, 1876-08-20

Special Dispatch TO The 7rioune
JOLIET, ILL.,, Aug. 19.-Journalistic amenities
in this tity, since the late Democratic and indie
pendent County Conventions, are decidedly
snaGke'l. The Independents, especially those Of
Ec,n'!.; An antccedcats. stubborn}y refused TO
he swallowed by the Democratic whale and
!, a:l:.-c, to defeat all attempts al a coalition
BE. ..usc oi this tic Democrats abuse the
pour inde,'ea}cats and are still as mad as March
ha"es over thu failure to unite on a ticket. The
L. PIT! Ut ks feeling is indicated by the vigor-
o. language which the Joliet Record, Demo-
c.:stir paper, used yesterday in speaking Of the
c'i.or ol the VIII County Courier as
'>::.c s'aug-slinging, sIabbcring slouch,
a..l who. rllcn asked to express his
n,inoa i. relation to = joint ticket, stood upon
Is trembling legs and made speech which had
:.'',it i,,uch point as the rear end OF aluulbcr
wagon 7l.c remnant Of the old Democratic
s::",lcrate i'2rty in this county is in its last
ei,erS. and only az ats the defeat it will receive
=. tLc lands Of the Republicans in November
nrs1, t" ;c buried out Of sight forever.
1hr Republican caucuses for the election Of
delegates to the County Contention, which oc-
Tn,re is no .'cartl Of caul:datcs-andg good
oues-tor tho yarie11s Offices There are ,,alf-a-
.:en or more aspirsnts for the position OF
S,rritf, nearly as many for that VI Circcit
t::sk, aud Dr. 4. n Ellis. formerly a
f":s himself Us 4 candidate for the Office Of
(""uacr, and proposes, II nominated and
s.v 1es:, to 1,o.d an autopsy on the cadarcr OF
The '.p1,r;,l rc:ninlscence after the election.
All ti:Te:vn%cs will be adjusted harmoniously i'll
:!c Convention, and none but the best Nen-
those wll, tan poll tle greatest number Of votes
a,.; add tho most strength to the tickct-Till
f:e ;:ut il. 1n1ainatior. There was quite lively,
but sool-natured, fight on the East Side orcr
th.. delegates, there being two sets il, the field,
-;,.c an agreed ticket, made up by three Of tho
r:s.s,:itlatcs frr Sheriff, and the other all ua'-
,s..-cd delegation. The polls were opened at
- :.'>s aud closed At Z, an unusually large
v,':c being pollcd. From tho interest mani
tested. and the presence Of representative men
}'aisn is considered the most important that has
1sAer place in the country for years.
KASEAKEE.
Sstc51I Dispatch to 7he Tribune.
kANEAkEE, ILL.,, Aug. 13.-Fhe Independent
County Convention WAS held here this alter
E,"'n. The attendance was very slim, only
t::'r:s-fo'!r delegates. renEescntinE nine OF the
sixteen toTns, hei1.@ present, and there was no
t;:!:usia>1n In behalf Of the candidates. Indeed,
ii was only hy the merest majority that it was
uecie. to place ticket in the field. Delegates
wtie selected to attend the Congressional and
lrc >lAt!ye Conventions, and Central Coua-
r,.::;narel is as follows: John Perry, Circuit
Clerk: 4. Eolco1nb, Sheriff; julius Brousseau,
Safes Attorney: Alan Funk, Coroner.
1'l1. three latter are Democrats. Ar. Perry is
The rcr4irce Of the late Republican ConVen-
tion.
A large proportion Of the delegates to-day
were uut-anli-uut Democrats
IOWA CITT.
Special Bs1atch to TIE 51i6u7s
Iowa Ei1r, IL, Aug. l9.--The Republican
County Co:ycntion held here to-day was order
" auL ,:;sniflcl. bEt enthusiastic Delegates
wxc:e elected to attend the Judicial Convention
S.r, George W.irget Hand vas nominated By
a.r,a,ilativn for third term as Recorder. Nr;
). Il Cone was nominated for Clerk, and
Messrs Greene and Porter for Supervisors
Gait Kutan was elected Chairman OF the Cen
trai Committee, and Mcssrs e Lewis anu u
E;,.nIli:le, members of that committee
IT, B.1 of JcAn=cr County, without regard