, 1880-10-17
LYMAN TRUMBULL.

planted calcium light III front OF Farweu Hau
Iast9ventng, burned a itsle 'red fire hT way OF
contrast to the lime xlare aud Rugged up close
to one smother inside the roomy hail upstairs
to keep themselves warm and prevent the uen-
orr OF their ante-Cct. Il cnthnsiasn from
wholly drying up and dying out To bolster
them up and prevent the last spark OF the old
time glow frum fading into ernbers and ashes.
the managers Of the evening invigoEator were
Ut pains TO- announce that the party orators
would be out fn force, and drew on the
local "hatl" to the extent Of providing the
wherewtthal to furnish half dozen fa9s which
we're tudjclousiy displayed about the stage and
the balconies. A very hattertnE picture Oh
Hancock was suspended over the stage, while
the reur wall was relieved BY portraits OF the
two candidates done in oil. That Of English. Ike
Fuktaf's sack, was F" simple and OF 1tsalf,
while Hancock's good-looktng prcsentment
rested beneath once handsome silk copy Of tho
Stars and Stripes This delicate tegard
for the finer feelings Of tho
Indiana Copperhead-as sort OF negative regard
as It were-cannot be too highly commended.
By O'clock the lower floor was fairly well
1lled, while the gallery showed oegearly array
c. the unwashet. Later on the house "swalled"
until it Was fairly full 4 numbur ol wel-pra-
kezred party wall flowers occupied tha plat
form, among them j. B. Dool!ttle, Jr., Judge
Otis, H. II. Shepard, Col TURNKEY, Perry Il.
Smith, and a coodly delegation Of the unknown.
J.R. Doolltt!e. Jr., called the meeting to order
and nominated
GEN. L. D. PARsoSs
for Chairman. Mr.. Parsons made little speech,
harping on the old cry Of frnnd and be-
Tailng the fact that the Democracy
hadn't, as it expected to have four
Years ago, all the Federal patronage
He hedeed a good deal by remarklnR that what
eses the result With regard to tho gentleman
On the National ticket and the others on tho
State ticket he did want Lyman Trumbull elect
edany wsy, and would Hike to ''go thera him
self" too, while they we're about It, In his op!n-
ion It would be very good scheme to exalt
state issues In this latitude, as Judge Truuabull
had been doing throughout tho State. We
have had man in the State House for the last
three weeks said he, II examining the
ta1 accounts nnd I will stat6* without
fear Of contradiction, that tho figures show thar
y l5 and ls5H-the two last years o1 aosoln19 az
Denocrtc rue-the total State taxation TOR al!
Al6N-a little less than ono-half Of the pres
eot poputauon The taxation for ths . last t%o .s,o
enormous sum Of x3,SSs,GtD." Mr. Parsons evi-
Gently thought be had 1nado point; tt hn,s+ was,
u 9aa;nrse course necessary to say somethln2 aoohe ~
pest face on it possible. What II the State
nad 2cne against them? Did any one doubt,
wnen told that Is coo more votes were cast than
ulcre Terf persons entitled to vote. that tnete
a4q been large fllegttimate voter When II
w aas remembered that more than hall mil4lon
fsday d%oney was spent, and all the power o. INV Inv
seuesal Government expended, was there any
r. aase ,s TOR alarm? Hendricks carried the stata
II BY l+a0 majority, and yet Grant n 20.
e3anoa s@oer carried IT by mm. Wasn't mere "a q
anee 70 enact the same thing this rear on INC
ra rsaes sloeY Mr. Parsons urged tight, ana re-
l Mseo M1assxeo inst the boys were contributing, III
y Aanos better than ever. IGre2t applause.J
JOE PULITZER
EAU ~ toen put forward, Judge Trum bull not ye1
n4,su9 4aa.9 arrived and was jntrodnctd as an elo,
mSnt son Of St Louis: Mr.. Pulitzer proceeded
ha ,sas nat he was eloquent but admitted .nat
Rsas9 RRaca the Republicans wore Claiming Io be a
~ iea stronghold, and part OF the Solid South,
taeptte Of the fact that it sent luz QUO Union men
Gnraas GMa 8ar, and had Union General for IT.
sSd;anQr. They had nominated another Union
tSs Elimination 4lo meant an election. Would to God,
Lrnsn soao come over into Illinois and help elect
ssnnst! sSMan l1rmhnll. This exemplary Democratic
@tsfbe @tfbeea1 was loudly app!auded md he xas
b1Ifo.s; Ixs lev sarcastic observations on the Ae.
1e mi hpaey,w Party, which ho termed an organ@lzed @
Re bad anpnofea n'hia WIN other cheerful sPlthets
&, ;tee e2. Detapcfats hare now. There WIS
rrbt much principle ut stake In this
Repabl'1eesn. Rsl 70 indulge in Personalities: The
fherM rM,aneanon. ,an. dcnunc'auon. and abuse. aud
1redf temporary a,p triumph in Mdtana4 as 10 ng-
rssa rs 1a,ss alarms raised, ana Corrupt methods
Tsthaa,u,a aua mo most lavish expenditure OF money.
senatnrt sxGa ,skin,minx around On the e14c Of
anpeesa u W. Pulitzer merely retorted W rte o. the sem
mari! oeclas'ng that he had gurhled his re-
suit. hts aao perverted their meaning to
Dc ,uatottunste In his wind-up,, when
couraras aseateeiated ae the crowd on their alleged
nal aaai,sa aao pluck and their control OF munich
.r..~.te41a1 l0 EQ1te