangement the number of men required from Iowa was 3.336. The Greys at once enlisted enough recruits to fill up their company.
When the war commenced there were four military districts in the state and four regiments of National Guards. The call was for three regiments of infantry and two light batteries, or for a total of 3,321 men. Each of the four military districts sent forward a regiment. Then the question arose, how should the four small regiments be combined so as to form three full-sized ones?
The First Regiment became the Forty-ninth Iowa, the number following the last one of the Civil War. In June it was ordered to Jacksonville, Florida, where it suffered much from disease. Pre- vious to August the number of sick at any one time did not exceed from ten to fifteen, but in that month the number in the hospital ran up suddenly to sixty and seventy, although the regiment was moved out to a much better place on a sandy knoll, where the drainage was good. Late in October the regiment was transferred to Savannah and late in December sailed for Havana, where it did guard and scout duty until ordered home to be mustered out. It returned to Savannah in April, 1899. Company A lost during its service Charles E. Lobdell and Henry Becker, the former of typhoid and the latter from injuries resulting from falling down a hatchway.
Upon their return, in May, 1899, the members of Company A were given a splendid reception, fully 10,000 people turning out to welcome them at the station. They had done their duty, had suf- fered much, and were treated royally on this memorable occasion.
During the Spanish-American war the vessels Ericsson and Win- dom, which had been built in Dubuque, were used by the United States Navy in West India waters. They gave a satisfactory account of themselves.
On November 5, 1893, thousands of persons gathered at Lin- wood cemetery to witness the unveiling of the soldiers' monument. T. W. Ruete was president of the day. The bands, Greys, Grand Army posts and Sons of Veterans participated. Miss Hayden unveiled the beautiful monument. Doctor Staples made the pres-
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entation speech, after which Dr. E. A. Guilbert dedicated the monu- ment according to the Grand Army ritual. Judge O'Donnell de- livered a splendid oration, glorifying the soldiers dead and alive and extolling the country as the home of freedom and justice. The work of collecting funds for this monument had been in progress for twelve years.
Soon after the war the Grand Army established Hyde Clark Post No. 78 in Dubuque. It has been in existence ever since. Also Lookout Post No. 70 was formed here. A post was later estab- lished at Cascade-No. 369. They observe Decoration day regu- larly and are always honored on Fourth of July and at public func- tions. Henderson Camp Sons of Veterans was established a few years ago. The Woman's Relief Corps is a prominent feature of the Grand Army reunions. The Daughters of the American Revo- lution organized in Dubuque about 1893. In Linwood cemetery repose the remains of four soldiers who served in the War of 1812: Preston Eyre, Moses Eggleston, Peter de Lorimier and Zephaniah Williams.
The following is a copy of the original roster of the Greys on May 2, 1859: H. H. Heath, William Hyde Clark, Henry C. Paxson, James C. Van Pelt, J. B. Howard, J. F. Bates, William F. Rapides, U. S. Gilbert, F. J. Herron, M. W. Smith, F. A. Doolittle, J. B. Smith, Charles N. Clark, F. T. Goodrich, H. B. Gifford, G. B. Smith, G. B. Grosvenor, A. Russell, George W. Waldron, James C. Bennett, James Steel, John M. McDaneld, Sol. Turck, H. Curtis, V. J. David, S. M. Pollock, Q. Bronson, A. Williams, Charles Burtleson, William W. Wormood, H. D. Farquharson, William Luther, V. H. Sutkamp, Edward Wright, J. M. Robinson, J. K. Graves and W. T. Barker.
The Greys often hold fairs and other assemblages, and their efforts are always appreciated and admired. In 1894 the Greys, upon special invitation, attended Mardi Gras at New Orleans and were signally recognized, toasted and honored. The Spanish War Veterans are a recent organization. In the fall of 1899 Dubuque was honored by a visit from a former Dubuquer, Commander Gott- fried Blocklinger, of the Navy. He commanded the cruiser Charles- ton in the Philippines. In December, 1908, a beautiful sword was sent to him at Washington upon his accession to the rank of rear admiral. At this date he commanded the battleship Illinois. In 1905 Capt. Albert Jaeggi was commander of the local Spanish- American war veterans. He was promoted to adjutant general in 1907. In June of this year the Iowa Grand Army Encampment was held in Dubuque and was one of the most notable events in the history of the city. Thousands gathered to witness the proceedings. A soldiers' memorial hall will probably soon be built in Dubuque.
