, 1874-08-13

whitehall to-day to seleot candidate for Com
Bgmt gasa Of II orsgsve ss s cots wss coson
over tho lion. y. III. Woot!aot. of droono Ooun-
ty. Stroug offortH were inatlo to 1layo tho Cotl-
vention indprso Bonty, who is tho Republican
noain9e. g., any ea@alIy strong work wae lad to
Wootlsoil, but tho former llavo connludnd to 70
1t itatrag,t. Dlmmit is Alethojiat proachar,
with a!rong Anti Monopoly pruu1iv'sioa.
NfNE1EESrI ILLINOIS DIATl1cT~-1NnErENDEHT.
CAnMr, White Co., ILL.,, Aug. 12.-'rho 1ndo-
potlent Reform CoEvo,,tion FOR tho Ninoteonsll
Congressional District met at thia placo. to-lay,
at II O'clock a. m Az tho cous,ttes iM tho dis
cep,t Isol'lanl, lilo delegates from that county
failing to make prpner rai!road connections.
Judge Burial, Of White, weseAoaen temporary
Taiisan rrant aud ay ,}t Ct to Mount IT., qero!
etoei. q tho Go'3cn Era, McLoanRboro, woro
elected seorotnr3on pro tom
a committee of enc from each county WAL MP
pointed on Credentials. nna similar committees
On permanent organization.
In tho afternoon tic Coumttoe on Credentials
reported thnt tho countioB represented wcro cn-
titled to tho following representation, tho bnnln
being ono lologntn for eaef 1U0 members Of tho
aallatin, 8 !. lIarln 4; Hamilton, 9; Jefferson,
-; sn1ine, IL; Wubash, 10; White, IL; being q
totll delegation Of 1l3.
rhs gqM,nlstSe on Permanent oreen!7sslo.'
l,rseatlsnts. dibson, oi Edwards; barkor, Of
Franklin; Sankp, of Gallatin Williams, Of Har-
din judd, of uanilson; Craaur, Of Jefferson
Wilson, Of Saline; ifilllard,. of Wayne; DloB. Of
Wnhash; md Smith Of White. ~
The Seerotarlos pro tcnt. woro rotninod. Tho
reports Of Tho Committees wero rocolvod aud
adoptoii. -.-.-.
Tho roport Of tho Committee Oh Resolutions
being cnlied for. tho following woro road aud
1T, tic farmers Of tho Nlnccnth Congressional
District. in convention assembled, tlctnng It ncedful
a se s a seo ins be s
by and tn behalf Of tho producing aud industrial clasa
and in opposition Il eorporaso nonopoltes now In
fluGncg and controlling olr Legislatures. colrta, aud
pies q Xnsesiesn HleTy, an3 involving to faSosaSe
! M tho platform i of principles
and resolutions laid down and adopted by iho 1lliota
ssaso Farmers Convention be snd arc hereby adopted
s,coui-TGat We will F,,ppor. the nominations mado
by the State t. Convention md BY th's Convention.
ealnry0rat, a, all onn.bora Of congress who voted
Aftor tho adoption Of tho resolutions, 1t was
announced by tho Chair TINT nominations wore
in ortlor.
Con. ". L. Anderson, of Jefferson, was put in
Wa% f. rosor Dy saf os noastad
by J. ". Stone. Of tho samo county. Judge
Durroll, Of White. was also placed III nomina-
tion, but declined to bo n candidate. A. call OF
tho counties resulted In tho following votes For
' ton, tho nomnation ne Of Gen. xnGerson n VAS VAS
made unanimous, aud 4 conlmttteo OF three
woro. Oh motion, appointed BY tho Chair to wait
on the Gcnara1. nnd inform him Of tho action OF
the Convention. Tho Committee repaired to tho
hotel. aud soon returned, with loud applause by
tho C9uvcntf1n.
Tho 0enorai made short and telling spoach,
whloh waa enthusiastically received. A short
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Having made considerable inquirioa from In
to1ligons mon in various parta Of this district. it
is anfo toput down Andorson's majority at 5000.
Atkor tho adjournment Of tho Congressional
Convention, the Convention Of tho Independents
Of tho Forty:ai1th Legislative District, CON-
posed Of the Countlos of Hamilton, Jefferson,
and White, met and organized, 4 discussion
arose as to whether two or three candidates
should be nominated, but tho Convention de-
shaw, of NAito, and n, W. Hall wero, Oh mo-
tion, nominated by acc}amation.
FIRST AND SECOND VERMONT D1s7n1ors-nErun-
LTcAN.
oonyoation q tho FitaE @ Congressional District,
hold to-day at Midalebury, Col. 9. II. Joyce, OF
Rutland, was nominated for Congress BY ac-
clanation In place OF q. ". Willard.
Distrlct held, to.day at White River Junction,
rcnomiaatod L. P. Poland by good majority
R1xTn GEORGIA DlsTn1CT-DEAoonATI0
MAcos, Ga, Aug 12--Janos, n. Dlonnt was
ronominatett by acclamAtion for Congress- by the
Democrats Of this district ut tho Convention at
A1illodgoyillo to-day.
SEVENTH ONO Observation-Disclosures,
CINCINNATI. o., Aug. 12.-Tho Republicans OF
tho Bevonth District, Mt Uilfaloro, to-day, 1om-
nntod Dr. Thomas ". Gordon, Of Adams County,
for Congress-.
PATTERSON, II. J., Aug. l2.-William Wa|tor
Phelps. Of the Fifth Congressional District uf
Now JeYBey, wns nominated this afternoon by
ncclamatou. The resolutions declare in favor
Of the protective tariff, civil rights and specie
payments.
SECOND FLORIDA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Aug. l2.-W. J. Purman WAS
rcnOmlnntcd for CongrogH fran the SECOND Dis
tries by tAoregaas Kopublican Convention to-
dny. Tho boiling faction, supported by Gov.
atoarnp nominated negro.
FIRBT ALABAMA Observation-Disclosures,
MoSruoMKMy, Ala, Aug. 13.-Iho Nepub3icnn
Convention to nominate a candidate for Congress-
In tho Firsk District las been in BeaatoQ for two
days, AZ Soma. Over 11D ballots hayo been talen
without any result. Tho negroes want a negro
nominated,
The Michigan Anti-Pro1aibitfontzt
Specfai Uispalth to The CHICAGO Tribune.
DETROIT, h1ioh., Aug. 12.-In response to tho
call. tho State Anti. Prohibition Convention met
at The Opcra-louBe Mt II o'clock this morning.
Some 200 Delegates from various portions of this
8tatc were presont, aud at tho hour named tho
meeting was oallod to order by Oliver Dourke,