Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-09-14
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EDwARDsviLLE. SEPTEMBER II. 1924

The Governor has issued his proclamation
to convene the legislature of this state on the .
fifteenth day of.Vovem6er nert.
He has also issued his proclamation to ar-
portion the Electoral Districts Of this state, for
the election of Electors of President and Vice
President of the United States, as follows.
The first district to consist of the counties Of
Pike, Fulton, Sangamo, Morgan, Greene, Ma
Olson, St. Clair, Bond. Montgomery and Fay
cite.
The second district to consist of the coin-
ties of Edgar, Clark, Crawford, Lawrence,
Wayne, Edwards, White, Gallatin, Hamilton.
and Marion.
The third district to consist of the counties
of Monroe, Randolph, Jackson. Union, Mex
snder. Johnson, Pope, Franklin, Jefferson and
Washington.
Pike and F'slton Representative "A letter
from respectable gentleman in Pike county
assures us that the statement heretofore given
in this paper, relative to M.ssrs. Hansen and
Shaw, is incorrect; that Gen. Hansen has re-
ceived certificate of election from the clerks
OF the two counties, and that there is no con-
test, except in rehltion to the county officers
Of Pike.
An article some time since Appeared in the
Richmond Enquirer, headed 1" State Of things
at Washington'' in which it was stated that
"AIr. Adams called on the President for per-
mission for Mr.. Edwards to visit him, but the
President refused to receive him." This state
nent, at the time it was made, was promptly
clared to be without the least foundation in
truth. 1t has, however, received duplicate
insertion in the last Kaskaskia paper.
Gen. LAFAYETTE arrived at New-Yorl1
on the 10th ult. in the ship Cadmus, from
Iiavrc.y He was received in splendid and at
fecting manner, account oil which shall be
published in our next.
At meeting Of citizens from the counties
LOT Madison, Sangamo, Morgan, Greene and
Bond, in pursuance of public notice in the
Edwardsville Spectator, convened at Alton, on
the l1th September, 1924, to adopt measures
relative to the election OF the next President
and Vice President of the United States JoHN
T. LUsK, Esq. was called to the chair, and Doc
tor ERAsrus BRowN was appointed Secretary.
/ On motion it was resolved that Committee Of
three persons from the county of Madison be
appointed, to confer with gentlemen present
from other counties, and report to this meet
ing such measures as they may deem expe-
dent in relation to the subject for which it is
! convened. Whereupon Augustus Langworthy,
William Orwell, and Henry Starr were APP
pointed committee, who in conjunction with
Thomas Cox, Charles r. Matheney, and VIII
liam Harrison, representing the county Of
Sangamo; Enoch G. March, representing the
county Of Morgan; Horatio Newhall and Sa-
mIel q. Blanchard, from the county Of Bond;
and Isaac Waters from the county Of Green,
after short absence, reported the following
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted;
RESOLVED, as the the sense of this meeting,
that the people Of Illinois hold in too high es-
timation the right which belongs to the citi.
zens of this Republic to elect its chief magis-
tratc, not to feel and express preference
among the distinguished individuals now be-
fore the nation as candidates for that high OF.
fee.
RESOLVED, That the prominent talents, tho
public services, the large acquaintance with
the policy Of our cabinet and that of foreign
nations, the patriotism. the integrity, the poll