The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-17
ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS.

ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS.
PREPARING FOR THE STATE CONVENTION ON
THE 24rH-DLA1SE THE FAvoMTE ron PIES
NESr STATE CANDIDATES.
SrRISGFrELD, May 10, 1874
The political caldron in Illinois Is boiling hot and
getting hotter in view OF tho state Convention 10 DO
held May "a Public opinion in most parts OF the State
has already expressed itself upon the Presidential qucs
ton and the outlook to-day shows that Blaine will DO
the frat choice OF threciourhs Of tho delegates An
undcrcurrent for Brisow Is beng engineered by the
Chicago Tribune and the various and Treasury
officials, which has small strength among
called independent republicans. The rank and Mo
everywhere with most Of the politicians strongly
for Blaine; the counties been instructed
for Blaine but generally she feeling marked that
there seems for instructions Bristow will
be repudiatcd a candidate, but sustained for his
Official action. Conkins has particular following
Morton has many friends, but they arc neither
strong nor so confident as the Blaine men, who insist
that tho personal and mental vgor OF their candidate
will be indispensable in inspiring tho masses with
confidence OF success
GUBERxAroRIAL CONTEST.
The action OF the Convention with regard TO the
Presidency being foegone conclusion the excitement
has conferred mainly upon tho Gubcrnatorai contest
and from to-day until the Goth tho viii rage tho
county conventions yet 10 be held Moro than half tho
counties have already had conventions and far no
one tho three candidates for Governor sufficiently
ahead to speak with cortaIrty OF his chances These
candidates arc john l. Bevcrdge. the present Gov.
crnor; Shelby NJ. Cullom, cx-mcmber OF Con-
gross, and Thomas 8 Ridrway, present State
Treasurer Ecyeridge although his candidacy has been
presumably aided by the prestige OF patronage
chi ~ ehoC o.
seem to show as strongly smsng the Instructed dele
gates as was expected Cullom ahead In those coun-
tics where instructions have been given. Ridgway,
Also received instructions from number OF coun-
ties but u claimed that his delegates will 60 one
OF other candidates after the first ballot Out OF
GA delegates TO DO In the Convention Cooke county
sends eighty Should Beverage receive, his friends
claim he WILL three fourths OF the okOdecgation
the contest will be In his favor the Ridgway dele
gates will hold the key to tho situation, OF
them likely TO fall 10 Beverage than Culom: yet
on the FIRST ballot Cuom will have more than either
as his friends to-day, urge possibility that he may
reach the goal this ballot. Several lnrgo counties
held conventions today, showing . result In cu.
Ions favor and adding TO his chances; but,
as opposed to him, will be the joint
strength Of Bevcrdsc and Ridgway added
10 the uninstructed delegates many OF whom In.
ssting upon and undiscovered candidate and IL
Is not improbable that the coveted baubc will be
snatchcd the hands OF the present candi-
dates and 20 10 tho Great Unknown. and several OF
these gentlemen who arc hoping for lightning TO strike
them will DO hand with a county or two Is
egg. Among thcs, Grcenbury l. Fort. present
member Congress IRON Marshall county, and General
Rnaker, who Ii mex; TO her 81 600 900 Court House
the pet OF Macoupin county. There u. however .
cloud hanging tho chances Of both Beverage and
CoIium aud which may grow larger than mans hand
Beverage, IL u said cannot get the German vote, and
hst his bcsai Of the pardon power has al,cnated
many voters. He ran behind the ticket In 1872, and
may not catch up now " he 10 nominated. This IS
urged against his availability The shadow or which
darkcns the brnancy Of tho Cuom iuminary
Is certain undctlncd and uncertain sus-
pcion, kept active by occasional rcvivais
in the Chicago Tribune and Times aud private po-
litica circles, that SIR. Cullom In way
nectcd with the mysterious Pckin Whiskey Ring, and
received government money knowingly In payment Of
private Indebtedness These suspicious and statement,
though srcnuorsy denied stiil floating about; but
claimed that confession paper, In tho
hands OF Solicitor Bluord wilson, made by Collector
Harpers chief clcrk Smith, will entirely exonerae
Culom. II understood that tins statement IL 10 be
published prior the Convention, and u may be SO
conclusive TO put Culiom fair In the lead, or rice
THE LIEUTENANT GovERxoRsnir.
For Lieutenant Governor nearly q dozen candidates
arc IN nc held The most prominent are A. ~ Jones,
OF 10 Davicss; Il W. Benjamin. % Mclean; J. w.
Kitchei. Of Christian: aud Y. H. Sanford, OF Knox,
with chances In the order named
STATE,
George II. Harlow present incumbent and George W.
Scroggs, Of the Champaign Gazette are the only cAndi