New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-17
ILLINOIS.

ILLINOIS.
THE ATTITUDE or PARTIEs-CONGRES,iONAL
MISUNDERSTANDING QUESTIONABLE
NEW CONSTITUTION.
Chicago. Aug. t0.-The State election in Hi
os this Fall ia for state Treasurer superintendent OF
Public Instruction. Penentiary Commissioner ana Con-
gtessman-at.IArge Neither party has held Its State
Copventon IA vet but many of the County and District
have been held and nearly all the rest take
place within a month"; the custom here being to begin
with the minor conventions. and end by nominating the
tate ticket There are indications OF any important
change in the position and strength OF the two parties
The turn Of the tide which the Democrats In Ohio and
States further fancy is sure to come and to oat
them speedily into power, gives no sign here on the
prairies The Republican party ia apparently as power
FIJI s in wears mast aud leading Democratic politicians
with whom | have conversed do not hope to make any
important gains the coming election They expect TO
pick p here and there member OF the Legislature and
think it barely possibly that the nomination OF third
candidate in one Of the Congressional Districts may give
them a gain OF one Member of Congress. As to plat
FORMS the Republicans content themselves with sustain
ing the Administration in general terms, and avoid
questions of Tariff and Currency upon which
they cannot agree. The Democrats pipe pretty much
the same old tune The resolutions adopted day or two
ago in the XIIIh District Convention show the attitude
of the Illinois Democracy clearly as any declarations
put forth in the present canvass
ense only and "tha the prime articesof necessitysuch
"A tea coffee sugar and sa-shal be placed upon the
free list denOunce grants of land by Congress to mann
mouth railroad corporations; declare that the five
twenty bonds payable in greenbacks; demand that
Congress shall levy far tax on United States bonds
assert that the National Bank system should be abo
ished greenbacks issued in lieu of such bank paper
demand IN increased volume of currency insist that
National Bank shares shall be subject To school and mu-
nicipal taxation; denounce the Radical administration
for trucking 10 Great Britain and spain " stgmatize
the Naturalization law passed by the last Congress- "a
unjust the white migrant and assert that the act 10
the Fifteenth Amendment ia contrary to public
morals destructive to the peace of the country
The Congressional districts of Illinois 80 arranged
that there but one doubtful district in the state In
all the others the majority Is 80 decisive that thore no
doubt about che result OF election All the interest Is
therefore concentrated the nominating conventions
which take place chiefly during the present month The
convention system here, in most Western StatesAs
different from that prevailing in the East The delegates
TO Congressional convention not chosen directly by
the people the different townships but are selected by
the county conventions. that If candidate carries
only a bare majority of county convention. lie gets
the entire delegation from that county to the Congress
sional convention The vote III the latter body ~ there
by countless and each county delegation is usu
ally instructed whom to vote for, II candidates are
often takes long time 70 come tn any agree
ment One Convention last week spent five days in
baloting.
In the 1T (Chcago) District conventions have been
held, called yet Norman b. Judd tho present
Reprse NATIVE kely 90 be renomnated although
he meets with plenty Of opposition The friends of John
wentworth represented the district for eight years,
ore active in his behalf Other prominent candidates
are Horace White. editor of The Tfbuoe Gen Thos os-
born and Senator j. c. Dorr The fact that each OF
these candidates prefers 10 have MT
than any one else beside himself appears to give Mr.
into f,eu tim Tlp mi,
iority in the district nearly 5000 II will not
be az large this year. the Republicans not IN the
sl ghtest danger OF losing 1t.
The lid District gives the heaviest Republican majority
OF any in the country. Two years ago it was about
l4Oa Gen j. f. Farnsworth, who has long represented
the district Is again candidate for nomination Hrs
chief and only prominent competitor, who had good
prospect of beating him. died few days ago, which
leaves Gen. Farnsworth pretty clear field His remain
ing opponents VIM. Lathrop OF Wiunebago County,
and MT. Harris of Lake County
The Republicans of the Hid, Elisha H. Washburns old
district will without question renOminate H. c. Bur
chard who is now serving his first HIS majority
was 800.
The Conventions in the Ivth 0Rock Island) District
have not yet been held The Republican candidates are
j. Hawicy, the present member, Gen. John Tlllson
Gen NJ ~. Baine Gen Vim. A. Smith. and Col c. f.
Carr not learned who il considered 10 have the
best chance The district is safely Republican. giving
over 1000 majority.
In the With District the denomination Of T.. c. niger
soil of Peoria il closely contested by Gen Henderson OF
Bureau County The Republican District Committee has
decided to have no convention and TO adopt what ~
known the Crawford County system OF nominating
which by voting the primary meetings directly for
the candidates instead OF for dele gates. This innovation
creates much talk among the politicians throughout the
state who 10 not look upon it fay0rably In the dis
trct 1t is regarded IN Mr.. Ingersos behalf,
and "a thought make his certain He ought
he returned for he ID active and useful member
and his remarkable financial views are by their extreme
aDslrdty more diverting than dangerous The Repub
lean majority IN the With District is about 900.
Enough OF the County Conventions have been he!d in
the With District make that Burton O. Cook
will 10 renomlnated. His principal opponent Franklin
COrwin Of Ottawa, has gwen up the contest and has
had the bad publish letter full OF bitterness
and folly which only that the people were wise
in making him their choice. Judge Cooks majority
at the last election was nearly 1903.
In the With District the Republican Convention has
been held and has enominated Jesse II. Moore. This il
also perfectly sure Republican district, tho majority
usually reaching 5000
In the With (springnoid District, the Republicans
after the shaTpest Congressional fight known IN the
state. nominated Jonathan Merriam, a new man IN
politics There were lSG ballots before the convention
opened. The defeat Of shelby NJ Cullom, the present
representative. who lost the nomination by few votes
generally regretted throughout the state. Now that
better appreciate his virtues and question whether
they have done well III throwing him for an mex
distribution of the Federal patronage in the District ia
said 10 have caused MI Cuoms defeat. His last ma
jority about 5000 The temperance men IN this dis
trIct have set up candidate one Geo H. MINER; and
the Democrats hope he will draw of enough Republican
votes give them the election. The movement 49, how
| ever insignificant.
The IXth District gives 5000 Democratic majority. and
will doubt return Ito present Representative, T. w.
| McNeeley.
In the Xth District A. @. Burr who had 1000 Demo
cratic majority III 1868, declined aud Judge l.. IT, Rice
| been nominated
The Democrats have not yet nominated IN the XIth
District, where >. s. Marshall had nearly 1000 majority
years ago. II Is expected that Mr.. Marshall will be
! again the nominee.
The XIIth safe Republican District. John B. Hay
now serving his first term, had 800 majority I'm 1863 He