, 1874-08-28
THE BOURBON COLLAPSE.

THE BOURBON COLLAPSE.
SPECIAL DtsiMteh to The Chtcago Tribune,
sfnisoF1ELD, ILL.,, Aug. 27.-Up to tho last
moment to-day tho Bourbon Democracy hoped
to TO ablo to nlcos in Convention with roapecta-
blo nn'nbor Of delegates ard proclaim to tho world
tho puro Democratic faith, but their hopes woro
turned to aahea, aud their aspirations dashed to
tho earth. Notwithstanding tho tr,impet-calI OF
Loalio c1horting Tho faithful to como ito tho
reBouo, and tho llnppy circumstance Of tile as-
Benblage OF tho Democrats of othor days in Con-
ventfon yesterday. among whom 1t waa ex-
pcctod tlloro would be somo dfsHatined
and c1nbtttorod partisans, who whom
thoy failed to koop their party In
tho old boaton track would gatlly avail thom-
aelyes of this opportunity to oaco moro got
back into tho household Of tho true faith, whom
the hour of II struck to-day
nut THREE sfEN wEnE FOUND
In whose hearts love tor tho time-honorod
principles Of Democracy stil1 glowod. Thoso
wore Judge Ledlie OF aangamon, Judge
Atklnson Of Piko, md Gen. Singleton,
Of AdamB County. Each fclt and ucte1
as 1t ho wore oqual to . Ecoro or average mon.
but hocoud not sco Ia the othors lku represent
Convention was discovered, and an led to ho-
liovo that tho gentlemen at laat concluded that
tho affair had proven
An 1aSoM1xous FAILURE.
Ledlie frankly admistod that 4o was disgustod
with tho whole thing, Ho said that DO had
written out platform which ho had triol to got
tho Convention yesterday to adopt. He fo,ud
delegation after delegation that indoracd Lin
views, aud aaid llia resolutions had tho tr1o
j. Jefforaonisn rng about them, bus TINT was oil.
at tho last cal. Lodl,u'a. nlud lad
taken Hcriptural turn, and hD added
that hls convention, likn ali othor g1oat undor-
taMngs. had its Potor. von.urod to inquire
who 70, t. wn:', a,'a be zoped Poor noha1tsop.
knew nothing about mJ Convention, md won't
oveE and mingled with tho othor crowd and said,
know not this man." suggested th.t parhnps
there "as . Judas in tho case, and, III ia his
cd hs cyoh heavanwaxd and said, 'srhank
havo no price," Ho added. IA prophet Is not
without honor haYe In hia own country; and
wll'lo lavo not slccoodod In 1seopins tho Do
mocracy in this State in tho true vny. tho Dc.
lnoctacy Of Ohio have inaorBud my ylowa, and
hayo promulgated my platform
Judge I4edlio was
EVIDENTLY rLKABED WITH u1MgELy
in all things savo In tho. .failure OF hlB Conyen-
ton, which ho regards not only III calamity to
tho people of this 6talo, but to tho wi,0io coun-
try. subsequently to the Adjournment sine die
Of tho Convention, thoao patliotu drow mp the
following protest:
THE MANIFESTO.
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