The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-14
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.


was held at ,A2 court house IN this city on
Tuesday last The meeting having been
called to order by Mr. Mayo chairman Of the
County Central Committee, Bowman nomna-
ted ". W. Crumpton of Freedom to be tenn
porary chairman, which was agreed to. As
usual he was anxious to be excused, and all
that sort o. thing; but when Mayo told him
no man could be excused from doing his doc
ty" for We party he went quietly to the saugh-
ter.
\ delegate from the south end moved that
the whole republican press of the county act
as secretaries but Mayo desired that the
small fry be excluded, leaving only the heavy
weights, Nattnger of The Times and Rug
giles of the Mendoza BWLetjR "alone in their
glory"
\ committee on credentials was then APP
pointed A. G. Robinson, Vermillionvllle; j.
| II. Widmer, Ottawa; W. S Pitcher, Streator,
who went 10 work at once. The committee on
organization was heard of on divers occasions
hut never succeeded in obtaining life.
| Dr. Woods, of Streator, was very much con-
cerned as to the matter Of taking the ballots;
excepting the man from the north end, who
talked very fast and on the key of f, he
scened the most worried man in the cOnven-
ton Even before the delegates credentials
had been passed upon, he was on his feet and
wanted the votes taken cjDn coca, the chairman
of each delegation announcing its vote. He
was ruled out of order.
I, about an hnpra TINA tho cp,Omittpp
ported the credentials o. K, all the towns be-
ing represented excepting Dimmick, Ophir,
Rchand, Utica and Watham. After admit
ting delegates from Dlmmick and Waltham,
and fixing up other minor matters, the conven'
ton was ready for business.
Mr.. Bull then moved to proceed TO nom
nate Il candidate for Sheriff, the first ballot to
be informal Stevens, of Srcaor, and ThOmp.
son, of Ottawa, were appointed tcllers.
Mason, of La Sale, nominated r. c. Stevens,
reviewing his war record as Colonel in due
style and pointing with pride" to his official
career. Robinson, of VermillionvIlle, second
ed the notion and amid the hoorays and
hooplas, some one crowded in a motion 10 NOM
mate him by reclamation, which was OF
course done
| Our friend from the north end then opened
up at 2 40 gait in the key of f and wanted
all further nominations to be by ballot, an in
formal one 10 be first taken "to give all the
boys Il chance" Bull acquiesced-thought it
T. good thng-aNa" the wore done with Coro-
ner. So far as he knew, he said, only one
name had been mentioned for that ofice-that
of DR.. J. w. Petit, who had been their candi
ldate in 1876. Then he was comparatively un-
known, and was beaten now it was different.
On his motion the DR.. was nominated 10y &C
clamation.
Our north.ender then insisted on his ideal OF
an informal ballot as to the other and DIR.
Woods right bower from Mission wanted the
delegates to show their hands by having each
|chairman declare the vote Of the town as 1t
was called; but no one pad any attention to
this latter bit Of humor.
| Nominations were then IN order for candi-
lidate for State Senator. Quietly and with
lonly slight waving Of war records and show
,llngs of certificates of good moral character
and sich Nate Mcintyre 5. r. Lewis and Ell
mcr Baldwin were put in nomination. Dr.
|Wiley, of Earl, then spread himself on JOS
! Hart, of Earl The Doc thought this Il time IN
the history Of the party when they should lay
|aSide party (sic) and personal feelings, and
Iput before the people "A mar whose record is
Icear' and whose republican, principles are
we'll settled, sc. TO which r. Baker replied
THAT he nad Just the man-E. n. Lewis, of OF
|tawa DR. Woods again put in his oar in ia
vor of the ytCa C0ct voting: it saves time and
lshuts out trades" and other "disgustlng she
Inanegans at which all the vlrtuous of the
lcrowd set up u howl Of insulted dignity.
lTrades-the idea, shenanegan! 600! put
him out Bull said the delegates did not,
THANK heaven, all live in Streator and La Sale
lsaid that was just why they wanted the vote
sccrct-and not have the tail end of the list come
in to destroy the will al the majority. On
Bulls motion DR.. Woods was laid on the Ia
bic ana balloting proceeded
FIRST BALLOT.
= n. Mcintyre. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| ;. X. Lewis. .............
4 Elmer Baldwin. .......... -