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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-26
FOR SHERIFF.

The following communication comes to us,
from Streator, with any amount of backing,
and by the further assurance that Mr.. Camp
bell assents to its publication. We can only
add, that no man has been named in connec-
ton with the Office of Sheriff, whose nomin-
alton, if made by the democratic convention
next week, we should more cheertully sup
port than that Off. c. Campbell, of Sreator:
STREAToR, Aug. 20, 1873.
EditOrs Free Trdder-At the earnest solicit
ta'ion of his friends, j. c. Campbell, Esq,
OF This place. has consented to go before the
Democratic convention as a candidate for
the office of Sheriff of La Sale county AS,
you are well aware, Mr.. Campbell has always
been consistent democrat, has done great
deal OF good and efficient work for the party.
Helhas never sought any office at the hands.
of the party, but repeatedly refused various
nominations when rendered him; and he GER
tainly has not sought the nomination for
sheriff this year as it was only yesterday he
consented to allow his name to be used.
In presenting the name of Mr.. Campbell
the democrats OF Streator, and in fact of the
south part Of La Sale county, think he Is the
strongest man that can be nominated. He
represents large democratic vote who have.
always stood by the party in La Sale county
and who have never asked or received any,
thing in return.
He is comparatively young man, active
and energetic. His record as a soldier is un-
blemlshed, having carried a musket for over
three years in the late war; and he has hoss
of friends in both parties. While he will
cheerfully support whatever candidate may
be nominated, yet if the convention sees fit
to honor the south part of La Sale county by
nominating Mr. Campbell, we will roll up %
majority for the county ticket that will las
tonish The native" Our republican friends
here have been Iersistently snubbed by the
Ottawa clique and at the last convention they
were outraged and insultcd beyond endur.
ance. They have been cut to the quick and
no amount Of soft words or promises will
plaster over the wound. tell you they have
blood in their eyes and "battle in their
nostrils," and in November the "fur will fly"
fast and furious Under these circumstances,
give US a man from this part Of the county
and we'll give you a majority that you never
dreamed of. | will only add, that should Mr..
Campbell receive the nomination he will
make the campaign rs not for Mr.. Stevens
as any he ever went through down south.
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Democratic County Convention.

Democrats, conservatives and all other voters
OF La Sale county, irrespective OF past political
associations, desiring to cooperate with the
democratic party In its present efforts ana OBJ.
iects are invited to meet Mt their usual places OIL
holding such meetings, on Saturday, August
Goth, 1876, to appoint delegates to county con-
yention TO be held at Ottawa on Wednesday,
August Both, 1876, for the purpose OF nomina.
ting candidates for the Legislature and county
officers and and appointing delegates to the con-
gressional convention.
Towns will be entitled to representation In
said convention on the basis OF one delegate for
each town and one delegate for each 100 dem
ocratic votes, and fraction over 100 democratic
votes cast at the last state election, as follows:
Adams 9, Allen 9, Brookfeld 2, Bruce @, Day
ton 2, Deer Park 2, Dmmick 2, Eagle 2, Earl 3,
Eden 2, Farm Ridge 2 Fall River 2, Freedom 2,
Grand Rapids 2, Groveland 2, Hope La Sale ),
Manlius 3, Mendoza 4, Meriden 2, Miller 2, Mis-.
sion 9, Worthwhile 2, Ophir 9, Usage 2, OTTAWA 5,
Otter Creek 9, Peru 4, Richland 9, Rutland 2, Sc.
rena g South Ottawa 9, Troy Grove 3, Utica 2,
Vermilion 9, Wallace 2, Waltham 2.
WIN. OsMAN,
j. w. BRowN,
NICHOLAS DUNCAN,
PETER DoNLEvY,
ALEX. VAUGuEr,
JIG CAMPBELL,
l.. W. BREWER,
Committee.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-26
CAUGHT A TARTAR!

