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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

Talking about the unit rule, the Chicago
convention, in way that must be accepted
by the party as &C cdthedra and binding, hav
ing decided that there was among republicans
no such thing as binding delegates by lnstrus;
tons to vote as unit" how does that decis-
ION affect our friend Cullen, whom minority
of the last republican convention of this coun.
ty instructed It's delegates to support for con-
gress as a unit? The Chicago convention held
that the delegates from New York, Pennsyl-
vanla and Illinois must be allowed to vote
their individual preferences regardless of the
instructions of the conventions that appointed
them. Will the La Sale county delegates to
the republican congressional convention, on
that principle, consider themselves bound to
vote for Cullen because resolution in his
favor was struggled through the convention
that appointed them, though number of the
same delegates as well as the honest voice OF
more than half the county, were against him
What are Brother Cullen's views abeut the
unit rule?
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

Independent papers like the New York Her
aid and Chicago Times, that neither pretend to
support or oppose Garfield or Hancock but de-
sire to tell the truth about both, are giving the
republicans great deal of annoyance by call.
ing for a copy of that $1,000 brief Garfield
prepared for DelGolyer, strictly as lawyer,
YOU know" fthe 5000 were not given as a
bride outright and Garfield really did prepare
such brief for presentation to the Washing
ion City Board of Public Works in behalf oi
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

The consultation of the republican national
committee in New York last week ended on
Saturday in the appointment of Marshall Jew
ell, of Connecticut, as chairman. He Is the
man whom Grant kicked out of his cabinet
as postmaster general, and, of course, was a
fierce anti-thrd termer HIS appointment is
looked upon in Washington a. evidence that
the Conkling Cameron wing does not Intend
to exert itself IN behalf of Garfield. John A
Logan was invited to take charge of the re
publican campaign IN the west with head
quarters at Chicago As over million of dol
lars are to be placed al his disposal, and money
is what John mainly wants, he will probably
accent
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

The Democrats OF La Sale county are request
ed TO meet at their usual places of holding town
caucusses in their respective townships on Satur
day, the It'll day of August, A. d. 1850, at the
hour of 4 o'clock p. NJ. of said day (unless diff
ferent time and place be appointed by township
commttees), to appoint delegates to attend a
county convention TO be held at the county Court
House In Ottawa, on Thursday, the 18th day OF
August, A. d. 1880, at o'clock p. m. of said day,
for the purpose OF nominating Democratic
candidates for the offices of circuit clerk, sheriff,
states attorney, recorder, coroner and rep.
resentatvesato the state legislature, and also
for the purpose OF selecting delegates to repre-.
sent La Sale county at the congressional conven
ton OF this, seventh, district when called, and
10 transact such other business as may be deemed
appropriate for the good Of the party.
The several towns will be entitled to the fol.
lowing number OF delegates respectively:
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10
COUNTY CONVENTION.

BY the call elsewhere IN today's FREE TRAD
Err 1t will be seen that a democratic county
is to be held at Ottawa on the 18th
prox. TO nominate county ticket and appoint
delegates to the congressional convention OF
this district, yet to be called. AS the ticket tc
be nominated by that convention is reasonably
certain to be elected If properly made up, We
hope the democrats throughout the county
will not neglect to attend the primary meet
ings in full body and take care to send men tc
the county convention upon whom they car
rely to exercise more than ordinary care and
wisdom in making up the county ticket How
ever rgidly party lines may be drawn in {
presidential year, experience has shown thai
the people of this county never suffer them
selves to be so tightly bound by party fetter:
that they will not freely scratch county tickets
to vote for the best men If we want our tri
unph in this county next November to bt
round and full, therefore, il will not do for tn,
democrats to rely on the acknowledged super
iorlty of their national and state tickets, bu
the county ticket must be equally unexcep
tlonable
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

Gen Grant who is now on his way TO Colo
RADIO and California, is having his usual recep-
tons at the larger towns as be moves along
by short stages. At Lincoln and Kansas City
he made rather longer speeches than usual,
in both of which he went into comparison
of the two parties, expressing preference for
the republicans, but protesting friendship for
the democrats. Yet in none of these speeches,
or any other, have they been able to extort
word from HIM in praise of Garfield or in IA
vor of his election! -
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10
CAMPIGN RUBBISH.

