The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-08-05
Mr.. Gibson. Of Equality, Galiatin Couu.
~. Nominated on the First
And Mr.. haleomb, Of Union, Ceun.
o. ty, on the Second, Ballots,
for State Senators. -s
ABSOLUTE HARMONY AND GOOD
..- WILL.
Speeches Of col. CrebA anS
?. |. Others. ! I..i
EVERY PLANK OF THE PLATFORn
A LIVE ISSUE...THE DEAD ~,
.-...-. BURIED,

We are indebted to Mr.. Bouton, Of the
Jonesboro Gazette, for u summary Of the
proceedings Of the Metropolis convention.
Up to the time of going to press the Mil
bey, with the great body Of the delegates,
had not arrived, and We are, therefore, un.
able to lay tho proceedings of the conven-
ton, In official form, before our rerders.
But Mr.. Bouton, of the Jonesboro Gazette,
who left Immediately after the adjourn
ment Of the convention, kindly placed his
notes at our disposal and we are enabled
to gather the following:
As early as nine o'clock, delegates and
spectators began TO crowd the court house.
and by ten, the time Of the assembling Of
the convention, all the available sitting
and standing room Of the spacious hall was
occupied. Mr.. Joel g. Morgan, chair
man Of the Democratic Congressional
Committee Of the x1IIth District, called
the Congressional Convention to order. A
temporary organization was effected and
the usual committees in such cases were
appointed. After short recess the CON-
mittee on permanent organisvtion report
ed, recommending Judge Bross, Of this
city, for permanent chairman and Messrs.
F. NJ. Saline and j. W. Carter, as
permanent secretaries.
col Cabs
then made his appearance and was greeted
with thunders OF applause. A delegate
sprung 70 his feet, and moved that 'sCol.
John M. Crcbs be declared the choice for
Congress Of the Democracy Of tho 18th
District Of Illinois, by aoclamation." The
convention seconded II a. ono man, and
the question Of the chairman wM responded
TO BY a laundering volume Of 'Ayes"
which fairly shook the building from its
foundation. In response to the calls made
upon him
COL. cREBs APPEARED
and thanked the Convention fos the OF.
traordinary honor conferred upon himself
by an unanimous nomination. He felt
proud Of the enthusiasm which animated
the Democracy there on that day. II was
but part Of that feeling shared In by the
Democracy from one end Of the land 10
the other. 1t was the buoysncy that pre-
codes the triumph Of just cause every.
where. The Democracy Of the land, were
to-day In better spirits, had more perfect
and harmonious organization, and were
possessed OF infinitely more political cour.
age that nj any other time for ten years.
1t required only every Democratic do
his individual duty to drive from power a
political organization fostering with cor.
ruption and criminal in it, imbecility.
Ho denounced It rs league with monopo-
lists and expatiated at length with great
| clearncss upon tho subject Of tariff reform.
He reviewed tho fnaciAl policy Of the
Radicals, and exposed their extravaganza
in scathing language. He predicted for
the Democracy Of this Congressional dis
trict larger majority than has been given
them for years and concluded his speech
by urging every Democrat to act well his
part in the campaign now upon them,
and November next would witness the
rout of the Radicals, "horse, foot and
dragoon.'
At the conclusion Of his remarks tho |
convention adjourned sine die.
THE SENATORIAL CONVENTION
then assembled. Mr. LOOMS, of Shaw.
neetown, was appointed permanent presi-
dent, and the secretaries Of tho eongrcs- |
sional convention acted In the same ca
pacity in this. Several Informal ballots
were then taken.
THE rIksr FORMAL BALLor
Resulted IN 80 votes for Mr.. Gibson. of
Gallatin, out Of u total vote cast Of 80. Tho
second formal ballot resulted in the choice |
of Mr.. A. u. Holcomb, OF Golden, Union
county by large majority vote.
Both gentlemen were then declared |
the unanimous choice of the Convention. |
Mr., Wheeler, Of this city, received twenty |
votes on ono ballot, and DIR. Casey. Of
Mound City, twenty-three cut Of vote Of |
about eighty.
The Senatorial Convention after con-
Guiding aolns other business adjourned
sine dc.
THE PLATFORM
was the work Of joint conference Of the
Congressional and Senatorial Conventions.
and we regret our inability TO lay the
text OF 1t before our readers. Mr.. Bouton,