17 In the increased gains in the elections to the legislature the Eepublicans foresaw a new Kepublican Senator from Iowa and the political exit of Senator George Jones.

The prospect for a glorious black republican scramble for office at the sitting of the Legislature is good, and we ex- pect some fun", commented the Daily Iowa State Gazette.

18 Bissel, James Thorington, ex-Governor Grimes, and others were being groomed for the senatorial race by the Republicans.

19 From Dubuque came a demand that the Senator be chosen from the northern part of the State because the southern section was already represented by Senator Harlan.

A western journal insisted that he be a Republican with talents, knowledge of the West, and zeal in behalf of Freedom " he is the man above all others , continued editor Charles Aldrich, and we care not whether he hails from Lee or Buncombe County.