, 1874-08-18
POLITICAL.
Tho Peoples Party In Cook County
and The Springfield Con-
> Venti0n,
Meeting Of the Independent Swedish
Club,
Mr.. Joe Led1ie Eliminates An
other Proclamation.

oGher Proclamation.
..-.
"estorn County Conventions
"'ok co0STY~-feofhEs FATTY
Anoshor oHort WIS mado yesterday attprnoo1
ao'a meeting OF the County conesas Com
=, ,'so oi 'no feoh'eh . party !he 'ass assamp
.a.'eo lof LACK Of quorum. ana IT waa agreed *
solaa ne:'eea 70 oaea menber OF tho COMMITTED
assen'oie at tue old peoplos,pasty head9nnr
.ets. o'of ESaae 4lesoye. OH Randolph stroot
nonuay' aug ~ ,of tho pnfpose OF making ar
tansomefts LOT county convention to chooa'
peleghtes to Tie Opposition state Convention Il
DO held In Springfield, Aug. 2e. Ycstordny,
moetiug was called for o,c1ook. hue nt ,,,o
hnur In ouo,dono, ~ ,,r,,,;ttsa .-.
mnano @ a' @',S .,"n liz ~ eon'lsoo-nen "ns sof'
meagro. Atlef aaa1 an hour passed In dis
etsBsiug ft1sn oil at tho bur below, there
Fns Q general movement toward the l,alt up
stairs. There wero present about thirty neonlo
ia aa,..o,: .s =, Doas 'n'Ats Poop'o
pas ssareoy moso %o.1 1Dan natdozon ombers
- was taongas beas however, to organize, and
accordingly Mr. AdoIph scloeningar calod tho
meeting to order and nominated IL. j. Onahan
~ Chairman. 1'Le motion nrovoled aod Miles
Fohoo ,vo r,,oson saorn1or s'''1oo' "''o 4'1''''
'>'A'' "'.e ~ cnuson NV, ...,"" nDo's,4.Y.
AT TIE f1RsT GALL or TIE ROLL
thero were but seven wartls aud four county
}owna represented -.iust d quorum including
fr A. n [Icu{,1 rho ronro.orto5 tto ,o,,+1 ~
ins.o n.,sa w W 'soA.oa ..' '"e eoa1.3 ~
IatB"' o1nor memoors or tho oomm1tteo
stro1lcd in little later that after Alr. Hesngs
motion to supply vacancies OH tho Committee
had been carried. tim antiro oroonizasnn atoo,,
m fo,,nwa.
- ,,'"I' ,o''o"n: ~; --.,
~, tAss HaEa. - o'hdosH second a. i}org;
Ihird, IL. Evans; Fourth, T. OI'rien Fifth,
George Hotoling; Sixth, Mark Sheridan !:
Heven1h aIi1,s Eci,oe Eirbth I. Mcnnr,n,t !.
0-NNe-~|'f :
1,,a'.a.,, 11..' no"., W., - onan"n'
.Elesontn. lienry AeGhon Twelfth, d. u. Miller |;
Ihirtaonth. William Rolphardt; Fourteenth,
Wiilinm Turtie; Fifteenth, I4ouiy sc!,ulszo: six-
scIoeninger: EigLteoonth, John McCatIcryy: ay:
Nineteenth, petor Hand Twentieth, John i.
{ -rcora,l county towns. A. 6. Hosinr. Henry
1tau1s q, j. puai1eck. !, Cnnnnjly ". If Jnnns
l1od Tesch. ~ N~' ~~''N''
THE DELEGATE QUESTION.
1lr. schoop,uger moved tint the con,,n3t,cc
p,occed to appoiit dolegatos to tho County {'on.
ve,ltion.
it uas nut tue usuul way. It was too iate to holi
1mimarv mootinen in tho difreront wayds md
equity towns and ho thought it adyisab1a far
tho Committee to appoint dolecatos. il wss
dono last year. aud worried we'll Tho fact tbnt
II. 700 majority waY given was uroof thnt il WAS
gAtlAfaotory. It would be a difficult u1atter tn
ag,ee upon 10I ioicgntes to tho Htntn Conve,,.
tion from Cook County; and great caro should
he taken to select tho worry best mon.
AE, Miller thought It niatio no difyoreoca how
they wera caoson, 40 that good men wero
beoured. Ho waa not afraid to tsxo the regnoust-
buity Of having the County Convention delegates
appointed by this Cop1tnittee
htr, Ketoo did not agree with the preceding
speakers. For tho Committee to APPOINT liz
delegates would not give Satisfaction to the neo.
ltlo. It would be arrugating powers whicl, did
not rightfully belong to tho Committee, and
would gtve tGeit oppououts m onportuuitv tn
say TINT tho delegation was packed,
Mr. pusl,ocl farored tho xpnolntnent of thu I
delegatcs by tho Committee.
lsx-Ald< Gardner SAID tAoy ought to start out
right by giving Tho people oLauca to eloct tje.
sgates.
N1E. Connolly, OF palos, believed that the only
way to g,ye satisfaction was to hayo tas doia.
4ates chosen at primary meetings.
FNlMAnY MEETINGS.
b. leld in the city wards Saturday evening from
TO o'clock, aud IN tho county towns frou, 5 to
g o'clock, aud that the County Convention bo
l'olI honduy ut p. H.. in Evans 4 Hiokoy'a
LII.
Mr. HcBing explained that hia only 1easop for |
t;.susipg tue appointment OF delegates hY The !
C.'msnsttee was The fear that the county towns
t'uld not have time to hold primary meetings.
Gen Lteb moyod an amendment providing !
ttat muhB-mcotine for the selection OF delegates
be hold III each ward Saturday eyauing. His OK
per'ence was that they never got the men they |
NAAktu '#Aen tn0 tntata WaA ae@t 70 Primary !
meetiugs.
ltr. Redmond Sheridan ob}ecto1i 10 thu Dian !
Of holi1ng n,ass.maetings for the olectioi, of
de'egates. for such meetings wera castor packed |
tLana priinaries.
NJ Mailer expressed his disapprovai OF Gen.
Liob's plum, aud it waB voted down. aud Mr. Mil
aeI's mellon was adopted.
s1r. Miller movod that tho basis Of repreeenta- |
ton III tho County Convention be u follows !!
Tasee delegates from each ward, aud cue audi |
t,o,,a4 delegate for each 500 votes, or FRACTIONAL
rsrt thereof over 250 cast ut laat falls eoctiou
eat county town to be entitled to ono dolorate.
Tais motion prevailed, as did also notion that
tlolal delegates In the aamo ratio as the city |
wards.
<;en. Lfeb said he hoped that It would be we'll
p!a.icrm put forth by the Democratic B.ate Con-
tial Committee should 10 chosen az delegates 20 I
tue Convention. or should cast yotea tor dels-
gut % At tho primary n.ootings.
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