, 1873-05-26
ME. 4. u. GnAIG's RECORD.

NH. a. II. GHAlt'b AEV0Hu.
The opponents OF Judge Lawrence boastfuIty
talk aud writo upon tho brilliant record 1nadoby
Mr.. 4. II. Craig as 4 mombor Of tho Constitu-
tiona! Convention Of 1870. Wo propose 10 give
that record, word for word, during tho Avc
months session. There ia not, perhaps, another
man In Illinois who has over hold public place
who has matio such O barron aud empty record,
Or WHO would ask any man to look ut a record
which, from ita poverty-strlo1ton character,
shows an uttor want Of ability, Of Ordinary CON-
prahonslon Of business, Of common Intelligence,
and respectable industry. Tho fact is, h1r. Craig
was elected to the Convention by II sort Of petty
intrigue. Knox County had boon "torii" Oh
the question Of tho removal OF the comfy scat
from Knoxville to Gnlesbufg. The coun-
ty WAS overwhelmingly Republican. Tho
Republican candidate was suspected Of fayoring
Galeaburg. Craig, vho was Democrat, offered
to protect Knoxville on tic county-seat question,
and therefore received, in addition to tho Domo-
CRITIC vote, tho Republican voto that was favor
able to Knoxville, md was elected. noachfng
tho ConvoutIou By trick of thia petty character,
he sat in that body day after day aud month after
nJntl, az stold and Us useless aa wooden
man. OF tho 'eighty-two mombers Of that body,
ho ranked "a tho most inconHeauontial, not in
any one particular, but in ell things. On conl-
nittaes he Was utterly useless. Ho could
no: evon arguo tho county-aeat quca-
ton. 1Io debated nothing, and hia
catira action on tue special question for which
lie was elected waR confined TO moving verbal
which amendment, whom asaailod
By others, he was not able to dcfond, but begged
John srhol0old to say somothing for It. In
body Of mon Of average intellect and experience,
he Boemed from first to last to be wholly ont OF
ais sphere.-a man who had dropped into BONO
place for which he WAS totally untitled. To show
'hat VIC havo not mistaken his record, we givo
from tho volumes OF Convention proceedings
ho said and did in that body, Hero
il the whole story:
18G9-Doc. IS. Alfred II. Craig attended tho
and WAS sworn.
Dec. II. Moved that q pondinK resolution be
referred, and said:
Mr. President; II appears from the discussion
HAT many nsenbors DO not fully understand his ques-
dn ax Msny ih0 d DO ~ nut fy Menn s1ssy
stances 30 fur as concerned slr. a,n opposed
70 voting sixty coptca Of papers mid III order tla tho
order that the members may nnlern2ud e1actiy what
1hey asG to az aud act nuapraandingy IN this matter
meye tnat tho whole mster he rafarrs to the Com
41ttso on Printing hereafter to DO hppo1ntel When
tlio committee iK appolnte anl Investigates this mat
!sr, anu reports to ti1e !onycntion then from the re-
pol We can understand and SEQ exactly what we ought
ri
stanceB. ''' ~''s'''''
60 iar a. aquander!ng the peoples money is con.
done; hut air. Que Of ts ru!ea that wo hayo adopted
fSat5es ts as 9 10 kseps journal ot the proceedings
lhc rule. TO publish those proceedings, Nuw, sr, If
FGnof ia ;sh rssfe'9ns ths knowledge can 30
ho n favor Of ,neasare q that kid, and In order
!at wo may have hia 1nntter reported Thoroughly b.
matter to tAa committee heroattar to lo appouct,
Doo. 20. Cfie vote being tukeu on
motiou.)
ar. oraig {is ralns betns c4llet sail. would H.
ars a f1 tn1s s,d ~ molten to rseorsyr7 a. under
elder ID not a,1ch ons ~ woud 10 In order In thiu
raiae n qasatlon tlut Ii u not IN oraler
ea H. wsa 1ys
Gull tlo attention Of tho cAalr te lsule ii. w.
,ptsoaasS 1s3s sg io foiowak rs.oss desire
erenco to tho Committee on Judiciary, ''' '''"
Jan fro u c{.iSons IT, Gfaa ~ 1to hHyo eomun1cao
Vii to have reorre 10 tha omoes uoany on hs1.. %sh
Jau. 10. 1tr. Craig offered resolution rsstj,,H
sc!ersSl to he oomtoo ou ooes. II a' secretary aud
Jun. IL. Mfr. Cratg-atE. President, tlosiro tn
otter resolution. ~
Jan. 10. "AIr. Craig offered resolution con-
corning banking corporations, which was re-
ferred."
Jan. 10. Mr. Craig-1 1ave been t,srectea ,,y t,,e
(nnntiGE To rurQrt tho fO1I0,xthu