, 1873-10-26
POLITICAL.

Grand Picnic OF Madison County, Ill.,,
Fnrimors.-Speoohos by Ron. ". O.
ElnEg and 0thora.
Special Dtspatch to Ths Chicago 1tfouns. -
AIroHt Oct.25-A magnificent day, a t1no moot
ing,and good time gonora1ly, Tho farmers in this
county are we'll organiged, equally divided be-
twoon clubs and oranges, both doing we'll, and
performing their mission. but in dlfroront ways.
Thero arc two tickets In tho fold, the ono
the farmersA and tho other the Democratic,
tho Republicans throwing their strength mainly
with tho formor.,. "Will you elect your tioket7"
we aakod farmer. "YeB; without n 'doubt,"
aud adding almost in the same breath,*" Do you
500 TINT man3" "Ych who Ia ho7" "Ho is
eSist.", liz efabbsr asked tie 5srner
tic picnic. The farmer replied that ho
was .afraid Of big spoons Your reporter
orn' movomont Tho grabber Thought TINT Tor
agricultural purposes It was good thing, but
lo feared 1t was fast moving into political or
gapization, from which opinion your reporter,
did not diaBont. "a. Il
beautifully situated IN tllis cliarning locality,
with every convenience for tho comfort Of
speakers. = -.
duced to the meeting tho Hon. y. Q. Flagg, Of
relation Of tho FarmerB movement to tho existing
political partieB: Ho said this was tho result
Of a profound dissatisfaction with certain rolit-
ical. financial. and sooial forces that opproaa
one class aud urduly favor another. Tho obtec-
tive points wore railway management, our cur
rency, aud duty on imports. Mr. Flagg treated
eaoh Of these points at 1ongth with vigor md
power, and In conclusion remarked that go
Just thnt It hardly seoms possible TINT party
could be rnl1iod against them. Lot us domand
tho speedy and complete reform Of the monopo-
lteR now pressing upon public and private proH-
perity. Lot ue demand this Of both parties Of the
country, and il they DO not do it promptly and
thoroughly, lot us do it ourselves.
spraguo, ard ool. !; =: Phillips, ali making
practical remarka and talking strongly in favor
OF the Anti-Monopoly movement.
Tho Poop1cs' Victory In California.
Special Jfspatch to Ths Chicago Trt5mne.
BAN FnAro1aco, OCT. '25.-Oomplete returns
from ninoteon, and partial roturns from twenty,
counties give total vote at tho late judicial
election Of 52,754. Twelve other oountios-four
or 1yo Of considerable importance In popu1a-
tion,-aro yet to bo heard from. The votos ra-
cofvcd aro divided thus: McKinBtry, Peoples,
29.oC8; Mexico, Democratic, 1880; Dwinello,
Republican, 1860. Those arc all counties fox
cept San Francisco and sacramonto) whore rail-
road companies or Government officials had no
influence. Tho voto for N1cKinBtry ia double
that for Dwinelle. soven counties which
gave q Republican majority In 1871,
give 5.2a5 majority for McKinstry, and n,uo
Democratic counties almost entirely. ignored
their own candidate for Supreme Judge, aud
voted for tho Peoplo's. Tho Yote however, ia
light, about threo-fifthB Of tho total. The ro-
silt is regarded by Booths friends na good In.
dcation Of his popularity, md they think hiE
election to the United states sonato o surety
Opposition papors alloge that. he increased biz
salary contrary to law and drew. back pay, ant
aro doing their utmost to excite the prejudice ol
Democrats, who will hold tho ba1anco Of powol
o1ect ono Of their own party.