They have "Whays and Heller" Club in
Milwaukee and like the club OF the same
persuasion in Ottawa, lis meetings are often
hard up for good speakers. wednesday
evening was the time for another regular
meeting, and after sundry fruitless efforts to
get somebody to make speech, Mr. George
Godfrey was induced to take the stand. MIR.
G.. was prominent old line abcltionist and
the successor of S. NJ. Booth as publisher OF
the Milwaukee Free Democrat. He had al.
WAYS been an active republican, and being a
rood speaker, was received with cheers. But
his speech was decidedly disappointing. y
Times telegram gives this account of it:
His Introduction was somewhat nOn.com.
initial, and excited surprise, but when he
said he had not made up his mind which
presidential candidate he should vote for,
there was unmingled astonIshment and dis
Gust Warming up and becoming eloquent,
he said that he had travelled through the
south and closely observed the condition OF
affairs; that the men of the south, to his
knowledge and experience, had Loyalty &C
cepted the results of the war; that they had
a revived and honest love for the union and
the flag, and that government interference
was an unholy crusade against men who were
only seeking humbly, faithfully, and with
LOYALTY To the government, to work out their
own salvation, and to rebuild the foundations
of their prosperity. He declared that the
two races got along well enough when they
were left alone; he denounced Is an atrocious
calumuy the statement that the whites of the
south sought To rule the south by intimida
lion. violence, and murder, and he condemned
in The scverest terms the policy of the repub-
lican party. By this time there were Kisses
and grnans, and altemps TO choke him or.
and an effort was made Ia adjourn the meet.
ing but he rose superior tn the clamor He
said that the republican party had become ut
terly and vllainously corrupt rs was the
certain fate of all parties long in power.
Here the uproar became almost deaienlng.
and the members of the club began To leave.
All but a few retired, but Nr. Godfrey contln.
ned hlmmering away Ia empty seats, and 10
delighted democrats VINO had heard the row
and dropped in to see what was going on.
The speaker concluded With an eloquent
eulogy un the greenback system, and lett the
room. II WAS the worse shower haJh ever eX
p,ricuccd by political meeting in this Cit
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DEMOCRATIC CLUB.

There was some misunderstanding, ana
growing out Of that some DISAPPOINTMENT III
reGe,once to the Democratic Club meeting
last Saturday evening. The meeting OF 'he
Saturday night previous had appointed sun
drv ;mncrtant committees and then adjourned
N NEE, at the COlrt House on the following
n,st, Saturday evening to hear and act on
those reports; and pursuant TO that adjourn
ment about 10 democrats met in the court
house last Saturday evening, acted on the re
ports, organized the club, elected its officers
&C, and adjourned, as will be seen by the
proceedings In another column.
But by the greater portion OF the democrats
of the city it seems to have been understood
that the meeting last Saturday evening was
10 be held in the Court House Yard, like the
one the week before, and some 800 democrats
having assembled around the stand and none
of the officers of the previous meeting appear
ing, finally lett disappointed, imagining there
had been no meeting.
However, we take pleasure in saying to the
Democrats of Ottawa that they haye an &C
tive club organized among them with an ex-
celent corps of officers, and 1t is hoped before
the campaign is over they will be felt by their
activity and the efficiency of their work.
The club have taken a fine spacious room
on the second floor of the Opera House build.
ing and fitted it up tor democratic Head
Quarters" The room is designed primarily
as place tor the Executive Committee TO
hold their meetings, but mainly as common
meeting place of all the Democrats OF city or
where they can drop in at any time,
meet their fellow Democrats, and talk over
the progress Of the campaign, interchange
views &c 1t is hoped all democrats VIII
consider themselves at perfect liberty to drop
in there at any time and make themselves at
home.
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DEATH OF SPEAKER KERR.

Hon. NJ. G.. Kerr, speaker OF the national
house of representatives,, died at Rockbridge
Springs, Va, at 7 80 p. NJ. on the 18th inst
His health had been impaired for several
years past, though sojourn in Colorado last
summer renewed his hopes of recovery under
which he accepted the speakership at the
opening of the present congress. The severe
labor of the position, however, soon told on
him, and his old complaint returning, lie was
soon found to be past the resources of medi-
cal skill.
Mr.. Kerr, was born at Tltusvllle, Pa,
March 3D. 1927, and after receiving com
mon school education, entered Louisville
University, where he graduated IN 1851. The
next year he began the practice If law in
New Albany, Indiana, and his residence had
been in that city ever since. He was elected
to the state legislature in 1856 and 1857, and
in 1862 was elected reporter of the supreme
court of the state. He was elected to the 18th,
10th, 4lst and 42d congresses from the New
Albany district He was elected to the pres
ent congress after close contest, over era
vens. who is described as an "independen,
granger and initiation democrat"
As speaker of the late congress, he justified
the highest expectations Of his friends, and
ex,orted from iactious minority admiration
and submission, and, finally, made the speak.
er's desk what it should be, the forum OF
order and impartial justice.
A brutal assault on his integrity by per
jured scoundrel named Harvey, alleging his
receipt of money for recommending man
for a leutenancy IN the army, though IRE.
coiling harmlessly from the shining mail of
his reputation" is yet believed to have 30 an
noyed HIM as greatly to have fastened his
death. All are ready to assent, however, that
he died IN honest man, without stain upon
his character, an ncorruptible legislator, a
devoted patriot and a true democrat. He
leaves q widow and one son, young man of
twenty years, and to his country good ex-
ample and the record OF pure life
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ANOTHER CONSPICUOUS FIzzLE.

