, 1876-07-27
BLOOMINGTON.

treIl for Congress.
BLOOAIIE GTON,
TIE REPUBLICANS or M'LEAN COUNTY.
spscta! Corrtspandence af The Tribune.
BLOOMINGTON, Ill.,, July MI tell you
wtat,n says an old whecl-llorsc who has worked
III tho political harness down here IN Central
Illinois for over thirty ycare, the campaign Of
1871, II, my opinion, Is going to BE- ono Of the
most interesting aud exciting which lave taken
p1ncc stuuc the tmc tho nomination Of Lincoln
went like Will fire over tue country. 1t
may 1le some time beiosv the people
beromc fatrly aroused In political excitement and
enthusiasm, hut bctorr tho campaign Is over
yo,. may expect to sec solno 'rcd-tot' times"
1'ilis old stagcr In thu political world may be
correct, but how lc forms Liz conclusions, and
from what standpoint, It is hard to determine.
Still there exists tot!ny something TT political
,lrowslncas all through the Thirteenth District,
which may pass Ut III q week or III month.
1t Is true tt,at tho Republican party Of Mclean
md other counties comprising tho district have
! always bccu we'll organized Tor the work before
| thcu,, mud as
TILnEN AND REFORM
| l,ayc donc nothing us yet, why, vcry naturally,
| tle Republicans should await fur whatever
demonstrations the opposition may eeu prul'crto
exhibit utter their reform dodge gcta tairly down
to business III this city, where The great party
first received its swnldling g-ciothcs, thcre CYL
le.,tiy Is only ono fecug nnl that Ii Of SUCCESS,
nut a!onc Ii AEeLcan County, but oil through
ths district, TINT the full Republican Ticket
It was only i short t!tac afscr the nomination
oncc ,,aiu Tor opening n Republican
ss1auess'' s1to of IN III Hayes e Sa az %ses1 sSs
club Which now. numbers over 0gD, Thc lead-
quarters IL furnlshou up very nicely, aud is pre-
sided over by ~: ori,t Waters, 81 foTaies r. pt9
pssstor ol w'at y n9w known as te 10 osloek
Of cheap editorials, and New York c!cctrotypu
plates. Watcfa Is i good man wllcrc he ts, and
should haya fsun4 ont hls salllnE before llo
nnllstic enterprises. Norman cnn toll tue Iolitl
cal wauts Ut tle'dlstriet, Or carry on the neccs-
sary CORES spuntlsnco witt, tore aptitude OF
sagaclty tsaa;: Wuters,, aud llc lahosa with .
THE REPUBLICAN, NOMINATIONS,
from Congressman clear down to CaroncE, are
co,ls,drrcd TIC hest thut could hAvo been made,
out exception. rurhaps tl.cre IL uo other nla,
i'll thu district more dcscEycaly popular, or l'et-
tyr HMn'tltta to ruiz tho Congressman gauntlet
tlan Ton I!ptou: Like nany ot!sr I; ssatmplss
ter hayn furnished, Judge Tlpt1n has won ail
l,onora1,lc ..anu and distinguished position III
h!s chosen .profcssion. lfn L thy Rcpubllc4!n!
take tho stump and make = thorough canvass Ut
Tho .iistrIA brfaru thu closu Ut tic campaign.
Ii Is very naturally conccded by the Democratic
party o3 tho dtatr!ct TINT the present tnc.'1sl-
t,c,.t, tllu lion. AllIa Stevenson, w l.e teno.nl
mated y make tho contest against Ilp.-
| TON II IL no great surprise tllat
/ ills dlstft:t. NO strong IL Republican taith
sst aSs ,S coasss, s fs1S 1 q s,s. ssp !;
thu pntta calendar may sppear m, Stevenson,
J yet ut tle salne tlme1 no matter how much
b As11ouATED nounnoss
cluckled ic!r delight oro; sour-ll'as'i and hard
yietosy. rhu dissatisfied Republicans who
political ri'g, will to-day rally to the Rcpnb,-
fican Mosni,cc, giving thu ticket tlIc sa,nc old
l..shloncd najorlty.. The county nonltnat!Mnns M
ex;elt S %, S tho a.. tsst sMt M'Y HS The The
thu candidates fur tho Legislaturet and both
:, ,nau ot enlnens ability, and l!as already served
dnrin or ssit0 ~ nottSv tr LoTsr tss''' ~
J. Mitchell! / ono of the most ardent and har.t-
working hpublicans In taia section Of t!lestatc,
aud lias alruys bern it,untlsied with the party,
l. ansl tllrli4 the tmo las performed SUM very
rifrctiyu .ryIce for !ts ssscccss. lio y an old
!. citizen ot Bloomington, aud ouc of thu most
i stlgcesstulhusnrss men OF tho city-u l,lan nf
guol ability, anu posscasee that very good quail
\. {ty u, mia needed III Ill illtuuls lcgislati,fe,-
good cu,laoI horso ae!iss. For State senator.
Cir. john 4. Hamilton Is tho HcpnhllsaA no,nt-
It gc. ~ gentleman stands llsh IT. ,a,x.iH TIC
T ilu IL iSliye Of Ohio, aud is sresosn!zc.i Us q
leading !r.t ia this party. aud, III fast. soon
n alter ho r'nycd to bloomington le took very
! Rcpublica aut citizen giycs hi1 strung elaIn'
= ut,tn thetulIrugcs Of thu Voters living IN tho