Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1860-05-19
Editorial Correspondence.
DECATUR, Ill, May 10, 1860.

llCau SIdlC COuF SHIiOll W lIolLliidlS
State officers for the State of Illinois.
Yesterday the candidates for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor were nomi-
mated, and to day the balance Of the
ticket has been completed. The fol-
lowing are the nominees: For Gov
ernor, Richard Yates, Of Morgan Go.
For Lieutenant Governor, Francis A.
Hoffman, of Chicago; for Secretary of
State, O. NJ. Hatch, Of Pike Co.; for
Auditor Of Public Accounts, Jesse K.
Dubois, of Lawrence Co.; for Treasur-
er, VIM. Butler, Of Sanganlon CO. );
for Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton, Newton Bateman. All except
the two first are denominations Of the
present incumbents.
The attendance upon the Convention
is very large is the largest and
most enthusiastic political convention
ever held in the State of Illinois. Ev-
cry county in the State, except Pulas-
XII, is represented; whilst four years
ago, at the Republican Convention
which nominated Col. Bissell for Gov
ernor, only about one half Of the coun-
ties were represented. This shows
conclusively that the Republican party
is rapidly on the gain. discover q
strong prejudice in the middle and
southern portions Of the State against
Seward; and from present indications,
should he be nominated, he cannot car
~ the State, whilst with such . ticket
as Cameron or Lincoln the State would
be carried by an overwhelming major
ity. The convention has instructed the
delegates to the National Convention,
to 90 for Lincoln for President as their
first choice; after that they will so for
some consistent Republican.
1t seems that Dir. Lincoln came to
Illinois in 1880, and settled with his
father in Macon county, of which this
town is now the county seat. He was
then about twenty years old. For some
years thereafter, he assisted his father
in improving his new farm, performing
great deal Of hard work during the
time. During the balloting on yester-
day, DIR. Oglesly Of Macon county
arose and stated to the convention,
that Democrat who was now sixty
years old, and who had heretofore al
ways voted the Democratic ticket, de-
sired to make present to the conven-
ton, and asked if it would be received,
which was responded to in the affirma-
tive. Directly, in came the cid man,
with assistants, bearing two old rails,
and banner stretched upon them, with
the following Inscription:
ABE LIN COLIN:
THE RAIL CANDIDATE
OF THE PEOPLE FOR 1860.
Two Rails from a lot of 5000
MADE BY
ace LINCOLN AND JOHN HANKS
ten miles West of Decatur
The Father of Abe Lincoln, the First
Squatter in Macon County.
It's reception produced the greatest,
widest enthusiasm. Cheer after cheer
followed from the immense audience.
Mr.. Lincoln being present, was call
ed out. He said he heard his name
called, but he did not exactly under
stand for what purpose he had been
called. "The rails" was the response.
Mr.. Lincoln then proceeded to state,
that thirty years ago last March, when
he was just coming to manhood, he
came with his fathers family to Macon
county, and settled about ten miles
West of Decatur,-thcy commenced
to improve q farm; that spring he as
sisted in splitting rails and fencing ten
acres, and breaking up the ground, and
that he was told that these two rails
were from those he had split that
spring. He could not himself say that
they were, but he could say that he
had split good many rails in his car
ly life, and as good ones at any rate as
those presented. Should Lincoln be
nominated for President, he will con-
tribute in giving about as much cnthu-
siasm to the canvass as Harrison did
in 1910. IT.
A Boy OVER NIAGARA FALLs.-We
learn, says the Rochester Democrat,
that boy ten years old, son of the late