POLITICS.
W HEN Wisconsin territory was separated from Michigan territory in 1836, George W. Jones represented the latter in Congress, and was chosen at once to represent the former in that body.
A public dinner was given Gov. Henry Dodge on the occasion of his visit to Dubuque, July 16. 1836. He stopped at the Wash- ington House. There were present at the dinner Lockwood, Quig- ley, Stoddard, Camp, Hempstead, Morrison, Lorimier, Rice, King, Coriell, Hogan. Sleator, Osman, L. H. Langworthy, Hughes, My- ers, Jones, Lott, Fassitt, Harrison, Prentice, Butterworth, Graham, Wright, Lewis, Finley, Bourne, Langley.
In September, 1836, a large Democratic meeting was held in the woods on Bee Branch, near Dubuque, to name candidates for the October election. The meeting denounced the "secret speculators' bill" in Congress and also declared against "caucus dictation." A full ticket was nominated.
At the October election in 1836 all candidates were required to avow that they favored Dubuque as the capital of Wisconsin territory, favored the formation of townships, common schools, internal improvement, and were opposed to the division of Du- buque county into other counties ; this avowal was made at the in- stance of the town of Dubuque. For Congress, George W. Jones received 930 votes and Moses Meeker 49. For the council, John Foley received 815 : Thomas McCraney, 451 ; Thomas McKnight, 413; Peter A. Lorimier, 409; Stephen Langworthy, 363; William IV. Coriell, 190; Simeon Clark, 163. For the house, Loring Wheeler received 572 ; Hardin Nowlin, 567; Peter H. Engle, 437; Patrick Quigley, 401 ; Hosea T. Camp, 450; Ezekiel Lockwood, 291 ; E. White, 267; Chauncey Swan, 251 ; A. W. McGregor, 233; John Finley, 140; William Hutton, 137; B. Bushee, 115; William C. Jones, 112; E. Parkhurst, 50; David Dyass, 37 ; J. K. Moss, 15. For sheriff, George W. Cummins received 374; E. C. Daugherty, 198; H. H. Pease, 190; D. D. Downs, 93; G. Kennedy, 44. For colonel of the militia regiment, W. W. Chapman, 501 ; Leroy Jack- son, 197; J. S. Loraine, 127. For lieutenant-colonel, Paul Cain, 493 ; C. H. Stowell, 280. For major, William S. Anderson, 373; William Allen, 274; T. Childs, 273. The total vote in Dubuque county was 1,031. Dubuque county was entitled to three mem- bers of the council and five members of the house. The following
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election districts in Dubuque county were established in Septem- ber, 1836: Dubuque at the house of Robert Bourne; head waters of the Catfish at the house of Colonel Camp; Turkey river at the house of Robert Hatfield; Prairie la Porte; Durango; Bellevue; on North Fork of Maquoketa at the house of Hamilton; Higgins- port ; upper end of Mississippi Rapids ; Le Claire's ; Brophy's Ferry on Wapsipinicon river ; on Red Cedar river. In November, 1836, Peter H. Engle, of Dubuque, was speaker of the territorial house.
In November, 1836, Gov. Henry Dodge and a delegation from the territorial legislature visited Dubuque; they were met at the ferry landing by a citizens' committee and were entertained with dinner at the Grafford House and with preaching by Rev. Mr. Teas at the Methodist church. This was a notable occasion of early Dubuque. Late in 1836 General Jones introduced a bill in Congress to inquire into the expediency of establishing a separate territory west of the Mississippi north of Missouri. Quigley's speech against the location of the Wisconsin capital at Madison was an important political event of the times. All members from this county protested against the location of the capital at Madison ; Dubuque wanted the honor.
