Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 19, 1880, Page 5

Y i ‘ 1 é 4 é 7G CANAL jts Enlargement to a Ship- Bearing Capacity Strong- ly Urged, Large Corjvention at Ottawa in the Interest of the +; Project. ; practically Unanimous Sentiment “that, the Federal Gov- ernment - Pe ghould Undertake a Work of Such Vast Commercial Importance to the Northwest. A Committer Appolnted to Moye Upon the Ultnots Delegation in Congress, Who Aré Asked’ to ‘Vigorously Push the Meagure in tho ’ National Legislature, 4 * Bpeeiat Dispatch to The Chteago Tribune, vorrawa, Illy March 18,—Tho Ship-Canal Con- yention mut this uftornoon at-2 o’clopk, ly the Opera-House, Orlyluating here, at tho sugges tion of a number of Ottawa people, the project of such ‘A‘ghthoring has yrown with the udver- tlsing {thus recolvéd'and from tho, natural. in- terest attaching to anything In the stinpy of so jmportint a commercial and sanitary linprove- ment as tho’ abip-canul ts intended tobe. If rumor was tu be Delioved, there was aleo sumo- thing of politics in it,—not in. tho original idea of the Convontlol iteclf,’ but in thy develop- ments aubsemoit to tho call,—and tho rumor gained somo sort of credence at the appearance, among the represontatives of the various citics ‘and countios, of a number of politicians of moro or lees prominence through: out ‘the Btate, ‘Tho ‘delogntes to tho Convention numbered not far from 500, and for the most part thoy were ropresontativo men from the cities and towne along tho cunul and the lower rivers,as well as from pvuints ‘somewhat removed from the acction of country immediately interested and to bo Immediately affected If ‘tho canal 1s over enlarged to the do- tired dimensions. tAMONG THE PROMINENT DELEGATES resent were Mayor Harrison, ex-Goy, Bross, i Silo. B. Otis, John Wentworth, Benjamin EB. * Gallup, A. df; Binger, EL. Brainard, Gen, 0, L. sMany, Matooinn feDonnid, Moses J. Wentworth Dr. J, H. Ridich, Seeretiry of the Bound of Health, George -W, Couch, ex-Muyor Kaymond, J. ¥,8cammon, Peter Button, B. 8. Batdwin, F: P, Mackeleauy: Canal’ Commissioner Glover, Murry Nelson; J.C. Ambler,dncob Rosenberg, J, Irving PenrooyA. J. Gulloway, Col. Pt Turnloy, and Gen. Martin Reem, all of Chtcaga; Benator'8..W. Munn, Dr. William Dougall, vxe Mayor Ellwood, Mayor Vorter, County Clerk Zurley, County “Treasurer Donahoe, George H. Muuro, N. Much, the Hon, Conrad Tatye, Maj. W, SteOlaianry, Perry Hobbs, H. A, Sanger, B. Sanger, Milts , F, Hand, Dr, Charies Hich- ards, 11. 8.‘Carpotiter, Josoph Jrauns, Conrad Sweltzer, Jamea Goodspeed, nil of Joliet; Will- fam Thomas, CanalSupcerintendent, aud Willlam Milne, Clerk'of tha Canal Commissioners, Lock= port; the Hou, L. IL Goudrich, Bruldwood: Gov. Cullom, of Springticld; Clark Carr, of Gnies- burg; Can) Commissioner Shaw and State Sen- ator Donient, of Dixon; Mayor Hippin, B.S. Prettyman, Ernest Shorman, and Duntel Supp, of Pokins’ Matthew Langston, Manito; United States Marshal Wheeler, Uuvanay' Mayor Warner, Canal-Commissionor Kinginan, and M. C,Quina. of Peorin: D.C, Jonne, Chief Engincor of the Iinols & Michigan Canal, Storil Croaker, Menduta; Judge Hopktus, Stor Curbua, Lu Balto: Drs 8woot, Peru; ex-Bonator Castle, Bandwieh; Senator Iinmnilton, Blooming- tou; tho Hon. Jumos Shaw, ox-Speaker of the House, Carroll County; Sonator Murshull, Kon- dall County; Wash Armstrong, Lit Salle County; Perry Armstrong, La Salle County; Wash Dush- holt ‘and .Willlam Reddick, Ottawa; Francis Bowen, La Salle County 1, W. Claypool, C, HL Gould, L. Whitney, M. C. Strasburger, Carpenter, J. B. Duvkison, 0. J. Nelaon, Sdmuel Holdermun, 8, P. Lott Seneca Tupper, Join Marr, BF A. Gwons, J, Froderugk, and Hall, B.B, Fletcher, all of Grundy County; aud oth- eave be + ‘THE CONVENTION WAS CALLED TO ORDER. ‘by Mayor itichalaon, of Ottnwi, Tho delegates completely tiled tho body of tho house, and the gallery wos packed with urban and spectators, while a number of prominents occu- pied chitra on the stage. Bir. Riebnison d= Iressed himsolf to the Governor and the honor- able vialtors, and @xtended thom a cordiul wel- come to tho city and an invitution to Join in the Convention about to be organized for develop- joga plan to fiuprove the canal and unite the waters of Lnke Michigan and tho Missisaippi— the dest uxrioultural improvement pro- posed ainco tho beginning of the tepublic, Judge Edwin 8. Leland presented the namo of dohn Wontworth for Cbulrmun, and took ocante slon to culogizo that gentleman in abrief speoch, The nomination was nolally mudo unanimous, ir. Wentworth, on taking tho chair, said tho Convention had met for the purpose of bulldin, & canal to unite tho Gulf and tho Luke so tlt two yessols, starting from Chicago and New Orleans, cotild pasa euch other with sufaty. It waa a time foraction, not talk. Next to Fourth= of-July orations, apeeches on the subject of a ship canal had boon most plontiful, and bud ult amounted to nothing. [Laughter.} ‘Tho object of this Convention was not to argue, tho gues- Yon, but to build tho canal, [Apptnuse,] He expected notbing frum, Congress, judging from the past,and ho locked to Iilincia to wtep for- ward and bulld it. In fuct, ho expected to live tosce Itdone, and propheaiod thut it would be done if the Convention wont about business -in- the right wuy. ‘Tho canu! was & great National neceasity, and had been = guch = for curs, linols should fssuo 4per cout rogiatered uutaxuble bonds to complote tho work, and if it wasn't completed in that way he didn't seo how it could be. How man’ costly court-houses, built mid belong built, + would it tako to build a canal? [Applause.) The very laborers would seek those bonds in pay ment for their work, while ie earls norally Would geek thom cugerly. oonstitutionil amendment would be necessary to do this, ant whon that cumeup it would be thue for gontlo- men with: cannl Bpevshes. to wot up and talk— and bo wouldn't bo astonished to sce thorall- Toads oppose the project to tho end. [Ap- by Providenco uch oa vast for so long ne at improvement. [Lau ‘They ought to be- ¢oine worso,—ao inuch so that the preacher In tho pulpit would put bla hund to bis nove and proaoh: in favor of tho improvomont. (Great. oughter.) It was ominontly o tino for notion, and not for tatk,and be proposed to put tho pro- Sept in practica by sitting down. (Laughter, fitum Reddick, Willinin ‘f, Hopkins, B. W. Raymond, L. B, Crooker, and Jumes G, Elwood Wore appointed a committeo to report a iat of Vice-Fresidonts and Secruturics. While the Committee were out, the Chairman. Hitroduced Gay. Cultom, who wae Euoul ved with manifoatations of favor, aud spok aa follows; , s Gov. CULLOM'S SPEECH, Mn. Parstpent AND FeuLow-Crrizens; Tam Bot prepared dust now to agreo with evorything nal rlend, the President of thiu meeting, hus sald. Rut in tho outaot I will agreo that it is better to act than tuspoak. Ho came very near pies e un oxawplo of speuking a little too much hitoxcif, so { bog the audicnca will ardon me for not tuking his advioa mstond of ollowlng his example, Laughter.) _ 1 desire to say at tho outset, howover, that {am In favor of mena e Wo cinot inake the Goneral Govern wnt buitd this vanul (applause), aud L propose + Spgomumence to work upon that, plan wh ‘ontworth fs xetting tho Constitution fixed so re can udopt the othor, and, If we oun't do {t by © Genera! Government, thon wo will sou Whethor we can ass State.” [Great applause.) Itla believed by many citizons thut a free Water-courne should, without further unneces- sary delay, bo supplied for tho Iurgeat river- srehers from tho Aliseissippi Liver to the Luke reo ting: Tt is believed that this freo waters uld be supplied by enlarging the IINl- i ichigan Canal and Improving tho Iili- nols Hiver, in effect making w ship canal from the riverto the lake along tho vourso of the Present canal and tho river. nit ja bulleved this work should by dono by tho ational Governmunt. [Applausg, tall Ingugurnta « movement that will give vi-= Willy, ts thia belief and consummate the desired . 