The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-07
AN UNEXCEPrIONABLE NOM
INEE.
PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS

PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS.
SpRISoFIELp, ILL.,, Oct. 4.-The statt
Democratic convention called to I omina,,
Candidate for the office of congressman
at-large, assembled in the old ball o
Representatives At noon to-day.
The delegates wee called TO order by
Col. A. q. Burr, chairman Of the state
central committee, and the call of The
convention was read by Mr.. Merritt.
TEMPORARY oRGANIzATIoN.
Col. Buckna of Madison county
n minated Hon Thos. Hoync, # Coos
for temporary chairman. [Applausel
l.. \, iarmn, of Clark, nominated Hon
John .Hiecnclffe, Of 81. CLAIR Appau.e
The vote was put on the nomination %
IT, -. Hoync, aad WAS declared IN his ia
vbr.
Thsmrson No NJ el- morc1 for oal
Of the counties on the question. The
motion prevailed, and the roll of cruntie,
was called, each giving the number al
votes TO which it was entitled IN the cor.
venliJn. One gentleman votei for lhre,
counties, and the question OF ms right I,
do 80 Wa. reserved until after the
announcement of tue vote should be mad .
Alderman Montgomery called for severn
cJauti-s uefOre the vote was announced.
TIE name of Thomas II yne WAS with
drawn BY Gen Cameron. At the request u
The Cod county delegation.
NJ Hiuchehf wac then unanimously
elected
4 CON mittee, consisting Of Messrs
M--r.f. Harlan and HOWE was sppUini
and uoudurted Mr.. Hiuchelt 10 the
char.
REMAINS Oh Nh HIscHcLlFS.
NJ !. lRcheiif r,iurn-o thanks, Eayin.
be a. HI expect u us called upon - tl
any = ,sIi,OI excepl thSi OF b laUUr-r ~ IL
convention. He DUpeu they would eng <
h. "a ~ors oi tDe cUnvetJl vn in -
wulc ~ouli ehrw the &c 'pe Of l,lnui
tlsi ueIr interests we've relOsn Zed. an
, ~ u : The Interests & he prOdurIn
c..-s-.-, u the community, whIen had bee
s. log igu,ret .! The parry That had lee
90 p.tNyf iuF 80 mAnk yeHrs. lie HuE!
b., convention ~ Tue bes. o. b.
ability.
SECRETARIES.
temporal! 'rcrelar! ia iiupus y, Aud j
a. hOei 4. Of Cui a. si.tans secretary
Committees.
The following committees were appoint
Or denAais-W. } Oushsn, WIN. VA
NutwtrA, Jesse William, j. WAruer
}. T. Cuunin- ham, J. :. Ewing. Il. W
Gall tgu-r, 40. TurnOIb X j. Allmau
L. II rian, "A. I. Taiber, j. b. Mayhau
ars A ha oA"e.
P-ru,an 81 'gtnizition-Thos Shirley
u ~. - he w. Geo. Rivh ,Fdsun, j. !
i. -. = 60 j. ID Nee, Nm. We
n.i. y "A Mrl.h.. Geo. Il. Vending, "
". Bar, Il. Bowman, +. r. Hay
Platform Thos Hayne, John Va,
Norl~i-k, J. c. Pepper, j ID. Dowlal
Il. L Bsnnp. Z c. Brown, o. 4. Her
dr.cl.. ". L. VaRderventer, A. q. Brow
j. q. A en-. A. NJ. Gaze. +. A. 4. HoIcon
=. >. Marshal, I, W. McNeeiy
Schultz.
TARIfF REso UTIoS.
Mr.. MerlIt offered Resolution in rel
ton To- the tariff. Ii Was objected to
Judge kdmonds an the ground that the
was 40 organ zativn for the Transaction
bushes.
A motion to adjourn till $50 =. NJ. W
lost.
RESOLUTIONS AND CREDENTIALS
". Dowdsll moved that all resol
tlous pr, scented to the convention be !
ferred 10 the committee on resoluti'
without debate.
Judge Skinner moved that all crede
tias he referred 10 The appropriate col
mntee. Carried.
The convention then adjourned Till g.
J., M.
AFTrgNooN sEssIOS-RnPoRT OF COMM
TEE on CREDENTIALS.
Upon the reassembllng OF The conve
ton, The committee on credentials rrport
ne counties represented, aud The fePo
was .doped. .
There we're 81 counties not repfesente
THE TALIrr QUESTION
Mr. Merritt offered the following 70
luton, ssking to have IL ruferred 10 II
committee "