The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-09
PluMBS PILGRIMS PROGRESS
,rp,r,1cAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
shay and other Soldiers sheived.--A "'''
liant Array of Nobody snow" "'
They-Are's Nominated --ihe
Germans LEFT ina
Shabby Way.


MANY curious looking persons at'rac'e
the notice Of the people OF this CITY
Thursday men marked by the peculiar eS
nressions of face and form men Of hoooie
of thought and eccentricities OF conduc'
Some wore long hair, others we're withou'
hirsute appendage. They were men OF
distressingly far away look in their eyes, O.
Of a disagreeably near expression lhe'
were Of the silk. hated, kid'gloved' glossy
linened, eye glassed and lab dab Sort OIL
lust as much the reverse, and held their CT
CARS awkwardly between their puckerec
Inns nointing downward at an angle OF 4,
degrees, with an evidently bothered ehort
az persons do who only get a cigar once
wear, when conventions come around ana
candidates are treating.
The hoodlum element which inhabited the
gallery and slung slang and peanut shells al
the reporters, the gentlemanly represents
tives Of the press, during the Democratic
convention, the lay previous, were not there
they we're now all delegates Fornot was
far-of-on the platform, enjoying the cool
ing shade Of Snow, whose respectable specs
cleaned in benevolent manner upon the
audience. Bowman, the Photographic arch
or, still apparently under the old restraints
II civil service reform, was silent, lie new
or shot clam. Loosh Crookers rotund
form blocked the doorway Nattingcr wore
n look ike Napoleon at Moscow-'grand,
gloomy and peculiar" He was watching
Tor Shiny. The city marshal was there AS u
delegate, but with his club up his sleeve,
ready to perform his duty in case of row
And tue "one.hoss Shay from Strcator, with
a letter Of acceptance in his pocket and
speech in his mind, in case Of his nomna-
ton, glarel ferociously at the Ottawa 7mcS
Fullerton invoked order, and the call was
read. Snow was made temporary chairman,
and when he talked cool, refreshing breeze
from him famed the marble brows of the re
porters. He was ,ckled at being called to
preside over 50 gifted an audience. lie
claimed to be a Hoosier by birth, Buckeye
by accident, a Sucker by adoption, and a
Republican oil over and here he worked
his toes lie was glad that Lincoln was not
a usurper, nor Grant butcher, and was re.
warded by applause. He was Of the opinion
that the war is over. "The Republican party
saved the Union; why should it not have
the Offices? They object to it, but we insist
upon it 1t Is true we lost the last presi
Dental election, and greve to say, this
great county too but next election wei
make everything lovely. We must win it.
Applause) We have heard from Maine,
and Blaine is still with us. More applause.)
We are all right. John A. Logan says 30.
tremendous applause) We must face the
foe, boys we must not turn back"
Fornof was chosen secretary and U. y.
Ellsworth ditto A committee on credentials
was sent out. A sharp Streatorite tried a
tHTc"u eaihe ioT rh"y, " "''''"b '""' Nv
make n speech TO the convention Snow
couldn't conveniently see it, and did not
put the motion Some one else moved re-
cess, but it was howled down and the Shay
fellow tried again to get in his work, but
Nattinger
SUDDENLY sNJBBED SHAY
l. l. -. .l sl,.l l. 4 4,
great relief of the anti Shay Plumb comb
nation The committee on credentials re
land. (Billy Lauf is its king, and refused to
let it come in.) The temporary organization
was made permanent, and Shows specs gilt
=, cred a speech Of thanks. Barton, Of Wal
lace, spoke.
SENATOR.
Williams, of Streator, Plumbs hired man,
made an elaborate effort for Shay's nomina-
ton, SHAY" he said, sis II laboring man
-)aboring for protection, prohibition, and
Plumb, The laborisg men want Shay. The
!aboring men, by the sweat Of their brows,
have voted the Republican ticket right aleng
and kept it in power That party should
now do something in return. We look to
the government to protect US against low
wages. The Republican party have prom
sed they would, and now let them do it,
The Democrats have given the laboring man
u chance for the legislature, without q muir.
mur, VIII you not do it too" Barton
spoke Mayo said ITO be certainly" and
nominated Joseph Rheinhardt, of Peru,
whom hepronounced paragon of loyeliness.
The ballot taken gave Shay so votes and the
other fellow 100 AMI that settled Shay
Barton spoke.
TWO REPRESENTATIVES,
4 long middle resulted in determining
how 70 select two men without closing the
combination, in which several orators took
part. They piled up motion upon motion
20 Shows disgust and then all got lost in "a
wrechel fog Finally they adopted what
IOr-h Cro,k or called "A ego ne Won rlpasp -