The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-24
Republican Convention.

called to select II delegates to the Springfield
Republican Convention. TO be held on June 2Sth,
met in the County Court Room on Thursday az
ternoon last. OF the II delegates entitled to
seats only 43 attended.
| The convention was called 10 order by ID. B.
Snow, chairman OF the central committee, and
on motion of Snyder, of Mendoza, John F. Nash,
of Ottawa, was nominated for chairman; and r.
| c. Hit, by Mr. Snow, for secretary.
On motion of J. r. Corbus, Of La Sale, com.
mittee of five was appointed on credentials
| While the chair was making up his committee,
L. B. Crooker moved that the temporary organi.
zation be made the permanent organization,
which was agreed to, Croker explaining that il
either OF the officers should prove not delegates
they could be unseated.
| The chair announced as
COMMITTEE on Credentials: Geo. Beatty, John T.
Niehol, J. r. Corbus, r. B. Hattenhauer, F. NJ.
Robinson.
DR.. Coutant, of La Sale, suggested that j. Il.
Corbus was not a delegate TO the convention.
Corbus said he was, by proxy.
DR.. Coutant said he held in his hand a list Of
La Sale delegates appointed at the caucus, and
J. r. Corbus's name was not among them.
On suggestion Of J. K. Corbus, Vim. f. Berk-
enbeul of La Sale was appointed in his Cor.
bus's) stead.
The committee then attacked the credentials,
sailing along swmmingly until they came to La
Sale. Here wrangle WAS possible, not to say
imminent, when Corbus, who seems to have had,
during the past two years, a happy faculty OF
getting republican conventions into q row, said
4 ht,l 40 ~ hax
out. He might 20 on, he said, to tell how suspi-
ciously the republicans Of Ia Sale had acted in
the matter of holding the caucus, &C., &C.,
but In the interest Of harmony he would with.
draw his proxy, and hoped that the committee
would substitute the name OF Mr.. Knapp, which
was done.
The committee reported the following as emit.
tied to seats
i Bruce-D. s. Woods, j. w. Fornof, Jos. Mosh.
er, John Mccormick, ". W. Bean.
Edrl-Samuel Wiley, Jos. Hart, II. A. Chase.
Eden-Henry Gum, Chss. R. Vandcrvoort.
Fl Fail River-Wm. A. Day.
I Gro,eland-Jas. Prichett, Joe Brown.
La Salle-G. F. Coutant, 8. f. Foster, T. II
Hazeltine, W. K. Brkenbeul. J. Knapp.
Manlius-A. L. Stone, F. NJ Robinson.
u Mendota-L. B. Croker, A. B. Mcfarland, &
w. Gardner F. P. Snyder A. c. McIntire.
u MHlr-G A. Wilmarth.
NorthvNe-John S. Tyrell, II. W. Sweetland.
Il Ottd,u j. r. Cameron. Geo Beatty, ii. L.
Boltwood, Chas. Metzger, w. f. Bowman, J. F
Nash, D. B. Snow.
Pe,u-R. c. Hattenhauer, A. Birkenbcul, II. s
Corwln j. Even.
Rutland-John T. Nichol, w. A. Morey.
South Ottam-A. Lowman, r. c. Hit,
Il To these were added:
MiSSjon-Frank Bowen, W. NJ. Woodward.
DR.. Coutant moved that committee Of seven be-
appointed to select II delegates to Springfield
, which motion, amended TO read five, was
adopted.
The chair appointed DR.. &. F. Coutant, 1t
Sale: j. Il. Cameron, Ottawa; Jos. Hart, Earl
ville A. e. McIntire, Mendoza; Dr. d. L. Wood
Streator.
The committee soon after reported the follow
ing
, De1egates-J. F. Nash, Joseph Carter, T. II
Hazeltine, /. B. Croker, John Mccormick
Samuel Wiley, H. l.. Boltwood, c. r. Wander
wort, j. c. Corbus, W. w. Haskell, Charles
Metzger, James Prichard, !. NJ Robinson, Louis
y. D. II. D..
} d. B. Snow offered resolution to the effec,
that the delegates attending the convention cas-,
the full vote Of The 0cleasttUn, have power to fill
vacancies, and are instructed to vote for Gen. J.
G. Smith for candidate for state treasurer, and
for W. B. Powell as first choice for candidate for
state superintendent OF public instruction, with
Mr. Slade as second choice.
good way to beat Powell, as it could not be ex
pected that both men would come from the
northern part of the stale.
Crooker said all Of this county is for Powell
he Is "our dog" In the sgbt, and the best IN an
for the place in The state. Smith is sure TO be
nominated. This county wants to Go what 1t can
for Powell. He wanted the delegation instruct
ed for Powell, but given their rope as TO Smith
Mclnsire was oppaad h aDy Instructions, fol
he thought The ds'egation could take charge Of
the business without Instructions.
Boltwood was for Powell, OF course; and he
thought Instructions TO that effect would help
Powell. The most important man In the fgh
is one Stratton-onca county pedsgogue, after
wards a small politician. The teachers OF the
state are down on him, whereas their first choice
! is Powell and then Siads. He should like 10 see
instructions for Powell bat none for Smith.
, JOS Hart moved an amendment, cutting out O
the resolution all Instructions except that those
present cast the full vote. Which means that nc
vacancies are 10 be died. Tho resolution as thu:
amended was carried. still the delegates will
, work for Smith and Powell, as will be seen by
the following:
f. Il Croker moved III IL "a the az sc of Tho
, lconvention that W. B. Powell 10 the best mac 70