The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-14
Is, IL, S, S.
THE REPUBLICAN, CONGRESSIONAL
MIDDLE FINALLY ENDED.

A raraly2inE Nomination on the 1924 Ballot
Some one has said that all visitors at Washing.
ton City are at first sight struck by the i'm.
mensity of the public buildings, especially with
the beauty and grandeur of the Capitol-that su.
perb marble building from the top of whose
dome one can in spirit look over the length and
breadth of this broad land; and next he is struck,
when he enters the halls Of congress, 10y the OK
ceeding littleness Of the great buildings inhabi-
tants.
We were somewhat similarly affected at Nor
rs on Tuesday. We, as a La Sale county man,
were at once struck by the beauty and elegance
of the Grundy county court house, Immediately
on entering it. True there was a hole in the
ceiling plaStering, and the walls were not as
white as the driven snow, even speaking meta.
phorically but the room was shaded from the
hot sun by fine grove of trees, and the large
windows, as numerous as it would be possible to
build, let in grateful breeze; moreover report.
crs, delegates and spectators found comfortable
seats. The men, however, were not so great
What there was of brain, cultuah ard good looks
of the great republican party of the 18th dis
trict was in the ranks of the spectators, lockers
on with closed mouths, -Nattinger and Dick
Taylor, after the Will county delegation, being
by all odds the most noticeable men within the
rail.
Mayo, chairman of the district central com
mittee, called the convention to order at about
2 O'Clock, and having read the call, received from
Mr.. Ray, of Morris, the nomination OF w. II. II
Holdridge, Of La Sale county, for temporary
chairman. He was chosen. Arrayed gorgeous.
ly for the occasion in scarlet and gold, W. H. II
took possession Of the circuit clerks desk and
returned thanks.
The work proceeded
Salvage, of Will: "Mr. Chairman. p
DR.. Corbus, of La Sale: "Mr Chairman. Mr..
CHAIRMANn'
Chair: "Dr. Corbus has the floor"
The thing looked like job. 1t was innocent,
however, for Corbus only nominated H. B. Scutt,
of viii, and Hib Corwin, of La Sale, for temper
airy secretaries. They were chosen.
On motion of Mr.. Ray, Grundy a committee
of four on credentials was chosen by the chair;
as follows Jos. Hart, La Sale, L. fl. Goodrich,
Will, L. B. Ray, Grundy, II. s. Langdon, Ken
dali
Their report showing full delegations was
adopted.
The organization was made permanent.
The call OF the counties for the purpose OF
putting in nomination candidates for congress
man was ordered.
On motion of Capt. Hill. viii, the nominating
speeches were limited to 10 minutes: and
speeches seconding TO five minutes.
La Sale being called first, Walter Reeves said
he would nominate man who had lived in the
district for 81 years; who helped to organize the
republican party in 1856; who had always been
republican and had never spared an effort for
it; whose opportunities to influence opinion had
been enormous-the editor of the most infuen-
tial republican papers in the district; who was
rich in integrity and is the cyclopGda of politl.
cal and miscellaneous learning, who is the peer
of any man in the district; whose past offers no
ground for criticism etc, ETC., until the diction-
airy became exhausted; concluding: 81 name in
behalf of the young men, VIM Cullen, of La
Sale county" [Applause.l
No one appearing to want to second so elab-
crate an announcement, Is La Sale county legs
made a simultaneous kick at Jos. Hart, who pro-
ceeded to say ditto to Reeves, seeing in the fes-
tive William just the man for the place--the on