The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-01
POLITICAL.
The Chicago Con
ference.
DEMOCRATIC VETERANS
AND DISSATISFIED RE
PUBllCANS MEET
IN HARMONY.
The Germans will fall into
Line with the Opposition
Against Radicalism,
CALL FOR A STATE CONVEN-
TON ON THE TWENTY
SIXTH INSTANT.

The Democratic State Central com
mittee met at the Sherman House in
Chicago according to call, on the 29th
inst. Thirteen congressional districts
were represented, either b. meniber,
of the committee or by proxy. Six
districts were unrspre,ented. \ pri.
vate conference at which the members
of the committee only were present Was
held in the morning. Ia hi. address
Chairman Mccormick informed the
committee that he had called them to.
gethcr for the consideration Of ques-
tions Of Importance to the party aud
the country--'hat although not blindly
welded to the democratic name or
party, and willing TO accept
any agency which would overthrow
the present corrupt administration Of
the government, he yet believed that
the democracy a. an organization is
still its most formidable opponent and
will finally accomplish its down fall.
lie urgently advised the calling of n
state convention. "Other conventions
have already met, nominated their
candidates, and opened the campaign ;
and our time will now come to place
candidates in the field ,-candidates to
wln,-wnetn"r strictly parry randi
dates, will be for the convention to de.
eide, but candidates possessing great
merit and sound principles, whether
selected from democrats proper Of
from other good men cooperating Will
them"
He reminded the committee tina
the financial free trade monopoly anc
personal liberty questions must nj
be met by the state convention, in
clear aud unequiyocal manner an,
closed by suggesting that the gentle
man who had been invited Ia NEE
with the sub committee be asked to ioir
with 1t IN call for a state cony.n
ton
A lengthy discussion ensued whicl
resulted in the determination To call .
convention. A committee was appo,n.
ted to draw up the call and the meet.
Ing adjourned till afternoon.
In the afternoon the com.
mIttee reassembed for the
purpose Of having conference
with the gentlemen, not member. Of
the committee, who had been invited
to be present Judge Green.
OF the city submitted the
report Of the committee 81, the
Democracy, Liberals and all other Oh.
ponents OF the Republican party. The
report app tred in these coldmes yoster.
day morning. after the reading Of the
report The proceedings ~ the meeting
were A. follows
q hicagu lines Report
MR.. HEsIsG
asked If It was the intention IN nr,ii.t.,,,-
only az signed by tho democratic cnn,raI
sign IL? '''' "'Hots 10
Mr.. +, l.. Merritt answered. thu ,,o,,,.
man, saying tina. supplementary ~,
hAI DeHh prepared for signature.
Mf' He'slng saw no reason ,,bvs,
Hs resolution 'hou!d DO signed. No ha-
he'ed all VINO were in favor a, 4, .ho,.II
sign II alike. Why not eys,v ci,i,".
any prominence IN the state sion il, ~
suggested that everybody be iny,,ed Ia
mo'el Inc appointment OF a c0n,ni,,sa,"
nave tho call printed and then Ia nv I, /
circulated for signature.
'----''sH CALL.
Judge Green said Taper had bean
drawn up to DO signed Tina psnsr v,as
read Ms follows.
Tho undersigned citizens of IlliDis. he.
ing IN full harmony with tho pripeipIes
en- nnciated in the above call, and desirous
ol combining eli voters OF the state who
sBree WIN those principles, in an oppoai-
.toh party strong enough TO put an end On
n WlsfHle OF the republican party. heart.
NY JON In the sboyo call
nEsIsG OBJECTS.
ps AR hesing did not like this n.
ho a.a not like for the reason ths, 800;
having not heretofore acted win d.
ootnociA'c party" Ito WAS onno,s3
Any uso OF the word democratic n.
wanted party Of sound n,inciDI..