, 1860-05-02
STATE POLITICS.

MADISON Corsrs.-The Republicans Of Madi-
son County held their Convention ut Edwards
rille on, the eth u't., and elected George 7.
brown, +. S. Rutherford, John Il. Woods. G. r.
Harrison, Joseph Gillespie, Calrin Kinder, DF.
IL. Wing, s. A. Aldricb, John Estabrook, John
I,latner aud John Ellison, delegates TO tic De-
catur Convention.
passed:
asa a hs hs I'd 5saa7 @ o.
ir3 tic representative of tLe rcp!c ea:+ tained hy
a ali r csas u sctu1a hin 10 Tt M raj he las % as
and houosbiy occupied In lie Senate Of the Uhitsd
l~~rt, That ac interests Of education .aure that
compte7t and tislent Sue.lnendcns Of rus: lnst1se
,sa,, own s 0 H., s: aSa1 ss9 lite. a. e s
Wnssfss liz Tepuh'iean party h.ts nominated and
.1ctc 10 lie "e" OF sern'.ntent frrbe nNfuei.a
cEitn,h In every respstt eQua fO I'll tr*nN.h ct ~
hi hsh ard Important station. xoe xdm s,tsatiu has
@ 4 ~ s M ~ Dsa
tpr,s 1e.netiaats M ths ho. Snx!un HArksAs !:
~ upright md lie Republican PATTI aSse1.
;Hncht AID = bright ornament.
Henry Corxrr.-1he Republicans Of Henry
county held thcir Convention at Cambridge, on
the .sta ust.--Jamcs II. Allan, of Geucsco,
Chairman; C. r. Bailey. Of Calm, Secrc:ary.
The Convention elected the following gentle-
men delegates to the Decatur Convention Jas.
~ Allan, G. ". Footc, II. ". Wells, Hiram, o.
johnson, Geo. E. Witt, Il. Van Order, 7. u.
Herbert. .
Resolutions were adopted endorsing and re-
affirming tic Philadelphia platform as the go.-
ornamental policy Of this Republic; presenting
the Hon. ABRAHAM LINCOLN us the first choice
Of Henry county for President; endorsing The
action Of our entire Republican delegation in
Congress, md particularly that Of Represents
live Wa. kKLLoGo. Of the Fourth District,
aud recommending his return; expressing the
fullest coDfidcnce IN the integrity Of cur present
State ofhcers-DrBols, uA1cu, and DrrLEr, ane
recommending their reelection presenting the
lion. y. 3. Jrpp as the first choice Of the coun
ty for Governor.
Saugamon County held their convention q
| Springfield on Saturday tho asih ul., ant
elected Washington Hall, Pcyton nnrrieos,
| T. Logau, James c. Conkling, Preston Brcckcr:
| ridge, Samuel Jones, Thomas Curling. R. y
Ham, r. F. Hopping, Charles Cansra1l, John
!! King. s.. Chi1ds, L. IL. Baker, ". JnyEe. Jess
! l'icircll delegates to the Dcca.ur Convention
| Tho following r. so'utlnns were adopted:
Ees*r - CUT e:Ehss.a'' us - e.
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SnsstdS: sys l;'s i:sSd, 5, +
10 hls car. and ;se eztsonaly 81 .nl Laa
Fl
recs nn:t: the wi.et ez'esnea and must
oaSs. ncf That III H. Hon Ru4rp YATES Is our fl:
choice for candidate fos Governor at the coming Soscna'
Ne.ss. That OCT delegates be Esqueted to present u
nsas Of nLIa e rs kepue'csnS ,a,s ,. CT
ysn eaedss 70. s,s Tt.1s H. ~hss - ths faes
e. % a9!f: L.. pcea resident Il s,nenon County or
e %saasF s. a. q
iTportaut cis tuss xheh have been ,spe+s
fa n =, = s,ous I'D We Sesss
acrpsabic 10 Central Illinois, 1le tasleG74und OF
Essas1i. Thst Hon. L1x.x Tsr1ne1a. our senaios
onG.ete has te a - cordial en- r. naa 4
Id eaF etc a.nne! ~hses is b.. di ha;saa II. 9,
s "aa &. i R:st.s <a = f. , a IL e.
VnMEd States '''' = !;
Cook kOouss1.-At an enthusiastic meeting {
the Republican alcctnrs Of the town Of Jefferson
; Cook county, held Il. tie Town House on Sa
urday the 28th inst, it was resolved that IL
Republicans Of the town Of Jefferson forthwith
proceed to organize for. the campaign. 4 ce,
Q ,ral Republican committee was appointed t
committee appointed was As follows: DR.. Il.
0 Wesler, Vim. P. Gray, Geo. c. Miller, Wi
- Butts and Samuel $. Abbott. On motion Il
= Chairman Of the meeting, II. \. Kimball, Ess
q WAS added to tie committee. On motion I
t solved that these proceedings be published
!. one or more Of the Republican papers Of CT
= caEo. II. y. h1xBALl, Chm.
q Gro, G., MlLlkR Sec'y,