The republicans were never quite so hard
up to make points against democratic can
ddates as they are now in regard to Gen.
Hancock. After racking their inventive pow
ers for over two weeks they have finally
Matched up a story that when Gen, McClel.
Ian was removed from the command of the
army OF the Potomac Gen. Hancock was SC
indignant that he tried to organize conspir
acy to remove Lincoln from the presidency
and Stanton from the war Office and to set up
a military government. When this story was
mentioned to Gen. Hancock the other day by
some representatives of the New York press
who had called on him at Governors Island
he laughed heartily at it as a good joke and
told the newspaper men that he didn't think
intelligent people would insist on a formal
denial Of it.
The same gentlemen mentioned to HIM the
story, said to be based on statement OF
Badly" Smith, that he (Hancock) had writ
ten to Gen Sherman in 1877 that he should
obey the orders of Tilden after March 4th, il
he should be declared president by congress
and took the oath Of office. Gen. Hancock re.
piled that if he had written any such letter it
must be IN Gen. Sherman's possession and
it would hardly be proper for him QIancock)
to give its contents to the public without
Sherman's PERMISSION; but why don't the
gentlemen who claim there is such letter go
to Gen. Sherman? He QIancock) should be
very happy to have the letter, If it ever was
written, given to the public He had
never written anything he was ashamed of.
The New York EgeniRg Post, a stalwart
republican and Garfield organ, one of whose
representatives, was among the callers, COM
menting on the charges above referred to
against Gen Hancock, says there is not suf.
ficient proof of them to make them available
for campaign ammunition. AS to the story
about seating Tilden, it says
The private OPINION that Mr. Tilden was
elected was not enough to establish consplr-
acy. The opinion that the sole right to count
the votes and to declare the result did not be-
long to the president of the senate Is not
enough. What is left of the story? Nothing
but Gen. Hancock's reported assertion that if
congress SuoulI utCIdS tu6I MI HUH was
elected he would obey his orders after the 4th
of March What else could he say? Sup.
pose that he had SAID that he would obey Mr..
Hayes if congress should declare him to be
elected? We probably should have heard
nothing of a conspiracy. Unless there IS bet
ter testimony in reserve than this, the con-
spiracy charge must tall"
One other topic was mentioned, Fears had
been expressed, suggested reporter that in
case of the election of Gen. Hancock and the
accession of the democrats to power, efforts
would be made to undo some of the results
of the war Gen. Hancock said "he believed
that the people desired a change IN the ad-
ministration, but they want man on the
watch-tower who will see to it that there shall
be no interference with what has been &C
compllshed in the past. With me the past Is
secure If 1t were not so, of what avail would
our war have been? ?"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10
iul state

A belutfrh exemplifcation OF Hayes civl
service order comes from Springfield. Capt
Fsmlin, in the service of the war department
in that city, wounded union soldier, for be
ing democrat, has been removed and cous
in of Gov. Cullom, who served In the confeder
ate army, has been appointed in his place
Hamlin was appointed on the recommendation
of Senator Logan, who is indignant at his re
moyal.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, bro ther
OF Secretary John Sherman, says: Il am not
apolitlclan; but If you will SIT down and
write the best thing that you can put IN Ian
guage about Gen. Hancock as an officer and
gentleman | will sign it without hesitation
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

In 1876 Hayes carried Illinois by 10000 ma
orty over Tilden, and 1900 greenback votes
were thrown away on Peter Cooper. This year
the democrats will get most Of those votes and
is there democrat who doubts that Hancock
will gain 10000 TO 10000 from the republicans
on nlden's vote? Verify, Illinois is doubt
ful state
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

