, 1874-07-30

Meeting of: the Demo
cratic State Central !.
Committee. !;
Address Of the Chairman; Cy-
RUS Il, Mccormick, Esq.
A Call Issued for q Convention
to Be Held Aug. 26.
II Is Addressed to All Who Favor
tue Speedy Resumption Of
Specie Payment. '8
Payment Of Bonds in Coin--Free
Commerce.-No Sumptu-
ary Laws.
And No Encroachments of Leg
islative or Executive
Power.
Conference Between The Committee
aud Other Opponents Of Re-
publicanism, '.
Mr.. Hesing's Objections to the Word
Democracy"
An Rddendum to the Call Signed by
Himself and Others.
And No Encroachments of Leg
islative or Executive
Power. 49,
Conference Between The Committee
aud Other Opponents Of Re-.
publicanism, '.
MIR. Hesing's Objections to the Word
E" Democracy" -,
An Addendum to the Call Signed by
Himself and Others.
Interview with 8. s. Marshall.

Interview with .. s. Marshall.
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Tie Democratic State Central Committee, pur
auant to the call issued two weeks ago by Oyru
Il. Mccormick, mot ycHterday morning In I'll,
Club-lsoom Of the Sherman HOUSE, = |
THE FOLLOWING llEMBEpa
wore in attendance:
rtsrst ntstfsct-Andre Mattcson PROXY OF George 8
IRi.d Gs.trtet-Tl.eo, schtnsz, a
Sss,,;M = , It.ttiet7yamcs O. ,Ewool. ' -;
n1y'. S1n Di'r'et-o. n. Mccormick, proxy of ". T.
1.'th httrfot-Tl'on,as Il. Cabccn. !.
Eeesath Dtstriet-T. Il. Redmond, proxy OF A. a.
zts<kah D!:ettst-E. l. s'oEritt. ... -,
S<ssaissa& Dsstrfet-nA H. snivoly, proxy OF g. D,
t'ahtsxntd Distrfet-w. Il. Neen. -.
4st"ftfsnm ~ fsnt I D1,rtst-chsrles 4 Carroll.
a. AaTgc-C. Il. Mccormick aud James Q. Robinaon
Several others we're also around; aud appeared
to take great interest in what was going forward,
1t was tacltly understood that the8e gentlemen.
were invited to confer with the Central Com
fnittee relative to the iBBuos Of tic approaching
State campaign. Among tile mora prominent Of
THERE y1s1T0As Il: :
tho following may be enumerated : A. @ Hesinr.-
uormann Raster, Frank O.shormsn, j. Y, Danolds.
Daniel Cameron, Dan O'1Iara, Obadiah Jackson'
NJ. B. Bailey, Judge Marshall. N. O., James n.
Doolstle, Jr., William Springer, Hermann Liob,
Willlam Werner, Arno Voss, Capt. j. ". Connect,
Nl!es Kehoe, ]. G. Richberg, Col. T. F. Baldwin,
Thomas Hoyno, r. Z. Goodoll, Richard Town
send, Melville W. Fuller, John NJ. oborly md
Judge dreen, Of Cairo; Mr. Bailey, Joliet
Signal; Danlel III. Penny, Viii County; Isaac
\. Di'lor, B.'G. CaulAold, Charles Carroll, Z, II,
Haincs, and others.
Tho moeting waa
CALLED TO ORDER
by Mr. OyruB H. Mccormick, who stated that the
call was issued to the Committee alone, and
that tho conference with outside eoutlo-
men would DO hold after; tho Com
Inittoe had traneaoted some business, There.
fore, ho would request that gentlemen
not belonging to tho Committee would ,rotiro
until such time as they were invited into tie
conference. -.
Alr. Theodore schintz suggested that = room
DO provided for the outside gontlomen. Whoro
"eT9 IT, thsEy nydg;7r gGinE ,tsstj t. adjourn to- =,
adjourn to but tho bar-room? tLaughter.l
s1r' a. q. uesing-1 second tho motion. Lot
US 20 and have some rofreHhmont.
NJ. Ihomas Hoyne-The torn ..soutsIde
gan;lemon" compre1onds tho reporters, nj.
alr. McCormick-Why, yes-I suppose so-for
few nnutos-privato busineas-sorry to dis
turb-you understand?