In August, 1837, George W. Harris and R. Whittlesey were appointed justices for Dubuque county. Colonel Camp, repre- sentative, having died, a special election to fill the vacancy resulted as follows: McGregor, 502; Parker, 364. The following were the election precincts : Dubuque, Peru, Durango, Bellevue, Prairie la Porte, Turkey River, Higginsport, White Water, Bro- phy's Ferry, Parkhurst, Le Claire and New York.
In October, 1837, the people of Dubuque county were urged to attend the convention to be held at Burlington in November to take steps to form a new territory west of the Mississippi. A large meeting was held at the court house on October 13, Warner Lewis serving as chairman and John Plunbe, Jr., as secretary. The following delegates to the Burlington convention were chosen : P. H. Engle, J. T. Fales, S. W. Harris, W. A. Warren, W. B. Watts, A. F. Russell, W. H. Patton, J. W. Parker, J. D. Bell and J. H. Rose. Mr. Engle served as chairman of the Burlington con- vention.
In January, 1838, William H. Brown and Mathias Ringer were justices. In March, 1838, the Democrats nominated for county commissioners Peter A. Lorimier, James Fanning and Edward Langworthy ; George W. Harris for recorder ; Guy B. Morrison for county treasurer ; Charles Leist, John Laflesh and Reuben May- field, constables. All these men except Langworthy were elected ; Andrew Bankston defeated Langworthy. J. L. Hempstead was elected coroner. In 1838 Quigley and McGregor having resigned from the legislature, Lucius H. Langworthy and Patrick Quigley succeeded them, the latter being re-elected over his resignation.
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At this election the county was Democratic by about two to one. Timothy Mason was justice. In June, 1838, Joseph T. Fales was doorkeeper of the house and George W. Harris sergeant-at-arms. In June, 1838, Congress passed the law providing for the formation of Iowa territory. Mr. McGregor, after resigning, was arraigned on the charge of having received a bribe and for extortion and cor- ruption. In June, 1838, Jackson county indorsed Thomas S. Wil- son, of Dubuque, for Congress. The Democratic meeting in Du- buque recommended either Col. William W. Chapman, Peter H. Engle or Thomas S. Wilson for that position. The latter was unanimously chosen. The following men were appointed a com- mittee of vigilance : Col. Andrew Bankston, John R. Ewing, Hiram H. Loomis, John Parker, James Fanning, Milo H. Prentice, Will- iam Smith, Sr., Stephen Hempstead, James Langworthy, William Hutton, Hardin Nowlin, Joseph T. Fales, Patrick Quigley, Warner Lewis, Michael Powers and Calvert Roberts. Other candidates for Congress, besides Mr. Wilson, were Milo H. Prentice, Stephen Hempstead, Col. P. H. Engle and George W. Jones. In 1838, Robert M. Lucas was appointed governor of Iowa territory. Be- fore Peter H. Engle had resided in Dubuque five months he was chosen to represent it in the legislature; his first term expired in 1838. In 1838 the governor appointed, Hardin Nowlin supreme court commissioner ; Thadeus C. Martin, notary public; Joseph T. Fales, C. C. Bellows, William Morrison and Charles P. Hutton, justices ; Thomas Child, district surveyor, and David Sleator, lieu- tenant-colonel of militia.
