The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-05-26

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II ass, Joseph Carpenter, Milton ii Swift
George Marsh and Leonard Mehl.
The Democracy.
Too much enthusiasm and speculation
over the State convention was the cause OF
limited attendance at the meeting Of the
democratic club on Monday evening Judge
Weeks was elected temporary chairman, and
after exhorting the faithful adjourned until
Monday evening, June 4th. IL 10 not be-
lieved to be possible, however, to draw out
an audience of respectable proportions at
that date, as most Of the prominent demo-
Gratis vill be in attendance upon the Nation
al Convention, which meets on the 9th.
Ottawa and La Sale county will SEM Q
couple of hundred delegates to the National
Convention. The fair is only So for the
round trip, and the certainty Of Cleveland
election in November will be great stimu-
lent to attendance.
After che National Convention the attend.
ance at the Democratic Club Rooms will be
much improved. The campaign will then be
opened in earnest, the National aud State
ticket in the field; and the battle promises to
rage hotly aud earnestly. In the headquar
ters, in the city, speakers from all over the
state will be welcomed and listened to, as
they never we're listened to before.
A Democratic marching club Of 100 mem
bers, formed Of the younger men Of the club,
and fashioned after the Cook county march
ing club, will shortly be organized. Their
uniforms will be black silk hats and canes,
and probaly linen busters. The men joining
them shonld be the flower of Ottawa Democ-
rscy, for they, and they alone will formulate
opinion abroad as to Ottawas Democratic
| organization.
Jas. III, Eckles. John F, Reed, Geo. W. W,
Blake, Pat Finlen and Judge Weeks attend
ed the State Convention on Wednesday, They
report larger representation of the Demo
Gratis of Illinois than has ever been accom-
modated at Springfield The conviction Of
democratic success for the State ticket was
very marked.
| The ladies of one of the leading churches
IN Springfield opened dining room on the
main floor of the State house on Wednesday,
for the accommodation of the delegates. 1t
was largely patronized.
The ladies in their silks, with their pretty
caps and aprons, themselves acted as walters
and discussed the political issues of the day,
with their patrons, and Of course they were
all in favor of prohibition, but they declared
that first, last, and always they would OPP
pose an infidel for Governor Of the State Of
illinois; as the report was abroad that Pri
vate Joe Fifer is Bob Ingersol man in
religious matters, and the ladies declared
that if such were true they would oppose
him.
La Sale county divided up her vote for
governor on the first ballot in the convention,
giving Gov. Palmer IL. and ex. Commissioner
Sparks six votes. Jas II. Eckels was elected
Sec'y of the Committee on Resolutions, and
Senator Duncan was elected delegate to
the National Convention, and j. G. Campbell,
of Streator, placed on the State Central
Committee. Altogether. La Sale county
received her share of honors.
| So
Governor Palmer's nomination was en-
I Enthusiastically received in this city Wednes-
day morning and that he will carry La Sale
county by 1000 majority, is limited at by the
knowing ones.
The organization of Democratic Club in
Streator, La Sale, Peru, Mendoza, Earlville,
Marselles, Utica Seneca, Tonica, and all
the towns in this county should be attended
too at once. They cannot be organized too
early in the season, and if democratic success
is to be secured their immediate inception is
absolutely necessary. Ottawa has set the
example and nearly 1000 names adorn her
roster. Let the town committees attend to
this important matter at once.
The Democratic meeting of June 4th might
serve as farewell to those attending the
National Convention A couple Of rOusing
speeches would put the Ottawa delegates in
excellent humor and fill it to overlooking
with enthusiasm.
Elijah NJ Haines was knocked down and
jumped on in his county convention and
again at Springfield. 1t may be that In
the course of few generations more, Mr..