The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-27
Meeting Of the Democratic and Liberal
State Conventions.
Coalition Upon Candidates for State
Officers.
IMPORTANT LETTER FROM CARL scAURz
Cancellation and General Fraterm-
cation on All Sides.
THE ILLINOIS DEMOCRACY.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, June 20, l


SPRINGFIELD, Ill, June 20, 1872
The Democratic State Convention OF Illinois met
at the Opera House, In this city, to-day for the pur
pose Of appointing delegates to the National Demo-
cratic Convention at Baltimore, and to nominate a
ticket for State officers and for Presidential Eec-
tors
The Convention was called to order at noon by
Mr.. A. @. Burr, chairman OF the State Central Com
mtttee, and was opened with prayer by Rev. DR..
Currahan. On motion of Alexander StOrne, Mr..
@. Allen OF Crawford, was unanimously chosen
temporary Chairman, and, appearing upon the
platform, briefly addressed the Convention, return
ing his thanks for the honor conferred on him, and
urging upon the delegates to conduct their business
with elaboration and In spirit Of Cancellation,
looking to q union with another Convention.
Afternoon Session.
The Convention reassembled at two p. M, when
the Chairman announced that representative from
the Liberal Republican Convention was in the
hall waiting to make a report to the Convention.
The announcement was greeted with cheers
The delegate In question was escorted to the
platform amid tumultuous applause, and announced
that the Liberal Republican Convention now in
session here, had appointed q committee of nine
teen one from each Congressional district to confer
with similar committee from this Convention
upon questions OF interest to this State. The
announcement was greeted with loud and long
continued applause.
The Committee on Permanent Organization SUBJ
mftted report nominating Mr.. J. O. Allen, the
temporary Chairman for permanent President Of
the Convention; Colonel Daniel Cameron and
with an additional Vice President from each Con
gressional district j. G. Richberg, Of Cook county,
for permanent Secretary, with o number of as
sistants.
The roll was then called for the appointment Of
the committee Of conference to meet similar
committee from the Liberal Republican Convention
At this point the President OF the Convention
read telegram nom the President OF the Demo-
now in session, sending greeting to the Democratic
and Liberal Republican Conventions of Illinois, and
proposing to clasp hands with them across the
bloody chasm made by the war; The reading OF the
despatch was received with cheers. despatch
was read from Mr. Thomas Fl. Hendricks, Of
the Convention and the hope that their dellbera-
lions would result in nominating ticket which
Will be successful at the coming election.
The Committee on Credentials reported oil the
counties in the State as fully represented.
motion that a committee OF one from each Con-
gresslonal district be appointed to select and re-
port the names OF electors from the several districts
and from the State at large was opposed on the
ground that the matter would be disposed of by
the conference committee Of the two conventions,
and the motion was temporarily tabled;
the committee appointed TO report the names of
Congressional districts to the National Convention,
reported the following list:-At large-W. 7. Cool
sS SSSs Of kcSana q rrs 9n5
First district M. W. Fupef 81. OAR Ehtherland.
Is. ID.
Henry s. Helm, Obadiah Jackson. Foarth-Richard
sSSsg gx Hepsilahs b Baw j T. MsSns
gel! Henry G. Deit. Nintb-2s. r. shope, ". ".
G 1'aItn,s fsntnJ Neili j. B. Jefferson
M,snsss ss W. Mcse 1.n Tnr
seents-A II. Miller, z. 8 Banks Fourteenth. B.
,mith, John Pirnson. Fifteenth-W M: Garrand, H.
standardization Mcclure, s. A. Buckmaster;
Eightsenth-J. =; 0berly, F. F; Banton, Nine
port adopted,
resolution instructing the delegates to Balti-
more to cast their votes fol Greeley and Brown was
The Committee on Resolutions then submitted
the following platform
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Cincinnati Convention together with The clear nterpre
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unit the spirit Of the
The resolutions were adopted by reclamation,
and the Convention adjourned until $50 O'Clock
Evening Session.
At the evening session of the Convention General
McClernand from the Committee of Conference ap-
pointed by the Convention to meet q similar CON-
mittee from the Liberal Republican Convention,
submitted the following ticket for the State officers,
as agreed upon by the Joint Conference Commit
tee:-
For Observation-Disclosures A. Koerner OF St Clair
Lieutenant GOce1nOr-General Charles Black, of
Champaign
Secretary or Stdte-Edward Rummel OF PEORIA
AUDITOR or Stdte-Daniel O'Hara, Of Cook.
State Teasre'-Charles II. Lanpier, Of sanga-
Attorney acknowledgements Weldon, of Mclean
Clerks or the Supreme COurt-First Grand Di-
yision-R: A. Mibanks, OF Jefferson Second Grand
htutIn nuntn RrAuu
OF the nominees on the State ticket the Governor,
Secretary OF State and Attorney General are lib
eral republicans the Lieutenant Governor, Auditor
and Treasurer are democrats, also the candidates
for Clerks OF the Supreme Court.
committee was appointed to invite the Liberal
Republican Convention to join this Convention,
and soon reported that the Liberal Convention was
on the way to the hall.
Immediately afterward Governor Palmer, Presi-
dent OF the Liberal Convention, appeared arm-in-
arm with Governor Koerner and, amid the widest
enthusiasm on the part of the delegates and spec
tators, advanced to the PLATFORM where he was met
by Governor Allen, President of the Convention.
-, Governor nnor, PALMER then announced that
lily endorsed the nominations reported by
the Joint Committee OF Conference, and gladly
Joined hands with the democracy In their support.
Governor ALLEN said he desired to meet the ad-
vanccs OF the Chairman Of the Liberal Republican
Convention In the spirit In which they were made,
and, like Paul, forgetting the things that be-
hind" strike hands with him In q common cause.
and clasped hands another scene Of wild excite
ment ensued, the delegates cheering rantically for
several minutes
Governor KoERNER then, In brief speech,
returned thanks for the honor conferred upon him,
AMI pledged his best efforts for the success Of the
ticket and the cause 1t represented.
The chairmen Of the Democratic and Liberal Re-
publican Committees OF Conference to select an
electoral ticket reported that the conference had
Deen unable to agree, and suggested that the mat
yer nc referred to the Democratic and Liberal Re-
publban state Central Committees The recon-
incndauon was adopted, and the Convention ad-
tOurned.
THE ILLINOIS LIBERALS.
SPRINGFIELD, H., June 20, 1872.
The Liberal State Convention met Mt noon TODAY