, 1874-03-28
POLITICAL.
a Caucus Of 0fficeholding Re-
publicans at Springfield.
The Party's Banner Valiantly Up
held by the Unterri6od.
4 Lobbyist Shows that It Is a Good
Party for Reform.
The Massachusetts Senatorship--.Yes-
terday's Developments.

inc massachusetts, Senatorship--.Yes-
terday's Developments.
The publican Caucus at SPRING.
fold.
s. oat Dtspatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
srn1s s 1E1p, Ill.,, March Ala Republican
cnncust -, rather, mass-mcoting, WAS held In
the Lot . Tonight. Tho Governor, State OIL
eerH, M :s'ors3f tho heslaature, Clerks, ~jaa-:
itors. 2 7masters, and pages OF both Ho,lsos.
tho prl' s1goxport, and every ono who has boon,
IT, or 6 cots to be, drawing money from tho
Troasu s was there. senator Hampton ocou-
pied th s@hair; OeHon Of Cook, vas Secretary.
Tho OF. Mt Of tho mostfng WIS not explained,
but tht WIS called to apply an adhesive pIas-
tor to - party, aud to ropo in the Grangors,
Was ovldont from tho fact that
THOSE CALLED UPON TO BpEAK
woro otthor shaky Republicans or farmers.
Whon tho meeting WAS over, Jones, Of JIG
Davfcss Shnw, Of Carroll, and few otho1
leaders, waited upon the correspondents OF
straight Republican papers, md requested them
to give tho farmors WHO spoke good notice
to report their speeches, aud noyor
mind tho others, rs it would have
a good effect on tho farmers in tho
Stato whom they saw that farmers In the Lcgfs-
lature put tleir trust In the Republican party.
The object Of tho meeting Is apparent, and tho
turner's in tho Legislature let tho ahrowd purity
wire.pullera handle them this evening just as
thoy have handled thcm during tho session.
After some time wasted In discussing tho pro-
pr1oty Of admitting reporters, they were allowed
to remain. Baldwin, OF LaSa11e, was farmer.
but he renewed his
ALLEGIANCE TO TIE PARTY.
Hurt, from the same county. said the same.
They wore both farmers and Republicans, e.
1nscore, Of Union, did not believe in truo1llng
to the Grangors the party could live without
them. 1t l,ao aglo1ious past.
Jaquess, Of Wabnah, believed the Republican
party was tho party Of tho country, and, no long
should stick to tho party. What party had ever
douo SO much for labor against arstocraoy2 Tho
party should
It hnd always forrctod out corruption, and OK
posed III aud 10 long as it did that it had 10th
| ing to fear.
RIr. Kelley, Postmaster Of tho Senate, called
for Speaker Cullom to give hs views but he had
| left. 10 there were cries for Beveridge. The
| Governor rested his head On his hand, and wiBe-
ly kept bis mouth shut.
TiSsS Esss bg dull 80 there "oEs srss
heas Baldwin and Jaauess say that tho party was
capable Of coaning out it's own Augean stables
no la wss n.y. ~ Waahlngton foW days ago, and
of tho rst anG h"rnoi nau ~ ~, ta2eR a. nosd
Aloye.nent, and we're roadY to 90
for reform. Ho was sure the Republican patty
by suns p1rty on whom thu nnhcan,s o0 n,ont1a ouIe
| sHomIi fal] S 'opA"''S"0 . 14"n'1o
Mn. ou11ow
| oo,,o anil s,;5 .,,nt ~ =; ~: .a
ea ,,art "u mnd 1a ha ~ i'as sne hepub-
tim ns + Ind hem heforc Whan ~ aoet,, e
hnd of rafnrm II n1,snva .orr;ad u III ~
party woull take 4 nosition m ali nnas.;ons ~
| rofor,, .rl,;oi, ,ro,,iJ a.;r ~ ~ a." Huoostonn ~
counnnora on ,arc,ants ~ tn 1asmers tae
/ contnnt ,r,th raasonnhia nooos,sa' 49,. ~ 10
onest;nns como m tiov o11S Gnd H. Ron,,; An
| can narlv womb tajfe An advanrad rna;tio.s
and do iii the 1rannora WAITED 8'''9G, ~
| antin,ononnlv hn 1uoa M anod ar.noar ~, ~. W
man, Tle party ,Yas bor1 far roform Ind wnmi3 III
hn fonnd on p liz rrbt I ida aIways ~ "no "oola
| 0ov wns calnd nnt
ne nAs BEEN LOBBYING HERE
that roni c"rrv n't rororn 11e H. W. ny ~ Paay
rartv He wn rathor falx, 1e ~ .e He,t Meuoean
can and yhitoWash him. than ' tr,,at tp bost
dt DsmGsrat s Any :. could iad ie bis lkendalD
AnT ha minht i,arn oddod TIT nSn -: H.,
atrnnnoat PoS,h,;cnns r"@ auaon 1aGe cue OF tne
Iobhyine for nno Of Tho nces ~ 4; ~
'o conolv Of .fu faes s na,9H aqor was TX IN
coold mot aoo vhat d,traro,a 10 tne "ar'
tvosn .u 'o' 1'o "na' there could TO BE-
REpun11oANs AMI on.unrnu
Ar s,o, 80 ~ W"sn,,1;an nSp u'sAsuEHs' rs.s
tho Gpanoers ~ar,ed thn', t0na9 ~ one "nat
ho naraScra4;n ~ Sao5 & "oa w u Ior 5ngm.
nmbl;csns awav pi fhEon@ h' IS, 1ls'og TO stsa! r.
fra"1"ra VIZ, I1,a I1; Gra,as sno useney OF !nc
e,;i rara -, t1,., uuo urgels statea what tne
ca .n,' 10y o? ~ IT," u, sne hepno
tinmp ~ enou'a eoa0 " '"e setatch ano remedy
v,,at moIos, 81 macon; as Granger, did npt ace
tras, pEuo1 ~. 10 G9t cause Nv aVorclne nlmeef
no,cra. snu opno'cn ',sp, parry ana marrying the
1T,aro .vaa P"N' 1'' "aS pfouo ot tno parry
N"oAo M"
:, y h,,t thor ooop o,,13 PEAL 10 OF GoRRur11oy nj
Ni,oo,' Hanty Huusa w. w. lu u IL; nc Pedgoo
- a avou ~, 40 sooa hepuoloan ma1orl-
i}on,o, 10 "natosot @ a. way oonLess 99l"oon
'alI pht anu motley party. Ho "aa al
sJol s,m 1eopIn,oaM ~ snarra as s,e ever,
nm am, ;d aat hai;nnn mays "; 1u ueSn hepuol'
c"o "11 w .croS,n1 'ss tno r puaty nau
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