The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1908-09-17
TWO Conventions
Held IN illinois
REPUBLICANS MEET AT SPRING
FIELD AND DEMOCRATS AT
PEORIA.
Party Chiefs Are Heard-cannon,
Shaw, Bryan and Stevenson Talk
-Lilley Wins in conneetleut-sen.
ator Ankeny Seems Defeated.

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 10.-With two
national figures in American politics
present, Joseph G. Cannon and Leslie
M. Shaw, both leaders in the councils
of the Republican party, the Repub-
licans of Illinois met here In state
convention Wednesday, Both of these
gentlemen made stirring speeches and
we're closely listened to and vigorous
ly applaudsd.
It was the first Republican state
convention under the new primary
law and the business transacted was
largely perfunctory. The selection of
four trustees for the University of
Illinois, the naming of presidential
electors-at-large and the adoption of
platform was all of the business trans
acted
A feature of the convention was the
presence OF four Republicans who
voted for Fremont in 1856. They
were given places of honor on the plat
form.
Laura b. Evans of Taylorville, Ar
thur Meeker Of Chicago, A. p. Grout of
Winchester and Allen F. Moore Of
Monticello were nominated for trus.
tees Of the University of Illinois.
Democrats In Harmony.
Peoria, ILL.,, Sept 10.-The Demo
cratic state convention passed of
smoothly without the faintest ripple OF
q difference on the floor. The dispute
over the question as to whether the
ylaff0rrn ahnuId cOntaIn a naraonaI
liberty plank was fought out in the
secret meeting OF the state committee.
Finally the committee settled on a
platform ignoring the personal liberty
question entirely and that saved a
fight on the convention floor.
The convention became love feast,
with nothing to do but ratify the nomi
nations for state officers made at the
recent state primary, nominate -four
university trustees, and listen to the
oratory of William ]. Bryan and Gen.
Stevenson. The hall was crowded
with 1000 people, who gave Bryan
and Stevenson a warm ovation.
For university trustees, the follow
ing were placed in nomination: Ed.
ward Tilden and NJ. F. Bingham, both
of Chicago; A. l.. White, Vermilion
county; Isaac Raymond, Champaign
county, and A. l.. Bliss OF Douglas
county.
Lllley Named in Connecticut.
New Haven, Conn, Sept, 10.--A
funny story having for its moral Let
bygones be bygones," and round OF
cheers for the whole ticket, national
and state, brought to a close with un-
bounded enthusiasm the Republican
state convention held in the Hyperion
theater Wednesday.
The ticket selected is as follows:
For governor, George l.. Lilley of Wa
terbury; for lieutenant governor,
Frank B. Weeks of Middletown; for
secretary of state, Matthew H. Rogers
OF Bridgeport; for state treasurer,
Freeman F. Patten of Stafford; for
state controller, Thomas d. Bradstreet
of Thomaston; for representatives.
large in congress, John Q. Tilson of
New Haven.
Ankenys Defeat Certain.
Seattle, Wash, Sept. 11.-Although
returns from the state primaries held
on September are still incomplete,
the figures available leave no doubt
of the nomination Of Representative
Wesley l.. Jones for United States
senator over Levi Ankeny, incumbent.
The close fight for the gubernatorial
nomination seems to be finally deter
mined in favor of Samuel G. Cosgrove,
Republican, of Pomeroy.