, 1873-01-17
.PCLiT ICAl.

rue SENATORIAL. QUESTION AT SPRINGFIELD.
Suecial Uespatch to The Chicago Tribune.
: gpn1sorm1p, Ill, Jan. 16.-The Liberal caucus
10 nominate candidate for United States Sen
ator met this evening. 11r. Rogers, OF Mclean,
nresided, Mr. Hite, Of St. Clair, was Sec
rotary. Senator Cummings: moved; that
Hon. Lyman Trumbull, q statesman
and patriot be nominated. LII: McAdams ~ Sec Sec
for Judge Trumbull, but there were one or two
WIN aoid they would not yote for him. II so,
they should sneak cut. The question was put,
and Judge Trunbull was unanimously nominat~
ed BY aseamation ana @ WIN IN Gnst;tnton
prohibited Governor Oglesby from; being can
didate for any other office during the term 1or
which to was elected. That might not make
him ineligible but certainly u it Ta9 "a Sioi, na3b
Which Governor Oglesby and the members took
to support it, and created . bad precedent,
arainst Vhicn the Liberals should enter their
solemn protest. Il was putting into tie Gov
ernor's chair man not elected to tna1 place.
He moved that Committee be appointed to
nranare a protest which should be entered On the
Mr.. Walker believed there were. instances
| where men were elected by Democrats unaef
"1T Mr. ~ Moore believed it WIS about timo ths
| Senator Youngblood thought so too. The
State Constitution prohibited th7 governor y
! from being candidate, and II ne took the o,nce
he and the men who would vote Tor h1ta
would be- guilty Of violating the oath which
thoT took to uphold it,: He took the oath Of
Office o. Governor at a large expense OF the peo'
nle in time and money, knowing at the tune
that he would leave the once I'D n
not eeitled enH a's % bold 10 Believed og1ss6y
| gnnld make an excelen. Governor, and they
would present the name Of even greater man
for Senator. He believed they should protest
solemnly against the violation Of the consE'tn-
| tion. r,.... o4n4o.
Mr. Dunham knew that the United states
Senate was tho Judge OF the qualifications O
it's own members, but Governor Oglesoy wa
clearly violating tho Constitution Of ,ea .se sase
sworo to faithfully discharge the duties or 0or
ernor. Could he conscientiously take that oatl
and1 intend not to act as Governor Tbe men
who voted for him would be guilty OF perjury;
nfr. Harrington said that Governor sa OEleso: =
took the Office OF Senator, be would be guilty Q
4 crime that should incarcornte him IN the Fsni s.
tentiary. He never knew OF q case in the Stat
where man was elected Senator IN violation 0
an oath Of Office previously taken. ne ceae
General Shields Was not one.
publican membeT Of the Constitutional ConTen
! ton Committee on the subject under conaldeIa
ton told him that the object Of th
prohibitGy s tho sFies S!ssen E'' That gssms
y was a member Of the present House
! and said he could not vote for Governc
Oclesby for the Senate, as he would Dc viola,
: ing his oath. ox.-,.
; fhe protest was adopted, ind Messrs. obetl!
J Cummings, Youngblood, Harrington, and Dur
nam we're appointed to prepare the document. 4:
Mr. Youngblood eulogized the adIninistratlo
Of Governor Palmer, and moved tue apPoan
) nent Of Committee to express the eentlMen
~ tho Liberal members in resolutions to DO pr
, septed at future meeting. The motion pr
vailed, aud Messrs. Youngb1ood, Casey, oa1n
! and Moore were appointed COMMITTEE.
Adjourned until Monday evening.