The interest on the state debt of Illinois
for the last six months fell due on the 1st of
July asd amounted 10 the enormous sum OF
$1,000. A special agent was sent to New
York to pay it, and next January the whole
debt will be wiped out
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

A Washington dispatch of the 9Th gives the
following civil service incident Thirteen
clerks in one of the divisions of the office Of
the secretary of thetrsasury sent $500 to the
republican congressional committee last Ss
turday. The amount of the assessment of the
committeee-2 per cent-on the clerks would
have been about $780, but the chief of the d.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

Col. Thomas 4. Scott who, IN connection
with Forney apd the Camerons has been an
essential part Of the republican backbone in
Pennsylvania for years, and who was an earn
est supporter of Grant for the Chicago nomin-
alton, has declared himself for Hancock.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

WHAT CONEIING WILL DO.-When Mr..
Conkling, after the nomination of Garfield at
Chicago, was asked what he would do to help
elect the nominee, he Is said to have replied
with a twinkle, evidently referring to the
Hayes il.service tomfoolery, that he would
"rendcr as much assistance in the campaign
as the administration would" 1t being the
theory of the administration, according to the
Hayes order, that a great election is a great
conflict between divisions of the people for
political supremacy, and that the respective
divisions of the people called parties have a
right to absolute fair play, and that it would
not be fair play If the government which the
people support for another purpose should
interfere and endeavor TO help either one OF
the other side in the election, this declaration
of Mr.. Conkling presents in about rs definite
way the precise extent to which he intends
to help Garfield us Mr.. Conkling is IN the
habit of expressing himself.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

Gen. Trevino, the Mexican commander on
the Rio Grande, has arrived in San Antonio to
wed Miss BERTHE, the eldest daughter of Gen.
Ord, of the United States army. Trevlno is 40
and cannot speak English.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

There appe..s to have been very little Fourth
of July at Aurora, but they must have had it
bad at Blackberry, wherever tina! is, for Tues
days and Wednesdays Aurora papers are full
OF the doing cover there"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

James c. Wright, census commissioner for
the district that includes Cook county reports
that he has received full returns from Chicago
and that the population of the city foots up
FnO QiO
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

the De-Golyer Mcclellan patent, the SAID brief
must still be IN existence, filed away some
where among Bos, Shepherds papers. The
Herdld processes willingness to pay roundly
for copy of it,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

The New Haven Union, the abest green
back and curr""cy reform journal in New
England, is al rncst advocate of the cleo
ton of Gener hancock.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

Sam Cox says, Arthur is what Conkling
flung at the head Of the administration as you
would fling a bootjack at an improper cat"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

CMIFoRNr,--To be able to appreciate the
claim which the democrats make of being
able to carry California for Hancock, it is only
necessary TO refer to the position of parties in
that state a year ago. In 1879 the vote on
Governor was As follows;
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

Glenn, the democratic candidate, needed
but 20,400 votes to beat Perkins, while "A
4s2 votes, largely of democrats, were cast for
the workingmans or Kearney candidate.
Now telegraph dispatch from San Fran.
cisco, July Sd, states that the worklngmen's
party is divided, state convention having
been held at which the democratic section de
clared for Hancock and were SO largely Gin
the majority that they deposed Kearney as
president Of the party and elected new presl.
dent, state committee, &c If this movemer,
carries with it but half Of the workingnen's
party of last year 1t increases the democratic
strength to 10000 against the republican
strength of $1,000 last year; but it Is evident
tina, the friends Of Hancock, to have been SO
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

field ran $500 behind the ticket in his con.
gressional district so that even If the republi.
cans carry OHIO by Hayes's vote next fall Gar
field will lose the state If he runs as far BE
hind in his own congressional district as lac
did in 1876
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

In 1876 Hayes carried Ohio by plurality of
1916 over Tilden. At the same election Gar.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

