, 1870-06-18
DEMOCRACY,
Meeting Of the Cook County Central
Committee--The Sub Committee
Report Against Calling
Judicial Convention.
Animated Discussion on the Report
What is to be Gained by Not
Making Nominations.

bFak;ro Mor,t,,.;.u.
ASoauo9"
An adjourned meeting Of the Democratic Cen.
tra3 Committee was held yesterdav afternoon a,
tha ,oo-,s ~ ~ n 9 .,ehn NV Noax4e. s.-eat :.
.nc tot4's " -. Il. .. Anlu' " Deaioeia eueet,
St Clair sntheflAnd, ESQ.,, IN the chair. The sub
committee appointed at the last meeting to pre-.
pare and aubmit statement Of the reasons for
uol ealhns souseunon ~ ane purpose " SUI
m'Eth8 candoates 81 t1e ensuing ludicai election,
presented the following:
Al election will tskc place On tho ID day OF July at
which tue voteEs Of this county Mil be called to
sot H q r. u rev q this State or
IT, yen D4e s ot t tas fUo
ojer n Cifcit Jnxs Il thia s"unty In Me8 ~ ~ bs
fact tic Undersigned members o liz Central Commttes
# Cock County haye bid 1ndet confederation the que
aen aqo 1se IT, thueo
tSr ipte.+s Of te psity Vii no be subtefei y 'dae ie
calling of convention Il .s time. viii Teferelce to
The constitution. believe any party action 10 b.: not
oily unnecessary but highly Improper. No parttzan
se T. Ii pssf1.ea nc 81, n ~ aisns nnd ss TT
iii. eonatT fo97uius but psrt al lie SeveniS ihs
.1ic:. tic prlinston 81 caaddstc for Jnes of H.
Suprrc Court is nptaeticahle even Il desirable By ill.,
ana w u sxo rssTon e scs.e none vil IL Tor con
h NE aa EN-, Somp9snx p tae dlstfSt
iattorn os raftzsn adieiasy LII The enoeSs ~ de
bcTa 81 thc D%1octsiic n.tfv nsn.r "
ths nomination of partizan esndiaatcs foT the e
.ee nh Of 1aasf e. o. - tug Circuit Golrt We srs
sn.sea Ihnt Me ars esylnx out the Wishes of ths
eenvrnt;on is thr mt n ~ e eau
for thosc Judicial otiea There t. We bsMeTs STOW
ecne1ay to ctr Judiciary eesatd above the baae-
.ni infuensS thas CONNECTION With reites parties
q sher Gst nsss
cal stsocsao1s. W. Dc noI ean,,1 81 tnsn it p' ~,
opinion that The zctlon Of the Rcpucnne Of ths con
y. n nominating eandldstes for Judxes on po.itiei
ang SO ~ nfemse lhe,f NOMINATIONS VII, not bo s1l-
bt orpse op aceouat .ea o be1 o fen mS
sLst q passissn Or Juaxes Mis ons %bs
Democrats upon tic pos without tbs ntr
vention o. Democratic Convention. =
ton. "-
General Cameron moved that all who differed
from tho report be gwen m opportunity OF stating
Of the party as far as possible.
The motion Was agreed to.
1t was stated that Mr. Sch,ntz was opposed to
Mr.. Schintz said he thought 1t was the Intention
OF the Constitutional Convention, In giving MI
nonty representation In the choice Of Judges, 10
have both parties nut Judges Ia nomination In
order to secure the purity OF the bench.
The Republicans hah nominated tWo, and
Inc Democrats should al least sup-
iives Of the party. The Democrats were assumed
to be In the minority, but theF should NOMINATE
two men, and sec the result The committee had
that they would hold 10 convention and make no
nominations Thai WIS believed to be upauthor.
= :zsa M aud aga1nst ~ Wishes Of the party In sIew
nsect OIL Frtla5 next, md IT had been nuuerousiY
signed lie hoped 1t would change the views Of
the committee and Induce them to abauduu their
10 he held In thf. R.cnnJerss
Ctutt loom at 9 o'clock. Friday afternoon to nuf