The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-13
Political Points.

Vermont held her state election Mon
day, and the republicans succeeded by
about the usual majortles.' Barstow
was elected governor by some 10000 ma.
iority over Eaton, democrat and about
$4,000 over both Eaton and Martin, the
greenbackcr, who got less than 1000 votes
Judge Poland, for congress, IN the second
district, however, may have Jailed OF al
election, not having a majority over all the
votes pollcd against him, ana u new eiec
ton Will probably have 10 be ordered,
The republicans of the nth senatorial!
district, consisting of the counties of De
Kalb, Kendall and Grundy, met at Sand
witch on Tuesday and nominated Hon l..
5. Day, of Morris, for state senator,
The republicans OF the new 9TH Illinois
congressional district composed OF the
counties OF Lee, Bureau, Henry, Putnam
and Whiteside, met at Sterling anu nomi-
mated Gen. Thomas j. Henderson for re.
election to congress.
One must sometimes go from home to
get the home news. The Chicago Tribune
informs us that THE republica of La
Sale county, which constitutes the twenty
third senatorial district, after drifting
about some time for candidate tor sena
tor, are likely TO 90 back to Senator Lewis"
Ii that is SO, Senator Lewis has probably
acted on our suggestion, that, as 1t is q
hopeless case for the republicans anyhow,
perhaps no other leading man among
them would suffer less damage from the
defeat than Mr.. Lew From The same
high authority we learn that, La Sale
county being badly torn up over the tenn
perance question, the democrats, appeal
ing to the liberal element 10 the cities, will
nominate James w, Duncan, x-Mayor OF
La Saile, but now resident of Ottawa"
And they Will elect him--you bet,
The strength of independent republican
sentiment in Western Pennsylvania Is
shown in the denomination Of Congress
man Bayne IN the twenty-lhird district
If Cameron is Il salwart of the stalwarts,
Bayne is an independent OF the independ-
ents, who makes the main plank OF his
platform anti .bosslsm upon which he ex-
his ring how little they know about the
number Of republicans of his way of think.
ing scattered all over fhp slate
The democrats in the second Wisconsin
congressional district are having scrim.
mage in their nominating convention not
unlike that of the democrats IN the Single
ton district in Illinois. The convention
has already been IN session two days, and
after four hundred ballots are apparently no
nearer an agreement than when they be
gan Gen. Bragg is the present congress
man and is opposed for denomination by
State Senator Delaney. Bragg Is an able,
first-class man, but though. like John Lo.
gan, a good Methodist, he has Johns other
peculiarly OF being addicted TO draw
poker" which makes all the trouble.
Secretary Lincoln is about to take va
cation, and is expected IN Chicago to-day.
A Washington correspondent of the New
York Sun says: "He goes west to begin
a personal canvass for the senate. He Is
an active and hopeful candidate for the
seat now filled by David Davis, and in his
aspirations finds strong supporter in
Senator Logan, who thus again appears as
his powerful friend. The relations between
Lincoln and Logan are close, and Lincoln
Is under great obligations TO the swarthy
senator from Illinois"