, 1874-08-14
Plans Of the Peoples Party in
Cook County.
4 Delegation 10 Bc Sent to the Bour~
bon Convention.
The Independent Party in Nebraska Is
Independent in Nothing.


afternoon In tho S!ants- -Zeissu11 Building, for tho
purpose Of agreeing upon Gull for q County
Convention to chooHo delegates to the Demo-
cratic Btato Convention to be held at Springfield
on thu 2Gth Inst, The neetfug was the first acttvo
stop toward organizing for tho fall campaign,
ant1 1t waH an unusual nt1d significant occasion,
Indicative OF the fact that purity lines in Coott
County have shifted wonderfully during tho past
yoar. That those old 1opubtican war-horges,
A. @. Heaing, Con. Horinann Lsob, aud Ii.
=. A1itfer, should meet III tho SYaats-zes-
tug of1lco to mature arrangements
for Democratic convention ia circumstance
Of no ordinary import 1t will be remembered
that at tho recent meeting Of tho Democratic
State Central Committee in thus city call waa
issued, inviting consolidation Of nll tile elc-
monta autagonisttc to tic rcgu'ar Republican or
ganization. In State Convention to DO held
Aug. 20, iu Springfield.
The fact t.Iat this Clau-na-Q Gael picnic occurred
yesterday kept many mnnibers Ut :ho Con,ul,tteo
from tho meeting, aud thoy did not succeed in
getting quorum. .
THE F1nsT IN ATTENDANCE
wero Aloasrs. ueslng. a1l Miller, Con. rieb and
andre Alatteson. hi. Hosting wns in tho bost Of
du1uor, except that he coinpfainod Of q lame
atratuod hta spine IN kicking that Times re-
followed this sally with perfect eauaninlity. 1t
waB an exciting Bcene to see Miller and Matte
County Troaauror for some minutes affected
not to Iocognizo tho identity, Of tho po-
htical editor Of tho Times, upon whoao
aayago pen-potnt hc Ind boon impacd
any ohIG t%G and H off, "a aaa to Whom ho 10
phrases, Buch as " bumn,or," :" scaawag," otc-
THE 1Nr11onucTIoN.
ntr> Ofattoson was equally obliviouh Of DIR.
M'llcr's Identity, until 3lr. Losing, desroua Of
nd junt oeourrod 70 him. Whom the iacs s waa
tl.at he had been thnkug Of nothing clso tor tif-
tcen minutes, Why, don't you know alr. Afit1or,
Air. Matteson7 Allow mo. hlr: A1i1er, Mr.. Nut:
tcson. Mr. Mattesol, ,Mr: hlillor. 7 supposed
hands warmly, Mr. Miller remarking that ho had
known Of Afr. Mntteson for many years. but bud
noyor before Aad the pleasure, &c. He addcd
taat l1e llsoi to DO Intimately acquainted with
hr. Storey whon TINT person waa starving to
death " tho publisher Of puper in Mics, while
Mishawaka. This toucaing re'nluiacence
swept away all barriers, and nothing remained to
mar tho felicity Ut tho occasion.
PoMli,g tho arrival Of tho tardY n7on1bor8 OF
tho Committee tito conversation turned upon tue
App!!oAon1sa pEMocnAr1o sTATE CONVEX EtoS,
Ns. HcanE confidently predicting harmonious
gathering. Mr.. Msl!er not only agreed with him,
but added, Hotto yoco, that a magnificent success
awaited THO Peoples party this fall provided tue
Times would kltllly continue to pisch Into the
ntoyouout aud the moyors. hi. Losing said
tlat tlo waa iu correspondence wlth leading Cor
mana throughout tho State, mud they wcro heart
mud soul in accord with tho call Of tho Demo.
cratic Go,nmttoo Tor State Convention. Guv.
tho Gull, aud Col. Heokor would do tho Same with
ont doubt. 1lr. Nattesou spoke sneeringlg of tho
ntra'ght-oi,t Bourbon Convention, gotten up by
tho Joe Lcdlio crowd, saying tbat II WAS sup
II
woukly newspapers iu tho entfo State.
In sucl ci,oerilg md satisfactory tnlk 40 this
IN hour WAS paBseu, aud IN tho interval the
room was gradually lilliug up with members Of
tho Committee.
THERE WE'RE PRESENT,
besides hoasrs. l!esiag. Lieb Miller and Matte
sou; Z. skelly. Niles Kehoc, Richmond Sheridan,
William Ielnhart, Loaia schut:2e, William
Strnnk. Adolia ScAoeuingor, aud Pator Hand,
F9psesentng tue Soysnt Egat N'nt
Nineteenth Wards. This representation WIS not
sufficient to constitute quorum, and ii was de-
cided to adjourn uutl Monday at p. In.. when
tho Conniitteo will meet III tho old Peoples party
headquarters ovor Evans & Hteloy's, Oh Randolph
straeI. The County Convention will be held on
tito following Monday, tao days before tho State
Convention. Notices will DO H1nt by lnait to tho
various members OF tho Committee, aud q full
attendance il anticipated next MoudaY.
N.,.....,,,.
Nep1<@s4~tst
Special Dfspatch 10 1h< Chicago Tribune.
r,xon,r Nal A,r 1a-tI'l,o r,,i,ononao,t
AtesoANs N'"'' aug 4"'@ .s"'Pe.oas -,
State MasR-C -CouFohti0n completed ith work tiis
morrinr and iaHned n cnl for gtata Dote-
II r:.o, g.. a
Gate-toh9ehtsoA 70 nees az 1+ncol's eept' o.
The following duclArAtlon OF principles Was
adopted:
WHEREAS 1t has been dom9nstreted + that political
tler sols.nn p!eses to tha rcops nna haye tael to
Augurato reforla conducive to tho general Teitars
and
HlIEuEAa, Wo aro dcsirous OF absolnto Freedom
fro eital.sltuR alliances which compromise rrinrl!u
for cXpe1itney, anu aro seeking to earl rcstottlo
at plire Government with public morality III ton-
datlo1;
Now. THEREFORE,, We, tho Independent Convention
Of kubraalu, asaemblcd at Lincoln, Aug II 1874, DO
announce tho following decasatton Ok principles to
thu czcna throughout tho stAte who are IN favor Of
advocating SUCH reforms III tho administration Of
public affairs as shall best securo exact uAt1ce to a
Fha-Wc are opposed TO any policy Or Legislation
tlp lrcsen hl.Ahtia conuiaon OF tao country "
a,; m Sstn ee,o .t aa I'll 'ho u 'ns iT
hn II"uutsd u,lur aiIl in n,rs,,ancc OF e lava bT
whc tuey were croatsd wo further botd 1t to 30 tho
ny o. - y ea o ,ao,sta ~ w.,
cuuorcul waits Of tho pcuie ind that tAs sa1ne ba
cnslitaply distributed among tbs States.