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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1880
Page
2
A.M. Jones, Chairman, and Daniel Shepard, Secretary, list the delegate allotments for counties in the district. Stephenson and Jo Diviess receive seven and six, while Carroll ten, Whitteside ten, and Ogle ten delegates.
The Republican voters of Stephenson County and Freeport wards are urged to send delegates to a county convention at Witcoxon's Opera House Freeport at 1 30 pm on May 8 1889 to elect eight delegates to the state convention in Springfield May 19 1880 and to transact other business. The list of townships wards committeemen and delegate counts is given. The caucuses are to be held May 8 under rules set by the County Republican Central Committee chaired by Whith.
The Republican Caucus of Loray will meet at Lamb's School House on Wednesday May 12 at 4 o'clock p.m. to elect delegates for the Republican Convention to be held at the Opera House in Freeport Illinois on Thursday May 8 1850. Polls open one hour. ALK Way Horn, Committeeman.
General Smith DP Atkins editor of the Frea port Audet voices Grant support as the majority sentiment in the state. The article accuses Atkins of duplicity, saying he promotes Grant in his paper while secretly aiming to split and weaken Grant's real strength to shield his own aims. Leading Republicans in the city and county are said to understand Atkins' dual stance.
The Chicago Journal department, run by Jesse Shannon who signs as Leesson, vilifies respectable citizens who oppose ringsters aiming to seize offices. The piece condemns Gov Shuman for allowing Shannon to use his connections and hints that Shuman and the Journal will face public scrutiny over Shannon’s alleged influence and grudge against local endorsers.
In Cook County Chicago on Monday Blaine and Washburne factions united in a secret caucus led by Charley Farwell to push a high handed plan. Grant supporters withdrew to Palmer House to organize a separate delegation while accusing Washburne backers of aiding Blaine. The piece argues Washburne is a Blaine vehicle and urges backing Grant to prevent division and secure Illinois for him at the state convention.
A strong editorial urges that participants at the County Convention next Thursday refuse to align with the Blaine machine. It argues the issue is self evident and presses delegates to consider the consequences of joining the Blaine faction.
In Freeport and across the county, delegates to the County Convention were chosen with Blaine and Washburne tickets contending against Grant. The second ward saw a dramatic anti Grant effort with two tickets and a contested vote, finally resulting in a Grant win by a single vote, highlighting the party split and alleged Blaine machine tactics.
The primaries occurred in nearly all county towns on Saturday. Returns were being tallied up to press time as the Journal urged readers to subscribe for further results and coverage.
In Elizabeth this afternoon the Jo Daviess County Republican Convention opened at 1 p m with John Lorrain as chair. D A Sheffield was chosen chair, and J B Brown and H C Gann elected secretaries. Delegates named for the State Convention include A M Jones, H G Gann, J C Spare, Jacob Fawcett, J B Brown, John Buckley, I W Parkinson. Resolutions praised General U S Grant as the county’s candidate and endorsed Gen J S Smith for Governor, instructing delegates to push both nominations. The meeting was harmonious and lasted 35 minutes.
In a Budget column last Saturday D. Atkins urged Illinois to back General Grant, but Friday night he joined a small circle plotting the Washburne Blaine anti Grant scheme used at the Saturday primaries. City Republicans accuse Atkins of double dealing and press him to gain a place in the Springfield delegation.
A Lena Star clipping extols James I. Neff for State Senator, praising his past legislative record, legal and civic stature, and wartime leadership. It argues his nomination would unify Republican voters, attract veterans, and mobilize general support across party lines for the district convention.
Washington Chronicle profiles Robert M A Hawk of Carroll County Illinois a veteran Civil War officer and longtime Republican politician. Born 1830 in Indiana he rose from teacher to county clerk then congressman noted for a strong anti slander stance and key speeches on peace at the polls and national finances. He owns a large Carroll county farm and lands in Iowa and is a stalwart party figure with a notable wartime service including a leg amputation and use of a self built cane.
Florence ILORENCE May 10 1880 Epiton Journal a citizen requests room to respond to a April 28 article and a prior Forence Bulletin piece. He and Mr Egan plan to retract statements made, saying he will take back any injury to reputation or misrepresentation and urging caution with passions.
A letter urges gentle speech and sunny temper over gloom, advising hidden vexations and shared happiness. It emphasizes controlling anger, reflecting wisely, and keeping only positive reflections to renew pleasure, closing with a hopeful, respectful sign-off from Abraham Dien.
In Chicago on October 15, 1872, Blaine praised General Grant's four years of prosperity, peace abroad, and respected diplomacy. He lauded a domestic and foreign policy guided by Christian principles, calling it a model American administration.
R Cosy argues war fosters demoralization and links alcohol to societal ills across history. He cites biblical prohibitions on wine for Nazarites and mothers, ancient malt liquor in Egypt, and calls out dram shop influence at the Freeport election. He warns of political corruption aided by alcohol advocates, urging readers to see the vice as national harm.
The editor condemns the idea that charity focus should expand beyond urban workers. The column argues shop girls earning about $34 weekly, who must endure long hours and dress well, deserve attention first, urging against neglect of local labor while considering aid to heathen or Indigenous peoples elsewhere.
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