, 1876-02-23

beon nGtoted a. tho day tof holtunR II. Lie
ratio Of representation will be tho ssmo ha ~
1874,--thst is, ono delegate for oach 400 Rcpuhl-
can voters. and ono for every fraction oTer 150
Tho vote Of 1872 be'pg taken A. the basis.
Mention WAS made Yesterday morning OF tho
Bsorosaty for the Cou,mittso. No action was
taken upon tho hubject, however. and tho effort
VIII doubtless not bo presbcd. Tho Committee
adjourned until the 23d Of May.
MAsS.MEETlNc At THE PACIFIC.
GOV. nkvER1poE-
Tho meeting Of tho Grand Council which WAS
to havo beon bold At Republican Headquarters
wAa adjourned to the rotunda OF the Grand Pa
cifa Hotel, on account Of tho large crowd In a.
tendance At Tho hotct Messra. Drake Il Co.
had provided q noat Platform for tho sposkefs'
and accommodations for the reporters which
weEo both comfortable and acceptable. at
O'Clock Aid. Dixon called Tho meeting TO ordeE
in the hbscuco Of tho President OF tho COOK
County Republican Club. lie stated that this
was tho frat meeting Of tile Grand Council, and
1t bad boon adjourned tharo Gu ncoount OF tho
emalluebs Of Headquarters.
Mr., Root moved that tie Grand Council ad-
iourn for ono week. Carried.
Gov. DovoridRe was tho first speaker.
On taking tho platform Gov. boretidge was
received with npplauao. l1o Ind been, ho satd,
a. the Commttco moetlnE In tho forenoon. and
It wan tho largest Committee msettng ever hold
10 tic 6tase. There wore many mon thero who
had no business 10 trun.act.-nothinR to do With
tho msolinE but talk, aud hear. and cheer; get
tl,oro had boon aomo grand work dono fot tho
Republican party at TINT gathering. Ho did not
heIr what was eaid At that meeting, hut
he was suro 1t waa good doctrine be-
and the doctrines Of that party wero tho su1no
yesterday, to-day, aud forever; 1t was tbs party
ot honesty, enlightenment, and progrcsaioa.
TEo party Was now entering upon
TUE MOST ExclTlNa AND 1NrEnEar1Na cAMrA1uS
In tho history Of the country. This struggle
was fos prizo. and that was tho nosaossiol, OF
tho Government for four yoars. Now for VIC
tosyl To hayo that tho party must begin to or
ghnizo at once, ana mint at once begin to bar
inonzo tho diecordant elements, If my thcro
Hsrs Eyssy s nepuGssn voter a S
helpin Tho most nccsssnry steps 60 SUCCESS.
Tie party would cntcr into tho caupatEn-
would and should enter into the eanpatGn-
WI. tlH Utmost good feeiInE !: 1honld no tho
to win back all Liberal Kepub!,cans and to vel
como all loucss Democratic who wished to
coma IN.
The isaueB Of tho campaign woro important
enough to call out tho best strength OF the To-
publican party. Thu greatest tssae Was not ro-
construction. for the States 1ately III iobo1lion
bad all been reconstructed. aud the noll wlio
opposed the party in The late War stood With US
Oh tho aan,e platform Of rigbts Of citizenship.
Neither WAS the great issue on outruption or
honest doyotnmout,, for ths pg;l.c'plo OF the
party vBo To weed out All corruption In tho I'D.
ministration OF the GoYernmsnt.
r1lE FINANCIAL QUESTION
would ontor into tho CANVASS, md yot It would
not be the great is8ue; neither would the matter
Of taxation and tho taIiG bo tho foremost iBsuen
because lilo party was III favor Of honesty In tne
collection Of taxes, Rs low tariff ns tho clrcu1n-
staucos would ,potnit. and m honest currency.
Desldo this. tho Republican party lah always
bccn in favor Of tho bcsL intarosts Ut thu people.
nut TIE HEAL IBsuE
In the campaign, aud the one on which 1t would
turn, wns whether the qoyernmont should ro-
main III the lands Of tho men who fought for
nnd preserved 1t, or whether It should pass into
tho lands Of tho people who fought to destroy
1t. Tlia question was forciDg liae!f on tho
country anu would be the one important one to
Andersonville was wrong or right and whether
tho War was Justified Or not. II muBs DO settlod
whether tho iIopubcan pnrsy should have tho
administration OF affairs. ns was proper. or
whether tho power should bo givpn over into
tho harda OF Tho mou who sought to break down
that snme Government.
Tho speaker said that ho had been in wash
ington short time nEo, ind thorc on tue right
Eontlern Democrats in upBon. hna ho thero-
up9n uBxed tho question why these men woro
mtngling aud conspirlng. It was easily answer-
Cd; u vas because tho two classea or Demo
War md tuce. No Confederate Congressman
waa ever eocn In company with ltcpubilcan Con-
Etessiaou. because they boro no lovo FOR tho
palty. Hill had said that the Southornors
but ii they hal como back ut tho beck
Of tho Domocraea it was BY tho will Of such
Doniocrata o. ia!!andlghann. They had how
ever. como back Ut tho point of tho bayonot.
and, ~ was naturaI, tLoy fols TO loyo for tho
nen who lad driven them in.
The speaker closed by sayln9 that thoro wore
plenty q candidates who wanted 10 talk, aud
ie woull thcrefoze giyo way, Ito wund, how
ever. prophecy ~, 600 majority for tho lsepnbllc
IN ticket III Illinois nokt fail. Loud upplause
lolloNs I'd the spoakor'n conclusion.
SHELBY u. CcLLuM
MAS then called for, luu wien lo eatne Upon tho
Itnge waa Qrootcl with cheers. Ile Bhook hands
with Gov. Dovoridgo. aud somo ono called out 10
him. "Our next Governor" Mr. Cullom apollo
glzod Tor us hoarsenssB' ana said ho WAS nuablo
10 mako long spceclI Oh TINT ucconut. III all
bis liia he Lad not Seen Hnch EatloFing--so
magnificent und earleBt-as tho demonstration
given during the day had been. It meant that
tho RcpubllChu party intended to hold possession
ur this Qoycsntnchs for some years. to como.
tChoerB1 WIou tho D3utbon-D Democratic skin
pceled on, tho people saw what 1t was, aud
tbs men were ready to light again for their couu-
tl,ey Ind noyer bud auc1. meetings. all tins. Its
dcetla had gonB forth In h,s:or3'. They might
think and tain OF dead tatUts but tho deeds tint
had Eono down IN h,st1ry were living issuos Of
Tor tho attention slonn hin. and Eeliro4 amid
slplauee,
THE HON. j.! :;!:t,
Of Jo Dnyicss County, h :. H4'a On, aaid that
his tllk would bs short. lus Republicans pres-
oil. represented the 1tepuhlican party OF Illinois.
Tley had met together during theday for eousulsa-
tiun. llo knew nothing Of tho Democratic party,
but tbey lad tgled the independents In Springfield
And he kuew what they woro. But Oil koy. !,
1876. thoy would hayo d Republican Legislature,
elect o Republican Scnutot, Republican Gov
e1nor, End Nepal!lica,n President ~ nnd The u.
Lincoln left il. Luis gathering Of tho poopl'
INFANT that they were Interested. aud that ring
aud Blatea would he broken. They had had I
lima ca,ns when tue Republican party wont bacl
m The Union soldier, tAon 1t should 10 droppct
BY tho people.
TAE HON, TA0NAA 8. MIDWAY
said that tho fauoB before linn were u very en-
courugiuH eight, showing ~ thoy did tho pros
pocsb Of tho campaign and its promise OF su1'