, 1874-06-11

noon to the Farmers' Convention at Springfield,
tho following vas received aud read
z.-.. srn1Nar1ELp, ILL.,, june 10.
10 he Irtsfftnt Qt tho fhdfann Gaursatioa:
Th1a asyembly u largo and harmonious one, and ia
vcutuns.
The dispatch wnH received with ohcors, and
Martin. OF Alonroe County, offered the follow
ing:
WHEREAS, Ths Convention has .'1st received dis
III Convention sexsmOls At Springfield, asking Joint
acliuu with 'ssts body; therefore.
l7tsorcd That send to thst Convention most cor
dIa congratulations, snl pledge our co-oreron III
MY Increment for the good of ths industrial massos.
Adopted amid immenae cheering.
shorlar, OF Morgan County, oiferod tho fol-
lowing:
Resoc<d Tint committee Of one from ench county
10 selected by thu county delegations, report ticket
for nomination, subject to the ratification Of the Con-
yenion.
Adopted. --...-...
Gsoor, Of Morgan County, offered the follow
ing:
Rtsorcd, THAT 1t is tho md expression Of tha
Convention that the Comn,,ltcs on Nominations
sho'! look only 10 tha best interests OF the lnborinG
nasseH, and that In their selections Of candidates..
heretofore political differences should be made test
III tho selection Of said candidates. but that lhsy should
look only to honesty and qunlihcstiOAH
Adopted.
TnE COMMITTEE ON ToMINAr1oSs.
On tho roll-oal of couuties. tho following
Nominating Committee was appointed: Adams,
Sylvester Campbell; Allen, A. n. Taylor;
Y. " Bolton; Hlaefford, w Wiiilinn Carroll;
! Mccormick; Clay, Samuel L. Riley; Doja-
wsre, W s. stswssd rs El!klart, S;,"sJ GeoEgo 5.
asiSet aiFSSst sfSgs5s Sso notors ens hpJ aaases aso
Curry; Hendcick, G. Q. Hoover; Henry, n: Z.
Elliott; Howard, II. ". Smith Jackson, J. G.
| Ferris Jasper. ]. i. 9noddy; Jay. james alo-
Kinly; JOHNSON. A; 3; Benson; Madisou, J. g.
AfErsh Hnw3o o1SHs Moro a1n
Jasoby; Miami, John Flagg; Monroe, James S.
AEorgan, II. Shepherd; Owen, j.. .+Grimsoy; Po-
BOY, J. Mason rMtnnnl, II. II. Morrison; Ran-
Upton. lra Wright; 'yandorb',rg. Frod lyittel,-
back: Wabash, Philip Davis; Warren, ". B. Mill
ler;, Washington, speMe.s pugh; Wayne, James
s'nily, sr:;; Wells, ". per1u. ,.
Brown, Carroll, Cass Clinton. Crawford, Dayieps,
Dearborn, Decatur, DeKalb, dubois, Fountain,
Franklin, Fulton, Grant, Green, Hamilton, Har-
rison,' Huntington. Jonngs, Knox, Koscnako,
Ne~toI' Noble, ohio, Orange, Parke, Perry,
Shelby, Spencer, Starko, St. Joseph, Sullivan,
Switzer1and, ,I'ippocanoo, union, yernlilion,
Vigo, aud Whitloy.
| WITHDRAWAL OF DELEGATES.
James 8, Cnbertsoll. during tho Gull Of coun-
ties. stated that ho was authorized to withdraw
the Eighth Congressional District, Mr.. Foster
announced tue Withdrawal Of tue Tenth Dis
tps s1sn. nsq et 4, { o,S adams rs the resssns Mt,
given were that nominations should not
10 made until platfsr1n was adopted. The
| Fourth District withdrew because It was opposed
| to milking nominations vt present. preterring
! tile appointment Of all Executive Committee to
call u Convention aftor the other parties Lad
nominRtel
Tho following Central Committee vas appoints
cd: First District ]. Il. Eldertield, yanderbutg
County; TM1a; J. q 4; Newson; Filth, g. E.
