The Ottawa free trader., 1871-10-21
Democratic Congressional Con-
vention.
Hon. Lorenzo Lelana v,..s
THE PROCEEDrNos

The delegates to the Democratic C,o,.:,
convention OF the 9TH district of this state a..
sembled in pursuance of the call Of the centr.,
committee, at Joliet, on Tuesday, Dot. II. 1s7y,
at2 p. NJ. and was called to order by P. A. Arm.
| strong, Esq, of Morris. And on his motion uo,
J. G. Champlin, OF Ottawa, was elected temno.
rary chairman.
Oa motion of J. c. Croker, Esq, of Mendoza.
J. G. Armstrong, of La Sale, was chosen seore.
| tary pro tenn.
On motion of Mr. Breckenridge, Calneh Ear.
ley, OF Will, was chosen assistant secretary Dro
tenn.
On motion OF Mr. Nicholson, the CHAIR appoint.
ed committee of five on credentials.
The chair appointed Messrs. Dewey, of La
Sale; Haieht, of Du Page; Munroe, of Will:
Scoville, of Grundy, and Clement, of Will.
The committee reported the following gentle.
men entitled to seats:'
DU PAGE.
| Luther Bartlett Casper NJ. Kleim. Lewis G.
Slower, John Haight, Francis M. Ullrich, Robert
N. Murray,
Williams, Chas. C Clement Mitchell. TT
Sprague Jas. J Mathers, Clark Baker, Richard
Doolittle, c Farley, II Nicholson, n Frv.
er, c N Arnold, n ,rtin Bergen, Edmund vii.
cox, W A Steel T Breckenridge, G H
SGtphin.
GRUNDY.
A Armstrong Jno Barr, Scoville Jno
Kay, w Harris. d W Barry.
la SALE.
wv Browne, C Crooker,: George A Locey,
J G Armstrong, Thomas Hennessey, Thoms,
Johns, Charles Hoffman. Ransom Palmer, n
K Thomas, W Spear Lorenzo Leland, David
Snyder. i W Wood, J L Gruber, Chris Hagen.
bauer J Champlin, E NJ Garfield, A B Smith,
Henry Mccormick, W Dewey.
On motion of Mr.. Nicholson the report was
accepted and adopted
Mr., Breckenridge moved the appointment Of
committee on permanent orgsnization Car
red.
Messrs Breckenridge, Munros and Sceville
were made such committee
They recommended as follows: Chairman,
Chas. Clement, of Will Secretaries, J. G. Arm.
strong. of La Sale, and c. Farley, OF Will.
Adopted.
On motion OF Mr. Scovlle, the convent ton pro-
ceeded to tallo. sor congressman
&c Crooker, Of Mendota, moved, as an amend.
ment. THAT the first ballot be informal. The
amendment and the original motion were re.
spectivey carried
On motion of L. w Dewey, of La Sale, the
chair appointed ,eller-, n. follows: Messrs.
Breckenridge, of Will, and Champlsin, of OF.
tawa.
T. A. Armstrong. OF Grundy, moved that the
delegates present be allowed to cast the full vote
the several delegations entitled to from the
respective counties. Adopted.
An informal ballot having been taken the re.
suit was:
I. Lyle Diokey, 16
Lorenzo Leland, 81.
Robert Murray,6
Mr. Murray withdrew his name and moved
that Hon. Lorenzo Leland be nominated by NC.
cIamatiou. Unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Nicholson moved that committee of three
be appointed TO wal, upon Mr. Leland and notify
him OF his nomination. Carried; and Mr..
Nicholson Of Will, Murray Of Du Page, and
Baker of Will, were chosen.
Armstrong, of Grundy. moved the appoint.
ment of central committee OF one from each
county for the ensuing year. Carried. The
chair appointed c. Farley. of Will, chairman,
and r. Murray Of Du Page, P. A. Armstrong Of
Grundy, Robert Hopkins Of kendall, s. r. Moore
OF Kankakee, and E. w. Dewey of La Salle
Eloquent speeches were made by Armstrong
of Grundy. Champlin OF La Sale. Breckenridge
of Will, and Crooker of La Sale.
Hon j. G. Champln introduced the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted:
ResOlced, that in closing the work of this con.
vention We desire to express that We are not un-
mindful of the courtesy Of the Honorable josiah
McRoberts, Judge of this Judicial Circuit, in
placing at our disposal the court room, for our
convenience, and recognize 1t - another evidence
OF that comprehensive urbanity which has 90
Justly endeared him to the people among whom
he has so long exercised the functions Of An up
right magistrate.
J. &. Armstrong moved that the several demo-
cratic papers in this congressional district be re.
quested to publish these proceedings. Adopted.
On motion adjourned sine dss
CHAs CLEMENT, Chairman.
J. g. ARMSTRONG;,
@. FARLEY, Secretaries.
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