The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-09-24
Democratic Congressional Convention
at Joliet.
julius Avery Unanimously Nominated for
Congress.

The Democratic Congressional Convention Of
the 9th District was held at Joliet on Wednesday
last.
2. A. Armstrong called the convention to order
and nominated Hon. Uri Osgood, of Will county
to the chair.
The motion having been carried, Mr.. Osgood,
on taking his seat, said briefly:
I feel under great obligations to you, gentle
men of this convention, for the honor you have
conferred upon me, and am proud to labor for
the common cause.-the good Of the people. The
democratic party has an important work to do.
We must renovate this great government; We
must purify the morals of this state, in politi-
| cal sense. We must act cautiously and prudent
ly, and the people will all be with us. We must
have men of ability in osice-men who are hon
est. Such men we have, and they are IN our
party.
The whole country looks to us for relief from
heavy taxes, monopolies, land grabbers and pub
lie thieves, carpet-baggers and plunderers who,
crime. Our county, during the years Of repub-
lican ruls has been controlled by "rings"-whis-
ky rings. railroad rings and rings in every trade
and business. 1t has been a continuation of
rings against the people. We must put an end
to all this or we shall be borne down with tax.
alton. We now, in the west, gay the taxes Of
New England. Let US be true to ourselves,
closely guard the interests of the country and
success is certain. We have been blind to our
interests. Let us work vigorously for oru rights
and for the general coed.
On motion, J. G.. Armstrong, of La Sale coun-
ty, was made secretary, and J. s. R. Scoyille, Of
| Grundy, assistant.
On notion all democrats present, without cre-
dentials, were admitted to seats III the conven-
ton, with power to cast the vote Of their
counties.
The delegates from the different counties were
as follows:
HendaN-D. Henning, A. Newton, VIM. Fer
guson, John Cliggett.
G,undy-Jno. Carr, P. A. Armstrong J. R.
Scovile, A. c. Carter, Willard Walter Tracy B.
Harris
WWS-Miles Royce, Thomas Bulpier, E. H.
Hart, Clark Baker, Thos. Daiz, Uri Osgood, D.
c. Hendricks, Jos. Fryar, Luke Denton, P. Fitz.
patrick, A. Voss BENZ. Olin, Geo. Alexander
VIM. Connors, A. McClosky.
La .sale-G. w. Armstrong, DR.. Jos. Stout, J..
G.. Armstrong, A. Vaughey, Dr.. E. NJ. Garfield,
! J. L. Thornton.
Eloquent speeches were made by BENZ. Olin
of Will, Armstrong of Morris, Vsughey of Sene-
ca, Fryar of Will and Dr.. Garfield of La Sslle,
On motion of P. A. Armstrong, Hon. julius
Avery, of Ottawa, was nominated for congress
by acclamation. and G. W. Armstrong appointed
a committee to notify him by telegraph of the
result
| On motion of Mr. Olin, a committee of one
from each county in the district was appointed
on resolutions. The chair named, Garfield Of
La Sale, Fryar of Will, Armstrong of Grundy,
Newton Of Kendall, and Walters Of Grundy, 81
such committee, who recommended the adoption
of the state Democratic platform without change
| or modification. Agreed to.
| On motion of Geo. w. Armstrong, of La Sale,
the following was added to the resolutions:
That the Democracy now "a ever favor all
movements that shall tend to the protection Of
labor and the interests of the masses against mo-
nopolics of every kind or nature.
Mr. Avery answered the telegram sent him,
accepting the nomination and pledging himself
to do all in his power to advance the cause of the
people against the monopolists.
The usual resolutions were passed to publish
the'proceedngs in the newspapers Of the district,
when the convention adjourned.