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ncr, VI. j. Allen.
Mr.. Morris, Of Adams, introduced tic
following resolution, which was aGoat.d:
Les0tcSd, That the delegation from cayl.
cor grcssional district be requested 20 pre-
sent tie name Of some person suitable t. be
chosen b.; this conveuCon as a candidate
for Presidential e'c1to:, and also present the
names Of two persons suitable to be appoint.
ed as delegates 10 the national Convention
Adjourned unit! : u'c.ock.
: O'cLocg, p. u.
Tia convention assembled, agregahiv &c
adjournment, and was called to order Ly ihe
chairman.
Mr. Car,in, chairman of the committee .c
report the namc Of ctiiccls Tor pcrlnan.p,
organization, reported:
Ter Preyiien:-Ihomas Dyer, Of Cool
county.
For Tics Fresideats-Wln. ". Jackson
Of McHenry county; john B. Van Mort
wick, Of Kane county; Wm. Smith, o.
VIII county; VIM. McMurty, Knox coun.
ty; d. Il. Bush, Pike county; NJ. K. An.
tcrson, Sansamon county; Harmon Alex
ander, Crawford county; Geo. L. Ncuhof
St. Clair county; Achilles Golfer, Of Sa!.a,
county.
For .St;retary-2. E. Goode!l, Of VII
county.
assistant .Ssere:qries-J. 3. DanIr:h, @
Rock Island county; ". a. j. Sparks. ot
/ Clinton county; Ferdinand Maxwell, q
Randolph county.
The report was unanimously adopted, AID
the chair appointed Capt J. II. Pi,mar,, o:
Adams, j. McisobertS, Of WI. and j. /.
A,Comncl, Of Morgan, a committee to Goa
duet the president to the chair
After appropriate remarks from Nr. Over
thanking the convention for It's partialitv TO-
wards hun, Mr. Morris introduced the fol
lowing which was adopted:
: EesgIrsd, That committee ur ore from
each congressional district in the state b,
appointed by the president to report tn:
names VI two persons to this convention
suitable 10 be chosen As candidates for pre>i
Dental electors ioE the state at large-ant a.
SO that they c requested to report the
names OF Tour persons TO this convent on
81 table - DC appointed as delegates for the
state at large to the national convention.
Mr.. LouckS. Of Peoria, offered tue follow.
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Etaofc6d, That a committee of one from
each congressional district be appointed bv
the chair to report, Immediately. platform
Of principles and expression Of tie sca.i-
meuts Of this convention.
After some discussion in relation ID nom.
mating candidates before proceeding 10 other
business, on motion of DR. J. p. Rich
Eond, Of Schuyler, the resolution was rc.
considered.
M:. McRoberts, Of VIII, moved the an.
pointment OF a committee Of one from each
congressional district, to prepare resolutions
ior the consideration Of the convention. and
an address from. the convention, to the people
ot tie state; which motion was adopted
DR.. /. N. Hope, OF Madison, moved to
adopt the rules of the last house of repre-
s,ntatives OF this state, for the government
OF the convention.
J. l. Mcconnell objected to being govern
Cd by the rules of fusion house. and. on
motion Of Mr.. Palmer, OF Adams, the rules
OF the house OF representatives previous to
the last, was adopted.
Capt Pitman offered the following rcsolu-
ton:
Ee5'lred, That Lyman Trumbull IS not a
democrat, his hypocritical professions to the
contrary notwithstanding, ani that he holds
seat in the United States senate through
the votes Of black republicans and know no.
things in the Illinois legislature, and against
the unanimous voice and wish of the demo.
cracy Of Illinois.
The resolution was adopted by acclama-
ton.
Dr. Hope offered the following resolution:
Rcs0Ire6, That Stephen \. Douglas is the
true and faithful representative in the senate
OF the United States, of the national demo-
cracy Of the state of Illinois
The resolution was adopted by accama-
ton, and, on motion Of Mr.. Burke, of Ma
coupin, it was unanimously voted to furnish
the United States senators from this state
with 4 copy OF the resolutions.
Mr. IiiSbec moved that the convention
proceed TO nominate a candidate for COVER
nor; that the roll of the convention be called
by counties, and that the vote be taken uira
roce, which motion was adopted.
Mr.. Gordon, of Morgan, nominated Muir
ray Mcconnell.
Mr.. Mou!ton, of Shelby, nominated John
Moore.
Mr.. Snowlook, of Cook, nominated John
Dement,.
Mr.. Carlin, Of Adams, nominated William
\. Richardson.
After remarks, from j. L. Mccormick,
Mr. Hise, Mr.. Logan, Mr. Warren, and
others, vote was taken, with the following
result
" hole number Of votes cast, .273
Necessary for choice, e,................l37
John Moore had. .......... ll2
William \. Richardson had. .......... 50
John Dement, had NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ~
Murray Mcconnell had. d................ 81
Austin Brooks had =
j. L. Mcconnell moved TO adjourn to u
O'Clock in the evenlng-loSt
The names of Murray Mcconnell and Aus
tin Brooks were Withdrawn, neither being
candidates before the convention, and the
result Of the second vote was as follows:
Whole number Of votes, 972
Necessary fer choice, .l37
William a. Richardson received.
John Moore received.
John Dement, received. ;. .... ~
The name of Mr.. Dement, was here with
drawn.
THIRD VOTE.
Whole number Of votes, s,..............2 ..27l
Necessary for a choi e, ..l3d
William A. Richardson received. l6i
John Moore received. d.................lU1 lU1
Upon motion of Isaac n. Morris, Col.
William a. Il chardson was, by acclama-
ion, declared the democratic candidate for
governor of Illinois, and three hearty cheers
given for the nominee.
j. L. Mcdonnell moved to adjourn to u
o'clock p. M.-lost.
Gen. Hart L. Stewart, Of Cook, moved to
nroceed to the nomination OF candidate for