The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-09-03
RADICAL STATE CONVENTION.
LOGAN ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION
FOR CONGRESS- BUT STILL
GOES FOR THE SENATE.
Bateman for perintendent Of Pablo
lnstrcutiOnj bates for Treasurer
and Washburn for Pcnitcn.
tiary Commissioner.
THE PLATFORM AND COMMITTED EN-.

The Radical State convention met in
Rudolph's opera house in Springfield, on
the LIST instant. Colonel A. @. Babcock,
chairman Of the State Central Committee,
called tho convention to order. Hon. j..
H. Adams of Stephenson, was elected tenn
porary chairman, and a. s. Swan ok
Fayette, j. b. Brown of 10. Davies, anS.
NJ. Y, Gilbert Of Boone, temporary secre-.
tarcs. Committees on Credentials, Pere,
manent Orga nizatior, Resolutions, and to-
appoint q State Central Committee, wer6
elected after which the convention adj.
journed till $50 o'clock pm. 3
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At two and half o'clock pm. The Con.
vention reassembled, when Che conmitteS'
on Permanent Organization made the folr
lowing report, which was unanimously
adopted: Permanent president aof the
Convention; Hon. :. w. Moulton Of Shells
by; vice president First district =. A.
Hayne ofCook; Second jesse Hilderip of
Boone; Third james Dinsmore of. White
side; Fourth, j. :. Poag Of Mercer !;
Fifth, William Truesdalc off Peoria I
Sixth 5. W. Mum of Will; Seventh. w.
=. Chandler of Nermillioa; Eighth, J. Il.
Cook of Tazewell; Ninth 7. II. Dimmcl
of Pike Tenth, Colonel J. Il. Miles IL
Macoupin Eleventh, Benson Wood of
Effingham Twelfth, J. II. sawyer Of
Washington Thirteenth, Benjamin l..
Wiley Of jackson. For the state a, large,
Jackson Grimshaw OF Adams; Colonel
u. W. Mum Of Alexanderi Gen. c. T.
II otchkiss of Cook. -
Seere,aries--J. =. Root, Of Cook, Jsmes
Fishback, Of Morgan; wm Taylor, Of
Lasalle; II. Cooper, Of Marion y. b.
Brown, Of 10 Davies.
The following ia the State Ccntesi Com
inittee, appointed for the neat two
years:
For STATE a, isrge-Col. A. c. BabcocL,
Of Fulton; q. n. Hatch, OF Sasssmon (;
G. X. Fasuell, Cook.
For the Districts. District one, David
:. Hammond. Il Cook; second, George ;.
.Baug., ofkaDe: third, Y. p. Boycc, Of
Ogle; fourth, x. h. Jones, " Adams (;
ffta, George +. Watt Of Henry; sixth.
A. Mcintosh, u Will; seventh, Sheridan
Walk OF Mscoa; eight, Captain J. l..
Bout. Of Mclean: niash, ChAxles l..
Lippincou Of Cas-; tenth, syohn j. Rim
akef, OF Maeoupin, eleventh, Gen. Jane.
Martin, of Marion; twelfth. j. McCu,ch.
eou. of Randolphi ,hir'eenth, p. u. Pope,
Of Alexander. rs " -
Aster the election o: these committees
the convention proceeded 70 nominate q
State iickes. -
General ohm A. Logan vas nominated
by seclamasiOn Tor Congressman FOR the
state NJ large.
General Eras,u. Bate. wss nominated
FOR Treasurer by,,a UNANIMOUS vote.
Hon. New.on BaieH.A;, .: SAnsanlon,
and Professor Joseph Carter. az NJ Lean,
were placed ia nomination FOR SlPerinien.
den, Of Public Insiruel!0a. Tas vote
steoa Fvs Dascmsn 3s5; for Carter -.
Mr. Ba,eman's nomination was made
unanimous.
Elmer W..hLuru, Of Alton, was nom.
mated On the second ballot for Peni,en-
tiary Com missioner Cor the long term and
Cy.ycr Butz, " Chicago, received the nom
inati0n of Peniisniiary Commissioner for
the short term, BY reclamation.
Mr., James r. Root Secretary % the
state Central Committee, having declined
longer 10 serve In that capacity, resolu.
ton Wa adopted thanking him FOR the able
manner in which DO had discharged the
duties Of tina, responsible position. Of
The Committee on Resolutions reported
a series Of resolutions, or " hich The follow
ing Il the substance:
The first and second resolutions recite
the glorious Te.ord Il the Rspub lean
party. 4"
The third proposes 90 institute and carry
out in the future, as IN the past, all re-
forms which will add 10 the prosperity &
the country. ...-,.. ......
The fourth endorses the administrator
Of President Gran, -
The fifth declares that % allow the gov
erbment / , Pace intothe hands Of the Dem.
Dcracy would be a calamity, for the reasoD1
that they do not accept in good faith what
has been done by tho Republican party
and would, so far rs they could, undo alb
The work Of that party.
Sixth. Taxation is peculiarly n burden,
and the best system Of industry is that
which imposes the lightcst burdens and
fcweat restrictions on the property and
business Of the people. II
Seventh. That the capital of the United
States should be removed 10 the Mississip-
pi Valley, aud that our Representatives.
and Senators ia Congress be instructed TO
vote against any appropriations Tor repair
lng the Old buildings, or aIesung Lev ones,
at Washington.
Ninth. Expressive of sympathy with
the brave German people who so gloriously
light to repcl and drive back their enemies
who declared war against them without
cause.
Tenth, Congratulates the people of tho
State on the adoptio nof the new Consttu-
ton.
The resolutions were adopted by unani-
mous vote. When the resolution express
We of sympathy with Prussia was read, il
was received with voclfcrous and wild
IuZZahs.
At the conclusion Of the convantioB
ieneral John A. Logan was Introduced,
md delivered an address.
General Logan, in accepting the homi-
nation said in doing SO he wished il dis.
inctly understood that it shall not inter
ere with his candidacy fDr the
senate. ..t. 4
Victor Hugo.
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