The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-19
THE RADICALS,
MEETING OF THE SENATORIAL
CONVENTION YESTERDAY.
SQUIRE MERIT, OF PULASKI,
NOMINATED.

the Radicals of the first district met at
the court-housc in this city yesterday, at 9
o'clock, pm.
Mr. NJ j. Inscore, Chairman ofthe Sem
atorial Committee, called the meeting TO
order and read the call for the convection
Mr.. Inscore then called upon Mr.. Mertz,
OF Pulaski, to act rs temporary Chairman
of the convention.
MR.. MERrz.-I am not delegate TO thi.
convention.
| Mr. q. w. McKesig, of this city, was
then called upon an took the chair.
Mr.. ms score moved that n committee of
three on permanent organization be an
pointed also that Mr. Geo. Doughcrty, of
Union, and Dan. Hogan, of Pulaski, be
appointed secretaries. Motion put and
carried.
Mr.. Linnell, of Pulaski, moved that
committee of three on credentials be ap-
pointed. Carried.
The Chair appointed as such,committee
Hurd of Alexander Wagner. of Pulaski
and Linncll, of Union.
The chair said it would be necessary 70
appoint committee on resolutions. The
convention, however, did not thinl; So.
AT east, no such committee was appointed.
Mr.. Inscore said that, if he was not mis-
taken, bis motion to appoint committee
on permanent organization had been put
and adopted by the convention, but that
the chair had failed to appoint the com
mittee He would like to have the will Of
the convention enforced
The chair appointed Capt Stinson, of
Union, II. II Spencer, OF Pulaski, and j.
j. Baird, Of Alexander, II. such committee
After being absent for few minutes,
the committee reportei the following per-
sons as officers for the permanent organiza-
ton; John VI. Lansden, Of Alexander,
chairman Geo. Doughcrty, Of Union,
and Dan Hogan, of Pulaski, secretaries.
The report was received and adopted.
Mr.. Lansdcn took the chair and thanked
the convention for the honor conferred up
on him. lie said it was not necessary for
him to state the object Of the convention,
as that was understood by the delegates )
and, as many Of them desired to return to
their homes as soon as the work in hand
could be accomplished he would not waste
the time Of the convention, but that they
would proceed t. business at once.
The committee on credentials reported
the following named gentlemen as prop
erly accredited delegates.
Union county-J. I. Linnell T. IL.
Philips, Geo W. Dougherty and NJ. j.
Inscore.
Pulaski eounty-F. r. Waggener, VIM.
Wetzell, Il. Wilson, II. II. Spencer, J..
Houston and Dan. Hogan.
Aierander couniy-D. Hurd, G.. W. Nc
he zig, J. j. Bird, John NJ. Lansden.
Report received and adopted.
Mr.. Inscore moved to proceed to the
nomination Of candidates. Carried.
Mr.. Linnel nominated Squire Merit, Of
Pulaski.
Mr.. Inscore put Capt. Isaac Phillips, Of
Tn on in nomination.
After lapse of few minutes, the chair
asked if any OF the delegates wished t. pre-
sent any other name, but n. no one re-
sponded the nominations were declared
| c.o"d.
Mr. Linnell moved that the first bal OF
be an informal one. Carried.
The chair appointed Ii, II. Spencer, of
Union, ind Mr.. Linnell, of Pulaski tellers.
I g, al I'LL - Oh
suited ns follows:
Mertz.'''........,...,....
Thlllps''''''''.. .......''''o
Mr.. Inscore moved that the conventi n
now proceed to nominate a candidate for
staLe senator, 10 fill the vacancy occa
stoned by the death Of Hon. S. X. Gibson.
Carried.
Messr-. Spencer and Linnel acted as
tcllers.
The chair suggested that the secretary
call the roll of delegates after the vote WIS
taken and before the ballots were counted,
to ascertain if NIL the delegates had voted,
The suggestion was adopted
The vote being taken, resulted as FOL
lows:
MeriZ
THE CHAIg-Mr. Mertz having receiv-
ed a majority of the votes cast IS declared
the regular nominee Of the republicans Of
the First Senatorial district of Illinois to
be voted for at the November election for
tho Office of State Senator, to fill the va
cancy occasoned by the death of Hon. S
X. Gibson.
Mr.. INsCORE-I move tho nominate On
be made unanimous. Carried.
The fifteen delegates present made an ct
forL at applause, but the attempt was so
feeble that it could not be heard out side
the court house door.
Mr.. Merit was then called upon for u
speech, and responded in substance, as fol-
lows:
He said ho felt battered by the honor
conferred upon him. and took it as a coma
pliment to the radicals of PalasKi county
that one Of their number should be selected
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