Mr. Tlldcn's majority in New Jersey was
l2,445 Does anybody imagine that Hancock IS
will be lessY
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

largely in the majority in the convention a
week ago, maea take away from KeArney more
than half and must therefore, with the straight
democrats, outnumbcr the republicans by
from 5000 to lOO00
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10


The day after Gariield's nomination at Chi
cago the New York SIN limited Attn dubious
character of his credit mobiier record. The
Trtbtae thereupon Indignantly hurled the cpl
tibet mud HEAVIER at the SUn saying:
The mudheavers will be standing amid the
return of their own filth presently, which is
sure to come back upon them with the uner.
ring force of boomerang Their collapse
will be so complete that for the rest of the sum
mer that not peep will be heard from them
And sure enough the next day the Sun mud
HEAVIER stood amid what the Tribune called
"flth," but which was copied from the Tri.
bltae's own columns ofFeb. 10, 1873 as follows
James A. Garfield, of Ohio, had ten shares
he never paid Il dollar received 1929, which
after the Investigation began he was anxious
to have considered as loan from Cakes Ames
to himself
These men betrayed the trust Of the people,
deceived their constituents, and by their eva
sions and falsehoods confessed the transactions
to be disgraceiul. Pass no resolution. Drop
1t where 1t is. Remand the whole business to
the people.
The truth is, all the dmnIng proofs against
Garfield are copied from republican papers.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.


FOR PRESIDENT,
GEN. w. S. HANCOCK,
Of Pennsylvania.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
WM. II. ENGLISH,
OF Indiana.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
GOVERNOR,
LYMAN TRUMBULL,
of Cook.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
LEWIS B. PARSONS,
Of Clay.
SECRETARY OF STATE,
JOHN II. OBERLY,
of Alexander.
AUDITOR,
LEWIS c. STARKEL,
of st. CLAIR.
TREASURER,
THOMAS BUTTERWORTH,
OF Winnebago.
ATTORNEY GENERAL,
LAWRENCE HARMON,
of Peoria
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10

l.. w. BREWER,
W. K. MILLIGAN,
ALEX. VAUGHEY,
A. j. O'CONOR,
J. l.. MCCORMICK,
s. G. WILEY,
WIN. GRAHAM,
WALTER HoGE,
PETER DoNAHUE,
w. GENTLEMAN,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-10
A THIEVES CARNIVAL.

Are all prominent republicans thieves or is
there none competent to take any conspicuous
part in the presidential campaign on that side
who Is not thief: Garfield stole money from
the public treasury in the Credit Nobilier af.
fair and De-Golyer pavement contract business,
and John Sherman and President Hayes re-
moved Arthur from the New York custom
house because if not thief himself, they said
he wlnked at thevery by his underlngs
Having n brace OF thieves for presidential
candidates, It was fitting that another brace
should be selected to conduct the campaign.
SO Marshall Jewell was sslscvsA q chairman
of the national campaign committee. Jewell
earned his laurels Ms first class thief in a De.
troit real estate transaction, where he frlghten.
ed an inirm, decrepid, half demented old wo-
man INTO conveying to him for $3.50 about
10000 worth Of real estate The Supreme
Court of the United States, in ripping up the
conveyance gives Jewell an endorsement as
hrstclass shyster and thief that will hang to
him for the rest Of his life.
TWAS only adherng to the fitness Of things
thus inaugurated that Marshall jewell should
have assigned him as associate in the manage
ment of the campaign ex-senator Dorsey, of
Arkansas, who even eclipsed Garfield in reali.
zing biz fees in connection with Washington
city paving contracts. The De.Golye
Ian wooden pavement, for recommending
which Garfield got such handsome fee, prov.
ing 50 rotten and unhealthy on Pennsylvania
Avenue that it had to be taken up after seven
months trial, Senator Dorsey, who was at the
head of the Committee on District of Columbia
affairs in the Senate as Garfield was in the
house, came forward with another pavement
patentee-on j. F. Gregg, of Urbana, Ohio
and upon his recommendation Boss Shepherd
at once assigned him pavement contracts to
the amount OF 5000 600 Precisely what per.
centage Dorsey got on these contracts Is not
known but within q week after they were as.
signed he bought house of Boss Shepard on
Connecticut Avenue for $4,000 and ordered
furniture from New York to place in it to the
amount Of $4,000 more Three years later
Dorsey went into bankruptcy, acknowledging
debts to the amount OF $1S5, $50, his failure be.
ing brought about by the sudden depreciation
of District OF Columbia bonds and his term in
the senate having expired aboutthe same time,
he retired to Arkansas and no doubt thought
he was passing into permanent oblivion. Ger.
tainly he could have had no idea at the time
that four years later a presidential canvass
would be fought on the old Washington pave.
ment issue, and on his side of that Issue, and
that his active participation in the campaign
would DO called for az one of Its head managers.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-04

