, 1866-11-04

A CoppcrLead Candidate for the Lests-
1aIure.

The coppe1l.eads are making desperate pash
10 defeat the Republican candidates for the Lccls-
tafurc. In the South District OF The county. They
arc running Tom 0rotvcnor and 4. c. Cameron,
but they have not much expectation Of elcctiug
Grosyeror, Who, BY the Way, onshi 10 be a.tam.a
Of himself to be. found tra!ntag with Copper
= high spirited soldier. he wonli teoru 10 accept
nomination at the hards Of trc-tn- tae.Fenr Cop,
perteads; bu! woula vote a. be shot, and &c. ulth
don't mneh expect to elect hlm-they merely want
hope to elect, by The aid Of lac T1des' Unions,
tA' t. @s9 X, hfpa91'ieap a1 ;$a,n r. vii
s1ss Ssas should he5s yexeD as ise @ ar
II, that II be wcTc elected he wor1d role Ia Cop.
resEead fer Untted states Senator, to take tho
r1scc Of Judge Trrg,hnl'; ne ronld .ote for
Tabarh Gouty. Bill Hacker or Wilbur F. Storey,
hcennse, kassng been elected on Tho copperheaiii
Vim he e1sa i'm 70 Do Il, =. L. beloass q q
"a Aao.scr .easea shy Republican m,s,.sn,e.
should tdck to their own eand,lases and vote
Afatnst Cameron Il, that he Ia not To ne entrusted
vas Fasreia ssersiay u tho f chesso ' rssters I y
Union. md IN that capacity collected the quarterly
duce aud assessments Of the .ucmbcfs, 1twa* mol
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money he collected was mol accounted for a:l'l paid
intotEc treasury. These .uspicions gr@w so s'!ou.
that committee Of Investigation, was app tinted
! to looE into bis accounts. ilt- books were 50
tkccttaicc1. John Buchanan, Geo. L. HO.lit., Geo
| MnEIis, John r. Daley aud j1hton Graycs wers
| appo1pied committee to examine Ca1.rons &C
counte.
In JAnrary last Cameron wa. removed a.
| Financial Secretary Of the Union aud A. 1t
Brown was appoited Fin.ncia1 Secretary
oee,ed :na p.a esd over n to II e 9s1ss
| money than Cameron bAd paid 1yer In the pre-
vionr twelve months. II was dl!aenlt to aseer
poelcled. bat BY going around to ali tho pr'tinj
officer, and cafliig npon each member Of III
Uuicn 10 show his work Ing card or receipt. ant
Comfortable sna' Of two nundsed aad iStstl
! du1lass vsrc discovered, Of which To had mad
no e.'iry and had nos paid in to tle treasurer o
End arnouEts hc admitted lhc erea,cr portion 0
lcu. and subsequently dis:o:sed the money
giving lane excuses for lis del.nqa.ncic.. bat VI
oeer, Il tic soeey G W ea; q e as s from ' Lin
la.:e sum Of utnes IN ii, poe..et witch right
cause thc wosiI5- card. which .tbo ~ tn
stcre.a1y, Nj. Brown, cxasnincd+ ou1y fn
s1asa ths mont rsta b those sso Ter
:o',e 10 other ci.trt, Of whom no account coul
hs oh,aiaed. who hsa n.;d thalr durs TO Cameron
brt hts If not the Only dtfatcAlion alleged alns
The Copperhead candidate. We remember TIN
the Sewing Womca's Society had great t.oabl
with hftn ntout heir finds, which got into hss
lands, hut src DO mol at hi. instant remtmbs,
| bcw their financial account with him nj. nuai1s
settled. 1t ts vary clear from tho foregoing tha
be ts not prooer person to be cu.suet.d With th
in the Illinois leeislslnse. Hcis altogether TOT
ebarp in looking out for nurnbt. ono, and il
icathcrtnr bis own nest At Other peoples Ct
be worthy Of the support OF Republicans AM
1t may tc ucded Ia This connection. that II b
sscr~ elected to th- Legislature he uon1d have NJ
Influence with the Republican members whatever
md 20 far from ptomoitn. the interests Of h
Eight Hour advocates, be wouid bs positive In
tnsJ 10 their cause. It will be greA, hlurder o
| ttcir part 10 vote for him lie Is not the mau /
represent them in the Illinois Lesislature.