5 Teething! O2 t Wudorstuad, the purpose of this tt, tnuy therefore be prudent to give some of thy Peasnnd for tho bellef entertalnud by ue, and bard People represented by you, and seck to as- gertain if the work roposed is praoticable. ime io days of the ‘lumboring stago-couch and mee &re no more. ‘Those of steam and olec- Were ge bere. ‘Tha days wien rivers alono bs Lett tho puthwuys ulong which clyilization ad- Me eed ary nuinbered with tho pust; fre come and og Hows ulong trun rulls over tho fund id carrics on its tido tho urts, the wcluncus, and hs Fellnoments of civilized Ufe, nto pluccs res pete from rivers, aud lukes, and oceuns. “The oe gbt-train has mudy smoXotesa the ohineyd wy iany, steamers, aud guilicas muny the i pusenyor, parlor, and sleeping vO Fobbed tho Wubting puluce of many of its pat Hs 8. But these fucty do not take from the rlv- or Qnd tho lakes thelr fmportunco to the bus! pare nate County. TH rivers and ane ba cl, Tuo, fn a measurs 0, ‘but the fact of thelr uxistenve eae ithe great rattros at ae cine fat rallroud ourporations that have {no (great deyrousuperseded the common carrier by THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, Innd and water, Tho rivers, the Inkes, and tho canals are the erent regulators of transportas thon between the lintindte grafn-felds af the Northwest and tho Atlantic und Southorn rei boards, on whichare tho doors of outlet to tho marketa of the wortd. {Apuiaune,] ‘This proposition will becume more apparent every day in my opinion, Thore to tho north and cast ts tho chain of Inkos with its grand outiot by the Kt. Luwrenee Ativer and tho New York State canals, and ta tho south of nathe Misaissippl River, Neithor tho Jakes nor the eqnaisen the one hand, nor the reat river on tho other, aro used by all who hive frelyhta to send to markets nid, diderd, the growth of trafic on the mills, aul on tho wuter-courses, is much in favor of tho ntlls; Dut yet tho takes, rivers, and cunnls are the refuge of shippers na the pecessary rei of rates. “Tho diversion of trade betwaen Chicago: and Now York from the lukes to tho rallroad haa be tid true, more rapid during the past ve yenrs than over before, and the raliroads have rolibed the Missisalppl of much of tts form er patronage; but If every pound of frolght wore to leave the lakes pnd rivers aid flow ony the rallronda tie unused Inkvand rivor would atl bo tha protector. of abtippers, and would suave to then in freight millions of dollars annually, THESE LAKES AND IUVERS fre, if Tiny use tho figure, legistitive eta by Agtenter than ittmin Iegislutor, and, might be entitled, * Acts af Nature to provont oxtortlon and unjust disorlinination by railroad corporis tons ¢ business between tha yralnetelds and stock-farms of the West and tho markets of the world.” Tho proper improvement of our eunsl and rlyer would do more than any mothod yeé proposed In Congress towand tho regulation Of Inter-State domtinéree and tho protection of all elngses from the infurfous tntence of specs ulative combination, [Applitise.] During the twelve years commencing 1855 and ending 26d, Inclusive, the tonnage transported: on the New York canuls execeded the tonnage transported on the New York Central and Erie Tillronds 23,011,500 tong, but during tho twelve years commencing 1807 and ending 1433, Jaclu- sive, tho tonnage of the mulronds exceeded the tonnage of the cunts by 62,880,088 tongs but, oven while the roads were thus drawing patrons nge from the canals, tho ennats were regulating ritiroad freight rates, In 1857 tho rate per ton on the New York Central was 312-100 cents, on thy Eric ftultway 2 45-100 cuenta, and on the curls ‘WU9-1QN Of acent. In 1878 tho iter pee tunon the New York Cuntral was only 01-100 of 0 cunt, on the Brie 79-100, and on the canals 42-100 of cent. ‘Tho fretyht charges always live been, and always will bo, less on tha canis than on tho rullroads. ‘They will always be less un the rivers and Inkes, Water rates control, [Ap- plause.) . ‘TUE IMPORTANCH, THRIEFONE, of utillaing our water-courses must be apparent: to all, Witor-courses that may bo used aro nocessary to make the work of competition with railroads successful, and is consequuntly a duty of tho pubifc 10 seo that tho rivers of tho vountry are Improved and mide ready for tho uses of commerce, This fet, when considered tn connection with certain othor fauts, makes Yory important, the proposed enlargoment of the Mlinuis & Michigan Caunl and improyemont of tho Iitnois Kiver, fAnglnuse) Mr, Joseph Nimino, Jr, Chief of the National Bureau of Statistics. na report on the Internal commerce of the United States recontly sub- mitted by him, and issued from the press within the last fuw weeks, calla attention to tho fret that the growth and commerce of Chicago his corresponded with utd closely followed tho extension of its fucllities for trunsportation. “In the your 186%,” suys tho report, * the first Fallway- ling was comploted from that city to tho Mississippi River... Prior to that time ita trado was confined to comparatively narrow lim- Ita, but yeur after year oue Ho after another hus beon pushed Westward, until the Mississippi River is crossed by thirteen railroad bridwes at points between pt. Paul and St. Loula, ‘Theao railroads nre now tho highways of tho most im- portant commercinl movement on this conti- nont.” -[Applause.] THE RESULT OF THESE FACILITIES for transportation fs the faut that there is scarce- ly any limit to the commerce of Chicnyo. iy reachos out to Chinn and Japan, to tho Atlantle senbourd, to the Gulf States, and tas become th princlnal primary market for the purehuss nnd site of agricnttural products, and for ship- ping general merchandise to Wi nal, Michi gan, Miinesota, lowa, Northern Missourl, Knn- gas, Nobraska, Dakota, Colorado, the Indian Territory and othor ‘Territories furthor west. Chlewo ig also an tmportiunt, manu- facturing elty, and In 1878 her manufactures amounted to the aim of $207,704.00, Sho Piles nearly all the Weat, including Utuh, and ts 0 iarye trade us far West as iteno, supplying that vast region with mining-machinery, wagons, ts, stocs, and dry Fook She raiches out South beyond Nushville, Senn. and seoks ens tomors in Enst ‘Tennessoo and Goorgin, Arkunsis and Texas, ‘To her, and thorefore to all tho ter- ritary contiguous to her,—to wll tho section of country lying between ber and ber enstomers, ‘Weat and South,—chonp transportation Is of tha greuteat finportance. And ‘it laf {neuonlable importance to tho growers of graluand othor farm products, who soil and buy in her murkets, —to you, and to the great farm terests MOrG remote from her gates, The mt prices of almost all grains,” says Mr, undalph, Secretary of tho Chioigo Board of ‘Trade, “are Peunlly: Migher relatively in Chleayo than in. low §=York: that” Is to’ Bi a bushel of grain shipped by a producer from a point weat of Chicago will utmost always net him wore, if shipped to Chicago for sale there, than if shipped through Chicugo to New York, for sulo thore, with a view of suving Chicugo ohurgea.”” ... FROM THIS STATEMENT ofa palpable fuct, {twill be scen that it is In the Intereatof the producers of the vust ter- vitory that tinds a murket at Chicugo to ald avery enterpris that will ehenpen transportu- tonbotwoen thelr folds and thoir’ markets, And, in my opinion, this. cannot ‘ba done more ofectually than by making the improyement ‘phapored by this net uy aA ship canal from nko Michigan to the [Mnole River, ond tho improvement of the river to tho Missiaalppl, would inevitably cheapen rites between fields of tho) West and Chleapu, and put the amount of tho rates suyed Into tho pockets of the producers, Itwould give water rates, nnd control tho rates by rull.