, 1869-12-17
SPRINGFIELD.
Colv<nticn Proceedings Yes
tecday.
Ericf Eebate on the Much Debated
Oath Question.
Permanent Organization Finally
Effected.
Charles Hitchcock, OF Cook.
Elected President.
SPRINGFIELD.


S;+csI DftrAtch 10 The Chicago Trihune.
SPRINGFIELD Dec. 10
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
1ie ccnvr.tloa hiss !: ia4t Organized perms-
Eer3ly. Tee cfleert hase all been elc:ted aua
tee n,oulhfu1 Of pstforasc 1t tue dispoka! Of the
t-ody llAs tt..a ds:Eopted tn upo4t far xnd eaoi.
IA Il 1:ne1s
TEE COMMITTEES
L., ore thlrS reEalns Ia rcrftcung the otsan!-
zAs:on a:cis attracts aa.tnirg mere luan ordinary
:nttest, Rrd lust Il ine appointment OF the CON-
r.isicet. No:e bat tho uost rst1ud,cci Of pzr;i-
ta.s t!s.e hu, tta. srs natter witt be Wisely AZ.
Isteed n tho t1cds cf the PTestdeAt-etect.
NOTES IT 7HE ElEC71nN.
I1c 1c'c.eess<s Hcfe alt pseft ut xheo thc Cleo
i:cn lco1 Race. Niece hAT:ps arrived the nigh.
pst tvi<us- TIE Cook tou2iy de1cgate werc rear-
is tItstt tn their ehn!ce OF caudtdatcz three rot
i ser ttrt. ard fcvr for H:ehtoek. The Pc
c>,t:a. r's.tnc Il which nj. these delegates haze
stc- Tlxcet htrr- holding, nJ grneta. cnucess,ou
'rc tz:a,rc Q: power. sni alta1s wian,pg to pre-
Nrse = itcer<rtelt attitude, 50 far as possible,
at.ttI aicst u tl:tEa, In giving thess yo.es, 10
r-t. y ret7or8l t1p:s1a:ttn n, 10th so far ~ the
cctteA,on aud Their eoEstataent2 w.se ootcerued,
TEE OATH QCks!l1S.
TIC rcGnacenf ct-ar'xstou was co. ycacaci
ri Ao-t co.s:te=Ao;t trouble. The sxi,a,ton
s>l.,l alter feA the .:ena,e OF The tisy previous
Lad Il j.: entirely spts.,,e1, an r:aar nefub1s on
:hr r.ru!H.au s:de CT tia tnnte Grtc1niacA. IN
s:':e l.! tic seton Ut the te'rsases, 10 take
;U.t NLai tsa'n sElied them bt5t. Al
ste '!Er II seemed ~ II the sccnes
tt the fsst three Laya were 10 I've rc.ruacted Etth
3S.:i 20 tsi'rE :se oafh which tu1:eI tuem hest
.st Ecr2b.lc1ls turEed uppn the Dtn.ucr4ta the
ve:s fr.s WlAh s1cJ hal used Al turonEh the
,!r!s,r on Sis se1ed question. and ": consider
ale r.'r.- 1Etrc we're Eene leuoc:ats uugra.
Shnr
II tic I;cllli tsn.. sishruaa II !: Int simple
@.:stt - .sE that tEtir nr.1berA were
II ttfE lew. Isctr the leads rEhip Of Ar.
t'h..te". Il Mcf;c1y1. the oEte.1A. 1aoEe1 OF the
~hGsr "a.h qcf4':op, tho matter waS soon
h..tyti right, ESPECIALLY II Re AZ seconded IN
Il. .iy.;'s hy ec1e OF the Ablctt Drnocta.s, Re
T1t1.canr. and Independents in the House.
Tao-- ever zealous Republicans, Hho had exact
.rg cocfciccecs, md, perhaps, Eoft e1acttn9
.topitaEtEctc., we're eiiowcd to exercise what-
ettr !rr.ntl:y !hty night rossess IL tnvenung
ca:hA atd Khate,er patriotism they might have
III ta.ile Item. Uaiy tner NUT do It In a n1au.
1,r p:eIcn'td ty the const1..cn. Thus ends
TIA alter.
THE MINOR OFFICES.
II = q more ifau Justice ~ SAT that the Demo-
r;a:5 t1tlc,sst rena1lhhlc uasnanlrit{ thii
z::e1LoG1 While the election for minor ol1lce.a
naf prrccedt1E. Through 1ac sid OF the Inde.
ltf3 QAo uD0OQpltQ EoplIQ4 me EdJGa
vcrfion ard al TIC otnce., md yet after e!ecuna
1hr'r osn candidate for Secretary. they proceeded
TO sltraie N7tn The Republicans for ths balance
u ratrotagt, although US It way expressed, sornt
u the ias1er ca-e into the curTe1
':ou NTH "iac smtn OF q pa.ty
r4utrs rpon thcIt garments Sont
..ta ocEatt, il lie e!rc:on progressed. even wen
% tnr IS 10 R:thEold their votes untl they wert
-s.sarei, htErrc Al Go7bt, The: the naa they werf
.n.;Ie ~. ~asa Il Republican. or nj least, had Re
IL,ic an'ecedcB,s fnasmaeh as thcJ pfofcsset
nih,s N ae~o:,.aece win sgreemen1
pn1y,s ECslSE:s.
TIE brstneEs tome z.oE will r1ohahly BE- ol
srtcteahle character, Al d.tzum prcscnt prospects
vii Ike cuAl.tEdr1i u nh that war Of words which
tnr cha1ac*er..cG TIE proceedings Of the Last fep
sis
MIXED.
TS FoTe <trsnEe oversight, THE TR!BCNE ha
n'std Il rozs:oa Of o. Il. HEownlna'z reply +
u!olel Hay with the speech Of the latter. n
JaI-s 6. stS.erlay al.o niaetalea lie politics {
Mr. Ts.css. OF S'ep5euson, and makes hin d III
y-h,ita=, sLs.sad Ct a nenoerat.