The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-29

posed an auuitiOn 10 the other report con-
dcmning the penitentiary management
for its style OF letting contracts. II was
received with loud cheers from the Cook
county delegation.
The motion on the previous question
! was defeated by an overwhelming vote.
Mr.. Judd then moved that the major
ity ami minority reports be adopted.
lie moved the previous question. The
| previous question was carried, and the
whole platform was adopted with roar.
NOMINATIONS FOR GOVERNOR.
The chair stated nominations for GOV
ernOr.were now In order.
| Mr.. Fridley Of Kane moved that the
first ballot be informal. Carried.
MIR. Il. l.. Breckenridge of viii in a
| ten-minutes' speech nominated Lewis
| Stewart OF Kendall the Independent
| nominee tor governor.
MIR. Robinson oil Cook nominated. in a
very earnest speech, Hon. j. +. Farms
| worth of Kane.
Mr.. Moore OF Quincy followed in the
nomination of Hon. A. A. Glenn of
Browne county.
Mr.. Geo. W. Wall of Perry county
nominated Hon. WIN. Brown of Morgan
county, which nomination was received
with loud cheers.
vi thN UiSStpll
the nomination of Mr.. Stewart.
Mr.. Walter Trumbull of Rock Island
seconded the nomination Of Farnsworth.
Mr.. j. Il. Doolittle, jr., Of Cook also
seconded the nomination of FarnswOrth.
Judge Edmunds of Adams said that he
was assured by the Independents very
recently that. although they had not
made such "A proposition before, they
would be willing to give their support to
| the Democratic electoral and state ticket
provided this convention would nOmi-
| nate three or four members of the ticket
| nominated by them ut Decatur. He
therefore advised that the convention
| take three Of the Independent candidates,
| that il nominate the balance of its ticket
| according to its own choice, and that il
| nominate and electoral ticket. II this
were done. he was well satisfied that his
''mongrel" ticket, if they choose to call
| it such. would carry the state by n very
| credtable majority.
Hon. j. Lee ofPeoria, declared himself
as utterly opposed TO any coalition.
| (Cheers.) He believed that the pretcn Sc
of strength made by the Independents
was a pretense only, and that they con-
trollcd no vote worthy OF note. He sec
onded the nomination OF VIM. Brown.
| Mr.. Morgan of Gallatin gave numerous
statistics OF two years ago to prove that
the Independent strength was great and
worthy OF being courted.
| Mr.. Forsythe Of Chicago seconded the
nomination of Lewis Stewart. declaring
that his portion OF the Cook county dele
| CATION was as q unit in favor Of that gen
| tleman.
| An informal ballot was now taken.
which resulted as follows: Stewart POI,
Farnsworth l5i, Brown 1870, Glenn 1913.
necessary to choice 3S0-no choice.
| The first formal ballot was taken with
the following result: Stewart 371, Farms
worth lj2. BrowR l72, Glenn G6.
| Seeing that Mr.. Stewart was so near IA
nomination Henry county changed its
vote to him, thus giving him majority.
A large number OF Others followed suit
and the convention finally declared Stew
art its unanimous choice tor governor.
amid tremendous che ers and waving of
hats and handkerchiefs.
LIEUTENANT-GoVER
Nominations TOR Acknowledgements
being in order, Judge Nelson of Decatur
| nominated Mr.. II. J. Pickrell OF VI aeon.
MIR. Abraham of Cole nominated Mr..
| VIM. Brown.
MIR. Forsythe Of Cook nominated Hon.
A.. A. Glenn.
Col. Jesse Philips nominated DR.. n.
II. Casey of Pulaski.
Mr.. Lee OF Cook nominated Hon. l..
l.. Conkrite.
George Braham OF Cook nominated
Hon. j. III. Oberly.
A motion that 5. NJ. Smith OF the In
dependents be heard was defeated.
Mr.. Kennedy of Sangamon seconded
Browns nomination.
Mr.. Roberts of TaZewell nominated G.
A. Koerner, saying he did it without con-
sulting that gentleman.
Mr.. James Trevis of Cook seconded
Conkrites nomination.
Mr.. Luke Hite, on behalf Of G.. a
koerner, withdrew that gentleman's
name
Mr.. Barnes withdrew the name of Mr.
Brown.
Mr.. Ewing of Mclean seconded Pick
erell's nomination. He favored adopting
all OF the Independent nominations.
The first ballot was taken, but before
the vote was announced Oberly's name
was withdrawn and Alexander county's
vote was changed to Glenn, giving the
latter enough To nominate him, There
were several other changes. and the nom
nation OF Mr.. Glenn was finally made
unanimous.
| MODEST Propositions.
MIR. T.. X. Mercer of Bureau county
now appeared before the convention, anC
on behalf of the Independent party, O
which he was a member. moved that thu
convention nominate the balance of the
Independent ticket by reclamation, a,
they could find no better men. Their,
were cries of mo- and the gentleman
was soundly berated for the cheek dis
played by him in the proposition.
sECRETAY OF STATE.
Nominations of secretary of state beins
declared in order. Mr.. Oberly nominated
Mr.. r. \. Thornton of Bureau county
in a very complimentary speech.
Mr.. Harrington OF Kane nominated
John A Mallory of Mason.
Mr.. Luke Hite OF st. Clair nominate,
Jacob o. Chance of Marion.
j. c. Campbell of LaSalle declared tina
the convention would gain nothing by
the nomination OF Stewart, unless i
swallowed the balance OF the lndepen
dent ticket.
Luther Dearborne of Mason SECONDED
Mallory's nomination.
Judge Edwards favored taking the Ia
dependent candidate Tor secretary O
q state. Mr.. IIOughlon. The convention
had accepted the first half of their owl
men for record, and now it was the indie
pendcnts turn again.
Mr.. DOwdall of Peoria seconded Ed
mund's proposition.
Mr.. Shope of Fulton seconded Thorn
tons nomination.
Mr.. FOrsythe of Cook seconded Judg,
Edmund's proposition.
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