The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-20
Tho Republicnns.

The Republicans.
The county republican convention was
held at Turn Hall yesterday afternoon, or
ganizing by making Henry Mayo chairman
and j. ]. Marsh and Delos Robinson sec
retaries.
On motion a committee on credentials
was appointed consisting OF J. 7. Nichol,
+. p. Snyder, L. A. Nattinger, j. c. Ames
and Frank Bowen.
They reported all the towns represented
excepting Dimmick, Richland and Yer.
million.
The temporary organization was then
made permanent.
On motion of j. II. Corbus, La Sale, a
committee was appointed to report a county
central committee.
On motion of Chas. Diesterweg, La
Sale, committee on resolutions was or
dered to whom all resolutions presented
should be referred.
On motion the chairmen Of the several
township delegations were instructed to
cast the vote Of such delegations upon all
questions. The vote was to be taken
orally.
These preliminarles done with, the
convention settled down to business, DR..
]. c. Corbus In grand style speech nomi.
mated the man who was to sweep democracy
from the county, &c, for state senator, viz
Hon. Joseph Hart, OF Earlvillc.
No one else seemed to want the honor
and upon motion the nomination was made
by reclamation.
Next followed the representatives. F.
NJ. Robinson, Wright Adams and John
A. Roberts were respectively put in nomi
nation by adnlrers who had pretty little
speeches to make. Upon the first call OF
towns almost every town seemed to favor
Wright Adams, and he was made the
unanimous choice for one place.
The second ballot brought f. NJ. Robin
sen to the front again in vote of 10S tc
Roberts GA; Nate Mcintyre got compli
mentary vote of 4 from the Ottawa delega
ton.
A. p. Wright of StreStor made an Grafton
upon the candidacy Of Walter Reeves FOL
county judge. No one else wanted the
Office and Walter was given the ermino-
to get.
For probate judge r. d. Mcdonald was
nominated by DR.. ]. c. Corbus In speech
tina. appealed to the sympathies.
NJ. II. Swift, of Ottawa, presented the
name of Major Widmer The ballo. thai
followed was closely watched and when
counted showed that La Sale Mendots
and Bruce had combined with the result Of
defeating Mr.. Wldmer by 70 to 100.
L. L. Thompson nominated Tom Clarh
for sheriff, and DR.. Corbus, of Mendoza
Geo. W. Gardner. Mr.. Gardner get lef
badly when the ballot was called.
A. T. Griffin, OF Utica, then presente ed
the name of c. c. Halliday, of Utica, fol
treasurer, and Hib Corwin, Of Peru, showed
up with that of Anton Birkenbeuel, OIL
Peru. The Peruvian drew the pr.ze by
the vote: Halliday 43; Birkenbeuel 1870.
The main battle of the day was owe
county clerk. The candidates were w
M. Smith, Mendoza w. A. Morey, Mar
settles; Capt Biddulph, Millington; Jas
McManus, South Ottawa; U. S. Ellsworth
Deer Park, and r. G. Stevens, late OF Min
nesota. Several ballots we're taken with
varying results, McManus, Smith anc
Morey leading, At length on the fifth
ballot Morey was nominated, the volt
standing: Smith, &C; Morey, 100; Bid
dulph, 6; G. 81. Hook, /.
For probate clerk, P. Talbot, of Ottawa
was nominated by reclamation.
For coroner, Snyder, Mendoza, presented
DR.. Weis, Ottawa; Capt Wadleigh pre-
sented F. &, Vandervoort, Of Hope; Will
q country delegate named DR.. Bascom, O
Ottawa. The country got the cake on tn
third bal lot the vote standing Weis, go
Vandervoort, 10; and Bascom 95 and
lawsuit, probably, il chosen.
For county superintendent of schools
Prof r. Williams was renominated for
third term by reclamation.
The committee to recommend count
central committee reported as follows: L
B. Snow, L. A. Nattinger, Ottawa; Fl. S
Corwin, Peru; l. c. Cope, Streator; b. F
Demerritt, La Sale; F. p Snyder, Mendo
ia; F. Bowen, Serena Adopted.