As in their proposed grand blow out las
week at Indianapolis, SO in the deliberately
advertised blow out Of the Greenbackers a
Chicago on Wednesday of the present week
the result was another conspicuous fizzcl
. OF course, though positively promised in the
bills, Peter Cooper failed to put IN an appear
ance, and the spoutlng was left to Sam Carey
MYERS, DR.. Uooton and that class Of blather
sixties; and although the grand Exposition
building had been engaged for the meeting
and tremendous procession promised
/ there was no procession, aud the immense
mass of green. hackers that filed the spacious
/ Exposition hall numbered about 500 people
| all told! These were harrangued for cou.
pie of hours by sam Carey, and then in short
speeches by Mr. Myers, Gen, Baync and a few
others. The stupendous torch-light process
sion in the evening, for which over thous.
and torches had been prepared, consisted OF
% boys who got into II row soon after they
started AMI dispersed. This, at least, is
the account the Times gives of the at.
fair, which, while acknowledging the fizzle,
yet commends the method of the greenback-
ers, and is otherwise friendly in its com.
menls.
We'll, what is the inference? Not certain
ly that there are few people in Chicago or
the west who share the financial views of the
greenbackcrs. There are unhapily more such
Missionaries among our people of all parties
than is creditable to the financial intelligence
and judgment of the west But the consplc.
uous failure Of these attempted monster de.
monsrations shows that the people realize
that more immediate and weighty political
OBJ ects demand their attention than can be
attained by running after the greenback
er Mr.. Cary himself admits there is no hope.
He even admits that there is not ghost of a
chance of his getting single electoral vote.
What, then, must be the result of wasting
votes and energies on him. To help Hayes
and Wheeler. That Is all and that is exact
ly what Mr. Myers, DR.. Hooton, Mr. Kewa-
vance Smith, Mr.. Springer and the rest of
the noisy leaders of Cooperism, all of whom
are republicans, are figuring Tor. They have
doubtless had dive into the republican
"bar'l" and are doing their best to earn their
money. But the mass of the Independents
are not Hayes or third term Grant men, but
infinitely prefer democratic success to that
of radical republicanism, with its subservien-
cy to the national banks and general official
corruption and rottonness. Are these to be
gobbled by the GRANTEES through this delu
sive Peter Cooper net? Wee don't believe
they are such simpletons and the izzle at
Chicago ana indianapolis show they are
not.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-26

Among the candidates for nomination by
the Democratic Convention next week the
name of L. w. Brewer, for prosecuting at,or
ney, will clam favorable consideration. Mr.
Brewer is stirring, active and rising young
lawyer Of this city, who has shown his pos
session of abundant capacity as city attorney
Of Ottawa for several years paH,-a position
which he has filled with credit TO himself
and advantage TO the city. lie is, besides, a
IIye democrat and an efficient worker in the
cause.
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A RING WITHIN A RING.

Such was the republican county convention
on Tuesday, which succeeded in dominating
four of the five county officers from the City
of Ottawa and three from TIE top boss ring of
all, the court house ring, and two ofthe four
gu, of the Recorders Office, whose chief rec.
ommendatlon is that they have been In the
Office from four to eight years and know all
the ropes,-,hat is, how 10 work in The eek.
tras" IN addition to the legal salary.
The people say give us a rest" Let u'
have no more rings. These nomination,
show thar they are stronger than the people
aud that the Court House ring can force its
own men on the ticket in spite of the whole
county outside.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-26

