, 1879-05-25
panub(ican Convention to Nom.
-. mate Circuit Court
Judges.
i Warm and Exciting Contest
---An Arithmetica1
Puzzle.
williams, Booth, Rosentha1, Reed,
and Buell. the lucky
Ones,
Thomas Dent Nominated for Judge Of
the Supreme Court.
Tho Winners Receive The 0ongratula.4ons
Of Their Friends.
Tho Democrats Start Out on Their
-. Partisan Campaign.
Thomas Dent Nominated for Judge Of
the Supreme Court.
Ths Winners Receive the Congratulations
Of Their Friends
The Democrats Start Out on Their
Partisan Campaign


ORGANIZATION.
The sextennial Judicial Convention Of Cool
County was held yesterday in Farwen Hall
The main body of the auditorium was given u
N the delegates and the friends Of the differen
candidates, while in the gallery Was large con
course Of spectators All the old wheel-horse
of the partv mere present either as delegates O
1ookers-op. Prominent among those in attend
,nce were Gen. 4. c. Ducat, Col. a. n. Water
man. Maj. Schadner, Arthur Dixon, Daniel "
Mnnn. A. H. Burley, E. C. Larned, David Clark
Ahner TAYLOR, s. E. Dow, 4. j. -Arerel1, Sidne,
Smith, B. G.. Gill. County Clerk Klokke, c. R
Larrabee, George NJ. Bogue, hurry Nelson
Zen. Leake, Commissioners Stewart and Spot
ford. ". L. jenkins, John Wilson. Justice Soul
ly. Dan Tenny. Justice Hammer, ". R Page,
Kirk Rawcs, Eli Smith, and last, but not least,
John Forsythe, who makes it business to
,.dst at every political convention held In Chi
c.go OF Springfield.
The Convention was called to order st 10:05 a.
m. by Mr. D. ]. Avery, Chairman Of the Repub-
1ian Central Committee, who explained its Oh
isct, Hs then called upon the Convention to
anpoant temporary officers. Messrs. 4. b. Bur
ley Dan ". Mum, and E. c. Larned were
nominated for Chairman. Each nominee had
his ps1tlssns, but those in the wake Of Mr..
Mum we're either the most numerous or could
shout the loudest, for he WAS declared the win
ner By several laps
Dan came to the front smiling, and, after
thanking the audience for the honor conferred,
told his hearers that the Convention was one Of
more than ordinary NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
80 than eYen Congressional Coureu-
ton. lie hoped that none but the
yery best material in the ranks Of the party
would be placed in domination: The opposition
had nominated two men Who were tower OF
strength. To these they have added three other
candidates, departing from the time-honored
custom Of excluding partisanship from judicial
elections. Mr.. Mum closed his brief address
bY again urging the Convention to nominate an
ticket
Walter Goodrich, Chris Manner, and Peter
Buscbxah we're appointed Secretaries.
The various delegations then handed In their
credentials, and, it appearing that there we're
10 contests, the Convention dispensed with the
usual reference to committee, The reading Of
khe call Was also omitted.
On motion Of Abner Taylor, tho temporary
,tice1s we're made permanent
James Burke, from the Tenth Ward, offered
Ehe following:
Retotred. That ne now proceed to nominate dve
:andidates to be voted for at the forthcoming
udicial election, to BE- held June 2 aud that each
lelegate TO this convention be entitled to cast ons
he docket to I'LL. and the candidate or candidates
eceiving the majority Of all the votes cast Ehnii be
aeclated the nominee OF this Convention and that
Of his delegation.
After aome discussion the resolution was
adopted, with the understanding that there
should be no cumulative voting, and that the
rst ballot should be an informal one.