, 1870-08-04
THURSDAY. AUGUST 1. 1870


TEE E1GHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. !
The long and bitter controversy iu the
Eighth District Of this State over tho Con-
g:cssiunal nomination was finally brought
10 Al end, yesterday, by The nomination Of
Colonel Merriam, OF Tazeweu County-the
fnal vo,e being o7 for Merriam, IS for
Culspm, and for Parks. This result vas
rut reached until after 1e0 ballots, -four
lays session, aud ono adjournment It
was said that the delegates, when thoy ze-
tuned to Springfield, on Tuesday, brought
their trunks along, and engaged board at
the hotels by the month, as theJ intended |
.'so fght it out on that ling, if it took all
summer" Before going into ballot
they passed resolution pledging the con-
vcutiou to support whorasoeyer shoald be
nominated, Having thus burned their
boats behind them. and cut OF all retreat,
they went to work and fougha it out It
was found after two OF three days ballot
ing, that most VI the membershad second
choice, and yesterdays voting finally
showed who that vas The main contest
was between Sangamon aud Mclean Coun-
lies, Is represented by Cullom aud McNulta,
and as neither OF their candi-
dates non1d obtain majority.
t},a convention finally comnrnmised
~ thir5 man from ona Of ,he o,heI
cor,,;.s -rh;.1 ~-s. a --o-, natural ,aenn
and ne,hans tbe only tfino that eonld be
done to secure unity and SUCCESS It vas
thought by msny that Mr Cullom'a friends
would, q. the right moment, transfer their
votes to ,rnfce Parks and secure his NOM
;not;,,, hpt ,f4hev Ind any snch intent1oa-
tbav uz;tcd .oo 1onc. Colonel aIcNolsa.a
snrnor,e,s went over To Marian AS alsv
threa o- four Of cal1on.s. and conferred
,be nomination On him. While judge
Parks xonld have 1nads n most excalleu,
cand,,a,e md un;tea the ent;ra Republ;.
can vote Of The district Colonel Mer.
ram xiu poll an equal and, perhaps,
cvcn a stronger yote- He combines man,
uo;uts Of popularity. First, he Is yoanf
mon of fne talents of st.ict integrity ani
aTul,1a manners. second. he 1zas soldier
fo, fnn, vevr dn,;ro tba ropellion-e,.er.
inr tbc ranks vi;b a ,.dskct and kuass.cl
m hi. b.ct and teaylpg his raaiment as
,,1,ra1 living fought hi. .ay un aud
1tS CfDIU0t10n nv hr3ypfE rallnntfT
.y., good conduct third. he is tar,nr,
and resides on Tie Gamer of ,szswe,1 nrc.
Lem. Logan. and Dewitt md is e,,ens;re1.
ecouaiuttd with the farmers f,f al, Tina
couut;es and verr nonn,ar u;th them. foD,tb
"a "a member Of ,he ia,e Constitutional Cou
yention ho made A rev po,,d recon1 NM
was esteemed on both sides of the chambc
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