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ILlia0iS Democrats i.

Illinois Democrats.
SPRINGFIELD, June 1O.-The Democratic
State convention convened at the State house
at 1916, with full attendance of delegates.
1t was called to order by Hon. 7. w. Nc
Nelley, chairman of the State central COM
mittee, who nominated Hon. Samuel s. Mar
shall, of Hamilton, for temporary chairman.
Mr.. Marshall was unanimously elected, and
made brief speech arraigning the Republi-
can party and ticket, and predicting the sue
cess of the Democracy in the coming cam
paign.
Hon. Lyman Trumbull, who had just en-
tered the hall, was loudly called for, and
finally responded with speech. He said he
was practical man, and believed the party
had before it hard and difficult campaign.
No matter what objections could be raised
to the Republican Presidential nominees
they will command the votes of the Repub-
lican party, and the Democracy has the
Republican party to defeat and not its noni-
nees. The Democrats had in the past
listened too much to the advice of their ad-
versaries. Mr.. Trumbull then proceeded to
review and criticize Hayes administration,
and urged the convention to put forward the
best men of the party. If this should be
done he predicted victory, as the last Presi-
Dental election had demonstrated that the
party were majority of the people of the
United States.
Hans Hoerting, of Cook, was chosen tenn
porary secretary with several assistants. The
districts were then called and committees ap-
pointed, and recess taken till 2 o'clock.
The convention reessembled. The COM
mittee on credentials reported all districts
fully represented, and no contests. The
committee on permanent organization rec
commended making the temporary organiza-
ton permanent, with vice presidents and
secretaries from each district. Adopted.
The roll was then called, and the district
conventions reported. The committee ap-
pointed for that purpose named Melville w.
Fuller, Samuel s. Marshall, John A. Mo
Clernand and w. Il. Dowdell as delegates at
large. Adopted.
w. G. Cloudy, of Chicago, offered the fol-
lowing resolutions:
That we recognize in Horatio Seymour @
man whose great ability, large experience
and spotless character, pre- -eminently qualify
him for the highest Office in the government.
He has a firm hold on the hearts of the
masses, belonging as he does to no section
but to the whole country adhering to no
clique or faction of the party, he stands
above personal rivalry and
antagonism, free from personal
hostilities. No Democrat can oppose
him, every Democrat will support him. 1t
is, in our opinion, easier for all elements of
the party to unite on him as the nominee,
than on anyone else. While we do not in
struct, we earnestly request our delegates to
the national convention to take such action
of Horatio Seymour at the national conven-
tion for President Of the United States.
Mention of Seymour was greeted with
great applause and three cheers. Confusion
ensued. A representative of Morrison and
one of Palmer succeeded in making speeches
agairs5 insiructing for any one, and thus
ruling out Illinois candidates. Finally the
roll was called on the question of referring
the resolution to the committee on resolu-
tions, which prevailed by vote of 373 to
273. District delegates to Cincinnati were
also elected this morning, and the Presi-
Dental electors of the State central COM
mittee.
After the committees had reported, nomi-
nations for State officers were taken up.
Harland, of Clark, offered resolution de-
claring the nomination by acclamation of
Lyman Trumbull, for governor; James @.
Robinson, for lieutenant governor; Gen.
j. G. Black, for secretary of state; Gustavus
Koerner, for auditor; Samuel S. Marshall,
for treasurer, and John M. Palmer, for attor-
ney general. 1t oocasioned great confu-
sion. Harland insisted on his resolution,
but was finally ruled out of order.