, 1876-02-17
| POLITICAL.
Bucolic Nurses Of the Rag
Baby sputtering in
Convention at
Decatur.
Rard.Money Rears Its Hateful
Head, Only to Be Hoot. !, !,
ed Down. s.. !
J;
l Platform Of the Most Pro-
nounced Imitation Char
acteristics.
Nomination Of q Full State Tickct...
LcllS btcNard, OF Kendall,
for Governor.
At Indianapolis the Independ-
ent Irredeemables Fix
Up a Slate.
Tho Usual Devotion 10 a Currency
Based on tho "Failh aud
Resources" Etc.
Newton Booth for President, and In
tlation Landers for Gov
ern0r.
Congressman Fort Looming Up in Connec.
ton with tho Illinois Cor.
ernorsllip.
Democratic Successes In the Texas
State EIection--.0tfer Po.
lticaf items.
Newton Booth for President, and In
flation Landers for Gov
ern0T,
Congressman Fort Looming Up in Connec.
ton with tho Illinois Cor.
J. crnorsllip.
Democratic Successes In the Texas
State EIcction--.0tfer Po.
lticat items.

IN CONVENTION At DECATUR.
Special Dtspateh 10 The CA.caoo Tribune.
DECATUR H., Fob. 16.-Tlo Independent
Convention met In tho 0pora-1IouBo this NOR
ming. Tho Weather was bcaatly cold and, "a tho
ball was 'naulllclonsiy hostad, tho Delegates,
wrapped up in tito honvieat OF overcoats, hutl-
dlod around tho stovo ia yain attempt to lsuep
wasm' Tho noetlng WAS called to order by
James AlIon. Of Crawford, who asagued tho
dc!eca.cs to tho places sci auart for t,om. !. Tha
~ o r'' wv """AS AVA '!.ou4. ane
Ivy ..a d. iuman' nap1'ss c'o1eymaa OF tha city
aaaressoo tho 1hrohe and invoked tho divine
mr Alton thou nominated .d,ont J. sI Curry. o, In
Talb. ss tounorary nbarman " ,nd MI .,,a non,,n. " ~
tlon was nnan i,no1aIv conc,,T,oI ~ n IT. c.,n..
on taxing tho chair, ea'd ho aav before him
largo body Of Intelligent mud practical nun.
This Is d Convention on which {1oyolyea moat
imnortant huainenu. 49,.
4 doleeato nominated J. n. n,ck., of f,br,a.
tian, for temporary Secretary; A. g. Cameron.
Of Chicago, as First Assistant, and Gnlnn, of
Enlnghau, as Second Assistant, sccrosary, ~
ceMm,rrpra
~ ~ - 80,
W "o'loh VI o. H. nHn1n' o1 Ae"anoo, tic
Cnait WIS ihstfucted to appoint Committee of
Throo on Credentials. Tho Chair appointed a.
such Commtttoe Lott schoaold, Of Kondall.:
suueo no'o1te"' ~ uaooop'1i "oa 4uomha a.
ltill' OF chicago'
Mr. Jack, Of Macon. moved That ono from
each Congressional District DO appointed rs q
roto1 hs H.. ao1naa,;an s r,,s ,t" " ~ Aou'~
nasca ~ a'b oe'osauoa' Il LILO motion Vas
adopted. @sare" f'''
Too on Permanent Oreauizat,on. !. tr A,lan ~,
Henry, Northuut Of Chtjstian, hnderron NJ
JefTofsou, Strector Of Morccr. md Thnrno ~
IN VIII -.,-x.4 Fo ~
c.sa t o9taons asssct wSro hcn
fnmmitten an Tosolmt;ons ~ foiinws. II 1.at ~
District. Waitor Sfartin: u HoconJ f"1t ~
q M. Rfado. Isty,i, cL,r,.. i.a-a,o 1eul.n' uilt'
a. v Van tnna novanth n.n,ai ra. ro.ass'.
Eighth, Geo. Lestor: Ninth. ". ". SIotthews!
Tanth. ]. ". Chonv: 1;lnyant,, inhn nnr,n.s;,
Twelfth, T. Baeaot{, Thirteonth III I, y '69a T'6Sw3a
Fourteon.b, j, ii. Pickett: Fiftoenth. Il. cp, Wnr,,
bspio uoro: Eahtoont Cbas i1sson snen'cShn. Hian
tcunth. G.. n. ESann. AA' 49, -119'A' t''"''
III. Yooru moyci that oaeh cnnrrcs,,on.,
District proceed to norninate = dclegsto a 10 he
mittco aftor Ieccpa. httoe aome a. 5ehato t g tn
motion WA a1onted. A'1e """A'' 'Ao
PERMANENT AFFAIRS.
Tho Committee on rermanont orran,z.t,on
crr1 A. T. ndiAgs m[esea.; j.
Gwi1n, secrotaEtou. e'>' oA'''''' 4"'AA a'o
Mr, Flag mounted ths rn,trnm md ao,d
that two ySars aro M j,e,d in tbis nn,s. % sa.a
yontion who'll raye an imnotus tn thn srtrcn ~
tho farming md in.fl1atrlaI rinssca W. s',o H. ~
trndt,cnd tin ftfcn of an {ntnrrorvortii,tn i,,.7
curronpy. We tllen t0ok 0Tound ar"in.+ Dst.u ,sa
National Bank monoDoIy. and tho 49, Mi m 'o ~,
iii ether the rponopolists or tic mania aiaii ~
down. 5tr. Flagc thcn thanked lin Eonvnnt,1u
for tle honor conferred, and eat down Altar
whlch tho Convention tax ,ac"as Sor a,nncp Hsps
''''" ArrgnNooy SESSION. Ae' 44''o''
Thu rtonvnntion rns,,mei ths a,ta,,,,., ...
aim ~ or!onk preaionk FIscr in thc rt,.tr ."'