The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-22
The Conycntiou---0urC Candidates.

Wv were barely able last week 10 inform oui
democratic friends who had been nominated b!
the convention tina, met here last Friday, for thei
support at the coming election. To-day we lay
before them the proceedings Of that convention
as furnished Us by the secretaries, and now rcle'
to them with pride. 1t will be seen tina, every
precinct was represented in the convention, nnl
that its proceedings were characterized through
ont by the utmost harmony and good feeling. Ia
deed, no convection has ever met in our county
at which this was more cmlncnily the case.
In relation TO the candidates ,ha, have been Fu
nomination., it is almost matter OF supererog 'lloI
that we should speak. They are so well knuwr
all over the district, that We can say little o
them ia general way with which our readers
ere not already familiar.
Mr. RsDDIcK is at present and has for the last
". He came to this state in 1885, we believe
from Piltsburg-a poor, !nendIess journcyman
ss-blower-anj commenced farming, on the
YeImilion, in this county lie was first elected
to the office of sheriff in 1898, and by bis faithful
attention TO duty, and his uIbanity Of manners,
and kind and accommodating disposition, won so
upon the affections Of the people that he has had
little difficulty in keeping the Office ever since
His leading traits Of character, we should say, are
pruden, foresight, close application to business
and indomtabe energy and perscvcrancc-trnits
uhi,b sh,plI arn;pon,lv III, e., tha /.
tfarious and arduous duties Of legislator.
Mr.. GLo'En is a lawyer OF known aud acknow-
lodged ability, and has been resident of Oua-
wa, and practiced in our courts, almos, since our
town has had name. lie is good speaker,
quick as thought to see the strong points of a
case, and is always ready and dangerous anita
gonisl a. the bar As a legislator, he will be a
formidable opponen, in an oll.hanj debate, and
difficult man to circumvent.
Mr.. O'CoSSoR is merchant, doing business
an La Sale. He was representative from this
county in the last Legislature, aud 1t is not little
in his favor that after fair trial. his democratic
friends should have determined to send him back
again. He made an active, industrious, and faith
ful member, and with the advantage of his expe-
rence, i, is safe TO conclude that he will make
at least as good a one again.
Mr.. BARBER is a farmer, and resides at Mum
sentown. He is a young man, of fine talents
and good speaker. Two years ago, when no
regular ticket was nominated by the democrats Of
this county, he wa, stump candidate for the le-
gislature, and it is conceded on all hands, would
have been elected, had he not Withdrawn a few
days before the election TO prevent the choice of
q wing. His patriotic sclfdevoicn in this one
instance will ensure for him the enthusiastic sup
port Of every democrat, in the district.
Such fellow democrats! are our Candidates
such the ticket presented for your support. Is it
necessary tina, We should urge upon you the pro.
prie,y and duty Of adherng to regular nomina.
lions, fairly made, Of unexceptonable mcnl We
rejoice in the belief that il is not, and that our
ticket will receive the undecided support Of every
democrat in the district, anil thus be elected By
Abe largest majority we ever cast.