Governor Lucas arrived at Dubuque on August 19, 1838, on board the steamer Knickerbocker, but returned to Burlington on the 24th. While here he discussed public affairs with the leading citizens, all of whom called upon him. He was about sixty years old, tall and commanding, but easily approachable. He left a good impression. While here he prepared his proclamation making va- rious appointments and disregarding the proclamation made by William B. Conway, secretary of the territory, made for him in his absence. The counties of Jackson, Dubuque, Delaware, Buch- anan, Fayette and Clayton were constituted one election district and entitled to two members of the council and four members of the house. The first election was set for the second Monday in September, 1838, and the sheriffs in the counties were directed to give ten days' notice of such election. The candidates here for county officers were as follows: Paul Cain and George W. Cum- mins, sheriff ; Alfred McDaniel, county commissioner; John B. Russell, recorder. In accordance with the proclamation of Gov- ernor Lucas, the sheriff of Dubuque county fixed the polling places as follows: Dubuque, at the house of Lorimier and Gra- tiot; Peru, at the house of M. W. Power; Durango, at the house of A. J. Devin; Paul's, at the house of John Paul; Re-
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gan's, at the house of John Regan; Whitewater, at the house of Jacob Hamilton; Hewitt's, at the house of Joseph Hcwitt; Dreibelbis', at the house of Jacob Dreibelbis. The election was for one delegate to Congress, two members of the council, four mem- bers of the house, one county commissioner, one county treasurer, one recorder, three constables and one coroner.
In 1838 J. R. Ewing, G. W. Ames and W. Smith were elected county commissioners ; Peter H. Engle, delegate to Congress ; War- ner Lewis and Stephen Hempstead, senators; Chauncey Swan, Andrew Bankston, Thomas Cox and Hardin Nowlin, representa- tives : George W. Cummins, sheriff ; George W. Harris, recorder ; J. M. Emerson, treasurer ; John W. Finley, coroner. A dispute as to authority between the old and the new county boards was settled by the county attorney, Mr. Hempstead, in favor of the new board.
"While Colonel Engle was out stumping his district for Con- gress and while crossing the Wapsipinicon, which was very high, he became entangled and would have drowned but for the daring energy of an Indian, who, upon hearing his call, ran 200 yards, plunged in and caught him after he had sunk for the third time and pulled him ashore in a senseless state."-(Iowa News, Septem- ber 1, 1838. )
Early in 1839 Dr. Timothy Mason, Mortimer Bainbridge, Ben- jamin Rupert and Joseph R. Goodrich were appointed justices and Charles Corkery judge of probate. Joseph T. Fales was clerk of the house in 1839.
In 1840 the presidential contest was fought out here, but the territory had nothing to say in the result. The sub-treasury bill, the banks, Locofocos, log cabin and hard cider terms were bandied back and forth by Whigs and Democrats. The Whigs sang-
"Cold water will do for the Locos, And a little vinegar stew ; But give us hard cider and whisky And we'll vote for Old Tippecanoe."
In November, 1840, Mortimer M. Bainbridge, of Dubuque county, was chosen president of the Iowa Territorial Council. Timothy Mason and Edward Langworthy were active members of the house in 1840, and M. M. Bainbridge and Joseph S. Kirk- patrick were prominent in the council.
On May 9 the Democrats reassembled at the court house. Foley again presided. The following citizens were appointed a committee to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting: L. H. Langworthy, Patrick Quigley, George Ames, J. Parker, J. W. Harris, J. R. Ewing, J. King, P. S. Dods, J. B. Russell, W. Smith, J. Fanning, W. Cardiff, T. McCraney, M. W. Power, H. Lore, W. J. A. Bradford, J. Taylor, A. Levi, E. D. Welle, T. H. Benton,
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Jr., G. L. Nightingale, E. M. Bissell and W. Lewis. While this committee was preparing the resolutions a lengthy address to the people which had been prepared by the previous committee was read to the meeting. It glorified the Democracy and asked for the support of the people. Then the resolutions were read and adopted separately. They declared in favor of a Democratic territorial convention to select candidates for delegates to Congress. The following men were then elected delegates to such convention : John Parker, David Sleator, Lucius H. Langworthy, Thomas Mc- Craney, Hardin Nowlin, John Beach, Joseph T. Fales and John B. Russell. The following were appointed as Democratic county ex- ecutive committee : P. Quigley, J. R. Ewing, George W. Ames, William Smith and Dr. S. Langworthy.
