, 1879-05-02
POLITICAL.


ILLINOIS JUDICIAL Dis
TtllGr.
Sp+efoI pspgtch IN 77s JFtbunE
TunsEn JUNCTION, H.. May 1.-The mcm-
hers Of thc Renu.,!Ican Committee for the
Twelfth judicial District met here ths forenoon
fur consultation, n,,1 decided tn call strict
party convention for the purpose of nlactnE IN
nomination three candidates for the otIlccs Of
Circuit Judues, 10 bo held at E1gtn m Monday,
NAV VI, ut orc!ork. The counties will l,e repre-
scnted as fol1ows:
Kane Comfy. de1ngates. ......+.......+...,..13
i>r knin Count.. an'r7nse*.... .-..."...""
Mcttcnfy County. dclcHutcs. .........
faAe t.DuntY. trttrntr*. r*.............,..,..,.
fuone Couniy. dcle2ntcs......" .... 9
81 % iagc County, dclegales..... .......,........
ro,., d.1cr.,e, ....,....... -. ...6a
Tho members Of tho Committee nre as fol.
lows: Chairman, N. s. Carlisle, Of knnc Cnup-
t7; C. ". Marsh, Do KaIb; r. II. fiary. |
pu b. pSyo; Charles 4. Partridge, Lake; Squire
j, D. Perry, MctIerry: II. s. Hudson Kendall;
tbc Hon. Charles r. Fuller. 1,oouc. All the |
ueu,bcrs were prcscnt with tfr exception of
Mr.. Fuller, who is In tho Senate Mt Springfield.
Tie, however, sent a prn1Y To Mr.. Carlisle md
wroto tllat to fnyurel an carly Conyuntlon at
Elgin.
Tlcre wcre a numbar Of Republican potftt.
ctan. preaert from different parts OF the dis
trfct, Including Judge HUDSON And Statc's-At-
torney A. NJ. sweat!and. Of kealaal; Homer
Cook nul Charles Partridge, editor Of thu Wau-
| kcran Gaz<ttt, Lake; Col. Valletto and others,
| Du pnce; 4. @. McDac. Judge D. F. Parks,
Judge W. D. Barry. Dr.. n. B. Baldwin, ]. NJ.
Klmbalt, s. L. Taylor. editor Elgin ddrota's;
| A, c. Little. Kane; Capt.A. Il. Coun, Bart Bah
cock, editor of the Marengo Republican; Squire
Perry, MclTcnry.
Tile members Of tho Committee and the inter
csted spectators gathered In the Meshodtst
! Church and the meeting was called to order By
| Chairman Carlisle. Of Ka!,c. and Cf,Hrles A.
Partridge, OF Lakr, aclecte1 az Secretary.
Mr.. Snrsh moved d convention, mid tl11s Hae
voted after dtscnasinn, IN which NJ. hhfy O..
,mrty convention, and advocated tho claims Of
Judge Cody. Democrat.
Te aete .s eo!9g tssd ior ,V;;; RsDue!fean +.
cuetliIrly liyely until tho aoth inst. Tho clec-
lion occurs on Monaay, 5unu g. whsn three CIR
cult 1udrcs will he chosen tn euccecd thu prgs-
cnt ncumbc,ss Atarphy. CMly. md upton. 11he
salary OF tho Office Ia s36oo and the term ak
ycnrs. :,
tin Counties of Knnu. Du PagS. Kendall. MS-
Henry, Lake. boone, mud l)a KaIl'. t. aseoEsi.
tic stute. The new Twelfth comnrtkcs tho old
Fourth District, including kanp, nu pnrc. nt''
Keut!ull, md the old SECOND district. Including
, tile other four cuulltns numctl nbDge.
Judge Thco. p, s1urphY. oil WoH,alork, llas
, occupied tho bench for eighteen ycars, mud I'M
nuestirnab1y oces'nses the front sank, owsng te
his facility In thu transaction Of court buslnrss,
hs legal learning, md his lhnE axper[cnrc. lie
. Is an interchangeable worker, nu,t hls dccisfons
stnnd tt,e lcat Of time. At present hc IS Chief
!, Justlco Of the Appcl1ntc Court nnw IN sessnn u
! Chicngo, which is formed q tllc Circuit utleet
! fore the Republican Convention. mud It !
5 believed that hts chances arc exccllcnt
! Judg Hiram Il. Cody, Of Nnpe1yt!le, WI
,lat!eo Wilcox, RESIGNED; a sas e!act,l a. a.
9 I,,slcpcndent' over u. +. Parks, Republican. 9
g Anrora. He is ii, o1sl-inc Democrat, a,nl
!, although he WIN mt 20 into Republican con
4 yentot. yet he Is fairly IN the field nEnt1' An
& goes bctare the puopio as nn 1ndcneucnt, !
call In hts favor hns bern nuncrousss signed y
& nemhcra Of the BAR including sot',c Republic
Kendall Conntius aver ali other ca.rllilatos, ln'
I perhaps NAV be oycrwtielmGd by tta lnree ~
publican vote against lin In other portions c
'r Ju.!pe Clurx W. Upton, Of Wankcgan, w
formerly Republican State Senator from Il!
Eiybth Uiststet, and VIA elected to the Reuc
over fudge. Botaforl, Democrat, tr AnRu. ,9,
1877, to fill the complement Of the new Iwtlls
Q. Dlstrc. Iii compliance with ,ne act ~ iotce Ju
"a OF that year. Ho Is dtgnlflcd nnl graceful
~ hctal, anil has ,illcd t!.e pos,t!on accentahs
~ ~ lIe II canuats sor rc,eleotion, n, h!s srtens
~ claim That lH Ia C1tltHu 10 llE !UHE @EFHIi IN
Il, lux maae fair record Tor the pust Two yenrs
Among the otttcr Republicans who will etrl'
fnr The nomination nj ElGn arc Capt. 4. Coo
- Of MarenEo. Hsllonry County, tho ~ vose'' c,
= The delegation from Ills nwn county Ills leg
! knowledge Is very extensive, hnt he sGe1ns
! lack the proper dignity which should hsd M
: abUut Judge. C!iarlns KNlnm, OF DesKa
Cnunty, Ia prominent eandIdnto and will
Q well supported Ia thr Convention. l1e ia
i attorney Of long experience. and Is thought
Q be qualified for The POSITION liz WAS buddy
Q fra,ed II, lX73 by Juars Murphy.
+ Judge Isaac e. Wilson,, Of Geneva. Ka
. County, gentleman of tho OLD school d
n formerly Judge uf Circuit twenty yeara aa
y whtct, Included m,ct, OF this TERRITORY, "a bel
y urged as q candidate, aut 10 is believed to
i very popular among thU old settlers.