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District, tho nominee will probably ba hfr John


Y. LoNloyuo
by far tue moro important Conventions Nro |
those to nominate candidates. for tho Legis- |
laturc. 8onators arc to bo oloctod in the First
District, composed Of Wards l, 2, 10, and IL;
Third District, Wards q, 7. and Fifth District,
Wards IA, 15, aud Is; aud in the sevonth Dis
trict, composed Of all tho outlying town. in tho
county, except Hyde Park. In each Of tho
Boyen diatricts there arc throo Representatives
to be elected. Throo Senators hold oyor. In oil,
thero aro TO bo elected twenty. ono RoprcHonta-
tivoa and four scnatora. To tho porsoua to 10
elected tho people Of this county muat lock- for
the Legislative aid and redress Of whio]a this
city stands 30 much In noed. Tho political bias
Of the candidatoa ia Of tho smallest importance.
No man should 10 nominated by either purity, or
elected, who Ia not man Of personal fntcgrty,
Possessed OF knowledge Of tha Java Of
the State relating to this city and county, and
fanailiar with the ,sauts Of the city. IIo should
bc able to present tho needs Of Chica 80 intol1i
gently. Tho delegation should eonstit nta abody
OF gentlemen Of auch ability and Of such per-
sonat character Is to exercise a strong influence
in tile Geuoral Assembly,
Cook County, In 1873, paid over as per cont Of
the State taxcs In 1874 1t will pay oarls 28 por
cent. Last year the county was so Represented In
the Legislature that the county woui havo farod
bostar If wo had had neither SQUAT Or nor Repre-
| sentative at Springfield.
II tho Conventions to-day shall nominate
twenty-five candidates for tho Qeu eral Assembly
Of reputable personal character. of fair ability,
aud Of experience in the Affairs of tho city aud
county, 1t will do much to CONNIE nd their future
nominees to public favor. Tho party which
aelccta tho most appropriate mer4 for tho 1egie-
laturc will bost deserve tho popular support at
tho coming election. This iu no time. in this
worry crias Of our troubles, to send 1oafers, or
adyonturcrs. or speoulatora, to Springfield. Wo
want mono but men Ut expesia nee, Intelligence.
aud pcreoual character, 1t tlis time. We give
notico that The Tribune will support no igno-
RANTS, no doad-boat, no man Of doubtful char-
actcr, fos tho Legislature, by sshomsoovor uonli-
| nuted.
The constitutional requirements Of members
Of the General Assembly s,re these Senators
must b. rs years Of ago, sAnd Representatives
q ; no person shall be Son ator or RoprcBcnta-
tive who tB not citizen 'of the United States,
and Who nhnll not hive reaiaed in tic State i've
yoals, mud for two yoars neat proceeding his olec-
tion hayo been a resident In the district No
person holding any lucrltivo office under tho
United States or the Ssatt, Of Illinois is eligible
to either House, No pe.aon convicted Of bri-
~ inf
Collector who has failad to- ray oyor public
money, is eligible to either House. It may be
we'll for Conventions to look over this list Of dis
abilities before nominating candidates.
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Tho San francisco G'uAe!in Of tho 20th ult.
complains that not trsin arriyeB IN that city
but tho passengers uuita in condemning certain
practices prevalent on tae Central Pacific Road
II these cnrrent storios are anything more than
nero tales OF trayelerd. thoy should be made
known, for the protecsion Of passengers over
that railroad Both first and Hecuud-cass pas.
songors, says the Bu letin are tho prey Of q
hordo Of armed dosporl4doos, who At the ulusale
Of tho pistol, call upon their yictiu,a to JOIN
them at a game of thI:oe-card monte, and trc-
qusntly shorten tho spoliaton by requesting
them to deliver over tt.oir yaluahlca without ths
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ment, sgncd by so,ue 'iorty or moro passengers
, IL printed In c,rroboration Of thea'
charges. Their 1larrativo GLAZING TIN
tho ruilians travel wit III tho conductor, who ro
I fuscs to Interfere, or in my WY recognize th
Justice Of their complaints. AZ Rcno, the signcr
Of tho published compliant claim, eight or to,
ruillauH took possession Of tho train, and passe
, through tho cars bristling with kniyes aud 70
, | volvers. Thoy ieman ded that such passenger
aa they selected ahould join them In game
| Those who refused were epat upon abused il
the viless language, aud knocked OIL tho tea
with tho butts OF revolvors. Those who choR
! the alternative OF playing woro neeced out o
every cont lhoy possensed. and their watches an
/ | 1ewclry as we'll. At TIuckoe, one passenger wa
very seriously ipjur'Dd by thraahing ho re
ceiyed for his refusal to play. The poorer pas
seugera were atlll leaa morciful1y treated. Th
Dulletiu concluded that ii this ID tho systam o.
r which the Central Eacitio Railroad is run, til
/ public ought to bo acquainted With it,-and til
public will probably boinolined to agreo With th
:. Bulletin.
t The Daeohor controversy still goos on in th
: columns of tho Mansfield TO- Herald. The lna
= number Of that paper contains reply By Prof
r. B. Raymond, od Brooklyn, to tho Rev. D.
!" Fairaeds review Of tho Testimony, togcthe
r with Alr. Fairaeld's anawor to Raymond. In hi
T. second communication. Mr. Fairfield adopts
J. moro decisive tono than formerly. Anon
{, other things he says:
waited before wrote ono word, for Mr. Deeclcr
l. mako hp explanations I had read the churgt
autl tho evidence. They terrific againat him.
could aee no way OF cscape. Aut waited-watc
10 patiently. The wi,ols world waited till ho had give
:, hs own explanations. They died twenty columns
d read ihen-ro.road them. never gavo up NY lal
a hope till then. But ~hen found Ills own exllan:
" tions full Of faAehona, full ct contradicttous hi
O must ,apabo alanrdttieH-thcu waH compelled
aay: Whatever else he may uos 10 guilty ot he b.
Lave known 10 bo ta1se. For he bud every posaib
- meaua Of knowing There could DO no liability I
lnstako; plain nu palpablc case Of tntono.
al Misrepresentation. It is Not necessary to look Int
n man luco to know whether 10 nIeakB tho truth
~ not. II ho honest looI whtlu ho scai
- palpahlo faAehood, much tho for him; TIL
but shows the hardening process Of years OF hypo
:, rsy. That Ms. Deoclgr could deliberately Iunke
IL aatomeut so crowded with absurdy IL pro0f. fen
,B Of that adeptuess that comes only Of lonB pra
ucA. 49,
1t You speak Of tho "ehccrisg proof which you has
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