Jollnson; Seventh, ,: D. Garrett, Marion j;
Eighth, - Barber, Viso; Ninth, i. Slusher
Warrior; Eleventh. Aaron Jenkins, Wabash; /;
rwe3{h 1 W;i1s D. snow Adams 1hirso0nth Nor
The hunr during which tho Committee on
Nominations was at work VAS ocoupud by
speeches by E. a. Olenlnn, Of Marion County,
Gen. N. j. Coleman, OF 81. Louis, and Charles
N. Gseen Of Marion. At the cioso. Of the lat
tor's speech. the Committee OH Resolutions sub
mtteu tia following platform:
THE PLATFORM.
| III making this call and l,resnnIng to enter into
to tho wad our S ~ vii az hs
awe psoposs fur the wrongs Of which we complain.
s m s xa as M st IL s
as!sssi r.sis ,.,1s sssne$1sd$s tic SrosS
!raii, /. aas d." by d'ssreness Of oPus Willie isat
eaua'ity for farmers, protection for % wes, an r.
stlaint upon tlu strong: IN ahort, jtsy-dlsributcd
burden. and j'!sty-a.tributed powers. These a are
pe1.dence aA IT, advocate the contrary is unworthy
tho SONS unl daughters q at American nspnelie
as.tS anI n,snstsetnrers, into H. ,nost direct
aeressys war an, or Interest
Oh Lis contrary, a acts anil all our ellorts 90 lar
inse orders that tend to bring theaS two parties lnto
speedy und economical contact. ..-.
ess aru intimately connected with our interests. and
an increase, in eysry rraettcablo WY, q
~ M bstweon homo proassrs and consumers, ,a e PIC
tuctiona Of cnlutry. Ws adopt It ab onr n1e1 lr
osa 70 open cut lo shannes IN natrts greas utterly:
are not enemies of railroads, navigation srrrgating
ealals, nor Of my corporation that will ADVANCE oil
industrial Interests but arc is1ena'y 70 I'LL mooFsnt
IS shall atlvocats all legislation whereby these orig
' aa ars sahasaa I atess S ho'
I'LL measures wsrsby thsy nre perverted ifom d, 4, thc
pou-lrOttueors and to tho Injury Of pruaucnrs III
wrong aud aubserhise Of the purposes Of good gov
''Y;' NJ hold that all aple-noale, intelligent per
aons should contributs to tho common a.osk
by unetul industry. sum an nnd ,a,,l. an4,ntlt;
Should lend, as far possibs. to tho sqHshls distri
button Of ths surplus products; W. n these proposi
to1,s ase mt trlls Government s wholly psr
vcfted from a true deaxu. the SacEsd namss Dc
iespotsm, aud tl.s parliea represented tLerspy. n
nnw organized, ,'ale tho ei,gnes Of oppression
er,lshtnli cut t,s lyes Of tia pnopo.
We nue ony point to shs fact that IN this bcnlican
country Ut unlimited resources, with the 1ana nnn1a
nruan!ng hpneath the products VI human gNor., IL
iass Of the ]uupls Aave no supply beyond tleir dali
was, aud are compelled, froni unjust conditions, II
slpkneAa aud misfortune. to bsconln pa'psrs PalIpet
I'm, xud crime ire the rarplexlng questions OF Al
uo(ern stutesnsnslp anil 1t IL with tlio.e hn.o
tral. How far th1Ha uYils are conneessd with III
a,scx inflicted un labor. superficial Atatssllash
| ,eel.a mt IN peyttiYe.
Uhaltel slavery haH been abolished, but the right
and relncn4 Ut labor stand Just where they did betor
the emancipation, in rcspeet to tho divisions OF II
nroluc.H tbs differences i!ea only IN the lnethnis
alstrscng the results ana eoncentrany them In tn
xnd dictates the toruH aud Thus nil lahosers are pras