In May, 1841, the Democrats sent John Foley, Thomas H. Ben- ton, Jr., Gen. Francis Gehon, C. H. Booth and L. Dillon as dele- gates to the territorial convention ; Mr. Foley was chosen president of that body ; General Gehon was a member of the committee on resolutions, and Mr. Booth was one of the committee to prepare an address to the people of the territory. General Gehon was one of the first marshals of Iowa territory. At a Democratic meeting held at the Presbyterian church in May a committee of five was appointed to meet a like committee of Clayton and Delaware counties to prepare the names of candidates for the legislature; P. C. Mohiser, A. Cline, William Smith, Lyman Dillon and John Parker were chosen such committee. Coriell, of the Newes, had op- posed the advancement of General Gehon, whereupon, at this meet- ing, Mr. Churchman introduced a resolution condemning the Newes, which was adopted unanimously. This act angered Mr. Coriell and he attacked General Gehon more sharply than ever.
The Democratic territorial convention held at Iowa City on June 21, 1841, to nominate a candidate for delegate to Congress was the largest assembly of the kind ever convened in the territory up to that time, and was largely attended by prominent Dubuque citizens of that political faith. Augustus C. Dodge received the nomination. The delegates to the convention from Dubuque, Clay- ton and Delaware counties were as follows: Gen. F. Gehon, C. H. Booth, John Foley, B. Rush Petrikin and Lyman Dillon. John Foley was chosen president of the convention, C. H. Booth one of the vice-presidents, and General Gehon one of the committee on resolutions.
In August, 1841, the combined vote of Dubuque and Delaware counties for delegate to Congress was as follows: Dodge (Dem.), 363; Rich (Whig), 225. In December, 1841, Warner Lewis was elected speaker of the house, and George W. Harris transcribing clerk of the council. Coriell of the Iowa News, was state printer in 1841-2. At the election for territorial councilman in June, 1842, there was a tie vote between Hardin Nowlin and Stephen Hemp-
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stead. In the second election Nowlin, Gehon and Hempstead, Dem- ocrats, ran against Collins, Whig. The latter admitted he was a deserter from the British army, but had enlisted at the age of sev- enteen years and pleaded his youth to excuse his act. Francis Gehon was elected by a large majority. The Bloomington Herald, of September 23, 1842, called Hempstead a bogus Democrat and said: "Poor Stephen, once honored with the confidence of that district, is now laid on the shelf, at least for a season. We would have greatly preferred seeing Collins elected than Hempstead."
In IS42 the people of Iowa territory voted down a proposed con- vention to form a state government ; the majority against it was 2,696.
In August, 1842, Thomas Cox and Stephen Hempstead were elected to the council, representing Dubuque, Jackson, Clayton and other counties, and T. Rogers and F. Sudros were elected from Dubuque county alone for the house. There was a division of the Democracy on the question of the convention or no con- vention system. A convention was held, but as Jackson county was poorly represented, its citizens placed the name of another candidate before the people. "Then Hempstead, who is scarcely worthy of the name of a pseudo Democrat, ran as a matter of course. Nowlin, the nominee of the convention, backslided, too, and disavowed all connection with Gehon, his fellow nominee. He traveled with Hempstead and acted all for self. Having four Democratic candidates, the Whigs thought it a fine chance to run in an interloper and under their patronage aided by the renowned 'Long Jim' (John Tyler's surveyor-general, James Wilson), a fel- low who came from Ireland, not an Irishman ( for all who come from Ireland are not Irishmen), became a candidate. With three Democratic candidates in the field and one 'bogus' and one Whig candidate, our strength was divided and the Whigs uniting upon 'Long Jim's' candidate, one of the latter is thought to be elected. Such was the bitterness of the Whigs toward the Democratic can- didates that some of them we have heard say they would never vote for any foreigner for office, thougli some supported Collins." -(Cor. of Bloomington Herald, August 12, 1842.)
The Democratic central committee in 1843 was as follows : Thomas H. Benton, Jr., Hannibal Emerson, John Parker, Charles Corkery, James Fanning, Thomas McCraney and John H. The- dinga. In 1843 Dubuque county gave A. C. Dodge, Democratic candidate for Congress, a majority of 255 votes over W. H. Wal- lace, Whig.
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