Tho ropotters did understand and left although |
ar. Andre Alatteson, Of the Times, being a |
proxy "for George Kimberly, uas allowed to 10
. :. After the departure OF tho "chtols" 1" who
- :, tax notes" tho uommitteo camo to order. :.
u. McCorm!ck presiding, aud Mr. Merritt noting.
~ Secretary.
Mn. M'cona1cK's Address.
Iae Chairman then proceeded to road tho fol-
lowing address, Which was we'll rsceiyeJ
:, GE*!LE,Es: As Chaisnan Of the Democratic stute
GsIra Committee, havs deemed It my duty to call
s"n nssthsr @ foE tho consideration of important que
tena upon Which actiou should longer 10 delaycJ
~ sosrson with the interests Of our party aud tIo
An election for State, Congressional, 1eu,a,,t,vo
hnd county officers ts approaching aud the prefer.
ensss ~ latty IN accordance With established usage
tioa Of tue day it Is necessary tla ID expressau ~
e,o 10 matte, and tint concert of action he arcurei
II n M tc i, is aud others disposed cooperate
tyr llAtory. The eeetion 10 take ptae ts con,i,,
I. Tx r May 10 ,e',,psra.l,ay anlmporsant In Itself Gu
Mo ~, ye5s neneo and then wrcat tho Government from
Il " .. a9 present unscrupu!uua party ieadoru
o. necessary hat this election lie carried ~ o D..
Ws@nt my feeling Of unans attachment to III,
wills Wiling 1nyse T. to p9fsa e.. and
evef llHne II 1ught he calIeA Which viii II IN mas.
sonKl for II IL dcnale lint tho Dcu,ocrntsct nast
still rcHas Tho most Formidable onnnnsHt ~ pat5y
an hllffao aud submit that II tlst yrt In chn
Y the american poopa rs The llonoRed lustrpnent fo
me aGcolsislnsent Of tho reforms demanded by liz
,eors through the downfall of that Rrpa Const,t,
aud central2iIg powrr-ine ltsnhIInar |
lar1y '' 4sea'aeau
s1uce we last met a. a comu,tttec gentleman W.. |
ihFh Witncsactt tna resumption af Ohio md Tnif.n
rom the lalH or the spoer, md thu nffarN m t"un
SAILING Weslorn Htatt8 aru To-day ni,nini.tere 70,
3uhorFntto dovcrAora. In alster Htato Of Wsco,
~ hepahl1c4nsh llaH been oyerlrowu whiIa frnrn r
the Western stntoA, null from some Of he Fystsr,.
Lditsti9ns I.ily reach Us that brighter aud b"tsr
i olll"r seettuns u the UpIon Infused fresh zeai fnt
M Le n'ta el the Denocrlcy, ind led tlun 10 onvano
th renewed co'1Fage and Increased co|Ienre II, IT,
|ragKe {nr victory III ILLINOIS, ms retreHanaiixasn
10 inrty. our duty u plain, No must ,nujntnn 1,'r
'gAnizht1" and rnslat my attempts iAat ,,Imy ba
'aae ~ 10 tnAlair tts atse3oney. ' ~ !
,,e mo se Gentlemen, ,,o nersly for tho puspoav Of
nest"n of exl etl!plcy to calling conyonttonAi
~ our dhty, "a EatalaR Of tint tr]nd, hunuro| anil
w vigorous organization, tlc National ue0crxtn
.ts. 20 call lilo Convention, There coulll Ia M, !,
tty III MIR fsllrn 10 call IT, Ii II not only irn tn
~ ~ @ @nsaoeF1cy of IIinoa, hut to tha Domocracy Of
"a n. % eau convention at this timp, tha Jus q
"m 70 zone 70 the Democratic hoats everywhere d
,ttl Il. tbs saoha 10 iu1tl at l,osta doing
~" ~ & at p"e "loio llnu Other coyeutouy have nj n
NY " net3 no!tnsted their cal,1ldatea anJ nuenr1 ~
~ sa.APalYh *1la otlr time will npw coma ~ .i"u ~
-" ~ u @ - w nhus-eanailAes to win-wJ,nthur u
.,is tStf @ canauatoa will bu ior tie conyontfon IT,
~. ,n ,snu.uatoH lokEesaln9 merit aud so,nJ IT,
nc.pes, wnethar b0lectal from pemocrats nr,ra n
'om other good lneA Cooperating viii t 'olor or s
0ut pFinc&les arc 10 te settled In ti,ia ~