-And it would also moro effectually regulate rates fron: the West to tho Exstern senboard, With this pro- pore finprovement mudy, and with a channel of ive fovt from Bt. Paul to Bt, Louls, on tho Stis- Siealppl Hivor, nt the lowest stair of water, aud olght feet froin St. Louls to Nuw Orleans, © tho cost of transportution would," inthe langunyo of a conmittec of tho Quinoy River Convention, heldin October last, “bo reduced to a polnt uevor reallzod beforoin the recurd of freight varriage, The actual savlug to the producerand consumer in tho price of wheat and corn alone would be onongh to pay. tho coat of the lnprove- mont in one year,-upon a liberal extimate.”? TApplaugs.) It would algo give to the country south of us advantages that would bo sreatly: to our protit. ie woukd imike tho grunt lumber-felta of the North accessible to tho Mixsissipp! Valley, and onnblo us to more readily, and at cheapor rates, exchange the products of our climate for tho sugur, rico, and cotton of the Lowur Misslanippl, and give us, by tho sume chunnel, an wternative route to the markets of South America and the Old World. [Applause.] THERE ANZ MANY QUESTIONS of intorest and detail which wint of tino forbids ie to fully disouss. Great sunitary advantages, not only to Chicago and tho growing, prosperous towns on tho Iliuola River, but to st. Louls, and tho cities below, would, as hn beon demonstrate ed, surely reault from’ tho enlarging nnd deep onlog of the cunal, Anothor conavquence would be tho utilizitionof Lake Michigan #3 a great storage reservoir, from which a aupply could be drawn in a dry sonson, which would materially usalst tho proposod improvement of nuylgation of tho lowor rivers. ‘Tho practicability of the proposed work haa boon demonstrated, The lock und dam at Henry was ouiaploted in 1872 and the ona at Copporus Crvok In 1877, aud the two furnish ninoty miles of water soven fect doep. Hoefory these locks wore bullt there wis in intny pluces leas than two feotof water, Henry lok coat $400,000, and that at Copperas Creok 00011, The United Btutes spreimriated, $80,000 for tho lutter, The fuoks are 50x75 foot and will puss a boat 000 foot long of 2,000 tons, ‘To complote tho work on the Jun of the preaont improvement, three more looks and dugss ure nocessary in the river, atan ostimuted cOat of $1,150,0W. The work cum- ploted will give 220 uilfos of navigution w steam- ers drawhng atx foot at n cost of less than 813,000 rimite, ‘Tho Uiinola iver and tho Illinois & {ichigan Canal will ‘connect the Inkos. at Chicago with about 15.000 miles of river to say nothing of the com coinmunicrtion with «the Far In the present imperfect condition of the Ilinuis River and oanal finprovemont onc-twolfth of the lumber ‘rom Chicago, and ono-cighth of tha dd at that city, passes through the corn recelve canal. At St. Louls one-twentioth part of all tho freight recelved by rail from tho iftvon rail- Toda centoring there, and fruin the rivory, passus along this route, In 1870, of tho 2,13 steumn- boats arriving at St, Louls, 20 wore from tho Ulinols Hiyor, ‘THEBE FACTS SHOW tho improvement not only to Chtoayo but also to Bt, Louls, aud fay: convey some idea of the grout importance of the project not only in furnlehing additional means of wator trarspor- tation butin cheapeutng the ratusof railroad transportation comluy into compotition with the rivor. [Appluuse.} Itimay be urged that the proposed work should be doug by thoBtate of Hilinuls,—that tho Ilinols Hiver, boloy entirely within the Btuto, should bo eared’ for and improved by tho slate, ‘This position is untenable, aud cap bu tuken only by huge who hold to the long since exploded dou- trino that tho Fedora! Government cannot con- atitutionally inake any internal improvemont. The Nifuols River does not bolong in one sense exclugively tu Hlinoia, Its waters low down tho te Milas! esippt Vulloy to the Guill of Muxicu, tise part uf tho wyatem of water courses kcnown us tho Mississipp! and its tributaries, a part of the great river-syetem draining an area of 1,683,003 unre miles, which produced in 1870 over 00,000, bushels of wheat, 1,200,000, bushels of corn, und of cotton, hay, tobudco, cuttle, hogs, and other Included in manufactured ah amount valued at $1,50,- An ares which muauufucturing liter eats have duyoluped futo great importance with fu a fow years. | An area which vontulos more than 0, of people, and Is already tho ecut of politcal power fu tho Republiv (Applause, Ie Helongs tg thu Republic and should by utiilze by the Governmont—should be made usoful in the solution of thy intricate problem of trans articles Gov, MARCH 19, 1880. portation which muat be worker out by tho Atatosmunship of our tines. (Applaura.) IT WOULD WE AB PERTINENT AND EQUITANLE to demand that £0 Balle County should bear nll the expense of the enamel enlargement withinber borders, 4s to compel the Btate of Tilnols to de nll the Work necessary to imprava tho river and can Upto this point the State tins borne very: jnuch the larger part of tho expense of what hia been done. ‘The lint-grant of March 2, 1827, wag a Hiberaldonation on ito aire of tho Gener Goy- ernment, but fly proceeds did not hogin to fur- blab a tnolety ef the expense of bullding te cas mul, tad Mo Waited States waa fully compensated for that wean bt io erated sales of other: Annies itt the vielnity. ecu seritnt. Tee the Wiinols Central grant, wits the wise net of a tare. Jnnd-uw: who Jiullelously parted with a amalt ruction of bis land to secitre a rendy salu for the remainder. Ko far, In the improvement of the [linols River, tho State hus done tts fult eiares but whut remiutns to be done isn Nationnl work, and should bo dong nt tho expose of the Nation, We enn profit by the experience of older tin thong, In Feanee nnd Ger HEA white ruilrond- bullding has been pushed with great enersy, thoy have most carefully maintained and ex- tened thelr rit inprovements; and river trinsportution, with {ts contributory equal sya- tom, Is there requrded as Just as important now us it wus before a railroad wits thomzht ol Pi ig Wo, tho pte of this grent valley, demand that, ‘the nil Government should lose ne ut) further tline In extending ta hand to HELM IN TH IMPROVEMENT A of this grent system of rivers,—tho National iigbwnye of ottr commerce, OF tho 850,000,000 which have been given by the Government tin inaney ind fands, for pablle works and improve. ments, only oneshundredth partof the amount has been uiven to the Missixippl aud ita tril tories, and most of this small sain bas been given with so slow and parsiinontous a hand that it bas done little guod,—hna been fn effect thrown to the winds, ‘This inust be reformed. Tho Minsissippl Val- Jey demands tho attention