The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-09-18


Du Page, entitled TO 6 delegates, present
none; VIII, II, on hand, 3; Grumpy 8, on
exhibition, 3 La Sale, Il, on duty, 10
Kendall, Z, on deck, |, The delegates
present were VIM. Watkins, c. G. Smith
James II, Ferris, viii; +, l.. Thrall, Ken
dali; j. w. Porter, Aaron Hartford, Harri
son Enochs, Grundy; 4. r. Weeks, David
Westgate, John 5. Armstrong, G. + Glass
A, J, Baker, John Dougherty, II, j, Wood
Henry Zeers, w. A. Morgan and John Nc
Lauchlan, La Sale,
Weeks broke the ensuing silence with
the remark: "The greenback doctrine Is
SO plain that any man among US can down
giant against il" After allowing this
startling observation TO get In its work
awhile, Porter arose and stated that he
didn't knox Mr.. Lumry but he knew his
vile, and if the man was half as smart as
the woman, he's clipper" and would DO
for Congress, Dougherty replied: I'VE
have too many smart men in the green
back party now They come in, get q nom
nation from our hands. and then try to de
liver Us, bound hand and foot into the camp
of the enemy just at this point "Jiyor"
again passed the door and was seen by
many, but unseen 10y Dougherty, The
secretary read Lumry's letter at length.
Iue writer "yearned for some humble
place under God to do something for the
greenback and labor causes Westgate
asked: IF the laboring party is wild to
join US, why in thunder amt they here
Have they no candidates-'no sand? |
vas once in Menlota when | saw friend
who had written to John A. Logan, advis.
ing him TO get into the greenbacE party as
quick as God Almighty would let him.
} ohm is with Us, so is Col Plumb, but lie
dasnt own it. tell you Plumb is a green.
hacker"
McLauchlan said II notice that the
men to be hanged in Chicago are either
democrats or republicans. (Laughter) The
anarchists have been drawn 10 il by the
bad government of the country, given by
republicans and democrats. They organ
lied because neither party of these two
would give them their rights Hang the
democrats and republicans, say! Laugh.
ter The greenback party alone can pre-.
vent anarchism and socialism. favor John
5. Armstrong of Mission for congress zap
rlause) Armstrong declined with thanks.
Il am too old"
Woods grew eloquent in seconding the
Arms trong again declined for
tle reason offered before. Westgate thirded
the nomination, but Armstrong again said |
no. "CTser thrice declined kingly crown
A delegate from Win county flew aloft his
eagle on general principles; I'VE must re-
7ive the greenback party, for it's now
stuck in the mud. The old parties are de-
moralized. The democrats are not sure
they won at the last election, and the re.
publicans don't know that they We're
whipped! Lets up and at EN- He
wanted Judge Locey for congress. Morgan
Of Streator was down on Locey. For why
Because II tried him at Morris conven
ion and he was found wanting. | asked
MIN to answer plain greenback question,
for which / came near being assaulted on
he streets afterwards by one of Locey's
cruisers whom he brought up from La
sale to bully him through and Locey
lodged it. No, Locey is mine!" More
lebate ensued 10 which all took hand,
turing which some Contended, and it finally
eemed to be the general belief that the
democrats, too, would nominate LOcey.
some opposed mis- nomination for that very
eason, others favored it on the same &C
cunt Then on leave, Rev ID. b. Turney,
yho is the prohibition candidate for con.
,ress in this district, (another Richmond in
he ialdD addressed the convention. He
laimed 10 be as good greenbacker as
my of them, and read long speech of his
n the Joliet Ne,cs to prove it, and he
laimed they should also nominate him
ere. Dougnerty said "the labor party
viii meyer vote for lawyer unless re-
,lnexceptional one" Westgate :
bjected 10 Turney because to nominate
i'm here would put him on two plat
orms Baker in grand eloquent terms
rOyed that both are identical ON the fin ,
nee question. DougLerty said the G. b. s, :
'oult not touch Turney nor prohibi- ,
lon An informal ballot resulted: Judge r
.ocey H. f. Il. Weeks II, Turney 10. ,
he formal ballot was Locey 26, Turney -,
), and Locey was then unanimously ,
ominated and a motion put and unani. @
lously carried that, in case Locey de. =,
lined, Mr.. Turney should be the nomi-
ee. At this point Turnev arose ami made q
ne remarkable announcement: Gentle
len, | am now your candidate for con.
ress, for Judge Locey told me the other ,
ay that If he could not secure the demo.
ratio nomination, too, he would not run. 5
lie will not get that nomination, and | am 4
ow nominated! This was received with
stonishment by most OF thei delegates.
GERS of Streator, Indignantly, TO Turney A
Why didn't YOU tell us this before =" c