The Ottawa free trader., 1882-05-06
THE GALvA CONVENTION.

THE GALvA CONVENTION.
The much talked of republican judicial
convention for the Fifth Suprene Court dis
trlct consisting of the countid of La Sale
Grundy Bureau, Putnam, Mashall, Wood
ford, Peoria, Stark, Knox, Henri Henderson
Mercer and Warren, met at Chlvs (l1enry
county, on Wednesday at 1:D A. NJ. The
convention was organized by the. .holce OF Col
L. +. Phelps OF Knox as chairman and T. b
Galloway of Mercer as secretary. An examl
nation of credentials showed jus, 100 delegates
in attendance. There being no Ontested seats
to fight over, the convention at otce proceeded
| to business, and the names of thee candidates
were presented for nomination, TO wit: f. F.
Bull of La Sale, Judge Glenn O Warren and
Judge Mccullough of Peoria. The first bal
lot, which was informal, showedIhe following
relative strength Of the candidate: Glenn had
80 votes, Bull "a and McCullougi o. In the
next four regular ballots there ws no change
on the fifth ballot Bull gained votes from
McC Cullough, after which the ote dropped
back to the first ballot, and continued substan.
TALLY the same to the 19lst ballot About every
Goth ballot a recess was taken fG drinks and
consultation. The next ballot. 1920, stood
Glenn 36, Bull 81, Mccullough 81; and the
succeeding one, Glenn 80, Bul 81, McCul.
Tough "a. On the 195th ballot ndge Puter.
baugh, Of Peoria, received votes. The 199th
ballot stood Glenn 81, Bull 81, Mccullough
&c. At the close OF the last ballot it was agreed
to take four secret ballots betweentwo candl
dates at time, but the committees got into a
muddle and postponed further actin and re-
sumed secret balloting in the Ordinary way
The 203d ballot was taken at l. 80 1 NJ, when
there was another recess for "refrash nents nc
Pending the 23lst ballot, at 1i20 A. NJ,
Glenn's name was withdrawn aid Judge
David Mccullough of Peoria was Dminated,
receiving 81 votes 10 Bull 40,
Thus ended the contest, as so oftei IN repub-
lican conventions of late years, by nc slowes,
horse winning the race. Ne are assired, how
ever, by returning delegate, that tic success
Of Mccullough was purely accideital Put
nam county had two delegates, onea Yankee,
who was Tor Mccullough. and the oher Ger.
man, who voted for Bull. Just befoe the 23ls,
ballot the German got dry and stepled out to
get glass of lager, and in his bsence his
Yankee colleague cast both the Puham votes
for Mccullough, which nominated him. So
Bull was defeated by an unlucky gl,ss of beer
Tho rpSulf ic pf Cnursp "a urput isapDOlnt
ment to the republicans of La Sale county
who would have voted for Bull to aman, and
who had calculated upon his candidacy as q
means of keeping the party in line in the con
test for county officers next full. Al 1t Is, the
party will be little better than dlDrganized
mass, for in their disgust number will moi
vote at all, while many more viii vote toi
Justice Craig. As to the democrats, among
whom Bull would have got quite teavy vote
they will now vote for Craig to min, 80 that
inevitably his majority In this coutty Will b,
very large. During the term he lns already
served he exceeded even the expectations OF
his friends in the ability he has displayed up
| on the bench and he is free from the objec
tons which would have been brought against
Mr.. Bull and which will tell against MIR. Nc
Cullough, of having been an active politician
OF course every man fit to bea judge ought tC
some extent to be a politician, but there IS 8
well founded prejudice against placing upon
the bench men who have made themielves con
spicuous as political managers AMI leaders
and such Mr.. Craig certainly never has been
Besides, in La Sale county, we areespeclally
indebted to Mr.. Craig. In every contes
at Springfield for the removal If the Su
preme Court from Ottawa he has beer
our fast and effective friend. Like the lat'
Judge Breese, he regards Ottawa asaltogethe
the pleasantest meeting place of the court II
any of the Grand Divisions, and if he court il
to be consolidated, would prefer Ottawa t,
| he tnaatinr placn