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oarly Convention. Tho gonoral Republican
atrongth Was vigorous In tho district
BIZ. Silver wantod to lnow whit m carly con-
Inn


XIX, ,1onca said Mr.. Rutz, statc Treasurer,
was in favor of an carly convention. Atr. Good
speed had not told lalf tho truth nbout tho
strength OF tho Grangors. uo was Granger,
b,l5 no was proudor Of botng Republican, mi, Ao
ma attended ono meeting Of the GranBo. What
thoy had to depend OH most WIS tho
FOLLY or THE DounnoN DEMOCRACY,
which, would ID do foolish things aud disgust no-
nubllcans. Tho longer tho Grange existed,
politics. Tho movement to mix III politics
canlo from tho outside, and not from tho inside
Of tho Hrango. The Farnore' movement engt-
noored by Mr. Smith and Mr.. Tlagg, wns outside
take part in politics. Tic Democracy Lad gono
against movements in Congress- to ohnrter
through rntlroadb Which tho farmora wansod.
Ihoy should ~ to the Changers that they would
Inent was bigger thing thnn tho people In tho
city believed, and not aa big thing aa pooplo in
this country boliovoa.
TWELFTH DISTRICT.
AIR. Ilbhback rose to respond to tho Twelfth
Dan shopard-Jim. out 1t short, OF welt mover
got through hero.
AIr. Ilshbaoh said ho and Mr. Bum and Mr.
Leonard wanted an oarly convention. Ho would
teon.twontiothB Of the Aopubltcan purity, and
tho same proportion OF tho Democracy, would
support Senators Logan aud Oglosby in issuing
the 844 oe3, 200 lapplauao1, anu ho did not agroo
WALL 41GElEHs
Judge Gilloapio-Thom's my sentiments.
TuIATEENTn DISTRICT.
h1r. Watkins. Of Mclean and tho Thirteenth
District, believed they could carry Mclean, but
there was no use donying that
THE FARMERS MOVEMENT WAS rEnY sTnoNa.
and lie could not promise aB lnrge majority aB
was given Con. Grant, Ho agreed with Mr.
NshbAok In believing that NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF the people approved Tho course of Senators
Logan aud oglosby. Ho would like IN carly
Dan Ray, Of Bloomington, thought the party
would como out all right and DO victorious, AZ
usual. ao WAS disposed to favor an oarly COLI
vention, good candidates. aud vigorous fight.
FOURTEENTH DISTINCT.
Mr. Cannon, from Vermilion County aud
tho Fourteenth District, dcBirod to take tho bull
immediately by tho horns, by meeting ut SPRING
field on Juno IL. 80 that they might got out a
Grangers would not put ticket in tito tield at
Mr.. Barlow, from tho Fitteonth. would not aay
ANYTHING.
SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.
Mr. Fletcher, Of Marion County and tho Six
tconth District, wantod IN carly convention.
SEVENTEENTH DISTINCT.
Judge Gillespie, OF Madison, looked upon De-
mocracy as tho preachers looked upon original
sin 1t camo without cultivation, butthoy should
inc,llcato Republican principles in the campalgn.
Whom ho was Whig,, thoy woro always boatlng
tho Democracy until gonoral election, whom
Jackson always won. That vas the why tho
party was being beaten now.
No response from tho Eighteenth District.
NINETEENTH DISTINCT
hIr. Durham, Of Wayne, wanted a moderately
carly convention. .......
Nlr. Ridgeway. candidate for State Treasurer,
wanted tho party to taho bold, firm stand nua
not be halting between two opinions. Let them
say to tho Changers that they would correct all
errors tlny complained OF. They should haye
convention not later then Juno 16.
LII. sCAMiIoN'a ExPEn1EScE.
That ended tho districts, nnd thoy began over
again by inviting Mr.. Scammon to give his ex-
pcEionce. He related "reminiscences Of the old
Wing party. He said Republicans wero tho
Granger party and were bound to vim. Ho next
intlulgol In some Munchausen talos about tho
opposed to monopoly Of National Bauks and
railroads were represented by Republican pm
pcrs nil over tho State. The mon who bud
axes to grind wantod an early convention. They
should not be in hurry. II MIR. HeBfng's deb-
potlc notions regarding tho currency had pro-
yailed in Congress, they would
LOSE TIE NEXT ELECTION
as sure as fate. [Applauso.] What killed jack
3ho Republicans wore progressive party,
In favor Of human liberty and progrcns, and its
inoto was what lie put over his paper whom ha
started it: "Upward aud Onward" The DOM
ocratic party livoa 30 long as it was tho party
progrcas, but when It became tho party OF
slavery aud monopoly it went down. 1twas now
dead. They.
MIGHT LOSE ELECTIONS
here and there. but the party waH lhe party OF
progrosa. Young men could Join tho party. Ho
was not in favor Of trying to catch the GrangorH,
clse, but lot thom nominate their tickeI antl
adopt platform and go on to vic
tory, Mr: scammon gave moro recolloc-
purity could govern tho country. They ucro
tho Anti-Ionopoly party on every quoation-on
commerce., OIL transportation, and On finance
and banking. All they had to do was to
TAKE couNsEL OF COMMON sENsE.
They wnntod o short campaign, aB long one
would tire the people. In the interest OF tho
pcoplo, Of thor principles of human rights, they
should call q convention when tho people had
tfmo to attend it.; but whether thoy lad cou-
win anyway. Tley should not oxpoct to carry
every election, but they would carry the State.
Mr. Scam1non intulGcd in another batch OF Tenl-
iuiscenccs. Tho party should so Oh in its con-
scious strength.
THE sTATE CONVENTION.
AIr. Barlow moved that tho State Central Com
mittee meet aud docido tho time for holding tho
Convention.
The motion prevailed, and subsequently tho
Springfield, Wednesday, June II, 1874 tho basis
OF representation to be tho yoto cast for tho Re
publican presldential electors In 1879, to-wlt;
Ono delegate for every 400 votes, aud ono for
each fFlCLloa OF 1pU V0EeH.
TIE OFFICES.
Two candidates are to DO nominated, "a Stato
Treasurer to hold Office for two years, and
Superintendent OF Public Instruction, to hold
office for two years. Judging from tho CONVEX
sation Of gentlemen who attended tho meeting
yesterday, Thomas Ridgoway Of 6hawneotowu,
will be Tho nomineo for
TREASURER.
He was boaton Inst time in tho Convention by
Mr.. l.utz the present inoumbont, and therefore
has claims. 4. X. Jones, OF Quincy, ~ pushing
him hard. Both were sticking their pins in
yesterday. Thoro ia Bomo talk of presenting
some man from Chicago, but who. IL not docidod
upon. Chicago can furnish candidate on q
pinch. For
SUPERINTENDENT OF ruBL1o INSTRUCTION,
Elmer Baldwin Of LaSalle il talked most
nbout. Ills qualifications arc TINT lo served OIL
tho State Agricultural Board, and in tho sonato,
and above a!l is q farmer. Whothor ho ovor
tamght school, is not known, md it makoB no
diGorenoe, it 10 can catch tho agricultural vote,
hIr. Lano, tho ox,Snporinteutlon Of Cook
County may be 4 candidate, but there ia nothing
positive about him. Some thought it would bo
we'll TO nominate woman, and enlist tho sox on