of the Government, The (Misols hi » asone Of the tributarica of the great riv must buve its ehare of nppro- priadons, and receive what isduo to iwithout delay. Ag exontinl to the eiecess of uny fine provement that may be mide in tho river, tho jovernment must nésume control of the canal and adopt It as pee of | tho water-ouurse that will eventually, and wo hpe goon, connect the reat chain of Jukes with tho MI wtp iver aud the Gulf of Mexico, This miceting la tho hultint step in the movement that must reanlt In the consummation of the pro- posed wedding of the great like with the great river, and its business should therefure be done with n full appreeintion of the importance that wilt attnch to whatever netion mny bo tuken by us on thig aceasion, [Applnuze.) COL, CARI, of Galesburg, followed the Governor tn n brief speech, cut short by his bolng compelled to cateh atraln, During Mr. Wentworth’s specch he had heen Impres: that If the people did not rise up it uild the cnnel, he [Went- worth) would dv it hiltmeel (Langhter,] ‘Those who Ilved awity from the river tad an ine terest In this grant work identical with that of those who lived along Ita banks, Tho advan tages of Chlengo's murkets—her competition in gsaetatins te the benefits to the very dours of those wlong the tine. Likowlse with the canal, they cuuld reach tho great river to the West, and, from both, enjoy the henetlts of cheap freights and cheap feod, [Appinuse.) ‘There was onough food frown to-day to supply tho world, and he who brought togother tho producer nsumer was @ pubtio benefactor. He be- He that this reat work, tho ship-canil, reu- gimmended by Madison and champloned by Bins Wright and Thomua Hl, Benton, would be necom- plished. ‘Vo-day the finger of Providence was pointing to the 10,000 miles of water in tho Mis- sissipp! and the grent lakes with tho injunction to bring thom toyother. {Ay suse.) ‘Tho Committes on Nominations reported tho FOLLOWING LIST OF OFFICERS, which tho Chalrman facetiously announced adopted, without even reading, to the great simnusement of the Conyentlon: Vice-Frestdents—The Hon, Join Mf. Mnnilton, MeLean County; H. b, Dement, Lee Ce wird, cer, J. Ye Mm, J. HL. Clough Founty tho Hon. W, 8, Brooks, the Huu. 8. 1. Goodrich, tho Hon. 8. W. Mitan, Will County; the Hon. John Barr, Charles If. Gould, UWA. Arinstrong, Grundy Equine 3 the Hon, 1. It Murshull, §. 1, Batlow, Lot M, Schofield, Kendall County; the Hon, M. U. Cugsell, 4. Adams, Do Kalb County. Sceretarles—Cadet Taylor, Marshall County; ii. Fletcher, Grundy County; P. J. Noblis, tH County; J. G. Armstrong, Li Ballu County. ‘Tho Chiirinan tnteoduced Mayor Harrison, of Chiengo, who was received with loud applause, aud proceeded to fly bis bird for all he was worth. MR, HALON DEGAN by referring to the Chutriman’s jirogram to have the State buitd tho cami, and to the Chairman's admission that, before the State could appropri- ate a-dollur, the Constitution would have to be changed, lt was no light mutter to change the origiial luw of the State, and it might require muny years. ‘The Stute could vot build: the canal. Gov. Cullum hud very properly ent that the General Government ahould be inde to do it, und on that polut the Mayor bad the fullow- ing resolution to oifers * Reantecd, What this Convention urges upon the Representitives of the State of Mlinots in the Congress of the United Stites to urge upon the two Houses of Congress the speerly commenou- inont of tho onlirgement of the Iifinois & Mieh- ivan Canal and the finprovement of tho Illnols River, so_ns to ennble vessols of ndraft of not Jess than 0% fect to sail from Luke Michigan aud the Mississippi River, and to hasten the sume to ny apuedy: cumpletion ug possible,” The resilutlon was: recolved with applause. Mayor Harrisons announcad ~— that ane one. was hla Bran: Tt could be If Ulinols, with its nincteon Representa- tives and two Bonutora, wont solidly before Congress and demanded it a3 nan iuiporative right it coutd be curried through. {Appluuse.] When In Congress bimsclf he tried to bring this very thing about, thinking thatif he coitid gat his hame weltton at the junction of the Chicuyo, River and the cual ns one of the promoters of this great work he would bu sutiatlod with: his ropes of fuino. While mnny of tho. Southern States were with him, be recelyed neither one couragemont hor assistance from llnols, and one of the Chicago papers barely found room to “publish bis Dill in its cheese cornorand to head it * Cartor Hurrison’s stuinp spacek.” [Appliuse.] Thore wis a diteront state of wfalrs now, Gor Cullom and Col. Carr, onndidates for Governor, were ready to go_on the tow-path to the Goy- ernor’s position. (Gront laughter.) .Thoy would never got through, howover, until thoy made it tholr duty to advocato the sbip-egnal, and work earnestly for it. [Renewed laughter.) The speaker was curneatly making it his duty to give Chieayo an evomleal government, and he wasn’t. rendy to sto; 3 if Gov. Cultom and Col, Carr did not do thoir duty. he would run for Governor himeclf and beat thom bot. MULaughtor.] Mr. Wentworth had -antd thore was no use In talking, but ho proposed to tulk [laughter], and to yut the people and tho mombors of Congress talking. Tho. canal was notn Stato but & Nationnl undertaking, wbso- Intely necessary for the defenso of tho country In timo of war, and necessary us a comimerciil link to bind togothor tho waters of tho grout Jakes und tho Misslssippi. Tho members of Con- gross NEEDED TALKING TO through the nowspupers, for thero waa noth- ing in tha world thoy’ were more ready tu obey than the voice of tho deur people. [Laughtor.) Over 17,000 millog of navigable wators could be united by a cunalonty thirty-six iniles long, seven feet decp, and weventy-six foot wide, that would flout a. Alissisalppl steamer of from 1,000 to 2,000 tons burden. Mow much would it cost? In 1863 Gen. Wilaon reported to Secrotury Stanton that 1t would vost trom §l3,- GO0,000 to $18,000,000, In 187, when tho spenker was in Congress, ho agcertulnod that it could bo Duilt at a cost of from $9,000,000 to $12,000,000, It would cost. moro now by reason of higher prices. Itnols pald the Gonoral Govern: ment on annual revonug of $140,000,000, and got nathing tor It but a fow hundred thousands froin Coleago harbor and a fow public buildiags. An appropriation could bo obtained if the copli’s representatives worked carncetly for it. Ho rovelved tho support of tho Southern Statos for hig provious bill bocanse those States wore anklog Seneca to jippropelaty tor the fin+ provement of tho Mississippi Kiver, and thoso mombors regurded thats un entering dain Lot not tho people of = Stlinot slow to push that wedge in and drivo it homo. Applause, Tn conclusion, Muyor Har- rigon sald ho hoped tho Conyention-would adopt hig resolution, or one similar to it, and that the doleyates would talk to their Hopresentatives and spur thom upto an early porformunce of what was cloarly thelr bounden duty. ‘ho Chalrmun, with his usual’ hurry and dash, put Mayor Hurvison’s resolution and it wont through witharush, Ho thon rend n teteyram from J. BL, Konner, Secretary of tho Canal Association of Oblo and Indlunn, oxpresslng symputby with tho objects of tho Conyontion and wishing it God- spoed In the goo work of conncoting tho uuyl- gublo waters of thoWeat with the Kast, ‘TUM HON. WASHINGTON NUSINELL, in respuuae ton call, made a vigorous speech In favor of un appropriation by the Gener Gov- ornment for a work of such