, 1873-09-16
Farmers Nominations in Efing-
ham County, Illinois-..
Their Platform.
Lee County Ill.) Republican Nominal
tions--'DubuQue County
Qa.) Primaries.
California Judicial Conventions.-.Maine
Election Returns.
Effingl,nm County Farmers Convene
ffDI3s

Eff1NoIAMt ILL.,, Sept 16.--Tho formers Of Ethh8-
ham County, upon tho 2slh Of Juno, formed An
citation known aa tho FaEmers Mechanica',a and Labor
Ing Mons Association to advance tho best interests Of
the county, aud to dissolve their connection With tho
political parties With which they havo hitherto acted
ana ,n ,n ms Thcy h,yo r thst M
!ns either cub or dTangs ii sae6 towa.siP. D.
eal partto,, th.y e.!lea conssntien is te;dsy,
Ing &c county aa oeers lis Of he Hsso
citation called tho Convention to orlor n Upton act
y ao 9nc1
Leathcr md I. ?. Wcen: During tho absence Of tho
Committee On crsden.la tho 0onvenon ,yaa "a. ID,
romsrEa ware woi reea1sd, and iistensl to VIII %
deepest attention BY tho Convention Tho Commit III
eg.tion I from ove1y township frN in the conn
t: IL coPni{ies or RsSola!'on,; @ sopsistiae st9e
reported tho following preamble sni resolutions,
which ware adopted the platform Of tho Farlners'
sss, aSsaen ooas1 md rs1ps' Ana0n0p0y party of e.
This organization ia opposed to railroad stoas tariff
steals, sanrygrab Bteas, and bank steals, and every
boring classes robbed Of the legitimate fruits Of
lion to tho dictates Of any party or sect
othsr useful Industry Or legitimate busne.. ye Do
not to labor against capital my further than
o W. Spad ba o %
ra1t distinctly understood that we arc not at Tat
With the railroads ~ such That who we decaro that
been returned to thcm ono hundred fold. We con.
II their n,anagemeat was snything like far.dealtng
md honeat great hlcspng to and That NO are dis
have not gono blindly into this movement, as
soro DECLARE but know the ground Slereon ,so stand
nothing shall sh.ke the progrss. Of thls moyonent.
symPsthy Of : large portion , Of oss bast: ,i
o f'a pHss. hrs nes .p.de@ @ "a
tho ultimate huccose Of our moyemen II NO nrs true
BY tic Mclean Comfy Antt-hiouopoy party. Aug. i,
VA readopted by this Convention. with tho following
Rtsolped That we arc In favor Of tho reduction Of
the fees and 1alarcs Of National State and county of
Tho following ticket was thon nominated: !: County
County Treasurer, Henry dreenwslt: superintond.
ent Of Public Schools, g. y. Pcorman.
There was no ring Or clique who had any plot to
tprtng upon tho Convention, any particular candi
delegates wore composed Of the losug farmers Of tho
county who had never taken my active part in tha
q G ssona suo.
An Indiana Politician Tries to Conl-
pei the Governor to Issue Him q
Certificate OF Election to Congress.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
1NDhNAPoI1s, Ind, Sept. 16.-To-day John E. Neff,
Of Allan County, 1nd hled his petition for mandnto
to compel thB Governor to isRue to him certificate Of
election Representative in tho Forythird Congress,
from tho Ninth District Of Indiana. Tho petition sets
hss NSG 1ic'ysd nss and st
m!nistralion oi ,aov. baker. That ! eertla.
statement Of matters and tacs Of history foreign to
liar document was also giyon said sh.nfs Tho state
ment "a mado part Of tue petition by reterenco md
who refusos to Issue tho same. On filing tho petition.
tho Court entered rule tho Governor to show
c.nss BY tho 2'th n1 why ho refusss to Issue said
Lee County Qll.> Republican Nomtna-
tlons-
Special Dispatch to The ChfeGgo Tribune.
DIXON, Sept. 15.-The Republican Convention a..
eembled In this city to-day and nominated J. d. WILL
B. orsbtree for judgs, and Danei Curry for School
Superintendent
California judicial Conventions.
BAN FRANCISCO, Bcpt. 15.-To-morrow tho Republic
can State Convention to nominate Judges OF the ST.
preme Court meeta at Sacramento. On Wednesday, the
Democratic Judicial Convention will be hold.
matno Election Returns.
Auou4TA, No., Sept. 16.-Rottrns from 466 towna
{oot up; Dingley. 1914; Titcomb, s2,elo: Williams,
1,0t3 Total, 1885, Dingeya majority Goa. Towna
and plantations yet to be heard from will not uate-
rally change tho results.
muBa-m citing to he Held in Iowa City.
Special Dtspatch to The Chicago Tribune.
Iowa Crrr, Sept. l6.-The Republican campaign
openR Wednesday by mass-meeting and speeches
by e1-aoy. Kirkwood snd tho Hon.. John A. Kssaon
| Negroes in the 1nltnn Territory Desire
n Territorial Governments.
ST. Lou1s Sept 15.-AdSicea from the Indian Ter
rory nay the negroes there numbering moro than l6,
o0o formerly Slaves Of Indians moving to socEa
territorial organization for their own protection, and