The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-09
Helmig was declared the nomi,

Now came the "tug of war; when it wa
supposed by the republicans that the con
vention would fly to pieces. Reed OF Earn
Ridge presented the name Of Elias Hathewa
with glowing tribute to his worth. Brewe
of Ottawa was no less enthusiastic for Cha
A Ferguson, and Eckels followed eloqutntl
in second to Brewers offer. Charles \
Smith came forward manfully for Burt
Barratt, and John C Can pbell Of streato
made the welkin ring for Patrick Barton
A Miller delegate modestly canned Nelson o
that town,
The roll of towns was called and the vote
were
Barton 66, Ferguson As, Barratt 40, Hath
eway 30, Nelson 8, divided among the town
as follows:
Barton-Allen 3, Bruce l6, Dimmick 2
Eagle 4, Grand Rapids 3, Groveland 4, Hop
3, La Sale 10, Usage 4, Peru 8, Rich!and 3
total &C.
REPRESENTATIONS | a., Dimmick |, Freedom
8, Ophir 3, Ottawa %, Peru 4, Serena
Utica 3, Wallace 4, Waltham 3; total 40.
Barratt-Adams !, Earl 5, Manlius D
Mendoza 10, Meriden 8, Worthwhile 3, Per,
s. South Ottawa 4, Troy Grove 4; total 40.
Hatheway--Brookf 4, Dayton 3, Dee
Park 8, Eden 3, Fall River 2 Farm Ridge 4
Otter Creek . Rutland 5, Serena ., Vermil
lion 2; total 80.
Nelsou-Miller 8, Mission .; total 5.
As there were 1876 votes in the convention
and 81 were necessary to an election there
was no choice, and ballots were taken, with
no material change until the sixth, wher
Barton had &c, Ferguson 46, Barratt 43
Hathaway &c and Nelson 5. On the seventh
ballot the same result. On the eighth Bar
ton was 60, Ferguson 46, Barratt 40, Hattie
way %, Nelson g.
Read of Farm Ridge withdrew the name
of &C Hathaway in a graceful short speech
Tenth ballot-Bar,on 80, Brookfeld break
ing for him; Ferguson 40, Barratt 40.
Brewer then withdrew Ferguson,
Eleventh ballot, which was verified, Bar
ton "a, Bar-att 81, Ferguson |; and Patrick
Barton was declared the nominee and 1t was
made unanimous.
Having adjourned for supper the conven
ton met at 7:30p M and proceeded to wind
up.
TREASURER.
Brewer nominated NJ Hoffman and
Browne of Mendoza presented George II
Madden's name. The ballot resulted: Hof
man 1ls, Madden 60. On motion Of Charles
madden the nomination was made unani
nous.
COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
il Armstrong named B Stocksdale, the
present incumbent, in brief speech. There
being no opposition Mr. Stocksdale was nom,
mated by reclamation.
STATE SENATOR.
Campbell named Samuel Wiley, and ne
was unanimously chosen.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
Hetherington, in behalf of the LABOR
Union organization of La Sale county, pre-.
scented the name of James p Trench of La
Sale, the secretary of the Knights of Labor
Association of this state and man of every
requisite qualification.
Brewer of Ottawa named Michael o.
Loughlin of Brookfeld, a farmer and a
worthy and competent man.
Read of Farm Ridge nominated Hon Chas
Hoffman Of Eagle.
Campbell Of Streator in rafting speech
placed the name of Z S Brown Of Mendoza
before the convention.
The delegates each voted for two persons.
The first ballot was: Trench 1879, Brown l27,
Hoffman S5, O'Loughlin SO, and the two first
we're declared nominated.
The chairman congratulated the conven-
ton on the excellence of the ticket aad the
harmony which had prevailed, and predicted
sweeping victory in November for every
man named thereon. Adjourned.