yast commorcial importance to tho Nation at large, Tho Govern- ment had appropriated untold millions for tha Wisconsin ponds, and the monoy wes simply sunk without adding ono cent to the woulth of the Northwest. Tho investmont of millions in tho proposed ahitp-canal would, Instead of boing thrown away, redaund to tho wealth and prog. pene of the country at large, The diticulty erotofore bud beon that the riflroud interudt bad been allowed to prevent and misapply ap- propriatlons for tho improvement of the coun- ry’s Water-courses, and It was thing to sve that suob tuotics wero no Jonger allowed to triumph, ‘Tho day was cunning wheu tha poople would bo ay nthe bands of these Philistines, who would mock at then when thelr fear curmo, {Laughtor.) A committee from this Convention with hale the obeck of tho railroul lobby would accomplish (ts objects ns sure us God lived, In conclusion, ho budo his hearers not to give up the ship, and, atull evonts, not to give up tho ship-caual. [Applauso and laughter. JUDGE MUNN . sald ho realized the novessity of tho ship-canal, and hid reatized it for a long tine. Tho only quedtee wus how to bring Jt about. The matter ould by carefully considercd, with u view to harmonizing the two plans of the Chairman and Mayur Hurrison. He therefory would move tho bppuintment ufo cumiutl ey ot ten able mun, of witom the Chulrinun should be one, to luok jute tho question ond report a plan w a subsequent meeting “us = to the = host method of widening and decpening tho canal. The motion prevatied, and tho Chairman ox: platned that hy shontd'takca hia timo, to appolut hoe Committee In ordor to bo sure that he got 2 md one, and that the business would be carce fully and intelligently attoniod to. Judge Hop. king was emphatically in favor of digging out then whether tt was fo be dono by the Btate or the General Geverninent,—itithough he was grontly Inclined to favor tho plank of tho engin, whose rereech, he must admit. be really likes. [Great laughter.) ‘The business of the Convention waa apparently burdened with leasof the rpecch-making nec Pantene that might Bave been expected, Vory appropriately, somebody on the thoor moved to adjourn, The Chalrman stepped forward, and, after returning to the Convention bis thanks for the honor conferred npon him’ and the work it nul done, reminded tha delegates that thoy now hd two wtringa to thole bows. | Douglas, Shlolds, Ureese, and many othor able met had tric to Induoe the General Government to build the - canal, and had Salled, had tried It for — twolve | yours himself with no bettor resulta. Cook, Washburn, nad Cullom came home from Congress without neeomplishiug it. Even Carter Harrison failed to get it, and when he failed tha apenker about: made up his mind that it was best to try some- thing olse. (Laughter.) There were certain medicines which people were advised to kee Bice (Laughter,) fie had tried the old med- {elna long enotigh, and now be wanted to ty a bottle of some other. [Great Inughter.] Who was to be the Moses tolond thom through this ship-canal? {itenewod Mughtcrd Ai who were In. favor of adjourning would say aye. The suddon transition from Moves and the #hip-camal te adjourning. brought on fnother Tutigh, and before the Convention hud recovered from it the motion to adjourn waa put and cure ried, and the ollicers bowan to desert the plat- form, It was thon that 5 SOMETHING HAPPENED which was not exautly down on the program, Mr. Lyneb, a. Democrat and. ox-Muyor of Ottawa, Jumped to the front, and after cheekil inmiounicing that be iad been suppressed throug! the connivunes of the uillcers uf the Convention, sild he proposed to. be heard any way. He thereupon proceeded to read the following reso- uw to: “Wir 8, Nutonly tho Northwest but tho whole Nation would derive jmmuuse benelit from the improvement of the Minnis & Michi+ win Canul and the Hllnois diver, 0 us to bo navigable for veascls of great tonnage; ant “ Wieneas, The sald ‘improvement would have been accomplished brine years ago but for tho combined uppasition of Chicaguand rallroud corporations; and “ Wimittas, Tho citizens of Chicago, from a disngreenble necessity, are now forced to fuvor the improvement; therefore, Resolved, Thut It ts the sunge of this bupsiing that the present urgent necessity of the City o! Chlengo for the auld improvemont shitl! not be relloved i pay manner by the Stute authoritics, * eaoleed, That we pledge ouracives, without Bark distinetion, to support no candidate for Jovernor in the coming election who will not, previous to said olection, give us positivo as- surtinee that he will appoint men to the office of Canal Commissioners who will prohibit Chicagu from pumping or rafsing water by uny means from the Chicngo River into the dlilinois & Michigan Canal, “ Resolved, That wo will support no candida te for the Stute Legiainture who will not pledge himself, previous to the election, that he will favor the faithful performance of tho obliga- tions required by tho fofegotng resoliitions.” THE NRADING OF THY RESOLUTIONR ; was interrupted by an alternating aecompant- mentof applause and bisses, but when another proceeded to furthor charge the Chicago peoplo with belng tu earnest, not from choice but from. necessity, not ulune' the Chicago delegates but the Ottawa people and those from Jolict and all the towns along tho no of the canal set up aloud and long * No, no,” that showed bow little stock tho Convention took in Lynch's acreech, ‘That person. had the hurulhood, — how= over, to move the adoption of — bis resulutions, aud to put’ the motion. ‘There wore afew syea and a-perfect storm uf noes, and Lynch was glad to craw! into his bolo, disappolnted, disgusted, and completely dis ranticd, The Convention broke up, and the legates were soon discussing the exhibition on the street corners, and repudiating Lyneb and nll his works, Jt was a noticeably fuct that the curses most loud and decp that wero showered onhla diminished head enme from the Ottuwa people thumsclyes and the dwellers uloi canal and river bunks, who took speetal p ro the Chiengo delegates that what they ted above nll things wis to have tho water of tho Chicngo itiver and Luke Michiqain pumped Jnto the eunnl to aceclerate its slitywish current: and purify ita new polluted waters. A SORT OF LOGAL MERTING was holdin the ovening at the Court-House, which wis packed to overflowing, Mayor Rich+ as wut Olzon preailed, It soon turned out to bo nota ‘Lung John imecting; quite the royerse, PA, Armstrong feared Mit the inpression would: ha out that tle Committee of ‘Ten agreed upon by tho Conyentlon wore to propose an amendinerit, tothe Stato Constitution. ;.Such un jmpression was erroneous, Tho proposed work should be 8 National one, Col, Surnloy, of Chicago, and Mr. Stuckpool, of Livingston, ngreed with tho gen- Homen that the navigible waters of the country belonged to the General Government, and that now waa a good tine to approwch Congress on the subject, mon, uf Chicago, offered the fol- Reaelved, That while thig mecting does not dis- sent tron the action of the Convention this afterngon in appoloting «a conunittus for further nad future consideration and uctlon, it con- aiders the necessities of the casu go urgent as to demand tmimediate nection, Resolved, Chat Inasmuch us surveys and esti- mutes have been made under tho “authority of tho United Stntes for a sbip-canal, which are now in tho proper department at Washlugton, this meeting cannot seo any vecaslon for