, 1860-05-11
Ar. Buffers domination for reelection WAS
made unanimous. Tho 6rat ballot for candi-
date for Secretary Of State resulted as followa:


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Mr. Buffers domination for reelection was
made unanimous Tho 6rat ballot for candi
date for Secretary Of State resulted as followa:
l1assa Haea of [ aiks Co.
Wlut+r. Of hnMx Co. Co...............-...........s II
Psdd1t, Of bur ~ Co. Il
hu.l'. " Einnebaxo oCo-.......................43 =
H.nee son. Of Mr. T. i
e.ai1' OF htepheLton Co.....................-..N 70
Hon. o. Ii. Hatch war declared nominated.
and made the unanimous choice.
For Superintendent Of Public instruction.
Hon. Newton Bateman Of Morgan, was declared
re- nominated for re. election, he receiving 4s2
votes; Lawrence Of Boone County, lo7 votes;
aud Chapman Of St. Clair, ls. This result in
tho denomination Of State officers WAS received
with much enthusiasm, and The four candidates,
Mesrra. Dabon, Hatch, Butler aud Bateman
were called out upon the platform, committee
htEin9 been appointed 10 wsit on then, to that
end Uncle Jessie cana forward amid tumultu-
oas cheering He made = lew brief remarka.
Hr. Hatch expressed his sense OF the honor and
malk Of confidence and approval thus conferred
oo him. Ar. Butler also responded briefly to
*AV 4@AAE NA<NAs [41s AAkEWAHs IN u EpEEEQ q
greatsr length, aonnd and sensihle throughout.
dwelt upon the natu1e and importance of the
public trust committed to him. H said We
have republican law.givers to make our laws,
republican orstors 10 inculcste sound pripci-
P es, it wonld he bis duty in The sphere assigned
him, 10 teach tie children of the State to read
these laws aod understand those principles.
lion. Thumas J. Turner, Of Ffeeport, offered
the following:
Central Committee vi eleven, to consist of Two
from tLs State ut large and ons from q ch Con.
| greseional District.
| This excited some discussion, several speak
ers urging that each district should choose it's
orn member Of the Convention. Hon. Norman
y. Judd Of Cook county urged upon The Con-
ssotion thai, however eho.sn. the selection of
the Committee should be made With caro-, and
solely With reference to fitness for the post, md
not II compliment to auy one; on the energy
aad position OF such COMMITTEES hung import
ant results in the campaign before u.
E. K. Jones, Of Adams, urged that the choice
be left exclusively TO the President Of the Con.
| ventiDD, to be matter Of conkultation and
caro-. 1t was SO disposed Of, und The committee
remsins to be announced. A complimentary
vote was justly bsa,owed upon the energy and
efficiency Of the S ale Genital COMMITTEE
c. n. Holden, Of Cook couuty, ss Chairman
Of Committee, reported II
DELEGATES At 1AEoE 70 TIE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
cs1 .vr. 11aH koltsl S. c Ds psT A
Tho several districts haring in separate ses.
sion reported their lists Of Delsestea to the
Chicago Convention and District Electors, q,
follows:
DISTRICT pElE0A7ks.
1st Diat1ict.-C. jason Marsh, Scion Cum.
mings.
| Smith,
Sd District--B. Cook, O. L. Dayis.
z'h t'istrict-H. Grove, E. ". Hazard.
9Th District-Wm. Ross, Jaa. s. Erwin.
6;h District. S T. Logan, n. N. Knapp.
Ith Distrlct-Tnonas L. Marshall, Wm. 3
Dole.
sth District.-F. S. Rutherford. D. Z. Green
9th Dissrics--J-mes G. Sloo. D. L. Philips
PRESIDENTIAL ELEc7o.a.
| AtLargt.-Leonard SWEET, J. NJ Palmer.
