Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-05-10
REPUBLICANS MEET.
Their State Convention
Called to Meet on
June "a.
The Party Holds a Love
Feast at the Pacific
Hotel,

Some Of the NOtabIeS Who Were
Present, and What They
Said.
The biennial convention of the Re
publican party of Illinois will be held
at Springfield June "a Such was the
decree of the State Central Committee
at its meeting here Tuesday The
meeting was we'll attended, and in
point of solidity and carnestness of
purpose it compared favorably with
any of its predecessors. Those who
assembled here on Tuesday were men
who labor for party success, and they
have not labored in vain. There was
a noticeable absence of the great men
who used to enthuse these meetings
with brilliant speeches. Gen Logan
always liked to attend these meetings.
Gov Oglesby could not get here. Nor
were Gov. Fifer or Senator Farwell
able to attend. The principal speeches
were made by Gen. McNulta, Gen.
Rinaker, Gen. Raum, Col Matthews
and Billy" Mason. Gen. Raum,
who is thought to be prospect
i've candidate for the Senate, made
neat little tive-minute talk. in
which he said the party would. with
proper management, win an old-time
victory with an old-time majorit
Billy Mason's speech was characters
tic-three-fourths laugh and the other
fourth devoted to scoring the Demo
cratic party. Col. Matthews was par
ticularly happy, but McNulta and Rim
aker came down to hardpan, and warned
the party not to underestimate the
strength of the Democrats or their or
ganization. They exhorted the Re-
publican leaders to forget all COM
plants and make a united fight for
party success Their hearers caught
the ideas advanced by these gentlemen
There was a great lack of candidates
for the Treasurership among those
present. Mr.. Brown, of Vandalia
made the most of hisopportunities, and
created a favorable impression. War
den Berggren, of the Joliet prison,
promptly said he did not intend to al
low the use of his name.
DR. sECBEsT's CANDIDACY.
\ new candidate did develop during
the day, and Senator Conrad Secrest,
of Watseka, is the man. DR.. Secrest's
candidacy will make quite tir
throughout the State He represented
his district in the House of Repre-
sentatives with such men as Col Asa
Matthews, l.. b. Crooker, and Sol
/ Hopkins He was sent to the Senate,
and during the last session was the
Chairman of the Committee on APP
propriations He has friends from
Cairo to Dunleith, and may be relied
on to make a fine showing in the con-
yention. DR. Secrest will get good
deal of support from Gov. Fifer's
friends, because his county-Iroquois
came to Gov. Fifers support at the
critical time in the campaign. There
will be other candidates for the Treas
urership who will develop from time
TO time An undercurrent of scnt-
mcnt in favor of some Cook County
unknown was discernible. There is
/ little question but that any man the
Cook County delegation could agree
on would be in marked favor with the
convention
Among the more prominent gentle
men present at the meeting were
Gen John McNulp, Gen. Green B
I Eaum. Commissioner of Pensions.
I congressman Mason and Taylor. A e..
Matthews. First Comptroller OF fHe
Treasury eS-Hailroad and Warshul-e
7 Commissioners Rogers Rinaker .1
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