, 1880-01-31

BE.ooMtxnToS, ILL.,, Jan. W.-Ihe clements
OF tho next Republican local campaign are
nlrcady t!Escernible, though the time Is yet
far Oft, The natne Of the lion. Ben r. Funk,
Of Bloomington, Is announced rs that Of
candidate for Congress. lie Is member OF
tile celebrated agricultural fa'nily Of Fnnks,
the son Of Isaac Funk, 50 Will remembered.
lie Is wealthy ard worthy. lie has been
Mayor of Bloomington six terms, and has
always taken prominent position In local
politics. lie is 6tnfwnrt, but by no ,nenns
a political hIgot. Though not MI orator, ho
is common-se,,se talker, md has rcputa-
tion fnr dirnRess and EXCELLENT 1qtlgl3lel,t' e
Ills Republican opmne;t VII be Capl,
Jnnathni, II. R9we1l, Of Hlnonlngton, nlso
4 Young ului,. l1u IS one uf the keenest lnw-
yersand most logical speakers nj tho Mclean
county Bar, n!,t In every WY T. man ot
tllo people, having risen from thu, ranks to
li9tl pisition MS I'LL attorney. 1!e hus 19r
Ycars been leader III TIC pu!1tics OF ttils
county md district, lnt Ing not been serious
iieitI tic oillco OF N[nstcr:nChaneery, WHICH
In lie only position lie lls eyer held IN poll
tlcs. Tic contest between these gentlemen
for tho nomination will beGln ut once, aihl
both Strong III Mclean County. and their
strength i'll outside counties cannot be easily
estimated. -,
Joseph ": Filter, another young REPUBLIC
m, y candidate tor tt;e St..c Stl'atc: a,,; G
Is very popular. Ills riyuls ,wilI le 1lsnrry
Ewing, of Bloomington, nnll the Hon. " iii-
ta1n II. Smith, OF Lexington, noW mchbcr
Of tue Railroatl Con,misaton. All three 9Io
strong neil The Democracy Will uI't0ubt-
ctlly run tie Hon. A. II. Stevenson, tue pres.
cnt Congressman, but au.te certainly will not
elect hiu,. Tic Observation-Disclosures
coalition Is dissolved forever.
CONVENTION or COUNTY c1fAtnMEN.
10 The Editor Of The Chtt,po Tribune.
IIrNSEr1S. ILL.,, Jan. 223.-1'rlnted circulars,
cnlanatlng frnm tho state Capital, anl,oMnec
meeting of Chairlneil Of County Republican
Committees, to be held ht Springfield OF TUG
llth tlay Of February. This circular y signed
ti,at 'a meny County commjltecs, and sets fort!,
s,,rtlry advantages to be gained BY such
meeting in Tie line. Of harmony and concert
Of aetion IT, n l, organizing and conducting tho
Tiliss call, matlc evidently with very little
Ac'l,eration at,d less consultation. may be
prompted BY tho best Of motives oll the part
If Its Inventors but II Is not entirely, clear
tlat my tic.n md oX'sted t2r the ca arg
than good vii! result from holding such 4
itwifl Dehard 10 convince any one Of the ne
tis meesS 4h 4feF c"s1tsGng tint e
week in February, md IL general Invitation will
be given to nll to inject with the Committee for
consultation, And County cEaErmGn WllE pre-
fer 10 attend TINT meeting; SECOND, thy State
Convention will meet n'ol1t May Il
Si %Ill ~ waat a1' to '' ate%l Gl' it; 'i's' thrd
at either Of these meetings. tile County
Chairman, "or any other. lnan." could mHcll
better arrange for cAnlpnigl work than they
cnu|d ut m earlier md independent meet;
Ing; fourth, nary Of the counties will
cl!ailgc their Cl.al1mr1 ut tho spring e!ec
lions, and tho ChnirrMcn "instrucird ut thy
meeting on the iii, Inst. may ti'A a, e!A OF
official life on tic 1st Of Aprll: fifth. tlle
"YD.tIIg ALGn's Republican Orgnnznt'on".-,, =,
whnteyer TINT name 1inly n1eht17,lntets a1
Springfield on the 10th, Mll thorB Is danger
OF 'SmfxtnE-,ip" Ut Tho elements Of the twt
meetings l,cld 10 near together.
l'rcsimtnE TINT must 0f the prominent re
publlcans Will prefer 10 come to "consulta
lion mcotingh with the State, CnnIMit
tee, It is possible that tbs Springfield
meeting will nut le rs nulneroHsly netcntle'
as It would Mt 4 lntcr date, when, with tn
candidates brfore tllb pcnrlc, nIld tl!g cnilt
M!!gn fully opened, saa county Organization
S,!cli meGtlng, called at the proper time
wontl l,s ut grritt use tn tho party. a!d no
tic slightest objection could l!u Urged to i
, | but, called independently Mld prclnatMrely
\ the suspicion seems Irresistible TINT 1t
calte.l fur tic purpose Of working N, MI III
terest III fnvt,r OF some ccrtaln cnnd date, .0l
It nu such interest prompted tho cal!, such
nIde-sl!nH would snO1 lD CnptMrtu BY s0ln
> ono anxious to work It. FA1H ILAy.