, 1876-02-09
The Republican Central Club Per-
feots Its Organization,
A Springfield Correspondent IsyieUs Tho
Situation in tllo State.
THE DEMOCRACY.

Egbert tuinlcson, Chicago. f!rst Dhfrtct.
+. Ii. W,nsto,,, Chcago Third District.
AN. 1Irrrinyion, 0cmosa. Fourth nssslcs.
j. i. Draks. isork Island. sisth pi.!rirt.
q Y l.aysn,. OTTAWA, sstenta ts, p, p1.rics.
d. j. Xix. reoris. Ninii, district:
~; ssd eaftsags 1;..A, Tsa.,. n';tf'ft n,ft;,,
r. l. Merritt, Springfield, rwelflh District.
j. 4. Mallory, Havana, Thirteenth District.
asSs 1a.Epas gasan Tssn pars
1s o;Sny!s s.ss9t se9snc.,! ps'I .trst
T. i iso5ns:n, Sos is; olney Ninstssa;, Dsts!c
so .ssssSSyd eas,SS
At ths last meeting OF thu Committee, In 1874,
Mt, Brown wae elected Chairman and Mr. Gor-
ritt Secretary. The attendance yesterday COM
nrleod all tho me.nbera Of tho Committee except |
A1essrr. Krone, Head N. o. md J. T. Aoean-
Early in tho morning tho Commlttoo gathered
In parlor and epent aomo tltnp In discussion
aud conference, without, however, organizing Or
Il IL O'Clock tho Committee met In tho club
room, and With them soma scoro Of enthusiastic
membera Of tho party from tho city aud State
Il was understood outside TINT
THE DuB1NEsa or THE MEEIiNu
was to fix tln.o and p1aco for holding tho Dsn-
ocsatfu stato Convention and to atrnl,ye the rep-
| resontation therefor. Bosido thiE, the voice Of
tho party waa to be obtaiucd in q casual way as
| to The preB,lontial candidacy, md the members
| wcro expected to rofato Just about how tho
| pulse throthcd as between Honds!cls, Thurman.
Tlden, DnyiH. poMaleson. o. al. Ihc result
| proved that not all Of thcao matters wcro doa-
| tined to bo disposed Of .........
IL tho noon meeting tho Committee was called
to order by tue Chairman Vlso stntcd III q gen,
oral way tho object OF tho meeting, and Desired
to formally know II a majority Of the Oomrnltteo
| were present. Tho Secretary thou called tho
roll. and noted tho prosenco Of Gil tho members,
| except those aet down above.
| aiIl. WINSTON,
| OF Cl,ttago, with in ingenuity born OF thought,
thon presented a cunning and perfectly sue
eessful scheme TO freeze se,. out m tho 70.
plS'''''i ID that "''A tho ''1 Committee adjourn
to tho p.iyato room OF tha pharsuan for con-
Hutation, and tho motion WAS carried In pur-
B.anco Of this tho Committee filed out the door
and wont away lonviHG sadnees aud mild Bort
of gloom bohtnd theul.
Eoforo their departure Mr.. Merritt said that
Ilo honod tho frion.tH and me,nbc.s Of tue party
who lid betn Invited 10 mues with them would
rornn1n iu tho olub-room Until tho Committeo'a
return, whom hn Expected 4 season OF conanlta-
ton and gcuural comparison ot notes aud
orinionH,
and, to uap slang plIrnHe, took 1t out In waiting
until about half-nast !, WHOM somU mombcrn OF
Tue Committee ca.ne In hud reported TINT tue
!, body had adjourned ulne dlo without do!ng any
thing. .......... ......--.
TIE pNockEpiNua or TIE COMMITTEE
tn Bccrot Hosaion wore not of much Importance,
i | and co,laste1 mainly OF a prolonged CONSULT a.
ton OH the general condition OF tho party in tho
:: State. It did not appear u il shere ~ere any
covert Intentions in the 1nosnDors ~ TO the
future, aud tile whole matter Of discussion camo
down 10 the proproty of getting acquainted and
: generally swapping lios III 10 tns coming CAM
pafgn.
