The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-29


The substitute wa, declared adopted
and the entire platform o. amended
WAS then read aud adopted uuaui.
mously, amidst the most uproariou.
applause.
The following is the fret article Of
the platform as amended and adopted
/. Tbs restoration Of gold AZ oliver O.,
the basis OF the currency the rcilup ,ior
Of specie payments a. coon as possible
without Disaster 90 the business is.ora-t,
OF tho country By steadily opposing irla.
ton, and by the payment Of the uat!oua
| Indebtedness ~ ths money Of the civil.
| lied world.
y motion to a1j ourn wa- lost.
SOLDIERS GRIEVANCES.
Gen Lob Of Chicago, wished 10 in D.
troiucc resolutions covering soldier Fl
grievances. The republican party had
treated this matter in swiudliug man.
ner. He moved the following resolu.
tons:
Wherehs, The republican party h,, tx.
hoToi the ..t claims " our disabled ,gI.
dicrs, md violated is pledge reueate1Iy
made, whereby thousands OF thoi, nsbI,.
wares OF the nation hfe compelled 10 live
Oh the cold charity OF the world.
Resolved that We now demand TIA, Ali
the pensions o! our ur.puIoI E9lli.rs
shall DO g. increased a. to shield ovnrv
one Of them from daily want wi,bo1,
compelling ihom 10 take refuge in eso.
called Solder home.
Resolved, That tho presen, system Of
pension Ggcnc.n, 81 vicious aud d.tritus,-
tai TO the Interest uf those 1t is pretend.
ing to protect, and should .be tAo-oggBly
Investigated by congress
The resolution was adopted without
dissenting voice.
STATE TREASURER
On motion Of Mr. Hunter, il was
agreed to proceed with the nomination
of state officers. The following nomi.
nations were made: For state treas
urer, Hon, Alex. Starnc, Of Saugamon;
Hon. Charles Carroll, Of Gal'atin
David Gore, Of Macoupin, the farmers
delegate John Shooster, Of Kendall
Col. ii. Dilger, of Cook.
Mr.. Hesing withdrew the nomina.
ton of Mr.. digger, and said Cool.
county would support Mr. Carroll.
The nominations of Mcssrs. Shoo.ter.
lore, and Starne were also Withdrawn.
lud then the nomination Of Home. Car.
oil, OF GaIIatln, was made By acclalna.
ion.
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
The nomination for state supcrinten-
Zen, of public schools was then procee.
ed with. John III. Black, Of Adams:
J. NJ. Ettcr, Of Mclean, and Newton
'ateman, Of Sagamon, were presented.
Mr.. Oberly said he was assured that
lr Etter, the candidate ofthe farmers
arty, was in favor of the Chicago plat.
'rm. The name of Mr.. Bateman was
zen Withdrawn, and, on the vote, the
illot showed Black 2l5, Etter 1926.
Mr.. Etter was declared the nominee
r convention, and was then given
lanimous call.
sEATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Caspar Butt, OF Chicago, from the
on state central committee.
escntod the following report of names
members of that committee:
First distrct, Egpert Jamison, Chicago;
cond, William J Onahan, Chicago;
ird, f N Winston, Chicago Fourth,
M Harrington, Geneva; Fifth, William
right, Freeporti Sixth, s Drake,
ok Island seventh, George w Ravena
lava; Eighth. Washington T. Cook,
con Ninth, Charles p King, Peorlu
nth, David Il Head, Carthage; Eiey-
h, j NJ Bush, Pittaleld; Twsllth, Ell
rritt, Spring aeld; Thirteenth, John A
llory, Havana; Fourteenth, s Ii
Shy, Champaign; Fifteenth, N o Rob
On, Enlnghsmi Sixteenth, 9 ID HOLES,
aenvillei Seventeenth, w II Krone,
wardsvills; Eighteenth, w N Green,
70 Nineteenth James = Robinson,
eyi at large, II b Miller, Chicago; Il
Townsend Shawneotown William
wn, jacksonville. sn
no report was adopted
BASIS or REPRESENTATION.
lr. Jones of Pike, moved the fol- ~
ing
esolved, That the state democratic
raj committee bo, and they are hereby, II
ctod, in calling state conventions, 10
said call upon tho democratic vote ,,,,
in zach county at tho general election %
in November, 1872, until after the
election of 1876, and after