The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-06-17
Democratic Republican Nominations.
For lieui. Governor:
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Election on the LIST Monday in August next.

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Democrntic Capdidnfc for Eovcrnor---:hc
Question seiticd - Mr. H5s EsiAE Wiin-
drawn---.sudge FORD 81 the rnm.
We are reoiccd to be able, to-day, TO inform
our democratic friends that the question as to
who shall be the democratic republican candidate
for governor of this State at the approaching Au-
gust election, is settled, and that the Hon. THO
MAS FORD, of OgIc county, is the candidate,
AS we predicted two weeks since, Judge FORD
is now the only candidate in The field against Joscy
Duncan, the Hon. SIDNEY BREESE having
Withdrawn his name as a candidate. Every
democratic paper in Stale has placed the names
of THOMAS FORD and JOHN MOORE at
the head Of their columns as the democratic lick
ct FOR governor and lieutenant governor against
Duncan and Henderson, the whig candidates.
The following letter from Judge BagrsE to the
editor of the Bellville Advocate, shows that he
not only declines to be oon,idercd a candidate
himself, but strongly recommends Judge FORD
as the "most uncxeeptionablo man in the State
for this distinguished honor:'
MouSn FARM, June 9Th, 1872
+. B., Fo,ke, Eoq
DEAR SIR 1T will be seen by my re-
ply to the chairman of the meeting, OF
democratic citizens of Fayelte, commune
eating 10 me the fact Of my nomination to
the Office of governor, that my acceptance
was wholly conditional, that it should APP
pear to be the general wish, and that
cordial union would be had upon me
that personally | had no wish to engage in
the contest, and hoped some other person
might be selected. Since the date Of that
letter, have seen through the public prints
and otherwise by letters that this portion
of the state and the Wabash Counties have
expressed the same wishes entertained by
our friends in Fayeite, at The same time
our Northern friends have proposed Judge
Ford, aud 1t is known he has consented to
take the field. No man in the state in my
opinion, could be presented who is more
unexceptionable in every point of view,
than Judge FORD, for this distinguished
honor land however much Land my friends
would be gratifed that should become
the recipient of it, neither they nor myself
should be unwilling TO aid in bestowing it
upon one so worthy ms he is.
Whatever claims this section Of the state
may be supposed 10 have TO present can.
didate for that Office, am sure such is its
devotion TO PRINCIPE, such is its sincere de-
sire for the success Of our cause, such It's
love of Union and Harmony, that it will
willingly lorego them and every other con-
sideration Of the kind. and cordially unite
in the support of another, though far re-
moved from them by local position only.
TO say that, should be gratiGed, by an
election TO the Office of Governor of this
great and growing State, would but lceb.
ly express the emotions such an event
would excite, but have too much patr-
otism, and, my friends also, to attempt its
attainment at the hazard of party division,
and over the opposition of any of my po-
lilcal friends.
rendering you and other warm friends,
my most sincere and unfeigned thanks,
for your partiality towards me as maniles-
ted in your paper and otherwise, hope
you and they will concur with me in the
spropriety of uniting most cordially upon
Judge Ford and enable him TO beat the
'sno party" candidate five thousand votes
at least. With Judge FoRD our principles
are safe, and his triumph in August will
add another, to the many already acquired
by their efficiency, and will convince our
sister states, that the state which sh0nc
so brightly in 1910, is not yet lustcrless
and dim. Your sincere friend,
SYDNEY BREESE.
Messrs. Reynolds, Young and Anderson. who
had been solicited by small portion Of their nu-
crous friends 10 become candidates Tor governor,
have all declined This makes the course clear
for Judge FORD. The judge left here on Mon.
day last for the Southern part Of The state to sre
his old friends there before the election. An
right in the North. There is not man in Il o
state who could, under any circumstances, receive
as many votes in this section Of The state as Judge
FORD. He will not only get the united demo
cratic strength, but, in many counties, respecia-
bic portion Of the wing vote. This is particularly
she case 10 OgIe coenly, which has always given
large whis mujorty. We learn, from good
aushority--from . gentleman who has every OPP
Portunity " know - that out Of the 800 votes