, 1876-10-16
ann total Of the detection In tho Republican

cEht1, ahd, Thilc ms n1osai M!.' sus.a. .Eaa
as OPEN and uurescrved e political conytctions which
could commend him to tho indifferent Rcpub-
lcan 1recnhactcr. Gen. Black liaa always been
In The Gs ,sn:c o. tnH eeF
Cunuo,l In his speech Inst night. Said he:
CANNON on CHARLEY ntAcK.
IN 1879 Gen. Black made democratic .i,,, Az
sS.ya n asG eycdns sn on f s s Rss es
ton. TakInE tnn fractional 25ccnt piece N
Ills hand, he held Il up before tho audience and
said: do you see thtsi A nasty, greasy
!sss !!,.e. ''as Wei; qS III, Rspaesan 'soney
hand, d he lang rsng it down Or On tic stand and 6.
claimed: .hts ny iFrnas, Is good 'av Cd De%o G0
Black Is tIc, nominee Of 4 Democratic party
which supports Hendricks, grccnl'ackHt and III
fation, a,d expects to get tho votca o! RcrGb*
licans who held up the hands of Abraham lt!i,
coin while llc conquered rebellion by tho sid
tTwo years ngn, said Mr.. Cannon, "tho OPP
position claimcd that new issues Ind sprung up
which tho Republican purity llad failed to meet;
1ralcd strongly 10 Republicans to 20 with them
aud form a INV l,arty. Thousands Of good Re.
pub|icans, eatcd Will, continued success and
Grown indifferent besTea them an, ana rtaa,,1 wsnt e
of the party In its earlier ycnrs, sud who secnl-
cd to feel that 1t had fully accomplished Ito
mission. The election came under these cir
cumatanccs. and It seemed as though = whtrl.
art'uous compalgn, however, was elected. /
went to Washington. For tic first time since
1850 the Repnhl'can caucus to select officers ot
hs oqse Of sa,s wns sx nsa IN te te
winding stairway to Tint ruonl,, and, IN half On
1'our, lind discharged the routine duty. The
reaction which swept over thc country had cnna- On
I11tn{nr 6nrnnff{On Inrt {H Tim
Hali oi the noase and held It's caucus:
You had been told in tho canvass TINT
THO Democratic party was dcaa, and yon we're
Opposition. but VII What ~ was tl,e rcsuiti Tic
Coioneis and dcnerals, and nominated
the fndcpcndentsI asked Of John Il. Eden.
Il don't KNOW he replied. Old man Campbell,
Of Lasalle, r,tcd for Bill Anderson for Speaker,
md TEll Anderson voted for old mon Campbell
said to nc, vcry sofcmnly; tWc Independents
made mistake; We ought to have held
CAUCUS and cast our vote solid fer ono man,"
[Grcat laughter.
nus. description OF tho llalt. lame, and blind
Democratic rnbb1e which helped organizc, was
pensioncd upon, and ran the last nolae Of Rep
rcscntativee: Aud ali tlIe time, hs said, tho
haps IL was dead, but to-dny II exhibits alarm
ing, vitality .whi1c 1t plays the same deceptive
po!'ry upon ths & T,usu.psetnE xotsr, and stands
As Mr.. Cannon was talking to farmer
audience, largely cnnposcd q Peter Cooper
men, he made carctul allus!on to the fnfcrority
Of the party MS demonstrated BY tho lutc can
township. H0n election 'lay," said BE-,
the Democratic independents went to Tie
polls hurra.lng for Potter Cooper and Harrington
ar,l strslgltwaY voted for Blue Jeans and the
publican was cheated, then. as the lM,ncst voter
IT every hue lias always been cheated, by tho
Democracy, when he has been coaxed OF bu lied
into tte support OF an Independent or opposl-
in Iip-seryiec, hut they ncycr forget to vote the
straight tiesct."
Another very interesting point was mado
against tho independents With telling effect:
Cooper, kt,t We tln expect to throw thu election
into tho l[unsc.' SUPPOSE you du; who wifi bu
ELECTED tliGni Let snu rclnind you that the
next President must hc elected either By the
people or tic present House Of Representatives:
As II y lnr3t ly Democratic, or course It would
elect Str. Tlden. What benefit Will you Peter
Cooper men derive from that rcsultI Can't
you seS ta1 ,ys yoa are only p1yng into tho
Mr. Cannvns speeches cover TIM, whole
great deal Of good. uls. Congressional record
llcaMs be takes but little tins In its defense.
He has bccu hard worker IL fur years, and
ranks among tho most influential mclnbcrs OF
thc party, at the National Capital. AT home hu
Is II &C, gooa ~ standing w'th OIL oeal fast'oa. and
addition to ihut, lic bus largo aud influential
connections, socially and otherwise, with many
leading Democrats, aud his election Is among I
The eSTtasntles. Gen. Black, his opponcnt, l.as
claiming to bo sick, but the truth is, be has
virtually given up tho race. Lie ts nn h0norablu
man. and, finding what nn uncomfortable poBl-
M tlon he %as IN, 1ias concluded, undoubtedly, to
scatter Oh in any direction thoy cllnsc.
Will COUNTY.
1o,,rr spts'a, IL t ntpa,sA e ne 1Ssns
u nm meeting wns held as DoylD's sclIool-house,
III duekson rownship, this crcniug. Tho house
~, Mas packsd tuil q Republicans q heq, speeches
Esq, OF this city. martial baud cn]ivcned thu
Ocrasion with appropriate muslc. The Republic
ans Of Jackson lre nliyc to tho situation, thor
oughiy united, anl will Eiyc good account Of t
themselves On elcrton-lAy.
convcrtinE-lntll of the Iolci Iron aiIi Steel |
Works, v ,ftn wns tn most respects q SUCCESS, !
md goodly number of tho employees were
present. !.gr. WIS some acknowledgement in
The meeting would have jccn equal | i. NV VII II
the cumpaign As It was 1t cannot lit. vt being
productive OF mltc'l g1od to tho Republican !
cause. The Desscmcr filec Club furnished |
the vocal music, and favored tto auI.rnes
with several excellent sopgs, THO ln-
s,rumeplal music was In charge ut
rrot. Ciark, and tho Republican, Guards |
With their torches eupp1'ed the illumination. |
Alu1. s. ". Mum and Jalnea Gonlsp+ch, Esa., !
editor OF the Joliet Republican, were the speak.
trs. Dotl devoted themselves to reviewing tho |
honorable record Of The Republican party, anl
the tinance aud taril questions. They demons
ttraied that the Republican party was the only
ttus worktngmcn's party: the party Of progress,
of llbernl Ideas, ot universal suffrage, Of FREQ
dom, and Of equal rights to all men; aud con-
WINGED tlier hearers that the Drlnocrutic purity
was tho opposite of all t!lls. The meeting viii |
certainly have guud effect, Ind opcn IN IL |
hcld here fur political cunvasgers whch las |
heretofore been neglected.
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY.
Sptcfai l1tspotcA to Jhs 7rttums
CIAMrAlGx, H., s'et., ib-.lhs campaign Is
'iee.!,lgs arS 1rlI almost nightly iy Que sllc or
'ln o,l,rr. sntunlay night thc Republicans Nall |
y blts, time at A!aloluei, ten n,llea west Of this
= i ttafg frorn |