The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-11-04
OUR CANDIDATES.

In the course OF The present canvass the
FREE TRADER has had occasion to refer
individually to all the candidates uponthe
democratic ticket, SO that none OF them
ought to be strangers to our readers; yet
as they are really noble body of men and
we feel proud of them we shall do our
readers and ourselves the pleasure of pre-
senting them in q group,-group pictures
being favorites with the photographers
we believe and always popular As the
group is quite large, however, our etching
of each must necessarily be very brief.
ALFRED ORENpoRFF, the democratic
candidate for state treasurer, Ia a citizen Of
Springfield and engaged IN the banking
business, we believe. He is admitted on
all hands TO be good tinancier, man OF
the strictest probity and integrity, good
citizen and working democrat, having done
good service for the cause as member OF
the State Committee. His financial stand
ing is such that he can give the million or
two dollars security without difficulty II
elected, and all agree the state has no bet
ter or safer man to take care of its strong
box,
HENRY RAAB, the candidate tor state 81.
perintendent of public schools Is citizen
of Belleville and has for years been in
charge of the schools of that city to Elelr
great benefit and his own credit as teach
er and educator. No one disputes his emil.
nent fitness for the position. The only OBJ
lection we have seen made to him Is, that
being German, he is supposed to be iii
eral" IN his religious ideas, or, in . h, r
words. an agnostlc or lntidel. His neg,
bors and friends, us well AS Mr.. Raab him.
self. have stoutly denied this, and as they
doubtless know all about it, we are W r.
ranted IN setting down the charge as
slapder.
p. G. HALEY, candidate for congress, S
young and rather brilliant lawyer If
Joliet. HIS speech in this city demo /
strated that be is a good oifhand spCak :
and well posted IL national affairs. lie 3
q, progressing appearance, winning a
Lls manners, OF broad and liberal view :,
anu possesses all the qualities, by lit, c
experience, TO grow into very active a, d
useful member OF oDgress.
JAS. W. DUNCAN IS the candidate f,r
state senator on our county ticket. Thous h
called an freshman, which OF course is none
to.his d.screiIt, he Is native Illinois n
ana was born In this county. In his boy.
hood days he did some pretty hard woTS,
but as his parents became more prosper
GUS In affairs he was sent to college al 4
graduated before he was of age. Then
studied law and before he had fairly mas
tered Blackstone was elected mayor of La
Sale, position which he held for four
terms and then refused reelection. BEN :
a young man of brilliant parts, he rose
rapidly as lawyer and now has more
cases in our courts than any other practi.
toner in the county. lie not only excels
as jury lawyer, but Is equally adept In
those departments of profession that re-
quire a profound and comprehensive
knowledge of the law. In his personal ap.
pearance exceptionally favored, he is no
less GENIAL and winning in his manners,
and In big open-hsnded generosity "his
heart is as open and free as his mind Is
broad and sweeping In Its grasp" He is
the pride of our ticket and will be ar hon
or to his county in the state senate to which
he will be elected by 1000 majority.
OfALExANDER VAycHEY and SAMUEL
c. WuEY, our candidates for representa-
tives, we have spoken SO recently more at
large, that we only need say both are men
Of first class ability, the former having won
enough lsurels as member of the last leg
jslature to entitie him TO re election, md
the latter having demonstrated his iii.'ess
for affairs as leading member of our board
n supervisors, TO which he was elected in