The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1890-07-12
LEWIS STEWARD
Nominated for Congress at the Joliet Con-
ventiOn Wednesday.

vention Wednesday.
The Democratic convention for Sth
District met at Joliet Wednesday, In
the city hall building. A part OF the
delegates from La Sale county and
those from Grundy county arrived late;
owing TO delayed train, and arrived
in time for the convention, though
they may have lost their dinners.
On assembling, Hon. l.. II. Arm
strong, Of Grundy, was elected tempo
rary chairman, and Il. n. Haskins, OF
La Sale, secretary.
On motion, a committee was APP
pointed on credentials, consisting or
VIM. Mum, Du Page: Chas. Roberts,
Kendall: ID. O'Connell, Grundy; Fred.
Fades, La Sale, and w. w. Stevens,
of Will.
On motion, a committee on perma-
nent organization was appointed, as
follows: A. b. Austin, Du Page; Chas.
Roberts. Kendall; G. Clover, Grundy;
G.. III. Madden, La Sale; j. B. Mount,
Will,
The committee on credentials report
ed, finding no contests and all coun-
ties represented.
On motion, the temporary organiza-
ton was made permanent.
WhereupOn the convention proceed
ed to the nomination of a candidate
for member of congress.
Hon. II. f. Barber, OF Will, put IN
nomination Hon. Lewis Steward, or
Plano, Kendall county: which noun n
alton was seconded by Geo. IL. Mad
den, Esq, of La Sale.
Thos. N. Haskins. Esq, put in nom
ination Mr.. j. j, Geraghty, which
nomination was seconded by a Will
county gentleman.
On taking an informal ballot, the
vote of the convention stood as fol-
lows:
Steward ............ 80. 80 votes.
Geraghty ..... .............ll NCCeS.
On motion, The informal ballot was
made formal, and Lewis Steward de-
clared the unanimous choice OF the
convention as the nominee.
On motion a committee of three was
appointed to inform Mr.. Steward of
his nomination, as follows: Alex.
Vaughey, of La Sale: l.. f. Beach, of
Will: and w. II. johnson, of Du Page.
On motion the congressional central
committee was enlarged from seven to
ten members, four to be chosen from
La Sale county, three from Will
county and one each from Grundy,
Kendall and Du Page counties. The
committee was then elected, as fol
lows:
La Sale cOunty-GeO. II. Madden,
John f. Reed, G. H. II. Thomas and
Daniel Heenan.
Will county-David Miner, George
f. Brennan and J. l.. Lines.
Du Page county-Wm. II. Johnson.
Grundy county-ThOmaS CrOnin.
Kendall CONTEMPORARIES Roberts.
Resolutions were then adopted de.
nouncing the Mckinley tariff bill and
the Lodge election force bill, which
were unanimously adopted, and which
were loudly cheered.
The convention then adjourned.
The convention was very harmoni-
GUS throughout; and while the dele
gates appreciate the fact that there
was two years ago a heavy adverse
vote in this district, still they feel
that there is throughout the district
a decided change of political beliefs,
and that there is good chance for the
election of man so we'll disposed tC
tariff reform as Mr.. Steward is known
to be- They went home confident that
victory is possible if not probable at
the polls this fall
The central committee, we are in.
formed, met after the convention and
organized by the election of John f.
Reed, of Ottawa as chairman and
Thos. Cronin, of Morris, as secretary
both of which are reflections.
OFFICERS ELECTED.