, 1876-10-01
to acquatnt the candidate Of the -:ctlon Of the
Convention.
The Convention then adjourned. :
THIRD DISTRICT.

THIRD DISTRICT.
Nv LIE morxE NOMINATED.
The Democratic Third District Cougrcssonu
Convention met in Temperance Hall, I'll H1-o
street, at halp-past IL o'clock Yesterday after
noon, and was called to order By JoLa u. Rouu
tree.
Daniel Brewer, Of Lake County. was electe'
temporary Chairman, and returned thanks g 70
the unexpected honor.n They hid assembled
he SAID, to nominate Congressman an! mem
ber Of the State Board Of Equalization, aud me
| under favorable auspices. The signs II th'
times looked bright. The skhI,ish~li.te hat
been heard from, States hayinr cast votes
which were indicative Of the popular viii; ani
1t only remained for the Convention to put IL
nomination such men Us were fea- 10 be honest
capable, and true to the Cons 1t 1tton and th<
principles Of the Government t, insure The sue
cess Of the ticket. The lcelirg ,,r reform was
| widespread. It entered into e:ery rank and
grade Of society, and every politici combination,
! ana had been expressed By all the conventions
that had been held throughout:le country.
"Thcre was tide in the affairs d men, which.
! taken at the flood, lead on to fo*:une i That
| tide was nearly " FULL" and, with go,d. nomi-
nations, they would be victorious, EArplauEe. !
Mr. Joseph Thielen was chosen temporary
Secretary.
Tn motion OF Mr.. Kountree, the chair up
pointed the following Committee On Creden-
tials: John II. Kountreo, 2. Ltnda't, "Lanty I"
Kennedy, William b. Norden, and William
Price.
The Committee reported list OF delegates
entitled to seats, there being no contests. Only
represented.
On motion, the temporary organization vas
made permanent.
.NoM1NAT1oNs.
Nominations for Congressman being In order,
Edmund Jussen rose to put in nomination
gentleman whom he believed to be crninently
ut to represent them; q gentleman who had
shown BY his dccds that he had the requisite
energy and capacity to unmask and push to the
wall one Of the greatest political corruptionsts
that ever disgraccd the lalls OF Congress or
asked for the sutfrages Of free people; a gen.
tlcman who had established the honest purpose
OF 116 nature beyond the caVl1 OF doubt; who
did not ask the people to rely upon glttering
promises for the future as far as concerned
Civil Service reform, but who had rendered sig
nal and Invaluable service to the cause Of honest
government BY forcing the late representative
OF the Third District, who bore laurels Of a
stolen victory upon his brow, to ignominious1y
surrender hts scat He was confident he could
German American In the district who thought
with him that the future and the safety Of the
Republic required that the rotten Republican
purity should 60 to the val, and thai, new
regime should be inaugurated [app1auscl; that
that party had outliyed its usefulness as well as
its virtue. and had jeopardized the good faith
OF the nation at home and abroad: that 1t had
organized great army of Federal office holdersas
apoiitcal machine to promote its selfish and
their principles and their convictions. Applause
The machine -politcians would mlscrably fail
In catching their, votes, through national preu-
dice, for the candidate on the Republican
ticket, with the fu: assurance, therefore, if
nominated, the gentleman would lead them on
to victory, he presented the name of John v.
Le Moync. [Applause.]
William Mcclure seconded the nomination,
having no fear that, with LIE MoYnc Is stand
they would tie triumph2ntly suc-
ccssful.
Perry e. Smith moved that Mr. Lc Moyuc be
nominated by aeclamatiou,
TUE CHAIRMAN
;ndnrsa ~. ra,n;nosjo 't.as ~ i". &c
. !nuolse tue u9lnlua.ion, because me delegatcs
rom Lake nad preference Tor Le Moyue, but
tney would nave cordially supported tue Hon.
Edmund Jussen had he been placed in nou1ina-
ton. 1Applorse.1
The motion of Mr., Smith was then unani-
mousIy agreed to. Cheers.
Az Mci:1nra n,nvod thai . oe,n,o;++os oe +b-oa
he an,n,ntaI -. ,tf,. t.S M ~ tnse
ue .rat ,a ~ n9Ity Mr. &c l Moyne' ine
naIed Mcclure1 Jussen, and Pree.
On motion OF blr. Price, Francis B. Peabody
vas nominated By acc1amuton for member Of
the State Board OF Equalization. [Cheers.1
a1r. Rountree moved that Congressional
,ommirtee of nineEtwn from T"lc Cnmutv
Two from tne country towna ~ @nnI Tomntys'
anG fua fre,n ~. Il .o"1is ol Suoh epunis,
cha;n A'o'1 WIG e''y-pe appo1atea W the
~I1n; 1W,I;,o ~,
~ 11e Luz enari'lah was consulting "lth sew
era1 people as to the making up OF this commit |
Ice, the Hon. John Y. LIE Moyne entered the
hail accompanied by the committee who |
xas intrnf1uced hv- Sfr Tusser 7vhn ea H. La<1
more pleasure ii nm words co11d rvnrnse IN me-
,enting to tie Conycntion th.. ncyt member of
1snnors.s fn, ~, T,,r'i .iu ~
~o'sress 1or Inc lllru Distrct. lchecrs'I
IL s,s siol - sfhsCH;
Mr. LIE Moyne then spoke as follows: /
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN or THE CpSyES- !
r1oS: The career OF a candidate, I suppo.r. ha. |
ome compen.ations One Of the most pleasant is |
warm and kindly reception | have to thank thu |
members OF the party for many such. This nomi- !
,ation hns not been altogether uuexpcctcd It
certainly has been unsought. have uonc nothing |
lirectly or indirectly to secure it. Indeed ua:c,
admit, tried to nvoid 1t, not because have not an
0 do whatever can to advance it, but had honet.
yhen the time Tor nomination came aronnd'
ONE one would be found moro willing to unEo fha
willing to give IN rcsidenre in
;hicago in the winter for one in Washington than
Myself. have only said. in the Inst event. if no
ne else conld he fnnnd thai von conld iii .orce
mon. and YOU ehomld a"ree unun mr. ~; m the
cst nersor ia advance tho interests ~ te t;e,-nt
hat would accept, And that ID the yay ths has