The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-08-16

Messrs. Watkins, Will; Wicks, La Sale /;
and Glover Grundy, We're chosen com
mittee on credentials: and Messrs. Dough
erty, La Sale; Thomson and Plumb, VIII {;
Kearney, Grundy; and Wicks, La Sale, II
committee on resolutions
While these committees were al work
Porter, wAO Was full Of ideas, wanted Il
speech from somebody which he thought
Wuu.N be more edifying than sitting around.
The balance Of the house didn't agree, but
Went TO WOrl. to appoint d cOngre-ional cen
ira, committee is follows;
d. Richey La Sale, Chairman.
J. II. Ferris, win, Secretary.
W. II. Pacy, VIII.
Amos Glover Grunay
Wilson Evans, Kendall.
f, b. WiCks, La Sale.
No one being known in Du Page who
was a greenbacker, il was proposed 70 adj
vertise for one. The committee, however,
were authorized 10 put man on the com
mittee from that county if they could find
one.
The committee on credentials then re-
ported the following delegates as entitled
to seats per credentials, about thirds OF
whom We're present:
GruHdy-A Clover, W. Porter, Kearney,
n. Walsh, G. A. johnson.
Ld S0le-J. $ Armstrong, d. j. Woods,
Jno Dougherty, +. f. Weeks, D. Richey,
ID. Westgate, Chas, Duncan, d. Spencer,
Jno McFauckler, Thos, Gartside, f. b.
WiCks, VIM Hyndman, JOS Discer, J. X.
Mills,
WM-Geo. Wightman, J. W. Thomson,
r. j. Kelly, A. b. Sharpe, j. ID. Frazer, W.
Watkins, G. BaItholf, j. J. Bawser, w. II.
Pacey, G. Nann Duse, II. II Plumb, o.
Hicks, Geo Suefiler, w Burt, J II. Ferris.
The chairman presented communca-
ton from Braceville, to the effect that a
Butler and West club had been organized
in that town of l15 members, who want an
active man to make the run for congress
This was received with applause.
The committee on resolutions in their
report said the principles of the greenback
party are so we'll known that no resolutions
were needed at this time. They simply
re-affirmed the Greenback- Labor platform
of Indianapolis, and favored the acceptance
of the ILL., 4 Mich. canal by the General
Government at as early a date as practica-
BILE. The report was adopted.
Duncan, of La Sale, saw Il very flattering
prospect for the election of congressman
in this district, and moved to proceed to
nominate candidate.
Plumb, of win, said TO be brother of
Col Ralph Plumb, then delivered himself
of congratulation of the members of the
party present, He was glad to see so many
working for liberty, to see that the corpse
of the party was not dead He urged them
to 90 on in this good work, and named H.
j. Wood, of Streator, as a candidate for
congress. There being no other candi
dates, on motion of Maj. Thomson, of Will
he was nominated by acclamation
Mr.. Wood, being present, gracefully ac-
cepted the honor; and congratulated the
party that the Democrats did not nominate
Butler at Chicago 1t was too much to ask
of them, and besides if he had been 50
nominated the party would have been
swallowed up by the greater Now we
fight for principle and not for the empty
honor of the name.
The next question was should the con
vention nominate an elector. 1t was a
mixed question. 1t wasn't in the call; but
they decided TO name man anyhow.
Mai. Thomson was named but declined;
ditto, John Mclaughlin of La Sale city
ditto, f. G. Wicks Meriden; and so on till
f. NJ Plumb was named, He said he was
70 years old, but he wanted to- go over the
river with clean skirts politically, and
would tackle it. He was thereupon nomi-
mated.
Mai Thomson was then nominated for
member of Board of Equalization.
The business being over the meeting re
solved itself into committee of the whole
to overhaul the laws.
A Grundy man said the miners of that
county wanted the mining law amended
50 as to make it necessary for Superinten-
dents of mines and pit-bosses to undergo
examination to prove their fitness for the
offices.
Porter of Grundy, who at last got a
chance to let out the speech that was in
him, wanted the representation system re
modelled so that each class of citizens could
elect their representatives; e. g., the far
mers elect farmer, the merchants 4 Wer-
chant, and so on 1t was suggested that
that could be done now if each class in
sisted on its rights in the countyconventions,
After numerous other suggestions for the
reformation of the government the meet
ing adjourned.