, 1874-06-18


plnuBo.1 Tint splendid gathering was proof
positive that tho Republican party had not
yot entirely fulfilled its miasion. Thov
Ind not, indeed, boon froo from error.
but thoy had boon rs froe from It "a had bco,,
any party organization which tho country had
yet seen. [Applauao.J In tllis connection, Mr..
Boyd rotated story Of Ulysses, and urecd thu
delegates proBont to follow tho grand examn)o
OF storm integrity got by tho anciont Crooks,
They should 30 on. confident in their own tn-
tcgrits, determined as OF old, to conquer for
truth, 1ustico, and right. {Applauso.1
M1. Charles D. Dostwick, Of Coles County.
and Mr. J. II. Kellogg, Of Morgan County, wors
theu elected temporary socrctarioa.
THE COMMITTEES.
Tho q congressional delegations wera thcn
called Upon to report their committees Which
thoy did al follows:
On Credtntfais-EIrst District, A, j, Galloway. nj
Cook spcond, William LaugAlin, Of Cook Third. i,
hsn1y Il %:y95 @ c'pk D. 90s Sa; 81 81 s. Of NJ
1srj i1enry; savel!tl, e. u. 1ni witt it,; tlahth e. T.
Nathaniel Moo1p. Marshall; Ninth, J.. Al. Brown.
t!an Thirteenth, Il. b. Mooro, Tasowei Foursepnth,
II Psaasss sa'ssh sssRa H. sae1 l. .s2Bn 4 ss
ies as:s's L.
ssS Ess Soarh SSnn 4n'{ II L. Sa:i. 2hfa DaRa5 =
tnan scvont' g. H. Aile Mocn5sot Ei.ht Sn 1pk'hs
saupleiora Ninth J.. 8. Starr, Peoria; Icnt}, II. B.
Henderson, Marren; Eievon.h, George 4. Warren,
tee,sh, Joseph +. ua,ler. Maaon Fourtoonth, W. 7,
Mosiest, hason iittscutl; H. D. Sutherland, E<gnr
Nineteenth, ". II, Robinson, Wayue.
On Reso!ations-Firat DiBtr,cs, Woodbury. II. Ta5-
IT, oi Cook Second Joseph y. Reynolds; Third, +.
ssventh. j. O. o"obns LasaiS; kshth, ill., wiiliaa Whit
T. Mspen S Es;sn H. oe'u jo:ss Y ha +
Thstoenth, fhon,as r siitclo cIeaa'; Foastoonih' F
Qark sisiSen.l, i'uiaa copc, Wayne Seventeenth, 1
+ o', L. n9aSs N'ner Mae9aIn e 4 Esh'sonth J. H. aun
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho Convention was called to order by Col,
Boyd ut tho appointed hour. In addition to tho
Ereat crowd OF delegates OH tho 1oor, tho GAL
lorloB wero throDgcd with III immense coucourso
Of spectators.
The report OF tho Comn,itteo on Credentials
WIS presented, and on motion was approved md
adopted without roadng. There woro oyor G00
1sanlcs on tho rolls. Tho Cotn1nstteo OF,
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
then presented thoir report, which was adoptot,
as follows:
Tho Hon. 8. NJ. Oullo, Of sangamon, for President
an and naliel shcmrt, Ct Cook T. A. MsCauags, Of st.
Cook; d v. Johns q wayns dsosgo Hnt, Of I'd i.
gar, une Samuel PARKER Of Marshall, III secruariea
Ihs following 'aI ust Of VIeo rrsstlsna was aao
oud Col. ". A. Janca, Of Lake; Third, II. Il. DoI-
son. of Cook; Fourth. y. .. AlIep, ot Kane; FflI,
Seventh, Joseph Hart, Of Laalis; Eighth, ]. +. Uul.
Ssr of hvings!on Nnh M'les Fuller q
1cntn, M Meaasih9h NlehnE, OF McDonouga; Eleventh.
c" oaCo,s, ef es,iien %ia Lssy, HHss;,a
ClaIk; Il. p No99nan, Of htaEon; David Gilley!o, Of
Wabash.