furthor: utisks and d tho Repre- Immediate and caenost measures to present the eubjeotof tho ship-canal from Chicago to the Mizslasippl Wver to the National Legislature and Bennte Tor ita savoruble aution iu tho prusont Congress now In session at Washington, Reaolcd, That tho Governor bo requested to apalas two xontlemen, who, togethor with tho Muyors of Chicago, Boorit, Ottuwu, Peru, ba Sule, Jollet, and all other towns along the canal and river, shail bo a Committes tourge this mat- ter upon the attention of Congress, and tike such further action in the promiscs as thoy may deom neoosstry or adyleable, and that said Com- mittee be nuthorized to appuiut othor associates to net with them, * Reulved, That us a furthor expression of this Delogate, Conyontion, tho Committes of Ten provitied for under the motion adopted at the meeting thia afternoon was intended to simply appoint a committes to urgo wpon the Congress of the United Stutos tho necessity of onlarging tho Minots & Michiqan Canal so ug to render it o ship-cunut and a great National highway, In compliance with tho act of 17 making the ap Proprintion of lunds to construct tho Illinols & lchigun Canal, IN BUPPORT OF 118 RESOLUTIONS Mr, Scummon sald they would not contlict with tho uction of tho Convention, but it was neces muy to do something ut oncy, and iminediate aetlon wis what he wus after. Wash Armatrony fuvored some further action. eapeciay, dn view of what Mr, Wentworth bad sald to bim, that he didn’t iutond to appoint a committee to yo down to Washington, Mayor Harriton fayored the resolutions, and argued against tho State nuking the improvement. He didn't want 4 committeo gent to Wa Patine but favored tho adoption of resolutions cul He upon members of Cony to put n Dill throug! without dolay, Aga ruse jonal election was neur at band thoy would be quick cnough to do ft. ir, Hayward, of Jolict, wanted to know if this meeting ‘wns oxnctly in’ onder, tho Cunvontion having adjourned afno div. flo wus informed that the meoting was in order, a continuation of the afternoon incoting, as It wore; whereupon he Iintedintely expressed bit dissent, Mr. Scummon's clubornte sories of resolutions wero UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED, Another resolution was put through calling upon all county couyontions to resolute In favor of tho canal resolution. dlr. Lynch offered ong decluriug the cvontng meeting & continuation of tho afternoon meeting, The Hon. slegutan, of Peorla, Annet to his foot ut this, and denounced the afternoon Con- vuntion ug 4 respectable mob which now slept the sleup that knows no waking. The Commit~ tov of Ton could muko thelr report whonover they got ready to dg so to the tnan in the moon, There hud boon 8 good deal of froth, foam, and eloquent jaw, but dotbing of practiaal benelt. What wad now neoded was a people's convention to undo the work of tho afternoon, and to do. BOMETHING THAT MEANT SOMETHING. Tho Lynch resolution somehow or othor got Jost, and was never heard of aguin, After sone further wrinyting, tho Mluyors of the various cltics referred to by dir. Scammon's resolutions, having retired for consultation, reported the followlng-numed gentiomen ua a committee to act with the two to be appointed by the Goy- ernor in urging the project upon the National Govermmont; J. ¥.Beummon, Murry Nelson, Carter HM, Harrison, and Lyman Vrumbuil, of Cook County; Hi Prottyman, of Poking Joba 8, Leb, of Pooriay'2, D. Urowstor, of Fer Jenn homson, of Ligon; John Norton, of Lockport; f. Binger, of Lemont; C, HH. Goutd, of Bture ris; Edwin Porter, of Jolict; O. Potter, of Hone yy William Reddlpk, of Ottawa, ‘tho meeting thon dourned, ‘Tho Cummittey appointed to stir up the Na- tlonal Governmentymet immediately attor- wands and deckded to bold # formu! suseion at Peoria within ton days. ‘This wiads up all pro- posed canal movijags in this cuty for the pres- pup and tho delegutes will return to tholr homes dn the morning, * —————— LICENSED TO ORGANIZE, Dispatch to The Ohicayn Tribune. BPRINA¥IELD, HL, March 18.—Licanse to or- ganizo was issued to-day to tho Troaauny Mintuy Company of Chicayo; capital, $200,000; oorporat- ors, 8, i, Prindlo, John K. Curlotou, 8, M. Carle ton, “Also to Grant's Condoused ‘Coffee Com- and tho. L, rie Cornea bF ouetier, Will Counties cape ler Company, of Boecher, al, S40, ot FONE PonirioaL Jasuzs.—Kearnoy' partios ja to “pool thelr tasu ‘osthink 0 wood doa ho does, that wo should bury the dead issues of the past. Ada heallng compound forall faatioe, sores wounds, ete, there Is noth- fog equal to Henry's Carbolla Bulye, Buware of counterfelts, ILLINOIS DEMOCRACY. The Question of One or Two Con« ventions an Element of Discord. But the Question of Railroad Passes Proves of Paramount Importance. The Gall of the Egyptians Contrasted with the Modesty of the Cook County Fellows. Success of the Latter {n Carrying the Onc- Convention Propositions Tt Will Meet tn Springfleld June 10 and Do All the Nominating, Spectat Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuns. 8rrixdisenp, March 18.—All morning the lobbies of tho Leland were flied with Demo- cratic statesmon, candidates, and tholr friends, and the amount of button-boling that was dono was enormous. Tho candidates aud thotrfrionds, led by Gon, Parsons, of Flora, were induatriously working up « boom fn the interest of two con- ventions. This was the great bone of conten: tion. The cnudidates foarcd that in the oxcite- ment growing out of the cleotion of delegates to the National Convention, their Individual claims would be swallowed up and fost to sight and memory. The Egyptiun and most of the Central Iilinola deleyates were in favor of the second convention, but the proposition found lttlo atrength or sympatny among the mombors froin tho northorn portion of tho State, but the former, having tho inajority In point of numbers, carried the boom, as was subsequently dotermined in tho Conferotce, Ar 11 o'cLoce the conference was called to order by Thomas W. MeNeoloy, who stated that the meeting was called In order to determine whother it fs ta tho Dest interests of the party tohold two State Con- ventlons,—one for the uppolntment of delegates to the National Convention, tho other for the nomination of State oificers,—or whether both shull ba nominated at the one convention, The question of the abrogation of tho two-thirds rule would also come up for cunsidoration. The cuon- ference waa not called Inthe interestof any can- didate, It fs slinply udvisory, The Committee have perfected 4 plan of organization embracing school districts, wards, and towas, which would ‘be of grent ussistanoe to the purty. 8. W. Moutton, of Shelby County, was appointed Chairman, and returned bis thanks accordingly, E. B. Buck, of Coles, was requested to act as Sec- rotary, THE CONGHESAIONAL DISTRICTS were then called fur the purpose of ascertaining the ropresentatlves, a8 follows; First District—Jolin Mattocks, W. C. Seipp. peund District—Thuinis Courtaey. ‘bird District—F, 1. Winston, Fourth District—Taomm Butterworth. Sixth District—Chartes Dunham, Seventh District—C, Zurley, Alghth District—E, Wanger, J.T. Bullard, and J.dt. Work, ‘Ninth Viatrict—Il. 1. Chase, R. 8. Bibb, J. E. Pillsbury, and W. T. Dowdell, th District—J, M. Darnell. Eleventh District—Seott Wike, W. R, Archer, and J. M, Bush, Twelfth Vistriot—J. A. MeClernand, Judge Scott, He Le Gas Senator Callon, Samuel Knowles, J.D, Wright, It. Vesey, A. Orendortt, Georgy haber of tho Reuister, W, B, Morrison, Isaiah Hill, W,8. Kiddjof tho Monitor, Alex. Sturne, Judge Crook. ‘Thirteenth District—W, L, Glessner, C. Shack- feford, T, A. Stokes, C.M, Knupp, James 3, Hw dn, Fourteenth District—1), B. Buck, A. G. Prior, Judge Cunninghun, J. 8. Mann, W. 3M. Banta, y » Nelson, 8. 