The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-11
ILLINOIS PROHIBITION CONvEN-
TON.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Aug 0.--The first
state convention of the Prohibtionists Of
Illinois will not pass into history as great
political SUCCESS so far as the attendance
assembled at Washington hall to-day is
concerned, but what the assembly lacked
in attendance il made up the deficiency
in earnest enthusiasm on the part of some
of the most ardent temperance workers in
the state. If the convention had been
complete to-day it would have consisted of
872 delegates to each 5000 Inhabitants
according to the census OF 1880. But
less than one.half this number were Ia the
convention hall WHEN A. v. HuJchins
OF Chicago, secretary of the state cam
paign committee, read the call for the pur-
pose of nominating state ticket and
electing delegates to the national conven-
ton TO be held in Chicago, August 90 AM
"a. 1t was nearly noon before the conven-
ton was in working order, and the prog
ress of routine business drew along at the
slowest rate, as if the advocates we're anx-
ious that everything be done in the most
careful manner, this being the
FIRST PROHIBITION CONVENTION
Called to organize party to enter the fall
campaign with the bitter determination to
make war upon tie bulwarks of all other
political ties aud faith. The result was
there were in attendance some very promi-
nent temperance workers, whose names are
quite famous as against the rum traffic, in
GLIDING ex-senator Reddck, who is the
despised Of Illinois saloon people as the
Inventor, fulminator and protector of the
bill which makes owners of buildings used
for saloon purposes responsible for the
damage their bug juice" may cause. He
is also the idol of the female department of
the prohibition movement and in reality
his blow at the whisky traffic is about the
soldest and most effective ever dealt. In
this connection it may be stated that Sen
ator Reddick is the Nestor, as it were, of
the Democracy of Northern Illinois. Hon.
A. B. CampbelI prominent temperance
worker of Kansas, and Hon. j. b. Finch g,
the temperance Hercules from Nebraska,
were both present and imbued the dele
gates with the proper spirit Of enthusiasm
Finch, who is recognized as
THE COMING MAN
upon the temperance platform, made q
Speech dealing in the political aspect Of
the question and succeeded in producing d
tleeting sensation by making an attack upon
Lieut..Gov. Hamilt ton, who resides
in this city, Finch uttered with
dramatic effect what he in.
tended for "Squelcher" upon the political
aspirations Of Hamilton, who seems to be
the most prominent Republican candidate
now mentioned Ms the successor Of Senator
David DAVIS The speaker proceeded to
say that Illinois lieutenant governor had
said that he would rather see every other
house turned into grog shop than to see
the
REPUBLICAN PARTY DEFEATED.
This was greeted with Kisses, accompanied
by the usual cries Of SHANE" upon poor
HamiltonS head. In acard published in
this evenings paper Hamilton brands Mr..
Finch as talsifer, and denies emphatcal-
ly that he ever made such n statement. The
convention occupied the greater portion of
the day in prep ,ring and adopting their
platform, which was not only a strong and
bitter denunciation against The rum power,
but expressive of the determination of max
ing an aggressive war against the political
parties in any way unsympathetic with
their motives.
The evening session lasted until u late
hour, it being nearly II O'Clock before the
nominations were made, which resulted as
follows:
Judge J. G. Irwin, Madison county, treas
urer; Prof. NJ. c. Andrews, Knox county,
superintendent Of public instruction. The
convention then adjourned, well satisfied
thar the initatory steps had been taken to-
wards opening the warfare in the state du
ing the coming fall election.