, 1874-06-10
Prospects Of the Springfield
Convention To-Day.
Talk About tho Currency with PROM
inent Delegates.
The Independents and tho Anti-Re-
publioans.
Burnside Ahead in the Rhode Island
Senatorial Election.
First Congressional Nominations
III Pennsylvania.


-
Illinois Independents Stato Uonvon.
tiOn.
Special Dhpafeh to Tho Chicago Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, juno 9.-The delegates TO
tho State Convention Of the Illinois Indopond-
ents laVo been rather slow III gathering, THUS
fur. Not more than fifty-1ve farmers and otllora
Interested In tho movement aro In tho city now,
but tho great bulk wll doubt1oss arrive by tho
trims tonight and tomorrow morning.
AMONG THE MORE PROMINENT GENTLEMEN
at tho Icland House, arc Con. William L. A,lder-
son. ". @. F1agg, Madison County; Gen. A. B.
moconnell, sangamon County, aud Mr. Hunter,
OF Decatur. Tho Secretary Of the State Farm
era' Association, hfr, 8. N. Smith, Of Henry
County, Is not In good hoaltl, at present, and
may not DO ablo to attend tho Convention at aIl.
Chicago has sent down seven delegates from tho
di1eront
wonK1NaMEAg ASSOCIATIONS,
loadod by afosars. Klings and hlathurs, and they
Will! it is gonerally understood, bo admitted to all
9gsgqHEsa gap HESrs of s o o9r n Mr. A. C. ssng sn4
night, aud aro actively canvasying the situation,
but thoro Ia worry littto to speculate upon at tho
presont writing. Judging by the tono Of the
delegates already llero tho sentiment appears to
SOMEWHAT 1Nr1Ar1oNAn,
but whothor the currency question wi1f 10 apt to
produce al exciting tlobats in the Convention Ii
somothlnE TINT no person appears to lavo any
definite IN idea upon. Some delegates are III fayor
BY tho Decatur platform. Others. ngatn, think
that az tho matter must bo settled aome tino it
might Us woll DO dono tomorrow ns at any
other period. As several parties aro quite will
ing. TO- air their, o'oquonco upon tho sub
teet, 1t ia nkoly to raine sons trouble,
ia The independent camp. 1Ir. W, @. Ficgg
ia strong, hard 'tnonoy man. and his
intluonce ia tho independent movement is
guns arc inaationtsts to a limited or unilnitod
degree. It IL truo that thoy nro unRhlo to give
my worry Logical reason for this, but they aBsert
that tho maasoa among tha farmors whom they
represent
WANT MORE MONEY IN soarE snApE.
It will doubtless puzzle these finauciors to s1oy
how much money III required, Or, IT required, in
what manner they are going to obtain It, eYon
seae ssanens ts vass st the the % en0Ha
correspondent asked Gen. Ande,son aud s1r.
Hunter sonlo questions relative to those
points to-day, but the gentlemen wero utterly
unable to 80 beyond tho mere assertion that
the country. Three Or four other delegates
woro interrogated, aud could not get beyond that
expression. It was uttorly impossible for then,
to state how much money or nearly low much
would DO required "to mako Lhiugs liYolior," as
Relati7o to tho chief business Of tho con-
yention,
THE NOMINATION OF srArE oEr1oEns,
iasf' or 9Re s to o 70 a nt
atrong Democrat, ID. tayorably' spoken Of
especially by the de1ogntea flom Southern iii.
nois. He is Baid to be gentleman Of high atand-
ability. hlr. ]. II piokorell, the champion aort,
horn producer Of Macoupin County, il spoken of
in the Hamo connection. So also. ia Con. ]. III.
Mcconnell, Of sangamon County, m old Ropub-
cations would appour to b. tie STRONGEST candi- %
dato OF the three. For stato Superintendent Of.
Public Schools Prof. Turner, Of Jacksonville, Ia
mentioned. He is man Of considerable liter
:, ,sry and scientific attainment, but Is seid to
he somewhat too much Of n thcorist. Mr.. Miller,
OF Grundy County, ia alao In tl,e fold, and Con.
Anderson Ia very warmly recommended by thu
men from tho lower portion Of tho State. The.
chhnecs arc, however, that some candidates not
ton. especially If tho cnuouslng policy should bo
reaorted to, as 1t ia supposed It will bo tonight
WILL fnArERN1zE.
uhoro Is nnmiatakablo evidence Of feeling in
tho direction Of admitting to participation in tho
1novensont not alone farmers, mechanics aud ill.,
dnstrial people gonoraliy, hut also al others OF
other professions who have not been identified
with politics. and who sympathizo with the lu-
dependent idea..
THE LOCAL. FEELING
here appears to be rather indifferent to the GU
tire proceedings, and tho good burghera Of
Springfield so about thor ordinary blaness NJ
II there was no such thing as an Independent
movement in the world: ,,,,
Special Dispateh IA Yhe ch,eaqo Tribune,
sra1kar1EAD, Ill.,, June 9.-rho evening
trains brought . considerable accession to the
1anks Of tho delegates, Of whom thors aro about
LOO in the city. Tho majority undoubtedly
favor expansion OF tho currency, but there is u
yory respectable minority who desiro no
% 9hanso from 1 ,,, tho pocatu, platform;
tha inilationsts sueeeo,l in foisting their policy
upon the Convention, the minority referred to
would bolt the party. It. Is believed, however,
that somp kind Of Q compromise can bo effected
MF. =: N. Smith hns, Just arrived,
tho prospects Of the Convention. Should
all the diatricts fill up thoir delegations tlero
vii bo, In all, b05 members OF the Convention.
It ID safe to predict that not more tut 300 will
attend.
VARIOUS PLATFORMS PREPARED.
There arc como soore Of embryo platforms ho-
lug handed around. but NJ nil Of them nro more
Or loss mythical and int!allnito,, 1t wonld waste
time a',d space e give their gist,,
another promising candidate for tho otico Of |
stats Treasurer: Tho anticipated eauous did |
lot TAKE placo this eyoniug, 90 that everything |
lotinlto IL defelrod until Tomorrow.
lon. John Black, O. @. Lawrence, John .:
1olrs, Of Taxowoll County; Louis Ross and
ieorge Leonard, aud r. ltosa Of Fulton County;
4. Mokoigor, Of IivinEhton county, aud =,
J: prottyman, Of Tazowoll County. "f.tttle Joe''
1roanhut, OF Chirag.', IL anon: tho active dela-
,ates OF tho WorklnEmoA's party.
LONG JAIN NOT EXPECTED.
Lonn john Wentworth in not among thoao en-
,eotol, which somewhat roauaurss tho nervous
;ontIosncn wlio avo 30 much afraid Of Chicago
,ua Cool. County.
Tho ortlor OF tho Convention directing tho
eyovnl &lolognteu whera to moot has lust beo,,
sB,!ed. 1ta motto iH "Eqlal mud exact justice
0 all mou." and tho meeting ia caled tho IntIo-
,cule,t State Convention. Proceedings will
In tho old staso House ut o'oloc}:
o..norrow morning.
It IL understood tl,at ono Of tho cl,iof objects
f.
- THE VISIT or Mr.. 4. q. HEs1Ha
nd Con. Llob to Springfield. IL to inIuco tho
onvontlon tn adopt u plank iu its platform TO-
l,diatory OF temperance aud Sunday restrlc-
ous. The proposition is not we'll rocovotI,
Tho distrlot delegatas will olsooso, al thoir