, 1876-07-26
ILLINOIS,


ILLINOIS.
ZANE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Special Correspondence qf The Tribune.
GENEVA, ILL.,, July 9i.-Tllo Convention to
appoint delegates to tho Democratic State Con-
vcnt'on ut Springfield, on tho 9Th Inst, was
held OIL Saturday; md the Whole text and tcuor
Of most of tho speeches md action were In the
interest OF d combination With tho Lew Steward
Grangcrs to bent tho Republican party in ILL.,
nols. They sung the song Of the weird sisters:
Black spirits and white,
1llue sIlsits and gray,
1tlnglc, mtnglc, ininglo
with anything or anybody to beat the Republic
nus. There were but sixty-threc or four per-
SONS present. including tile reporters, who were,
with n dozen or mora Of other lookers~on, Re-
publlcans. But scvon towns out Of the sixteen
were represented. Gus Hcrrtngton, seeing the
scarcity Of timber, wanted the Convention to
resolve itself into tnass-mceting; but d. T.
uuut, m old, fossllizcdB ourbon, said tho Dem
ocrats were always beaten when they went into
mass-mcetfngs, an1, as they Ind now met to
win, hc wAs opposed to such Il resolution. b.
Z. Fridley, N'lp ltas not been in Democratic
Convention before for years. introduced the fol-
lowing resolution:
tlon- the welfare Of the Government dcmanda the
oyS.hr9w Of the Republican party; tat w ars
voters on a.ch State .ckot as viii defeat In No.
III T. fss s isa y %s
party In this State: and liz onr opinion but ono
Electosnt ticket should DO put in tho Geld t,y the
deress. iFsit had il wrttts.i Thieves rst, but
scratched that out and pus In" "plunlcscFs.
Frldley, IN support Of his resolution, sail:
We have 70. to hayo some help Il ~ esEtet- 10
and not te. run BY mel, lint know Too much. II
Tho 1epnnlieap pa'ty ben. ~ ts AZ wofo
County. F9lIsr, IL cIie.so. ssId the outside II.
Democrats ha,! made a combination that would
nncncc could be bud. Thcro amt ,,o nlouoy. Issue
sueh Il iss'.o In ohio; TINT Is, tho Republicans
nady dogma. and fo1ead + on thu democrats,
stsul auy moIs r.eenbaeSs as diseount. ut acsn IN
10 havs gold to steal. There are 1UO. 900 Indie.
pcndent soters H. the statc and they have elected
sa ssads I eni soo iisey bady saS 'eS ess ss
ST. thy Elcctoral ticket, anu perhaps part Of the
sats We # = much toy
blno, they may wall ca1i II halt day, and I'd
o t u an and 9ayss as ssc wsy fo
uur man; hnt can vote fos him nrst.Fate.
GuA Harrington was In fAyOr OF cumbfna-
ta S5 4 1a I .ssx sSn ed oe u taousht .
had their candidates nnd platform, which latter
WIS II, coui1let with both the Republican and
Democratic plntfo!ms; aud, though candidates
anl StMtu Committees might agree to mike
sucli salc.
W.J. brown wns opposed to combinations
tho lust onc, With Greeley, benE all OF that kind
Of busiucss ha wanted. Tilcy gained nothing
byit.
Another delegate Thought a great t'~'al WIS
gained ty th!t ctaltt[url, IN tho brrakil s-iown
uf party-lltes, atsa uow thousands Of Rcplbltc-
ais wcIc comlrY Into tho Opposition cnii1nou.
tfc resolution. AMI that some Of tho belly ought
to be takon oAt, and more backbone put in. lle
did not want To ~ to Springfield Instructed,
hut WIS willing to 70 and do Tho best liz could,
WIS sllro Tiny woul'l this iall, lFrilley-"I
dont knpw whether you kin or not.'
Ju.nes Powell, All old Democrat, 1T Aurora,
had listened, evidently With 1nucf uttentt'n, to
thc several readings OF tl!n rcsolutlors,-as
oau epoke against tt,--a,d tu!!cd to Ind any Of
the fa.nIlIar Democratic literature Of the 5cscnt
campaign In Il, asH! so he got upon s feet, and
saId It seemed to him Us though tic resolution
oftln words IN y, aud Inserting IN lieu thnrcof
"KEFOiM;" That was stu war-cry, anil must
be kept In view.
g. Il. Dodson-who swcars by autl at tho
Tl1s,ss-saai It .yAs oil t,ost, uhout TIM Dentn-
esatiu party. What Ind they ytlonu these sixteen
yearBt Ihey lla.l Eot to fsG. tue uIost corrupt
PARTY TINT ever existed ,-oHc that had IcatYyed
our commerce, our currency, Rna DIR cHlntry;
TINT lad b,ugi!t Alaakn uEl tried to buy CuIl,
und would have hn1ght England II tln: English
men had not put stop 70 1t. Ard Bristow,
eyeu, whum they lad praised =" muetl, even lle
woulA nut tell Of the r:scaltlcs ut Grant auA
his Cablnet rheau old Mcn here to-day tn1l
run the Democratic party lpto the ground t,l
kane County, aud he wanted Younger tllc,.. Ilo
was willing 10 ga In with the independents, II
they could carry tho St.ta by 80 doing.
Fl!dlcy etal1t protested ttat the resolution
must lie carried, Or tho tlc!rEatcs would say the
county voted tu make nn sust combination; and
wante.l tle resolution read again; u'ld 1t was
run through agatn.
Gus Hcriingtun wanted something ltko this
passed In Springfield:
;,.rsnEth row brtOFu ths' people With their caaa';
WuxaH4,, Ths Independents are equally ds.r-
ous with the Democracy II beat the f|ep,Ibllcans
unl fntn out their 0ll!cera therefore,
4fsoited, That Il Is inexretftcnt for tho ncr}oc-
Eacy to nominate candidates Tor State otl!rers.
This, llo saI,l, would ayoid tliH making of
platform to quarrel over, and the Republicans
could nuke no Charge that tho DEMOCRATS llad
gone over to sott-lnuHuy. Wy wuulsl then put Up
an Electoral ticket mn the st, Louis platform, md
sweep tho State. Gus was evidently not fully
satisfied with his proposition, unl ko called on
that d!slntcrested Attt utiseli!sh patriot, John
!. Farrsworth, to give Ills u4ylvo In tho matter.
Thu General walked up to tue bar, With hts hat
in Ills hand, aud said, Ii scpulchrl tones;
nm H. favor Of lhe st. Louis nominations. and,
being 10 In favor Of them, am earnestly ~ favor
he!i nasy 4!4 IL TIidea's election. II steward can