, 1873-05-01
PRINCETON.

PRINCETON.
The judicial Convcntion..sccnca Ho~
f0re, During, nnd After tho N1cotlnE
.-Jaldgo Lnsvrcnce's Friends Abandon
tho EiKht--Tllo Hon. A. III. CrnlR
NOMINATED on the First Ballot.
Sp<cta, Hspateh to The Chicago 1TtbHnt.
PRINCETON, ILL.,, April 00.-Tho Judicial Convention
mot at 2, md adjourned at 4:25, having nominated
tho Hon. 4. II. Craig On the nrat ballot. Tho ]
meeting was, throughout, engineered by tho anti
Lawrence mon. It WAS generally understood among
tho friends Of Judge 1wroucc carly in tho afternoon
that is Honor should not DO nomlnatcd hut trust to
tho Of tho people for Ills oloction otherwise,
With or without nomination. The a,thse4nent proceod
lion a. Q. Doinea, Of Woodford, was olocsed Chair
man, and ii. 11eatoi. Of Knox, Secretary bo!h being
BY ar rotars VA submitted n tha sspe Of resou-
H1 oVs. "B Bsn sr II qs a,s R'fsx
ccsayey nominated for Indigo Of tho Bupreme Court.
sss b sess m
and ecared that he was to be considered at tho da-
ooal The people, md tha' h' must 'tana for election
Tho platform adopted reads thus:
Ktsortd, That tho provisions Of thu Constitution Of
equally with tho other Proy!alona Of the Constitution,
tho supreme 1sw Of tue stse and onI Iesslam1o =
such provisions, aud courts should austain aud
adopt the Same.
tato arc oontraets IN The ense lint thoy rara
mount to tho Constitution and awa Of this st4o and
that aG Of tle q ao 70 "to ~
tho Same are not ropugnaut to tho Constitution OF tho
Fssored That tho railroads In this State orc public
h1ghways and their operators common carriers, md
the General Assembly, required By tho Constitution
maximum rates Of charges for tho transportation Of
passengers and freight tho d!Gerent railroads In
and to deno md % prevent ssoron in tho rate q
freight md tariff on aeh so9@ds anS o. sqs M
Resolved, That W vim support no mnn tor Judseof
the Supreme Court who IL not In accord with tho
to tho antinonopoias Of tha sate to nonato such
caud1atcs for supromo and Circuit Judges to bo sup
to austain Tue whofo Constitution and 1aws Of tha
state In accordance Herewith, and wo Will support
Resolved, That the opinion Of the majority Of tho
Supreme Court Of Illinois In tho Chicago Epenfna
journal case delivered by 1nlgc laurence, th.s tho
posed contonps committed DOT ii tho presence Of tho
court, and alat sad court will cnim and exercise tho
prcss upon tho decisions, opnlona, ollcal conduct
Of acl court when in tho opinion Of such court ther
inpcachc, denying to ths supposed offender he figlt
Of trial by jury Or indeed any trial whatever except
n S e ss sSe as Is q dss,hss Ct s sn
and TINT We will SUPPORT no PERSONS to o'co Who OIL
| ApeAch 7n9 tnn1D Of 4 very violent kind against
| JrQB l1WrcuCa by Colonel Elliott, IN B4CUurluR tho
uussntuation Of n1r: Crnig,
rcuce Ie rcfnrrcd to tho fact tnexrlIcabo to him.
that 1n oil the nominations that had been made,
and ' ho c1: . ;;erizsl tho waole proceeding
IN y a't'tt IL n"tet Nv tH =" Hn 1to
wanted to hit every head that sgno,re He vas pro-
ceeu'9R nho1osS @ ~ magn @ 80 u,te'bs n ~
s1k e1c ha ,niitc M a1thon@ tho 1Wrenro n Sere e
~ tng OPINION o. Souf fcRo1!of, @ ,a ~ tne
imart1oG wa aa ncrsevcred in, md all be dther se Ia
caa IN to nroyoka thcm to sbnw tetr strcnath
1a1cd. soVorai LINES tney tnlg" to"n tno % %G9e'on8o
afraid to show themselves bnt 1t Was equally OF no