, 1879-08-15
ILLINOIS POLITICS.
The Democracy Preparing for 1880
---Presidentfat Preferences.
4 Consultation of Davis Friends Soon
to Be- Held Here.
What tte Local Politicians LATE to Say ef lar
risan and Hls Quhefnatorlal Chances.

State of Illinois which lna an intense ant'onthy
10 pf'Sato rights corresponding hat'ca 'of
dranEefism, and nn un'tnitcu love LOT corpora.
LIONS AMI elass eRtsEal!on,-In fact. 10 order to
mako the description bhort, let II po elasseu as
tho "sa'lroad fnterest,"-l' Of late taken mn
e1eeea'neiy actl7e thsereat ID poiItles'-nos tnc
pn'it'cs which hnvo anV bearing on tho election
OF county lscasuref' and SURVEYORS rms an','
put THOSE Which relate to tue e'eetlon Oh feesl-
oen.' 9oseFnoFt toheeeasmon, ana 'hc'l'pef'
Of tile Legislature It'll The Ia'l ef next year'
Il Is admitted by both parties lint ne''"er
viii nave "alk'awa7 IN to's STATS III NoVom.
btr 1880. Cook County'h recognized 90 all
sldcs as the pivot on which ahe result MILL tutn'
The Democrats as uhlt nse enaeasosshe 10
fix things for next years Victory. Every county
scat. evcrv school district, and every "cross-
roa,, tett,concnt Ia. be,ng Immersed with TIC
,,ooo,.t,.. ~ ora,n,,ation m, a. nrri, viii,
respect to the result Of this fall, though thcrcf"
there Is considerable ut stake, but looking for
vor, to the induction for the first time In twenty
vs"rs v. NJ of T ncmocratJc oce,,nnnt Of tue presi.
dental chair. II
| While the partY managers arc 10 accord on
hi, y{tol nr,urtp,o. there ia wide difference of
nn,nion n. IN
,s,,, r,,.,,, sn,xn.nn-nv.nrp su.,1,nr
Diil Springer, who not only represents the
]
Springfield district in Congress, but the ultra
Bourbon element at large, Is credited With
being the hcad md front Of the movement
.,.hfa1 ,a - H.. ant.o. ~. .,oo.on ~ ,ho In.
"".eu uAs ~, .0 oD!el. 80 ns.... ,.,o...,
leateu eanooa1e u iou' ea'a ae"' oe'.sl ""o" -
ns the champion rnllroaf-wrecker and Income
| tnx cradcr,
! m, nnnoe,no n,smopt. whf,h IL largely, n not
| pF7 =, - ,t., ~. ...s.
mt"sc.Nss, Gouts".u " 's ,"a'.'s ',a -, y,
looks upoh Oas'o paf'S a8 e1'o 1eno1t ""o 'A'''
lend tue hosts 10 VIctorY.
The advocates Of the latter schcmc hare start-
| cd the bali rolling. Some six weeks ago they
/ 1,o,d n ca,,rus ot The 9hernan nouse. Md dis.
a,,s.od tho ron.ro1 attnatto1 oftrr ,rhcb Il wos
soseeo .''e ee"e e-',a.,, ~ .,',,
determined 10 CAL, e'tter 1of eprshehei" o' t''H
| city. q general consultation OF thote VINO afe
suppnscd 70 be tavorably tntlinnd.
Yesterday there were In town James Herring
ton, of Kane County, and Senator Southw0rth.
OF Montgomery,-tWo OF the most pronounced
antl-Tildeuftcs. They, held lonE consultation
with severa! of The prominent Democrats n
what ts known es the "sllk-stocklnEn variety
uud concluded to ho1l the CAUCUS in this city at
m early date. "Wo'll hold 1t here. my boy, '
sad one OF tho active supporters, "and none ol
you reporters will be invited 10 attend"
porter &c could ascertain, the eloicc Of this wing
uf tho Democratic party for Governor Is
srsAron LUTHER DEARBORN,
~ ua,o,o IN o.nronjnant, ratroa,l lnwrer anf
n ,t.iara. I3a,nncrnt While In the Leu,snturc
Hse.ss n"o.,"r, in n,nriol7sl ,im.rif hv nstc
o'to, Mr for milling c1ccpt tic most tnnocunti.
az insEsios,o, 1 % m tile mIlsst kind Of topcs. bu