The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-29
GOV. PALMER

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!. party. He hoped to see the convention
aggressive. The future hope of tn,
r country was in the young men. II wa
necessary to adopt fixed principles
n Truth was as vital in politics as in re
o ligiou. The same God ruled both. Thu
people were at last determining tina
o they would not be governed by thieves
o Let the young men inscribe honor
o truth. and Justice on their platform
y and go right ahead. Let their plat
o form be so plain that a wayiaring man
though fool, could understand it, ant
" that no apology needed be uttered IL
5 laie.ion 20 it. They should be frank
o and let the record stand. Applause.
JOHN II. oBERLY,
of Cairo, also spoke, and proceeded t.
refer to the financial question, making
: strong attack on irredeemable pape
money. Gold, be said, was the money
Of God and the democracy. To-day
the democracy had met not alone, bu
= with the friendly opposition, who wcr,
r. asking that the country might b,
p placed in n position where they nigh
e face the world without fear or favor
The government had become corrupt
+ and debauchery had invaded the pulpi
of the living Coda fact attributable
TO tho unstable currency, more than
TO any other reason. IVith a good
| honest money plank in their platform,
the gates Of hell could not prevail
| against them. Great cheers.)
A. c. HEsING.
being called on, gave history Of the
great opposition movemnt in Cook
county. He did not leave the repub-
licsn party in its decline, but in its
glory. He left il because he saw this
beloved country ruined under the rule
Of the republican party. He did not
believe that the union army bore on
lis banners absolute, unqualified ruin
to the south. Applause. When ho
saw the republican party accept as their
leaders the simon pure saint of South |
Bend, and the greatlhero of Brooklyn, |
Henry Ward Beecher,-Tuproarious |
applause, he thought it was time
that he should leave the ranks of that
degraded party. He asked them to lay
aside paltry differences OF opinion, and
agree on great principles. While some
wanted more greenbacks, others were
anxious that their greenbacks should
be put on solid basis. If Henry
Ward Beecher had had less greenbacks,
he would have been better man. The
country would have been better off, if
single greenback had not been issued.
He favored returning to specie payment
as speedily as possible. Their produce
was valued on gold, not on greenbacks.
The Spectator could add any per cent
he pleased for the difference between
the two.
REPORT on CREDENTIALS.
ION MViau, p.Ny....~l ~ -ero-, &c
the committee on credentials, which
said that all the counties had sent dele
gates except the following: Bond,
Carroll, DeKalb, Douglas, Ford, Hard
ing, Henry, lroquois, Kankakee, Ken
dali, Putnam, Stevenson, and Woodford.
A delegate said Iroquois was present.
The mistake was corrected.
Bishop, Of Edgar, submitted mi
norlty report, setting out that they had
taken the Greeley vote for the iounda.
ton Of the calculation, and not the
total vote cast. This would make the
convention democratic.
A. G. Hesing hoped the minority
report would not be accepted.
Mr.. Case, of St. Clair, said this was
a democratic convention.
Hesing-No it is not; i, is the OPP
position convention.
Gen. Lieb read the call of the con-
vention, and claimed that it covered
the presence there OF the Chicago DEL
egation.
NOT A DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION"
The minority report was rejected by
large majority. A vote by counties
was called, but, pending action, the
discussion was continued. Bishop aud
Case tried to get the floor and, amid
some confusion, Case proceeded to ad-
dress the convention in support of the
minority report, contending that Cook
could not expect 10 swamp the small
counties OF the state, which cast the
full democratic vote.
The previous question was then
called on the majority report; but,
amid great confusion, the calling Of
counties was proceeded with on the
adoption Of the minority report and
resulted In favor Of adoption GG
against 1t, 525. The majority report
vas adopted.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Tom Casey, of Jefferson, chairman J
the committee on permanent organ.
.ation, reported the following
For President-Gov John NJ Palmer. q
For Secrstsry-K L Goodeli. f.
For Assistant Secretsries-L Y Thorn
%, A Wheelock, L A SniyeIy, Thos j II
rit,s, Is Irwin, j N Bush, j j Cooley, ii
j Shelby.
FOR Vice President- X II Forester, First n
l-srlct w Sheaton, Second district /,
..rho Nass, Third district; U w AIMS,
ourth district + II Marsh, Fifth dis. ~
'lcli Louis Wilson, Sixth district; Wash
!, fmstreng, Seventh district w + Cook. a.
-ighIh district Jas Kuykendsll, Ninth
lstrleti David T. Head, Tenth district r J.,
hing, Eleventh district; John Abbott a,
"elith district Thos Lane, Thir,.enth -
istrict q NJ White, Fourteenth district ~
ieo MeElvane, Fifteenth district, E v =,
ace, sIxnenth district; & l. LOOMS To-
eVenisen b district; John Oberly. Eiph. 49,
''hth district + NJ Youngblood, Nine re
enth district. re-
Z. Z. 7. Holden, Of Chicago, moved -.
lat committee of three be apnointed H.