Last Saturday evening the com.
mittss on correspondence appointed
q the railroad meeting some Weeks
eince reported substantially what Ne
outlined Last week. That the main
limo AZ now established would be re-
tanned and that at present the com.
'psny could not undertake the con-
struction Of the tap.
A committee Of seven was appoint
ed to raise the means to construct
tho tap and the correspondence com.
mittes Ms further Instructed to com.
munioats With @. A. WHl7Hry s. Co .
owners and constructors Of the New
Orleans and Alexandria road with a
View Of ascsrtsinins the possibility
Of that road coming through this
place.
The committee to false means will
20 to work ct once and secure $40. 900.
With this the grGding for q tap can
10 constructed. ready for tho tee
and Iron. Our sdvice u to 60 on ct
once with tho location and construc.
ton OF the grading 90 that tho COM
pany can put down the ties and iron
on IL tap at tho same time the main
.liAe 3 eomp1sted. -
We CANNOT Afford 20 bo LETT out Of
| rnllroad communication for a month
evan.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-04
UuAveiAsble POstpOncnaent.

OWjng TO causes over which Ws
have m control. the publication OF
our mammoth edition haa been post
poned. The public can rest asa,lred
that on Saturday next they will he
gratlfled with the rich treat Of AID
eight page. flfty-six column country
weekly. Something never seen in
this State, at least, before.
: The edition will contain. among
other natters Of interest, biographi.
cal sketcheo Of tho Ministers 10 at.
teudepce at the conference In this
city, 40 we'll as full proceedings Of
tho conference.
We hope our readers will pardon
THU delay.
We however present our readers
With q carefully compiled desoslp'
tiee Of our parish, its sotl. elimase.
peoductioo and hsaleh; sisess 10.
view q tho loesl market Of cotton,
hides, WOOL. shineles ard hay the
chit peodsoes OF tho Vicinity. Upon
tho Whole our readers viii 1nd THU
Q MY intsessdog paper.
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-04
Rust n Cotton,

! .A.correspondsnt Of Cotton writing
from South Carolina. suggests COW
peas as a remedy for rust IN cotton.
He says.
L appears to 10 that the only prac.
tloal solution % The application Of
COW pea. Thjo % Q means Vifhin
the reach OF all farmers. AZ The
timo Of the lest Wogting Of tho crop.
about tho 18th OF 9oeh q July. q ~.
row ehcul9 b run beeWeeo 10 roWe
the peas should 10 Gown &c tho IA
Of . halt buehol pof acre. 1hev
should DO covered With 0 oWeon.
which Will also give the heat ploua6.
Ing TO tho cotton. The stable crop
Will BY THE time be % advs1ced that
The PEI vines cannot ipjWro IL ana 20
cotton cannot 9row aue3 clentay lsreo
10 laed IN which h rusto % Sh6do To
'middles, the peas Will make rood
Vines, which will supply to tho coll
the needed humus Il allowed 20 tlio
on the land.
Salt y considered BY some q pre.
ventive Of rust, bat like llme. & 10
e@ceoious only when tho soil con.
taine humus or vegetable matter not
yet deosyed.