The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-09-12
INDEPENDENT REFORM Frs
CONVENTION.
Honest Men For Office.
THE TICKET.

city, on Wednesday last, Mt 81 o'clock, p. m
| The call having been read by w. W. oil
man, OF Mendoza, on notion Thomas Johns,
of Deer Park was called to the chair, and ].
Ivor Montgomery. Of Leland, appointed sec.
rotary.
on motion Of Morris Neustadt, OF Ia
Sale, q committee OF three was ordered on
credentials. The chair appointed Morris
Neus.adt, Theodore &. Gibson and H. X.
Parr.
EOur reporter, during the absence n the
committee, cast his eye over the audcnCeanj
was sur prised to note that the back seats
were filled with the radical court house
clquers and bummerS. He also observed =
marked contrast between the general APP
pearaDce Of the gentlemen composing this
convention, and those Of the late radical
third term mob, which occupied the court
house lately. In that assembly the prepou-
derance of fine looking men, men OF brains,
was in the region Of the back seats, where
the democrats and sensible republican re
formers sat, while the array Of good looks
and brains grew thin and "petered out as
the eye advanced to the front In the latter
convention the rule was reverted The hack
seats were occupied by the pGrt'lhl -Aair-ln
the iddle-anything. ior.oillce court house
clique; the forward seats by men Ct respect. .
ab'lity, none of whome sought office. The
convention was remarkable for the presence
of so many solid farmers who seemed to-
have severed all Old party associations, and
men in dead carnes, IN this movement 10 Gust
the cormorants Of Grants administration
that are feeding and fattening upon the yl'als |,
of the nation.
During the investigations Of the committee
on CREDENTIALS it ,ranspred that three towns
were not represented, and ON motion Of Mr. |
Dunlevy, Of Wallace, gentlemen present
from those towns were invited to seats as
delegates.
The committee on credentials reported ey
cry town represented, and that there were
two sets of delegates from Eden. and not
wishing to decide as between them, submit
ted the matter 30 the convention. II an.
caucus which convened on the 9TH inst, and
the other or the Sth.
Mr.. Gilman read the call, and rs the town
were appointed To meet on the 9TH
he thought caucusses regularly held upon
that evening, IN the absence of any good
reason, should be deemed legitimate, and
made motion admitting the delegates ap.
pointed on the 9TH. Carried.
The temporary organization, on mot.op. Il
was made permanent.
Some objection being raised by the ous.ed
] delegation from Eden, the question was re.
opened and both sides allowed 30 make
engthy statements, when vote was again
AIKEN, again resulting IN favor Of the dele.
cation appointed on the 9th.
An informal ballot was had for candidate
or Sheriff, Jno. Curyea and W. II. Carey,
elers
Before the ballot was taken, Mr. Campbell,
't Bruce desired 20 know what platform the
endorsed. lie thought the can
lidates should be bound by one or the other
II the platforms recently adopted at Spring .
1eld. MrDuncar, OF la Sale, held a sim. {
lar opinion. g
At the suggestion of Mr.. Gilman, the plat 5
orm of June 10th was read. and Mr. Camp
bell called for the reading of the p lstlorm of ,
Aug. och, which was lost.
Mr. Campbell said he had been instructed
o support and urge The latter platform upon
he convention.
Mr.. Gilman said that the call embraced all
Who are in favor of turning ou, of oiiice the !.
,resent corrupt administration. applause :
Mr. s Plumb of Streator, warmly urged
Unity of action. We can accomplish every
hing by unity Of action-nothing by dis.
ord. We have It in our power to defeat the a
corrupt party of rings if we choose. We are !
lot here to bubble about the wording of t
platforms; our objects and interests are a
united and are one and the same. We have a
net to DO our part toward getting rid of this ,
'uinous administration. We wan. honest =
md capable men for Office. We have them =,
With us and let us select them. (Applause.l d,
Mr Gilman said he was for neither of the q
I'D parties; he wanted 10 put both down as
orrupt
Mr. Campbell saw the mistake which diff
ercnt localities had fallen into. Some have =
'een sent here by n constituency fayoring 0
he platform Of June 10th, and Others OF Aug. &
9th. We have elements enough in La sale b
ounty to beat the Republican party. Let Ii
IS unite and 90 il. For harmony's sake we a
ICED no' especially take either platform.
Mr.. Weeks, Of Meriden, sad he had been a
fe long republican, and now q better one /,
ban the so called republicans am here -
Or principle and not to beat the republican
ar;y. applause loud and very long by tie =.
ours house clique-McGLtyrc, McCaleb & =,
o., on the back seais) Il want 20 reform
he republican party. consider the pres u
ffapol hap IN lay. l. 7 ~