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shall I'll its masses with hearty enthusiasm

| shall I'LL its masses with hearty enthusiasm
/ In the man as we'll as the cause.
licans of illinois and Of ths Nation the selection
/ Of this great orator and statesman. for we know
that IN magnificent courage, moral and physical,
! In completeness OF equipment, both by study
and by practice. for that high office, in
GOODNESS of brain and energy Of will,
yet IN thus asserting What believe 1ho
just claims OF Mr. Blaine, there shall be no par
tieIe Of bitterness to any other Of the great men
spoken of for this high Office.
None can more frankly admit the eminent
public service Of Gen. Grant. His great and
earned d military fame Is sanctioned by the
To this great fame the Republic has not been
ungrareful.
Dy The voice Of the people he was dlgnlaed
by military rank never before held in the his
twice s elected to the Presidency SD t7 'o'0 40 ~AS
FOREIGN nations {ocognized him at the value
public in the person OF her distinguished soldier.
The fair summit Of all honor has been reached
and is now held by him, and there IS nothing to
be gained by descending into another political
struggle, which promises intinft bitterness and
doubtful result. 1t is not wise to ignore exist
cd than the existence Of a large and growing
body of voters who stand opposed to both tho
nomination and election OF Gen. Grant for the
third time, and whose opinions are claimed to be
The Republican party must go into this race
unburdened by any unnecessary weight.
now to speak, for Dir. Sherman IS not an ele-
ment. in the campaign in Illinois, and
Mr. MashbnTne IS so thoroughly and deyotedly
right to name him for the Presidency without
impugning the sincerity and trlthfulness OF his
uneseryed suspicon Of the n nsesbness es Of his M
ayowed action.
We claim for every Republican the exercise of
ms fiSat a 70 seieet the man whom he most fnvors
That right we for ourselves exercise in clear
and decided preference for Senator Blaine. and
licans in the State who believe as we do: first,
that be is the strongest man before the people:
and second second that he will best ill the duties of
We have no doubt that a large majority of the
Rep'1blica1n party IN this State nre to-day in
favor Of james G: Blaine, but the great need Of
the time is organization Of that public sent!-
1nent. This need we now endeavor to supply by
the establishment of State Executive Com
70 tbs end we ask Of ali bis friends 10 The state
TO use all Legitimate influences to send delegutes
to the Springfield Convention favorable to his
once with this Committee in Chicago. BY order
Of the Executive Committee
JOHN H. ROBERTS, Secretary.
The Central Committee OF the Young Mems
Blaine Club met Inst evening at the Grand Pa |
ciIic HOTEL Mr. Williom 3. bradford occupying
the chair. Thomas Sennott was placed on the Ex-
who resigned as member OF that Committee
Reports from several wards were rend and re- |
celFeu. Wnfcn were very favorable. 1t WIS de-
citlcd not to effect permanent ward organiza- |
tons until after the local elections- ]
LodAS's BOON. !
4 Republican club Was formed last evening at |
No. Isl Washington street and christene1 the !
:. Logan Central Republican Club Mr. F. Nc +
Donald, Of the Seventeenth Ward, occupied the
chair; S. w. Church. Of the First Ward. Secretary
Speeches were made by Mr.. James Gilbert. of the |
Ninth Ward, Mr.. P. D. Doyle, Of the Eighth !
Ward. and several others. The preferences Of
the members seemed to leun towards John A.
Logan as the Republican nominee for President.
4 committee Of i've was appointed on per1na-
ncnt organization, consisting of the following
gentlemen: Georye Hutchell. OF the Fourth
Ward: r. N cDonald, of tho Seventeenth Wnr1;
Augustus Murphy, OF the Eighth Ward: Castillo
Bnshuw. Of the Ninth Ward, and John NcPhi- I
ip3, Of tho Second Ward. Adjourned to meet at
he same place "Wednesday evening.