, 1880-03-19
The Question Of One or Two Con.
ventions an Element OF
Diecord.
But the Question of Railroad
Passes Proves Of Paramount
Importance.
The Gall Of the Egyptians Contrasted
with the Modesty Of tho Cook
County Fellows.
Success Of tic Latter in Carrying the One-
Convention Proposition.
It viii Meet in Springfield June 10 and Do
All the Nominating,


-s " &A4 &Atus AN NfA tAE5AAAA NAV ~ NAN ASS
All the Nominating.
Bpeetat Dhpa.eh to 1hs Chicago Tribune.
srn1xdytELD. Mnrch 1e.-AlI morning the
lObb!cs at tho LELAND we're nllcd with Demo-
cratic statesmen, candidates, aud their friends,
and the amount OF button boiling that was dono
VIVA enormous. Tho candidates md their friends,
led by Gen, Parsons, of Flora, were industrtousiy
working up II boom In the interest OF two con-
ycntuns This was tho great bono OF cuntcn'
ton. The candidates feared that III tho excite
t,ent growing out Of tho election Ut delegates to
the Nh tional Convention, their Individual clAlnis
would be swallowed up and lost to sight and
memory. Tho Egyptian and most Of tho Ceutrnl
Illinois delegates wero In favor of the second
convention, but the proposition found lttlo
strength or sympathy among the Mcmbors from
tho northern portion OF tho State, but the former,
having tho majority In point OF numbers. carried
tho boom, as wis subsequently determined in
tho Conferol.ce.
AT II O'CLOCK
tho conference wns called To order by Thomas
W. McNepley, who stated that the meeting was
called In order to determine whether It is To the
best interests Of the party to hold two state Con-
vcnttonst-one for tbs appointment Of Delegates
to the National Convention. tho other for tho
nomination Ut State olIlccrs,-or whether both
slnll be nominated At the ono convention. The
question Of the abrogatton Of tho wo-thtrts rule
would also come up fOt consideration. The con-
ference waa not cai1ed In tho Interest Of any cntt
didate. It Is Btnrly advisory. The Committee
have perfected IL plan Of organization embracing
school dfatrcts, Wards, and towns, which would
b. Of great assIstanoe to the party.
S.W. Moulton, OF Bholby County, was appointed
Chairman, and returned bis thanks accordingly.
E. Il. Buck, Of Coles, WIS requested to oct as Scc-
rotary.
THE co.oyp,a,or. .,. ,,orn,c-u
were thcu called for tho purpose Of ascertainlng
the ropFssentat1yes. @ as iuliows: -,
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sixth nlssriet-ctmrles Dunhnin.
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