The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-06-10
Democratic canaian,e c.r ssarcrnor.

JUDGE FORD is daily gaining strength a.
the candidate Of the democratic party ior Cover.
nor. Since our last the Quincy Herald and
the Rockford Pilot, two able democratic journals,
have expressed their preference for him, and pub
lie opinion in every part of the state, as far as
we have been able to Learn, Is ccn;rciug upon
our worthy judge as the only man, OF all that
have been named for this important Office who
can possibly unite his party md thus successful
Iy compete with the whig candidate. SmvaY
BaEEss, of Clinton county, is recommended BY
three or four democratic papers. Judge Fono
and BnEEsE are the only men who have thus far
been named for this station. Between these two
men, then, the democracy are left to choose.
Judge BnEKsE is, for ought $50 lnopg, y good
man, and we should have no particular objection
to him, but il is very questionable to Us whether
the entire democratic party could be united upon
him a, this time.
fhc Quincy Herald, after strongly uyging the
claims cl Judge FORD, adds: ave want none
but true democrats for representatives il our ma
tional or state councils, or in our gubemmonai
chair. We want men who have maintained their
principles undismayed and uawayerng upon oil
occasions and in every emersency.ll we cannot
find such men, VIC say, let the election 60 by de-
fault. We would rather a full wing should be
elected, than accord our supper; 10 a half wing
and half democrat-a man, who if elected would
deceive his friends whenever be found his interest
at variance with his duty. But there are many
unGnching democrats in this state, who hold
themselves IN readiness TO make any personal
sacrifice which their friends and the good Of the
cause of democracy may demaDd--hicn who have
stood by their principles in the darkest hours of
doubt, when the ieleralists were apparently
sweeping every thing before them by their delu-
sive articles. Such man we want 70. our can
dida,c for governor ut this crisis, and such mau
and none other viii receive the hearty and eff
Gent support of the democrats Of Illinois"
Some Of our democratic brethren Of the press
strongly urge the proPre,y and necessity OF a
State Convention of the party, for the purpose Of
adjusting the conflicting claims Of the different
candidates. For our part, we cannot sec the ne.
cessity ofholding convention at this late hour &
at this busy season Of the year, when it would be
impossible to get fair expression Of tho wishe,
oil The whole party, Inasmuch public opinion
as FAR as it has been expressed by the press and
other sources, is greatly in lavorof Judgc FORD
No objection has been, and we venture TO say
can be brought against him - he has reside
in different sections of this state for at least %
years--no one doubts his political integrity, bu
all admit HIM to be firm AMI unlnching demo
Graf, man ofsplendid talents and Of an unblein
ished private character. We can, therefore, Sc,
no good reason why the minority should no, yelC
their preference and fall in, heart and hand, via
the majority, particularly when that majority
presents for their support man likc the lion
THOMAS FORD - long tried and idi;hlu
servant Of hsparty. We shall have no objection
however, 70 convention, should The state Cent
raj Committee deem it c1pcdIont to cali one.