, 1874-10-12
TENTH ILLINOIS CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT,
pEMOCRAT1C.L1DEnAL RATIFICATION MEETING At


Special Dispatch to The Chicago 7rjbuu<,
PEORIA, ILL.,, Oct, 1o-T4e Dolnoa,ata and
Liberals Of this city, hell largo and cn,huai-
aptie ratification meotiug Saturday evening. Col.
John Warner was elected Chairman, aud Spencer
Tomplans and Il. v. Outright Secretaries, Ablo
speeches by Measrs. N. L. Worthington, C. s.
Conecr, L. ". James. aud II. O. Quinn, were
made. and most enthusiastically received
The bill in this tho Ninth Congregation District
has now begun to roll Oh the grand course al
reform, and Hill cuntinne until Con. Leoi,ard y.
ltosB, tho Opposition candidate for Congress. III
elected by handsome majority.
The Committee OH Reso1utions-A. i. Boil, G.
4. Wilson, and g, r, presented tho fol-
WnERrAH, political contest IL now pending 1T
which tIa pcole Of tho atato Of Illinois Will elect two
stata officers, nneseen nen1scEs Of Congress, State
Iegiastrse and county officers, and through tho esc:
ton u which questions oi great moment botlI Sats
aud d. ,ationa'' 4s1e 41e to be determined; and
Of thia Government havo proved .ioinsesea % 81 unflt
full to their trust. havo wrought urto'd evils upon tho
country, aqd hass p"iaono the administrator pr
almost unrsEallecl III thp History Of natlou; md
MM,EnEts. The concentrated opposou 10 the
fsr slas Eiter y oIeaa s!es csnt csaty
tor ssntpat y r rnss Iastrus!,en ee l:o;
Ninth District; Tllo1nGs II. IIlgss, of Tiyol Town-
siip, aAd j. w. Dup1e Of pr4 Elty, ~ ltcprcsputa-
tiyes t. the ,ate Legislature frqu hs Twent tynnh
ty, nj Phillip EIchl,prn for Cpro9er; therefore
IL tt Res7'eed, That We, thu Democrats, IAhorala
and opponents Of the Republican PARTY Asro assp,-
bcd ID nnst cordially ratlty aud tnors4 tAs above
nominations, Rnd Pledge ourselves 10 a honorable
meant within n1lr power h secure their triumphant
election at the polls.
Rera'gNi, fnftaer. That tlasmuch as queatiuns of
.rss are Il sate. a apon ws e aafssy M es pn ser
~ Of uPr citlzona, white an black, til su,ne Ut The
Southern 6tbtc6 aeIon %1lt The 1totcal, civil
aud 1nanniSl prosp.y Of tic whnlo country. thvre
foso ne deem 1t the duty o ogcrr D.napcrat, Liberal,
tp permit no rarAonal considerations 10 deter them
from voting fur earh au oyery candidate tho aloya
Ticket 4nd tnt ,se FRart them ar honest, capable, mud
clplcs wLtch utder1Ic ihs wllola stss.atare Of
our ftes institutions, and TINT any v,ta
taken ftum tha Ticket Or. sny part there
OF y lqss tn tla great prtncrles which W reprs-
oonBroas by the penaosratln-lhera 0o.yentisp anl
lhe ipdopeg'eut Convention Of the Ninth Cou-
greaaona District, VIC recognlze tic reo roprasena
tasn Of the Ieole; man nj sterling integrity aud
rings ,'d aesh oaapoliss, above tho reae Of hEbeH
1nd Tug aluFcment os tis designing lohby, and who
stsnts hfnly upon thu pstnaill@ held dear 10 tho Or
position! EIeh ~ every Damoosat, t4beFpl. and lnaa
m1n!s1ratpn Of our tapsornno,,t will epanso uf the
uceleseaed Ills which baaat 1t uudhr tho roxeut Ia.
oempoans aud llntrustWarthy management; and,
AefeiHre, va oAt leREy sqi|,alenl Ain to tic snp.
ot H. H. " tetx oppoaap 10 the rrssent Administration
kasAV. That from now usi! to tho tuilIBht Of Tho
.M ol november noxt NO resolve to b.,ckla on the
artps far tle gorosa Gght of this eauaian, and to
eaGit eeary aalitlanes, and LIE svery individual and
n!tga eaorl Withtn otir grasp u bring tho entife
acset 70 hap!y and sweeptpH Victory n tho polls.