, 1876-02-23

| called tile meeting to order. lIe said that IN
| dofercnco to tn anciout custom, they Ind gath
crod to consuls together. The largo number
prosonk augured we'll for tho futuro md all they
had to do to succeed wna to nominate good mon.
II tho enthusiasm shown thero wore scattered
throughout the State, tho auccess OF tho tickok
was asaurca. He, as Chairman Of tho 6tato
Committee, had no speech to make, aud tho
Committee did not allow him to make any. He,
therefore, would call upon tho Hon. N. ". Bran
aton' OF Petersburg. Menard County, to preside.
on taking tho chair hc spo'ia na folows:
arEgcu or MR. DnANsroN.
I an not aware to what motives my nomination TO
this very honorable ro'on Is attributable unlcsu It
be 10 tho fact well knewn thoso who know mo Il a
nlatforno, the candidates Of tho RePubltlsn - parry
thu. For o,., apS" thu IL n;spubsaa.
i i synonymo.s Win loyalty '0.,saA 4 our epm ps:
mon country. Ny frst oniraneo upon political
Of tbs present Republican party political org1uza
non aoa @ tlon hat day = thls-fow IN yearsi It may
that It any ttne my voice, Or ny vote or mr. decd W.
psr1ty chsers:! Tho itepnhl!ean party present
political organization is new. but is principles ARC not
Hnself are more laa.Ins INN The nges iArpiause]
audience Of lepablicana. and al audiences Of Icpub-
licAns sro necessarily aelligent Ia not necessary
put this negatively that in our r.nis aro al
found numbered those who sock to e1tonuate tho or.
soF' Of Soy rion q 70 .rooGzo for he unknown
our party arc found wlo apoiogtze for troason
or soak to mako friends with traitors except a. traors
Thcsc. then. negatively among tho beliefs md tho
many heTs showing thst sn'hasla,m wiieh % viii
sneep the State, which will aweer tic naNon. a tho
sssns ssss,s sIsst,11 sai Apaus Aa4 = h:s III,
tho lo{al mo-, q tho stato mi county giving tic
Republican party an tmpctus Which will dow al over
sizs as arteaas from State to Stats. It at that va
enemy, and rejo!co from all parts of TIM state
20 many mcn. animated, they eytlently stu with
lean party which tho only trus, hsst intstc.is
ooatIemsn. 1uss that this convention will u.o tho
Unity Of sentiment; that harmony, as know Il will
will caa!scscri1o our proceedings, that, wien tue
eehl" @ hess or eouhaoa ant o, tue wisdom which
gtvo The piaudlt Il We'll Gons, good and faithful
servant" Gentlemen. whas Is your further pea4urc7
MR. JAMES +. ROOT
called tho attention Of The Committee to one or
TWO momo11als hanging upon tho wall il tho
there had boen presented to tho ltepublicanH Of
COOK County IN 1864. aa1 bad heen preserved
from tho great fire OF 1871, md wsa now tho |
property Of tho Republican party Of tho State. |
Iho portrait OF tlo mattyrod President Lincoln |
lad been aent In by lia worthy eud patriotic son.
llo moved shht, in accordance NTH tho an- !
clens custom. each Congressional dlstrict be |
tto representatives from each Of thsao b. ro-
1uestad to atate tho condition Of the party Ill |
thdlr districts. Tue Chair 'auggcsted that tho |
motion be declared adopted,
Ar. lsoot moved that Messrs. Kntctesbocler,
Of Cook. aud llyhn. OF Leo. bs cAoson bec1o.arlcs
which carried.
Tho Congressional districts uose then called.