The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-04-19
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THE NEWS,


the agreement of the House on TUESDAY I
take up ANA discuss the Morrison tariff II
The vote was 80 close, however, being ~
10 l3S, as to leave no hope of the paSSag
of the bill even by the house Thirty min
Democrats voted with the Republican
against taking up the bill, while Republ
cans voted with the Democrats in the ri
iirmative. The debate was at once opcne'
by Mr.. Morrison, who made long am
able speech, pointing ont the prnmlnell
features of the bill. Pig Iron Kelly, o
Pa, replied, and that ended the days de
bate. Next day the debate WAS continued
Nv Russell, Of Mass, Blount of y. {,
Chase, Jones and Morrill,, and then III" sub
iect was laid over until next Tuesday. |
is said lO2 Congressman have given notice
that they will speak on the question, and
al are heard the debate will last six months
The Illinois Republican State Convention
20 nominate state ticket and appoint dele
gates at large 10 the National Convention
met at Peoria on Wednesday, and was /
largely attended and harmonious body
The following state ticket was nominated:
Governor-Rchard J Oglesby
Lieut. GOvernor-.Iohn c. Smith.
Secretary of lIenry ID. Dement,.
Treasurer-.Tacob Gross.
Aulitor-Charles p Swiget,
Attorney General-George Hunt,
Smith. The nominee tor Lieut. Governor,
was the late state treasurer. and is remem-
bered in connection with his loss OF $4,000,
that were stolen from the treasury and
which he had to make up 40 that he really
served the people four years in office with
ont nav. Gross, his successor 20 be- is Il
Chicago man, and beat Becker, of Belle
Vile, the only German who asked place
On the ticket and whose defeat will go
largely 10 ALLEVIATE what is left OF the Ger
man Republican vote in the state.
The delegates al large 10 the National
Convention are Senator Cullom, GOV. Ham
iltOn Burton G. Cook and Clark +. Carr
The negroes wanted oiIe of those delegates,
but, like the Germans, got snub.
The platform adopted by the convention
is singularly sloppy, wishy -washy me
LANCE, wholly unworthy of so imposing IA
body.
Like the Republican county convention
4, Ottawa, 50 this state convention, though
protesting great attachment to John A.
Logan and formally supporting him for
the presidential nomination, actually gave
him the cold shoulder and insulted HIM by
giving all their cheers for his only danger
Gus opponent Blaine.
The delegates 10 the convention repre-
senting the Northern Grand Division met
in side convention on "Wednesday even
ing and nominated Alfred II. Taylor for
clerk of the Supreme Court. Mr.. Taylor
mas been deputy in the Office for Il mum
Der of years, and is a brother of Woodbury.
NJ TAYLOR, who made so popular clerk
some wears ago He Is an honest, capable,
first class man. and will no doubt be elected
by large majority. BY like convention
Of delegates of this appellate district,
James 4. COOmbs was nominated for re-
election as clerk Of the appellate court
1.-THE notable event Oi the week in demo |
cratic circles was the annual banquet on
Tuesday evening, of the Iroquois Club at
Chicago. The banquet took place at the
Palmer House, and was attended by about
$50, including members and invited guests.
Speeches were made by T. NJ Phelps, |
president of the club, by W. p. G, Breckin-
ridge, of KY, Geo. II. Pendleton, Of Ohio, |
ID. w, I1uIlIEf, VI AIutlIliNall, H. ptciuilS
Morton, Of Nebraska, Ex-senator Doolittle,
and others, and letters were read from
Samuel j. Tilden, S. s. Cox, Senator Bay.
ard Perry Belmont, Gov Hoadley, and
others The club being an exclusively
democratic organization, of course the
speeches were all in that vein, giving true
and emphatic voice to the sentiments of
The party in favor of reduced taxation free
ships, and radiance of the corruptions of
Republican domination.
Cuba is again on the verge of serious in
surrection The insurgents are led by Il
filibuster named Aguero, who landed on
the coast week ago with some 20 follow
ers and at last accounts was making to.
ward Bazano, the seat Of former insurrec-
tons, and was hailed with joy by the villa
gers on the route. His band has been
largely augmented Some plantations
have been burned, and tax collectors DIES
poiled of their funds.
OTTAWA TARTpp REFORM CHR