, 1873-05-20
THE JUDICIAL CONTEST.

Charles Wheaton Nominated for Judge
by tho Republicans OF the Fourth Cir-
cuat--Thc MosolWti0ns..Hlpn m pnnrt1 Dele.
gates to tho Fnrmora' Convention in
tho Seventeenth Circuit.
Special Dispatsh to The Chicago Tribune.
AURORA, May 19.-A Republican Convention
to nominate q Judge for tho Fourth Circuit,
composed Of Kane, Kendall, and Du Page Conn-
tics, waa held hero to-day Mr. William Grim
wood, OF Kendall County, presiding. Measrs.
Adam Gros, Of Du Page, and r.
Z. Ryan, Of Kano, wero appointed Secretaries
Aftor tho credentials wero examined by q COM
mittoo and found alf right, Mr. Queroar, OF Au-
1ora, nominated tho Hon. Charles Wheaton, Of
Kane. No ,oshor nominations hoing niado, M
informal ballot was taken, resulting ns follows:
Kendall cast her II yotos for Sylvanus Wilcox,
tho present Judge DuPago her II votes for Il.
Il. Cody, and Kano her 81 votes for Charles
Wheaton. 4 formal ballot produced tho same
result, and Mr.. Wheaton was declared to DO tho
nominee Of tho Convention.
Dir. Gcary, Of DuPago, moved to mako tho
nomination unanimous. Thero Noro aomo dis
Bontng voices from Kendall, but tho motion pre-
vailed.
hlr. Moore, Of Kane, Chairman Of tho Commit
tee on Resolutions, presented tho following,
which were adopted:
Reso!ved, That tue RAILWAYS Of tlii. state "pnb
o for tne E%9o goo md ;Hn
the manner Of operating and conducting the samo and
Of 1ing their liabilities for all inf.cons Of law and
to AZ and determine the rates Of fare aud freight
Resolred That whilo eonccdo TINT It is improper
to snscs
question actually pending In tho courts, NO neverhe-
loss hold 10 WING and prudent to require that they
shall DO thoroughly imbued with tho Bpirt Ut free n
etuonB, and TINT thoy shall bo In hearty sympathy
with tho general Of their felld.czonB i'll their
arbitrarily and un1ustly dictate tho tera upon which
tic traffic and travel Of the country shall 10 conduct
3D. md re Do h9ld thnt only sufh mon shonla be
islatiye and judtcni departments Of tho Government
have the legal right and ought to rcguao and control
and operate the PUBLIC highways Of the country,
Ifesolved That the Hon. Charles Wheaton, by his nc
State, and lis uniform declarations, both pnbllo anl
p51ganS:s Fl r. ;! s1 iateSTy Il ii hs ;sstoa; # se
to 1,,t the confidence Of tle people Of thts Is
votera In the circuit, Of whatever avocatons III fe
A Farmers Convection to nominate farmers
candidate will bo hold here OIL tho 9th instant.
An effort will bo made to have Mr. Wheaton i'll
Wilcox and Mr. Cody will probably urge their
nomination.
pErEnsnuRo, H., May 1o.--1n accordance with
. call, previously announced, tho farmers OF
place on Saturday to appoint delegates to the
Farmers Convention which is to meet in Lin
coin on tho 21et instant, to nominate canli-
judicial Circuit. a committee Of i've
boin1g, sppointod, reported tho following as
said delegates, who were unanimously chosen:
]. X. Kincaid ". G. Smoot, Robert Young, s.
Deekman, J.''W. Judy, George Iudsheth, and A:
G. Nance. A resolution was adopted, with but
ono dissenting voice, instrlcting the delegates
to voto for Hon. N. ". Dranson, OF this place,
so long as there waa hope Of his nomination,
and. secondly, for Hon. Lyon Lacy, OF Mason
County. The Convention was remarkable for
tho unanimity OF its action,