1at Dletrict.-A 9. Fuller, Of Boone. q
aaen r.te e. f Kiae. 80 81 bstFe bsr
|
! w. J.. Kellogg. Of Fulton. 9th Dirsriet- ~
Stark, Of Huncock. 9Th D.strict-Jas G. Cont
ling, Of SxnRamon. 7th D'stric-H. P. H
aromwelI, IF Coles. Bih Dlstrici-T. G. Allen
Randolph. 9th District-John Olney, Of Gal
latin.
Tho following gentlemen comprise the Com
mites on Platfo1m:
!, .; 1t H: Distsis:1A; 7: Ai!lsr: Of Wi1qsb.go
, III. Hawk, Of viii. 4'h District-T. J. Ii y
tlerson. OF Stark. 9Th Dl.trict-O. H. Brown
t | ing, Of Adama oh Diatrict-S. II. Logan. Q
E Saugamon. 7th District C. Parks, Of I1o
= ran. sth Dis,rct-u. Wing, Of radison. 9l
{ District-Richard R,cheson, Of Gslatin.
Hon. Jno. II. Palmer, Of Macoupin, offe1e
The following;
I R<fo2red. That AnRAuAx L1xco1x IL the fri
i choice Of lliucis for the Presidency. and ths
our delegation be Instructed to use all honorabf
I means for bis nomination by tbs Chicago Cor
r renson, and to cast their vote AZ . unit.
Q An amendment WAS offered to add the word
T. "for him" TO the resolution, and on this
i warm aud earnest debate spraug up. A nun
Der Of speakers insisted that the vote shoul
be cast a. an unit throughout others contend
> ed sha: in case Of the failure to nominate Iii
j.. LINCOLN, delegates should BE- left to follow the
Z preferences. Tho motion to amend finally pr.
;. ;. rallied, and the resolution II amended VI
d unanimously adoptsd, amid the widest es
II thusiasu- The Convention then adjourned I
8 s.P.A-
b AFTERNOON sEsx1ox.
= The Convention concluded its labors and 4.
n journed ~ d;e at P. H., after giving six ron
=. iug cheers for the Stats tet and six more Il
:. the nominee Of tho Chicago Convention, risu
K to their feet and cheering 1asti]y,
ID Il. krei>mann and Mr. Hob's azo tho a1te
ls na.es to the Chicago Convention from the Sc
ond Congressional District
The Chairman VAS instructed to appoint Sta
Central Committee Of FIVE for ths State
~ ~ large, and one from each Congressional D
" trict The head quarters Of the COMMITTEES y
r 10 in Chicago.
ae The ptxtso,na adopted reafisns tbs B1oomip
Il. ton and Springfield State platforms, and I'd
4. rlxnks. ono in favor Of the Homestead b
70 another for the speedy admission Of Kansas
q fres State, third against any chanRe Of
il naturalization laws, fourth insisting upon pl
III lection Of natural'zed citizens when traveli
~ and denouncing ths Democratic Cas- doct1i
'p on that aubject; 9Th in regard to The pAJm
r. Of the State debt and economy 10 State govel
se .re ment. Various supplementary resolutions o.
ch complimentary character were adopted.
TO Tbs speech made BY Mr.. Judd yesterday b
~. -. been highly spoken Of by Ill who heafd it,
IN IN many delegates now regret that they did l
n. vote for him. His e1anderers and baek-bit'
It now receive the indignant execrations Of sh<
ct delegates whom their falsehoods deceised. I
hn friends Of Mr. Swett attribute his fa,luse to
be tho nomination for Governor 10 Wentw OF
%. whom they heartily denounce for his impe1
~ uent interference with the Convention, ther.
,ca creutipg prejudice aguinst the pesron he
be yocated. His desire to be = delegate to
e.s Nc Chicago Convention or member Of tho 81
ii, Committee wss treated With utter scorn,
tbs man whon, hs sought to blaeken ata
J. higher in public estimation thai ever bef'
ION. The Convention wss the greatest one that .
khs assembled in Illinois, ~ we'll A. ths nuRt
md thuaisstic. no man pnts The majority for
ans whole ticket ut le.s than 10000. Illinois
10 taken cat Of the LIT Of doubtful states Il