Moron's absurd attempt in his lndianapo
lis speech, to show, by doctOred statements
from the U. S. treasury records, that less
money has been stolen under Grants admin
stration than any that preceded it-indeed
but 60 cts. to every 1000 collected, while in
Jacksen's administration the stealing amount
ed TO $1,000, we believe, in a thousand-wa
iorcibly answered by Mr.. BnkIey, Solicitor
of the treasury under Andrew Johnson) in d
speech at Milwaukee a few days ago A dis
patch says:
lie showed by elaborate tables of figures
the frauds and thefts of The republican nation
al administration. A large portion of the
facts and figures were official, and were col
lected by him while member of the cabinet
and while residing at Washington, where 1t
possessed peculiar facilities for the labor
which he had undertaken. He showed, con
Cluslvely, that previous estimates made of the
thetts and losses by which the treasury had
suffered, were far below The mark and that
the frauds amounted to the enormous sum 20
tai of s 800 900, 0O0,which is nearly twothirds
ii the present amount of the national debt
| All this immense sum, he showed had been
raised from the people by the most oncrous
system of taxation, and had found its way IN
/ 10 the pockets of dishonest men. The speech
was without rant or tustan, but able and dis
| tinguiShcd.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-26

We are IN receipt OF the "L0Edadrk and
Observer" little monthly sheet issued by w
+. Siackpole, Esq, at Fairbury, H. Mr.. ;.
is writer of some note, being the author OF
credi,able novel as well as of some very
able papers on the great question Of cheap
transportation. He Is of opinion that there
will be no solution Of the ploblem until the
government lends liberal hand 10 the open
ing. improving aud utilizing of the great ma
tural water-courses OF the country. The
Landmark" besides serving as local adj
vertising medium, seems TO be mainly dcyot
ed to this subject, which Sir. :. seems to have
made ms peculiar hobby.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-26

Our excellent friend, G. W. Radcliffe, has
sold out his interest in the Joliet sun TO L.
S. Barney, and retires from the editorial
char Mr. Radcliffe made an interesting
and 1--we paper Of the Sun, and if Mr.. f. c.
Hayward, who succeeds him, does as well,
the Sun will be lucky. Mr. Barney is a
graduate of this office, and as boss of the rae.
chanical department will keep up his end
Of the beam without discount. He is hard
working, capable, true man, and if the Sm
falls to prosper il won't be his fault.
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HAYES FOR CONGRESS.
not

The republican congressional convention
which met at Morris on Thursday nominated
Gen E. B. Hayes, of the Morris Herald for
congress, beating Chas. Blanchard, of Ottawa
1 votes, we are informed on the final ballot
The nomination, SO far as La Sale county
is concerned, appears to have been made
wholly in the interest of Alex. Cambell TO
whom it is as good as thousand votes.
Like ourselves, the people of this county
know very little about Mr.. Hayes, although
he is understood to have been born and rails
ed in this county, and to be brother of Sam
Hayes, an influential and highly respectable
farmer in Farm Ridge. AS to his qualifica
lions we are totally uniformed, unless we
take the editorials of the Morris Herald, OF
which he is said to be the editorials an index
and they certainly bespeak no talent Of any
sort. We get few patent inside country pa
pers that are not euited with more ability.
Yet General Hayes was in the army. and
may have done good service. 1t RENAME for
his friends to produce his record; though
all good fighters don't necessarily make
good congressman.
1t is certainly hard to understand why
such nobody should have been nominated
to the exclusion of such a man AS Charley
Blanchard, Judge Eldredge and II few Others
that might be.named, to say nothing Of Col,
Plumb the nomination of any of whom
would at least have redeemed the business
from its present strong resemblance to a pre-
meditated farce, engineered apparently by
the VIII county managers in the interest of
Alexander Campbell. or course the friends
of Mr.. Csmbell are hugely delighted with
the nomination of Hayes, and are the vlest
ngracs if they don't in some substantial
way recognize the deep obligations under
which they are placed to the Morris conven.
tIOu
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STATE FAIR.

The entry books for the State FAIR will be
open at the Clifton Hotel, In Ottawa, on
Thursday, August 31st, and it is earnestly
desired that citizens OF Ottawa and this cOun
ty will make their entries on that and the
following day, 10 avoid the rush and coniu
sion from deferring entries until the last
days. On Saturday, September %, the books
will be open at the Fair Grounds.
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PRIMARY MEETING.