Alr. 1todman, Of Cook, moved hat a!l rosoiu-
tions bearing on tho plAlform DO lbfcrred 10 Tho
c1mnttes s'i ates,sa on h'soutl0ns' without debato
Adjourned until 2 o'clock.
=, hir. cnllon, on taking tho char, briefly
thaDked tho Cunycution fur tho worry high honor
conferred on linn. They wero the reprcsonta-
tives Of tue greatest nna graudoat party that had
and grand i'll, principle, but it WAS great
aud grand in its work. 1t had aot
four millions Of Blayos free. aud llud given civil
rights to gu mon Of whatever color III tho No-
public. From tho hour that tho Inst robol gun
public debt. (ApplauHo.1 From that hour to
tho present. iho purity lad been laboriug to
build tho nation up, md It's career Ind not vet
loRcled tho fulness Of time. It was still young
and vigorous, because it waH party Of progress:
long oxist. They should grnpplo maufuily
Tint oa.no boforo thon,, nlwsys
remembering that it was their duty to adopt
such q policy as would confer the Eroatest good
Oil tho greatest number Of neople III the land,
purity would bo able to piaco on itH banner noxt
full what it had 30 often written there before
that Illinois was Republican by 60,0U0 majority.
[Enthusiastic cheerlng.]
lilo Committee Oh Nomination of
STATE CENTRAL c0MM1rTEE
presented tho following report, which was
adopted:
First District, II. D. Drayton Second, J. H. Ilaynio
Third, O. A. Willard; Fourth, John Early; Filth, J..
tiold Eighth. j. j. cassel Nnth, b. 3. rattonberg;
Tenth, j. T. Hamilton Eleventh, J. l.. Underwood; !;
Twelfth, aeefse n. l,rinkerhoir, Of su9garnon
ney. y X ot coss; Fifteenth wm. Chew: Sixteenth, J.
III. ]. 1nscoro; Nineteenth. r. Anderson.
The Chair announced that In tho absence Of q
report from tho Committee Oh NeBolutions tho
NOMINATION oF STATE OFFICERS
would 10 in order. Alr. q. G. Swan, Of Cha,n-
palgn County, had pleasure in nominating for
tue Office of State Treasurer Thomas :. Ridge
Z. s. Mcclellan, OF Cook, nominated George
4. Bandors, Of Marion County.
Mr. Weston, Of Carroll, nominated Owen p.
Niles, Of that county.
Mr.: Wood. OF Adams, in a fery speech. uom-
limited X. X. Jones, Of Adams County.
Mr.. Savage, Of VIII County, presented the
name Of Conrad Tatcho. [Apulause.l
hfr. Charles II. HnIu roso Tor tue purpose Of
aecont!ing tho nomination Of Thomas s. Ridge
WY. llo know Of no bctter 1nan fur the otllco.
1Ia]. DluGord Wilson, Of Gallatln, seconded in
eloquont terms the noninntun OF Thomas =.
Ni1gpWaY, tic Holuiersf friend,
Judge Sticknoy, Of Cook, yohomently declared
hi!aself In favor Of the lust mentioned eautdato
This brought Judge Stool. Of Coles County, to
his. fcot. He pictured in glowing words tic sor-
vices rendered to tho country by George A.
Sanders, whom no represented as good soldier
himself.
During tho call Of yoto by countless consilor-
able confusion aroao, tlrst because Cuoh County,
which cart II yotos, was not ready When tho
nancB was rcuclod. Tho Convention would
hot allow the county IT, DO PASSED
ovor, aud tho Chairman was compelled
to wait until tho tnrd7 Cookitoa camo to tme.
The next cauae Of disturbance WIS MI attompt Of
Maj b!ufard Wilson to air himself, douying, on
the authority Of JofTorson County, tint sa,itiera
1,r.3 4,on, .D1,E - all mn,