8. Jack, I, Hukinghaw, ry rrington. Fifteenth District—S, W. Moulton, Judge Hess, Dr. Wagner, Rarvluy Seurlet, W. A. Cochran, Juhu R. Eden, W.C, Lugron job MeKindley’. Bixteonth Bistrici—Charlos D. Hoyles, Judge Fauek, #. D, Burns, Bumuel Edgar, U, W. Henry, Gen, Parsons, 8, P. Tufts of Centralia. Sovontventh District—A. 8. Wilderian, Judge Loonis, J. W. Coppenger, George A. Vail, G.D. (, Fitzmorrisof the Alton Democrat, H. E. Berry, i. Andersun, George KR, Hughes, and 8. T, Coon. Eighteenth Distriet—W. W, Barr, W. K. Murphy, Jon Grier, and‘. F, Bouton. Nineteenth Distriot—Charles Patton, I, A. D. Willbunks, and H. F. Pace, Gen.Jubn A. MeClernand moved that the Con- ference provced to the consideration of thu QUESTION OF HOLDING TWO CONVENTIONS, and his suygestion was adopted. Jnines Ewing, of MeLeun, moved that there be ont: ane convention, and thut the districts be called upon in numerteul order, Benjamin 8, Edwards, of Sangamon, moved to amond by inserting two. John It, Eden favored tho holding of only one active, vigorvus Convention, Tho chances wero that the holding of two would be un clement of weakness. Hu wanted tho party to succeed, and, in hia upinton, {t could only dose by means of a strong, vigorous Conventfon, at which could be promulgated a broud platform, and nominate dvfegutes and candidates for State ofllcers. Mr, Edwards spoke in favor of the two Con- vyoutions, urging that at tho frst there could be elected the delegates and # platform issued, ‘This would be free from all the entanglements consequent upon tho trading and dickering for State officers, Such could be done at the second convention free from all the blekering atteuding tho Preglilential question, Ho wis willing that one convention be held ju Chicago and tho othor in Belleville, Mr. Ewing objected to the two-convention plun on tho ground of exponse and waste of ime. Tho second convention is a continuance in the futerost of cortain cundidates who bayo not got thelr witnesses together. Benntor Callon, of Morgan, did not bellcve that tho question was one of continuance or snap judyment for uny candidute. He Delioved, tht the party bad tho strength to make tho canyugs in tho state fn success, The counties which have only ono good mun only want ono convention, butags there wore muny counties Nke Morgan which pogseased many good men ho was in favor of holding two conventions. There will bo abundant business for moro than one County Convention, #8 there are county oflicors, Legis- lutive candidates, and Congressmen to be noil- nately and cach class will require a convention of ita own, J.B. Mann, of Vermillion, thought there wero not enough ‘conventions, ‘Do keep up aiirst- clugs esprit dv corps the PANTY BHOULD MEET OFTENER, “Tho question of expense should not bo orter- ed tain Iu tho auumor the walking'’s good [luugbter), and # pleco of bacon wrapped up in #& Newspaper will sustain the Hfe of any Demo- crat. He bolieved ia two conventions, A boom wis Ducomsary, 2 party needs euthuslasm, Thero should be movtings with tho best of apenkers before and ufter cach of tho conven~ tions, He did not belivve there would be any puny conventions; they would be nutive, strony, Yigerous, and stalwart in tho boat suns of tha erin, Mr, Edwards hoped that tho reault of tho elco- tion would bring about a new ora of A pure ru- publican ferm of convention. Tho question was put tou vote,and thaamend- ment wits carried by n largo uutjority. ¥. i, Winaton, of Cook, protested. ‘The Couns tlos of’ Morgan and Sangamon wero largoly re resented, whlle Cook waa represented. by only three or four gentlemen, Ho did not believe that the Counties of Horgun and Bupyamon bad any, Tight to instruct bim in his dutios, ‘This protest, which was uttered with moro vigor than Mr, Winston usually uses, orcatod a songation,and those who voted for tho singic convention loudly appluuied, Gen, MeClernand tried to pour oll on tho troubled waters by stating that any action of this meoting could only bo: peranied ag advisory, Judge Edwurda rosonted tho fmputation that the conference wus packed with dulegates frum Morgan and Bangumon Countics, and moved to reconsider. * ‘Tho motion was pohoried aipan, aeveral gen- Hemen promising Br, Winston that the action of this conforunce would be regurded as slmply advisory, and tho matter wus allowed to droy, On mation or W, 'T', Dowdull, the Btute Con- vention for omilnating delegates to the Cin- xou for June 10, ‘The question of tixing a duy for the othor con- vention for nominating State oflicers was unani- mourly ioft, without debute, in the hands of the Btate Central Committee. RAKLY IN THE AYTHRNOON the Btate Contral Cummittoo mvt in secrot sea- wion, ‘Ton McNeely occupied the chalr. Tho roli-call stowed all present oxcept elyht On motion of Fred Winaton, of Cook, those bolding- proxiog wore admitted, and under this rosolus lon thert, wero recelyed inte full membership Toons Uuttorworth, of Rockford: J, It, Wasch, of Watroka; W. 1, Dowdall, of Peorlu; and W. # Chicago, Bubscquontly, Joun Mat- toora, of Chicngo, und J. M. Darnell, of tho Touth District, were cullod in to Ml vacuncios, THE YOUNA DEMOCRACY, Hans Haerting, Churica Shuckelford, and Hob- ert 1, MeKinluy, whu weru appoluted a comunit- toe of conference by the dozen or fifwacn Young Demovrats, appeared beforo tho Central Com: mitteo, and, ufter boing introduced by Frod Winston, submitted tho following: Wuxnkas, In our opinion, much good can re sult from the orguuization of the Young Democ- re, C1 a eaotvea, That we respectfully request tho Stato Contra! Committee to adopt, as a part of itg plan of Btate orguulzation, the oryguulzution se omocrstie Uinta tae be coutusal "Uf tho yOuRyer menbera of the purty, and tobe ausillary to the Gen¢ral Committee und co- THE TRIBUNE WEATHIR-MAP. From Observations Made by tho Signal-Sorvico, U. 8, A., at 11 2. Mt, ‘Washington Mean Time, March 18, 1880, _sO] Patsnt apptied tor tye STATE OF WRATHKR, Ligon ab nie T 10 SER SA i cae Cato T3a7 cPreckenrtdan Or Esconabn, Bar 29 one 3 ee ic) ir 29,75. SM, T 18’) GHICAGo: Bar 2941 {3 §/Seringnetd Bt.Lowt Bar 29, ic py i) Des Qurinf, Dhion ppt Cc Sharence F, RAG ene z, i PScon fing 29.28 Yomphig 3s SIT 49 a2 viur CAicot. irminghany'e Bar 2038 "rst 1uo5 Mevoport Vicksburg funigomery % fi 22 Ak ranitria Ze T72 oblia$ u plhaltihonthee ay ny har 20.80 om, 29,77 149 Leawtnyo, Tar 2988 {aay @ Qi zat orth Yi Ga 45 inal napolts Taz Vincennes BY Bar 29.82 T 82° ABhvitlo MIROS @ s,. Atlant TT 4 EDI NATION, a CHARACTER OF BIND-FORCE, = Gaim, Light-sreah, Gale. Arrows tha wed is blowing. rraws Inilleate sini (abe ok 2 OL 8 Turon a qu Aree Buralo par 2089 Reinnd en, #8 Or sar 20.84 h T 40 an@p New Yor ca Pieter at sCitanitus (3) @™ 2083 eck 'T BA Washingto agl yom aR eae aRfonmond, 5 Geen Norfolke T 47 i atpailge 4 ulevitie Latoyenn ig sib 2 Sond mai Chattanooga Wilerp Tv mS) YZ jiraingt; ry Caunibia leston4y icon gavannaha 7 ih Prey Jacksonville i RANDAIONSTLY 4 £0 Dy a Leexttade Wert from Ale Werkington, ‘Observations taken at all stations at the same moment of time. LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. Maximum, 4; minimum. 3 INDICATIONS. Orricr or THE Cuter SIGNAL Osricen, WAsINGTOR, D. C.. March 19—! a. m.