The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-06-29
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The Springfield Conventions.


Convention, ana Of the Liberal Republican
State Convention at Springfield on Tuesday
and the subsequent enthusiastic fusion OF the
Two conventions and joint nomination OF
state and electoral ticket, are certainly among
the most notable political events OF the times
A month ago we looked almost with derision
on the idea that the democracy OF Illinois,
assemebled in state convention, would pay
any serious attention to what was then sup
nosed would be small squad of republican
s.come.outers" who would assemble at Spring
field on the same day and call themselves q
"liberal republican convention" Later indi.
cations, however, showed that the "Liberal
Republican,, or Greeley stampede among the
republicans of this state, was on much larg-
er scale than was imagined, and we began to
lookton the idea of joint nomination more
leniently; but it was not until the two con-
ventions met at Springfield on Tuesday face
to face, each accompanied with its enormous
crowd of hackers, all energetically and unit
edly protesting that their aims were one and
luslSIiuS oh thC luoAOA VI tuC wv OOulCoS tuut
the stiffest-backed democrats as we'll as the
shyest republicans. saw that this movement
had its foundations laid deep in the hearts of
the people, and that it meant REVOLUTION
If the democratic convention came with full
representation from every county. and a
double host OF hackers so did the liberal re-
publicans and while the democrats conced-
ed that the mass of the PARTY would certainly
approve and vote for Greeley and joint state
ticket, the liberal republicans came in such
force and bearing such proofs of their earnest
ness and that full a third of the republican
party in their respective localities was with
them, that there was no longer room for
choice, and the two parties melted into one
as easily and naturally as the Mississippi and
Missouri fuse their waters into one mighty,
irresistible stream below Alton. Accordingly,
as indicated, the two conventions melted into
one, and united in nominating one state tick
ct, one electoral ticket, and in sending one
delegation to Baltimore.
The democratic convention met at the Opera
House, and was organized by the appointment
of Hon. J. A. Allen as President; the liberia
republican convention met IN the representa-.
tive hall at the state house, and organized by
appointing Gov. Palmer President After the
usual committees on credentials, &C., in both
conventions, the liberal convention appointed
committee of nineteen Zone from each con
gressional distrlct) to wait or the democrati,
convention and propose fusion. The com
mittee made its appearance at the Oper
House in due season, and was received witt
enthusiasm The proposition to unite the tw,
conventions into one was adopted by accla
nation, and similar committee of nineteen
was appointed by the democrats, to meet will
the committee OF the liberals. and make VI
a state ticket to be submitted for approval t.
the two conventions now united in one. The
Joint committee, after few hours consuta
tation, presented the following ticket, which
was unanimously approved and adopted:
For Observation-Disclosures KGrner, of st
Clair.
For Lieut.. Governor-John c. Black, o
Champaign.
For Secretary of State-Edward Rummel
ofPeona.
For Audtor-Danicl O'Hara, of Cook.
For State Treasurer-Charles Lanphier, O
Ssngamon.
For Attorney -General-Lawrence Weldon
of Mclean.
For Supreme Court Clerks Southern Crane
Division, r. A. D. Milbank; Central, Davit
A. Brewer Northern, Eli Smith.
A delegation to Baltimore was appointed
and instructed to vote for the endorsement O
the Cincinnati nominees, and the selection O
an electoral ticket was left to the joint centra
committee; aud thereupon the joint conven
vention adjourned sine de-
In the evening the immense masses Of PEG
pie who had assembled were addressed from
different stands by Lyman Tru,nbull, Cassiu
NJ. Clay, Gen. James Shields, Gov. Palmer
and Others
The ticket nominated is certainly "a stron.
one. Even the Chicago Times agrees 10 sup
port 1t and admits that it will be elected. Blu
owing t" our limited space We deter f,m,hr
reference to it until our next issue.
on Tuesday evening last +. A. Storrs, E.u.
OF Chicago, addressed n meeting IN the Conr
House ON the political issues oi the day Mr.
storrs, Tor a wonder, was 'promp, to his en-
gagement, and endeavor,h to measure lance.
with thI.