, 1876-02-17

this No" party had no fayors to beBsow. ANY
patty desiring reform mnss plant ttaeif above
With tho Dcnocratio party. Ic was With It
4, It's ttiumphs and In fts dotoats. Whom
tho Democratic party csasod 10 comply with
tho wishes Of tho people. II cotaod to command
hands Of afr. Belmont II has met viii, nothing
but defeat. Tbs Republican purity han ceased TO
20 tile party Of the people. 1t loauged itaelf
Wlth whisky th!eyes and other plunderera, and
thing about tndorsing tho platform. bat con-
tented htmdelf with bouing his thanks, aud re-
urinR.
TnEAsuREn.
bsJne, OF Woodford. nominated Henry r.
Aepofn, Of Champaign, for ssat6 Treasurer.
keraneo Smith nominated Gen. John Nc
Council, Of Hangamon.
Eagno tnsdo a spocch advocating Aspsrn be-
canae h6 IN Gcrnau, ! tnhsior Of Hovcn lnu-
gua0cB, aud would ho the right man in tho right
pirco.
Tho call Of Tho counties rasui.ed as follows ::
Abnerll. lao; ifcConnol1, los.
on motion, Ill. Aspern'a nomination was made
Ar1onsEr-azsgna1.
y. .. COY Haa nominated Attorney General by
Murphy, Of cook. nominated John Hinch-
clsGc: of It, Clair, and then procoodcd to euio-
w'lo worked bis way up from tho tat1or's bench
to tho Bar, and aoAt Ii, the Legislature.
The Hon. ". y. Anderson, Of Jeirerson, NOM
mated James 4. Creighton. Of Wayno.
=. y. Smith Addressed the Convention and
wasued them against nominating too many
democrats, 40 thero Ia D 50,009 Republican ma.
tority In this s;tatc.
Hicks. Of wtH, sp?lio good word for uipcl,-
cuts, who, 10. said, would bring hundreds Of
votes from tho laboring classes to the ticket.
Tho voto by counties resulted az followa: To-
sa! vote. 2Il; necessary to ohoice, 1G5; !;
Hi!nel,clifle. "A: Creighton, c. Coy. 81.
undor tho rule Ms. Creighton dsopped out,
Anu Cor. second cali Of the counties uaa
called, but when 1t Was about hslf through with,
H:nchclifEe Was withdrawn by Mr.. IorR, aud
Cows nomination was mado unanimous.
Coy appeared BtetuI he Was no ottic.-seeker.
and returned bis thanks for tho honor cou-
fcrrcd.
Aaporn. Tie nominee for Treasurer, came On
tho stage, and, aftor promising allegiance TO tue
PLATFORM thanked the Convention and retired.
rRiB0S LADon.
Tho resolution Of Murphy, Of Cook, On tho
competition Of convict labor was takon from the
table and rcad amid considerable confuaion.
somo discussion followed on tho evils OF tho
Loncst working. clasaos.
A motion 70 lay tho resolution Oh tho tab1o
Na6 lost, and tho debate whKed warmer. 4. G.
Cameron, Of tho 1Forking1nena Adrocdtc, Of
Chicago, nnado st[r1ing spnocl, showing tho
OWLS resulting to tho ahoemnitcra, coopcra aud
otbar trades from the competition Of the con-
vtct labor Of Joliet.
LougLln. OF Cook. spoke IN tue same strain,
He thought tho york should no doue In the
prison, but 1t should not bo contracted for At
leas than tho market prices Of labor.
Tho resolution was finally adopted.
ELECTORS AT LAll1E.
Tbs Chair called the attention Of tho Con.
ventIon 10 tho fact tbnt this Electors It Largo
lad not bcen nominated. On motion tho State
Central Committee was empowered to so!ect
them.
ornrH nrsoLu71oHr.
J. ". Lester otTorod the following, which waa
sosred, That th.s Convention heartily ,ndorscs ths
notion Of our Independents members oi tho present
ConRFess afttsrs. E. Stevenson, Alexander Camp
ar. n!cka, Of VIII. offered resolution
TeSommendi1'g reduction in tho tolls on the
1llinots e. Michigan Caual. 10 ~ to compete suo-
cessfully With tho railroads.. 1t WAS adopted.
Tho Convention thon adjourned sine die.
LEWIS 6rEwAnD.
nominee for Governor, ia 4 gentleman about 10
yearR Of ago, aud In features and stze resembles
the lion. @. 3. Farwoll. He was a War Demo-
ccras. For many yearn ho was CONNECTED with
Kendatl County. wlere ho now sesides. Hc waa
adstsed Of hs nomfnation bv telegraph, but, up
TO the adjournment Of tie Convention, no reply
had boon received from him.
JOHN II. lIckEHEt1,
OF Macon, for LicutsUhnt- Governor ID known
sll over the Western couptry Al successful
breeder OF short-lorn cattle. lie was formerly
q lsepnpltcan. In 1874 no ran "a Rofoem eau
lidato for Congress, against Conner4, md was
defeated.
Il. n. HOnToN,
the nominee for Secretary Of bsato, hse
fruit farm at Coutralia, Marion County. To
formerly practiccd medicine.
AsPEnN,
OF Champaign, the nominee for State Treasurer.
own' large stock farm. He has AlHays trained
With tho Democratic party.
JOHN n1HE,
Of Chicago, the nominee for Auditor, is q WE'LL
known politician, and member of tho Lcc;s-
Iature.
w.a. cor,
nominee for Attorney General, lives in Bloom
ingtoon. Wllsro he PRACTICES Iaw. Hc was form
crly achool.tcacheE. .,v~--- ~.
There 10 consllorablo diversity Of opinion
succcss. THO labot-roformers dont Ike It..