—For Tennessee and the Obio Vitley, cloudy and rainy, followed by clearing weather, warm, southwest, vecring te colder northwest winds, higher barometer. For the Upper Lake region, partly cloudy weather, with occasional light snow, wind mostly northwesterly, stationary or lower temperature, generally bigher barometer. For the Upper Misalssipp! and Lower Missouri Valleys, clear or partly cloudy weathor, winds mostly northwesterly, stationary or lower temperature, generally higher barometer, For the Lower Lake region, cloudy weather with rain or snow, warmer southerly winds, falling bergnates, followed In tw: ‘he Ohlo, Tennersee, and Miseleatpy! River be! last istriets by rising barometer and colder northwest winds. uw Calro, will continue to rise. Peete eteanacibdnnoeastervenerenin ie Sneed operate with it in ull things, and to be under its general cuntrol, the central orgunizition to be composed of tha sume nuinber of men ns the State Central Committee, and to be controlled by the same rules. ‘Mr. Hacrting made an elaborate speech, ad- yooating the clulms of the Young Demoerncy, and promising their active cooperation. Irwin, Mush, Goudy, and Coubran expressed thelr sym= pathy with the proposition, und on motion of goudy the plan was adopted, with a reference tetho Executive Committee to look after tho carrying out of Its details, THE CONVENTION QUESTION, Freyer, of Coles, then opened a Pandora's box by moving Uhut there be unly one convention, and that It be held June 10, for the purpose of nominating both the delegates und a State ieket. Vush, of Pike, thought it would be better to discuss the naked propusition of the convention without any’ dite, Crebs, of Carmi, beloved the suggestion em{- nently wlee, and inoved wi an aniendment that: there be two conyontions, une for notwlnating delegates to the Clncinnit! Cunyention, aud the other for putting State ticket into the Neld. The suumeattut that cach dlatrict be heard from on the question met with a unanimous ap- proval, and then the battle begin. Back and forth, like a sluttly in the loom, went the views of tho varlous membors, each wide being vortl- dent of filuul victory. Gen, Parsons spoke elo- quently In favor of the two conventions, and, ufter mentiouing that be was # candidute for Governor, suggested that In the nolsy und ex- elterment consequent upon the selection of dele- gates to the National Convention the candidates Jor plices on the State ticket were Iluble to GET LOST IN THE SHUFFLE, He begged the gentlemen to ontur two con- ventions ua the only means of suiting ol) parties, The egates from the northern eud of tho State sympathized with the candidates, but they could ot refrain from stating that it was asking: too much from Hepublicun districts tosend dete gutes to two State Conventions. One of tho Cook County delegation wanted ta know bow much cheek the ayerayzo Di rat possesses, “We ure cutitied,” jo ninety-clght dolegutes, and, while we have gall enough to ask for pusses for sixty or soventy, it cannut be ox- ected that we can do so twice in one genson. It would disquat both Ackermun, of tho Hlinvis Central, and MeMullin, of the Alton," ‘This argument was not without ite influence. Refore the Committee met, tho frivnds of the two-Convention systein thought thoy bud it by a vote of Il to 10, After tha Co hoting members wore alectes Darnell, The first was regarded on all sides us sure for tho singlo Convention, and those who secured the nppolntinent of tho wecond looked upon him asin fuvor af two Conventions, The Jatter Ausanpolntea hig friends, He fayored the sluglo meeting, After all the districts bud been heard from o voto was ordered, and the ainend- mont wns lost by the fallowing yoo: Yena—Orendarit, Cochran, Bush, Wasch, Dowdall, Hurrioger, Parsons, Coppinger, Boutot, Paco, and Creba. - ‘aye—MeNevly, Irwin, Mattocks, Courtnoy, ‘Winston, Hutterworth, Scurly, Darnell, Goudy, Dunham, Murphy, and Fryer, ‘Dowdall, of Peortu, immediately saw that ‘TH 31 WAB UP unlesa something coutd be fixed. Tho Fifth and Bixth Districta were not Feproseniod, aud ho moved that they be filled, It was too late; the motion wag ruled out of order, ag it was suse poate, Had rath some fellows in tow who would 8 band, One pecoullarity was a change of front by Ir ‘win and Cochran. The former spoke for" two Conventions and voted for ong, while tho latter did tho ruyorse, . After the amoniiment had been killed tho question came up on the original motion, and it ‘wus curried by tho same party vote, Thero were MANY MUTTERED CORBES heard upon tho head of Murphy, who bad been in favor of tho two-endod baby, but Fred Wins ston oxerclsod the magic of his persuaviye elo- quence, and Murphy took the back-track, Without any debate the Convention wus fixed for June 10, Bowe of tho delegates thought it would be a good thing to worry Goudy, who was olson member of the National Cunimitteo, and thoy uecordingly wanted to know if be bad made are wenta for tho Hinols dulezation with ans. Jincinnut! hototy. Ho replied in tho now and wns thereupon Instructed to sooure rooms at tho Burnot Houve for forty-two delo- gates, all of which he promtsed todo. Gen, Pure bons Wanted to know If tho Comiiltes oontom- tated ave a camnpalge, paper, Whereupon powdall, of tho Peoria Democrat, suggested that thors werv plenty of Domocratio papers, and It Woild be unfair for the Carmmittoe 10 enter into competition. Thissottled tho question, THH FOLLOWING CALL was subscquontly drawn up: Tho Democratlo Btate Convention will bo held at Springtield on ‘Thursday, June 10, at 1) o'clock uw. im. to up- oint delégutes to tho National, Democratic onveution at Cincinnat!, June = and nom. inate cundidntes for the following Stute oflicers: Governor, Licutenant-Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor of Public Accounts, ‘Treasirer, and Atiormey-Genornl: also for the’ purpase of nominating’ Presidential Electors, In wecord~ ance with the direction of the last Nutlonw Convention, the doicgutes will be instructed by the Stute Convention to vote for or against tho abrogation of the two-thirds rule.” All citizens who ure in necord with tho Demo- emtic parts’ in ite principles, and sympathize with Its objects, ure Invited to participate in Bo tee legates to the Convention, Tho sev- eral counties will be cntitied to on edelegate for every 40) votes, and one delegate foravery frac- ton in excess of 200 votes, based on tho vote east for 8. d, Tilden, which was 258,601, thus giv ing 7 delegates. This glves Cook 03 delegites, Lake 4, Dupage 3, Will 10, Melfenry 5, Kane 7, Kankakeo d, Winnebago 4, ‘Tho Central Committes of the various countios: ura Toquested fo linmnediately easy their coun es to, be armmized as, propos in the pla Maple Gietke mee e Penrdaunittce print ed in yestordny’s ‘TrinuNe, and report to the head- quarters at Springfield. DE LESSEPS IN SAN FRANCISCO.. SAN Francisco, Cal., March 13.—De Lessops was received by tho Boardof Tradeand Chamber of Commorce this afternoon, and, in response to wrequest of those bodies, nddressed thom on tha subject of the Interoceanle canal, He compared tho various routes tp the advantageof the Panu~ mu line, ndvaneing tho Ge pee enta the public have been utready fami nrized with, Dispatches: from Senator Hooth and Gov, Perkins were read bearing upon the subject under consideration. —_—_———a———--- Rheumatism comes from Inuctlye kidnoya. Hop Ditters nover falls tpcure It. 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