The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-26

him notwithstanding that all the candidates
were from the north east end and from Ottawa,
and they rushed him through in spite Of the
Bulls Of the north and east end.
SECOND BALLOT
W T. Hal. ..................... 81
-. T. Michel. ........ Observation-Disclosures. Q
f. II. Splccr. '.,,.........,... .
Nominating Mr.. Heslet
And now came the grand fight of the day--the
struggle for
CONGRESSMAN.
f. f. Bull, "at at the desire of many delegates"
moyed that before the convention proceeded to
select their delegates to the Morris convention
they take an informal ballot to reach the prefer
enceS Of the delegates as to the man, which he
thought was emincntly fair. They wanted
La Sale county man, whom they could only at
tain By presenting a solid front at Morris and
rushing the thing through by force. his vote
would of course be an instruction, and promote
harmony in the La Sale county delegates. Then
a Mendoza man objects and moves an amend
ment that committee Of one from each town Sc
lect the delegates, and thus give the minority
some rights, which they had not had in this con-
vention. The entire nominations so far had been
rushed through by main force, and he was in
doubt us to whether they had been wise. He was
not a partisan nor working for any man and be-
licved there were men outside Of this county
who would make better candidates than in La
Sale county. What could he mean? 7 Then
Bruce man went for Bulls motion SAID it was
unfair US crowding out a respectable minority
who would have their rights, if not in the con.
venton then elSewhere The nominations thus
FAR had been one continuous fraud. Bulls
man had his tickets about all through the crowd
and proposed to squeeze thro as the other can.
ddates had done Then BALDWIN gave Bulls
motion u puff, saying he could not see its unfair
ness. Another said, as La Sale county is ex-
cecdngy doubtful, he thought they ought TO
give the other counties some say in the matter
The debate lasted long time and showed "how
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in
unity" &c; but in the end Bulls motion pre-.
vailed by "A for and 30 against.
ballot was taken, resulting as follows:
Charles Blanchard ........ ................. IS
Elmer Baldwin,. ......................... q
Ralph flulnO. ...................... ~
Geo. ). Eldredgc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .... d
William Cullcn................... ..... IS
The names Ol W IN. cullen ana Elmer BALDWIN
were Withdrawn. !
SECOND BALLOT.
Charles Blanchard. Observation-Disclosures. 10
Ralph gIulnb. ................. ............. ~
Il. =. EIurCuSC.
On motion the chair appointed f. +. Bull, FL
mer Baldwin, j. Z, Nichol, T. ID. Brewster and
Joseph Hart n committee to select and report the
names of seventeen delegates to the Congress.
sional Convention.
motion declaring a La Sale county man to
be the second choice of the delegates was voted
down.
motion empowering the chair to appoint a
county central committee was adopted.
The committee on delegates reported the fol-
lowing names:
j. II. Widmer, Ottawa; \. G. Robinson, Yer
million; Gabriel Ruger, Serena; +. f. Taylor |
Utica; T.. +. Bull. Ottawa; c. W. P0mcroy, Rat.
land Henry Gum, Tonica; K. d. Mcdonald, La
Sale; W II. Pitcher, Bruce: II. D. Olmstead Free
dom Z. ii. Spicer, Manlus J. T Nichol, Rutland;
8 NJ Hcset, Meriden John Brevoort, Groveland
II. b. Ncff, Rutland; j. 7. Howlaad, Fall River;
G. Hard, Ottawa.
The delegates in Attendance were authorized
to fiji vacancies and cast the full vote Of the dele
cation.
Adjourned.