Remember that the Democratic primary
meeting, to appoint delegates to the county
convention to meet next Wednesday, will be
held at the Court house this Saturday after
noon. In accordance with the general wish,
the hour off o'clock r. NJ. is designated as
the time for opening and O'Clock p. NJ. as the
time for closing the voting for delegates.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-26

Gideon Wells, secretary of the navy under
Lincoln, and who organized more brilliant
victories on the water during the rebellion
than Stanton organized on land, has written
a stirring letter announcing his intention To
vote for 1ilden. In it he says of Tildcn's
letter of acceptance:
1t is the product of an able miud-a states.
man and politician, who will give us an
energetic and capable administration. The
paper Carries us back 10 better days and
tunes, when we hal statesmen for chief mag.
is,ra,es who were capable Of defining policy
and shaping a course of wise administration
And further along he says:
What monstrous suggestion Is that OF
Boutwell,. senator from Massachusetts, "a
remand Mississippi back 10 "a territorial con
dilion, What are the ideas of such man OF
the structure Of our government.
But | trust We shall BE- able To override
| Boutwell,, the devil, and all their works.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-26

La Sale County ignores Mr.. Plumb and a
its Republican Convention Tuesday instruct
ed delegates TO the Congressional Convention
to vote for Blanchard. Truth crushed tc
earth will rise again. and Waterman, PUNT
Il Co. can't stop her. Right will prevail
There Is a divinity which shapes our ends,
and for once at least money and promise OF
office have failed TO put a man into II place
against the wishes of the people hcHdai
CJ. Record.
Ycs-ycs,-you have done a sharp thing
YOU Marshall and Cullen, and the Republ
car. Convention, squelching Plumb aud nom
mating the cypher Hayes. Splendid man
agement-for Campbell! Was it stupidity
or did Campbell knock in the head of hi:
money bari? He can afford to pay the en-
tire campaign expenses of the Republicans OF
the district for the good turn they have
done IN nominating GENERAL Hayes!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-26

Arthur Lockwood, Esq, is announced this
week as candidate Tor Circuit Clerk There
Is no question but that Mr.. l.. is more than
ordinarily well qualified co. the position.
He is well read lawyer and as . clerk has
few EQUALS anywhere
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-26

H. ~ ROWLAND is announced a Il candi.
date for the Democratic nomination for CIR
cult Clerk. Mr.. Rowland was born and
raised ia Ottawa and of course is known by
all our people, both of city and country. lie
is a gentleman of irreproachable character,
of collegiate education, and has peculiar quail.
lhcations for the Office from several years
service in the Clerks Office at the Supreme
Court. lie would make a good run.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-26

The National soldiers Veteran Association
has been organized a. Washington Fight
ing Joe Hooker is the president, and ii is IN
tended To issue campaign documents 10 all
the soldiers Of the county in favor Of Tildtn,
Hendricks aud reform.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-08-26

Hon. b F. Fridley, Of Aurora, we are pain.
ed to see by the Aurora papers, was thrown
out Of buggy few days ago by his horse
running away, and had an arm broken.
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or INDIANA.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.


AT LABGE:
WILLIAM +. CooLBAUGH, of Cook County.
WILLIAM J. ALLEN, of Jackson County.
BY DISTRICTS:
LIST District-THoMAs HoYNE.
I'd $. s. HAYES.
Sd -ARNo Voss.
4th THOMAS B. COULTER.
18th w. &. GREEN.
9Th JAMES s. EcKELs.
9TH GEORGE B. MARTIN.
Sth &C. w. BULLOCK.
9th L. w. JAMES.
10th j. w. DAVIDSON.
18th W. G. EWING.
10Th CHARLES A. KEYEs.
18th &C. A. ROBERTS.
I4th %. B. FICKLIN.
18th r.. n. BIsHor.
10Th j. j. PHILLIPS.
nth d" C. A. WALKER,
18th &" j. 2. JOHNSON.
18th &" j. NJ. CREBs.
FOR GOVERNOR:
LEWIS STEWARD,
OF Kendall COUNTY.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
ARCHIBALD A. GLENN,
OF BROWN COUNTY.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE:
S.Y. THORNTON,
OF FULTON COUNTY.
FOR AUDITOR OF STATE:
JOHN HISE,
or COOK COUNTY.
FOR STATE TREASURER:
GEORGE GUNDLACH,
OF CLINTON COUNTY.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL;
EDWARD LYNCH,
OF LOGAN COUNTY.
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All subscriptions to be paid in advance.
Remittances may be made through h'on'y
nrdel OF registered letter.
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There was q slight frost IN New hampshire
on Monday night, and at Niagara and most
of the Eastern watering places the weather
during the week has been uncomfortably
cool, while here the thermometer has ranged
among the nineties.