, 1873-02-07
a Committee Of the Farmers
Club Wait Upon the
Governor
His Exce}lency Declines TO Recall His
Appointments.
Yesterdays Proceedings in The State
Legislature.
s1scial D<sEnteh to The Chicago Tribune.

RAILROAD AND NAEEAOGSE C0AAaa64oNs
spn1:;euE1D, H., Feb. 6.-The Farmers Com
ruittee of Fifteen waited upon tho Governor,
and presented their protest against the nomlna-
1ioa for Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
Tie protest, which was read by hr. dofoon,
embodied the objections urged at tho farmers
meeting last night II concluded VIII nope
that his Excellency would withdra" the na1ness
nd send in ut least one practical 1af1ner' lno
Governor listened a*tentiTely, and replied. stating
TIA. hardly had be been elected Lieutenant
Governor before he had numerous appllcahons
for nosltions on the Board. He had listened to
all that vas eeid by tho applicants
ND b7 their friends, all the time
ho-;np that GONE three men would stand ont
1re1nirentlv Us the choice Of the people, so that
:. MIGHT appoint them Nearly all the ep-
rEcents Hero good men in their wsy, hut none
5;stnc.:yelv excelled the others. He then es-.
.nr,ea Tie responsibility Of choosing tho three
ho had nominated, being convinced that they
ware men Of character, of ability, OF integrity,
and fully in sympathy with the people. He was
not ipfa1lible, and might hnve erred, but did
not think he did. He was in sympathy with the
naonle himself, and would retain no man WHO
vas not or who would not honestly
administer the law. He had no quarrel with the
Senate or any one alse, and intended to have
none, The Senate had its constitutional right
70 confirm or reject the nominations. and would
undoubtedly net according to its wisdom. It
Fag perhaps, due to himself, to the Committee,
r,d to the party which elected him, that he
thould Justify Els action in the premises by re-
nIyine to sone of the structures made against his
nnrminees, It wes charged that alr- McCrea was
eonnecseo VII ..;41' -a;1roods en5 urara
bad no e9nnecs'on @ W.; VIZ daa1ar b,t ~ h;o I'm,
houses. he mas ,soa stam ae' e. pio siore cT,;,
asea eou;t;5 a;t;5, ~ tha market nr for
while #al'lnR 1of :. tuo rrr.n5 Ae' ala ~
CARS 70 s1np pa;5er.+;,,, aya aid mt dn a.
store g1an 1os IL nToiraa no . 1na1, ~
Ee1enous9 a tais pas rI,o bad fe1t tha onnression
tcuAy ana iS5 auss5s' -, "a ,rs;n trada and Wa
rsnresentatiVe y, ,ps man Mr. Robinson Was law
!er ., .am aus3t ;t} ra;1roads nw though he was
NO counecsA31 W. ~ p.oa;da,+ ~ roaa and snhse
atone time wee fleslp9hs ~ q sontheastaT7, Road
qnenuy uas aa;Saa y. orer 80 Tesr 400 He vas
farmer as Neu as awe A. ~ nIa & KY - -.;ct
ano PAT OF , Mncn he go - ~ t;r1a D;Tactor ~
ne rented stl1"en WAS ~ oa oae 'n!v ,,arar b,ft
locat 54aa ~ othars e' who we're now building
gt'S y ~ ~: ~ ~ e,>nac.;o1 win II Ha rental
It. he haa no connee1leu fa.'n5 M noo acras lat
1nree oT lou! ~ ~ oon hrsha1s of corr aof1 fot
year ron az taiseo ~ Pnb;naona .r1 still
.en3o 15,t ~ nogs ba cama tn the concln
Een ~ far4,ears aare ws1 1enrasented. He
,niars-nod n,vZ +hat ali thren pentleuen we're in
L. L. Il 11o n11h F
sJInPa.ay W. err,nstbE rr;th fhe neonle thew
11 ~ ~ 10 ~ ~ tfa yav for men that were.
snou1u 81. oa' nnn,h1,sn ~ candiaate Tor The Con
4ecIea naS Snet;n-, Int wa hesten Sti1lwell
was a member Of the Legislature two years
W. ,rhea ha rotod strairht on rail-
s ~ WIZ nnastinns Robinson was an
ToAa 14a4 44s t.sa io4a c.nnaien md onca beaten
Go-.aH - Thot WA iii the connection these
tart1ers,, 1os ad With no1itics. He did not feel
feTatisad n wifbdraw;n4 tha names from the SEN
tsi aa-aho5r ahnya1 him fI1av were NOT fit
en -~e uatn tnnt;1 Ia waa nssured there was some
80 1,:oat;o1, .st - tbosa T7an Ia cou1a not we'll
EeeeS11 tseir uames or 90 back upon his action.
~ oonr;nced thnt he YES wrong. he would re-
naee -!ae ~ e a. - fia odIninisf1ntion was
ti7 PeopA9{ e11 ~ -. ~ ~ - oo1,15 ~ o;vo fbn
concerned ne Hoaio W ~ - soA1 H. ~ .5aaaa 5a ~
:psop,e o,s rouapa ~ ot5er ~ s1,nlicants.
Ar. Moore OF Aa1s1au. na - e-"eA
Fas not pankef euu snppe. ~ 6th ha-tar and =,
Ihe Governor repllea he Ma5 5 oah5f co3 nn M =
supper; .nas 1us. t,st s ra;rnad @ onnTfssioT was
psaa eas 1e farmer President of the Board Of
AcAIea vas 1olul1t i..1 :; I.i..I, s+srdin7
,aaSaa,s - ,,,;otood That hTr Stilgell rs
farmer, never ATTENDED, tne a5e aa hnmt.r .1o
a1r. Moore knew that men shipping gram re-
eesed special Ia9oIs ~ H, nI s,,c
tarors 9Th Suspicion. H., c.a4o
M aar! salu iae al;aT.;,,1 +:1et none of these
Of the indust5a %a e1s1nar easzss
s 6oS ntd s'n faInsf snd To5nsoa one
.stillwen, good enough farmers: 1880,
r. Meet es eeed nd feSipps eppsrs sdhat Rh suspco
NJ. Nj. Mcadams a inquired m II any agrieulturaliat
lad been Inc Gorsnor lepsa
sass oae llaa a., acomms1ded md another
he'd been indorsed by the bloomington Gon'en-
Ton Without saying anysning n aganar n;nntaa % {hat
eoula en1lsi5 lne o,m II nj ha anno;nted.
~ uae - tusse een1t.ut- ~ oco ~ ~ ~ a - fe
3ne 1afmers le1e olssas.saeu ~ - e'et
n tha uonas h9IsI 1s vero n' Introduced to limit
tho sbteo sns oase ~ sel"s. s.t.os
qee1t spen o IL snecal 90 cases. to abolish distress for
es teras and ID tSa Issss sssasr tG
o.anze under saa as many 4;,ey nesse nIs.os - ~
sT Williamson m Introduced bill authorizing
rhe 1av1nent Of redemption money and the is-
srn5 II tar deeds to tho holders Of tax certih-
ca.a r,,ac s,ch certificates are lost or de-