3 proposed TINT tho Committee na,ne day aud
! place for holding tho Convention for nominating
| t+x.k ortn fnJj
I sous remarks, which wcro. hoWcVor. not at h'l
il convincing to tho othor mombers, who advanced
. aud sustained tile idea that i would be- moro
b nruper to await tho action of tho NntonAl Cou'
yeltion before committing tho party III IEIinois
h to al,y man OF platform. lilo trouble appeared
to 10 t4at tho party was, III tlla Stato as alaa-
!, whore, clearly divided Into two sections OH tle
q currency question. mid II they ordered Q State
= Convention iu ADVANCE OF q PRESIDENTIAL nom
l. nation they might llud themselves viii
= candidate, and oson a, PLATFORM on ths othoi
s. silo OF tie fouco from tho catldlato for Frosi
II dent, which would bo unfortunate, to say the
It Afier this Wow Of tho caso Ind been vol aa
1t 7sncol, tAe propoHer p0chetea lllH proposition
|; and II WIS not brought before the 1neetsug for
q | vote.
{ Another menbc. moved the following rcuo!u
T. | tlon:
Rtsotred rhat lie Chairman hnd sccreary ot M
various County Committees q Tho astc looking % q
early aud effective orRshxaen Of tlle slete md r.
II |
~ nlcuting Of ths Committee.
- In connection with this resolution. tho MON
II berN from 11Isront parta Of tho State nado rt
III port III 10 tl1 ..
- CONDITION op THE rAnTY
i machinery Ia their several districts. Tho &c
~ counts EisGn Netc EenerA!lY satisfactory, M
H. wout to show that Tho clubs anst sssucaton
Az wuro ull uwake Anl arrnng for the fray, viii!
ri theApca cosnn,ittoeH had preserved lhe!r organ
,o ixation anl wore wiling to work Further, ~
nj ruporia wore 10 tho ofoct that the votera OF tt
~, phrty wero aux,ous to gAt at Tho hillot.bo1. MI
~, ~ wouId. In most parts Of tho State, turn out
~ ~. mi vote, All this, be It remembered
l1 Ia vas vas tho e,a.s Of things, provided II
10, hcas.!y currency question uona only ao"n'
fact that iasug III national SAa ,sa ,a'
"a would hive been l,Alr.pul!ng. for hero wha J.
IN Drnko, utoprlotUE Of tho Rock lnlana Afgt
~ letiueat kind OF bard-moaey orEsn) facing Be'
th oral geut!ansn from she central snd souslel
ar faitI And with Dsako woIe several othorh !
'1s tha Committee not less influential. It won
III uoyor hayo dons to lot tue cat out in !hnt pafs
ds wberefore the animal "aa cafoiuily Ae
tai under Chairman Bgown'a seat, ana 10y etteu|
Ii. to opit Il Inn, II. .Lo way of alah!ona to t!
or financial question was instantly suppressed
Ds- thin WAY quiet mcctiug Waa hAd.
I'll, Tho aueusion OF Tho location ot
.ho THE NATIONAL pEMoCRATlo CONVENTION
an was calIcl up and discubaed In = tf'eh'tIy way
III length and at ons ttno tosolutloA Waa o!1aE
im that tho tseeyetary, IN Tho name VI the Cos
ne' | nfttee invite tho National Campaign Comm!et
ng to hold tho Convention In Chicaso. THIS "
I'll favored by roma ct tho mambnrs, but otht
ne counaosea deaY aisd asserted tha: Az saS .sts ~
Of prevailed, mud tho resolution WAS pockstoa
trY tbc propostt without = yoto.
Lns Tho subioot OF cnlliuX Convention for !
fAo election OF delegatoa 10 the National Confentl
ure was also broacbed, hut It waa ronu!aerod bT
ntn,o.k n ns sntmrra AxuYAHdion OF opinion tllA1