WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18. 1892. JT. VANSLYKB. Editor. REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVEN TION- ftopubiican Voters of McHenry County id requefted to sand delegates to the Ke- publloan County County Convention to be held at the Court House in Woodstock, Satur day, April 23il, 1P92, at 11 o'clock A.M., for the pvrpOBe of placing in nomination candidates for the following County officers: Circuit Cleik, States Attorney. Coroner, and County Surveyor, and also for the purpose of select tag twelve delegates to represent McHenry Oouaty in the SUte Convention to be held at Springfield, May 4th, l*9i, and nine delegates In the Congressional Convention to be held at Klgin April 26th, 1892. and 84 delegates in the Senatorial and Legislative Convention for the Mil District to be held at Woodstock. April tttb, 1S92, ;to place in nomination candidates tor the Legislature and the Senate from said 8th District, and for the purpofe of transact Ing such other business as may properly come before the Convention. Each to#n Is en titled to the following representation: 8 Hebron .. ... ..H Seneca..... Marengo..* Dunhflm Cneoiung.* Alden , Hartland... Riley Corel Grafton.... Dorr. (S^Mriwnod Richmond.. 13 Burton. ..... .... f McHeMJV............11 Nunda....«s.......... ® Barrecille...... » Alsronquin 5 Gary, precinct..... 4 Crvaial '„&ke.. .. .... 6 W:' ...: .. 6 ..... .2-2 ....... a ....... a 8 • . T 90 7-. . Total......!<< And it la riconiBiended bf the committet that the various towns bold their caucuses oc Saturday, April 16th, 18M, J, E. C 48ET, Chairman. A. B-Cooir, Secretary. M , - . I;1 3 '̂ $ A3 USUAL. The Woodstock Sentinel ca,vae ou^laat with a labored article on thrtfover- norehip qneBtion, and while uttering faint praise for Governor Fifer, who it has just fonnd out is likely to receive the nomina tion, winds up with a great wail for fear something may be done that will not be for the good of the party. Hear it: The Sentinel still believes that it would be wisdom not to have the delegates from McHenry county instructed for any set oi men for state officers. The county may be for Gov. Fifer and the delegates select ed favorable to him, but we do not be lieve that an instructed delegation will be able to accomplish as much for the good of the party in this county as a del oration unhampered by instructions W$nld be. '"Good of the party in this county !" Coming from this source that is rich. Did the leaders of the syndicate have the good of the party at heart when they had printed and circulated Republican votes with a democrat's name thereon for the Legislature? Did they have the good of the Republican party at heart when they packed a Republican caucus with demo crats in order to defeat a good Republi can for the office of County Judge, and elect the leader of the syndicate, whose Republicanism is not above suspicion^ Did they have the good of the party at heart when they made the combination to defeat the will of the people at the last County Convention? No, it is their own selfish ends and to make outsiders believe that they--the syndicate--control the politics of McHenry county and not the people. Now the facts are these: Donnelly and Ids man Friday, Glennon, of Chicago, first promised the opposition that McHenry county should not go for Governor Fifer, but finding that they could not make that little scheme work, renewed their promise that the delegates to the State Convention should go uninstructed. This accounts for their constant fear about the "good of the party." It is a fear for the syndicate bosses, not the Republican party. But gentlemen the hand writing is on the wall. Governor . Fifer is the almost unanimous choice of the Republicans of McHenry County, and •her delegates in Convention assembled »ill not be afraid to proclaim the fact, notwithstanding the objections or fear, ;i ®f the Sentinel syndicate. < THEY ARB DESPEBATB. . The supporters of H. S. Williams lot member of the State Board of Equalisa tion appear to be in a desperate strait, and are resorting to all kinds of lying to further their fast sinking cause. In the Chicago Tribune of April 6th appeared the following: At the election for township officers to day the issue was made between the supporters of H. S. Williams nnd G. W. Eldredge, candidates for Member of the State Board of Equalization, and re sulted in a victory for Williams. Now we have every reason to believe the above was sent from Harvard, under a Richmond date and the party who sent it knew it was a lie made out ot whole cloth, but in order to make a little tem porary capitol for his three term candi date, and under the inspiratioil of Rail road money, was willing to make a lying sneak of himself, which eyery one who is acquainted with the facts knows that he did do. A cause must be desperate indeed that requires such low-lived dirty work. That that there was no truth in Harvard-Richmond despatch is evidenced by the following from the Tribune of April 12th: RICHMOND, 111., April 11.--[Editor of the Tribune,]--A special to the Tribune of the 0th inst. from Richmond, 111., has the following misinformation: RICHMOND, 111 , April o.--[Special,]--At; the election for township officers to-day the issue was made bet.wppjj the support- of H. S. Williams and G. W. Eldredge, candidates for member of the State Board of Equalization, and resulted in a victory for W illiams. The above statement is erroneous in every particular. No such issue was in volved at the township election mention ed. At the town caucus of March 26 to elect thirteen delegates to the county convention the ispue was between Mr. Williams and Mr.Eldredge for member ship on the State Board of Fqualization. At that caucus Mr. Eldredge carried the town by a vote of 127 to 67. Please make this correction and oblige, J. V. ALDRICH, G. W. ELDREDGE, F. E. HOLMES, Republican Town Committee. As we have repeatedly "said, Mr. Eldedge has made a clean, straightforward can vass from the beginning, using only facts and figures to prove his statements, while lying and misrepresentation has been his opponents stock in trade. His friends have even gone so far as to try and intimidate those who saw fit to sup port Mr. Eldredge. This proves to us one of two things that Mr. Williams is either not the man he is represented to be or he is troubled with an over abun dance of fool friends. In the mean time the canvass progress es with every indication that the people will choose George W. Eldredge, the man of the people, to represent them on the Board of Equalization as against the three term Railroad candidate. - WITH THE PEOPLE A rttmor Around Washington Mtys that President Harrison will not seek renomi- nation; that he will not participate in any struggle for it. Of course he will not. Nobody except some politicians with low ideas of how a presidency should be gain ed would expect him to. President Har rison has created no personal faction, oi workers animated by a sense of obligf- tion for favors reeeived or inspired by a hope of personal preferment to come. He has been faithful in his discharge of duty «»nd conducted his administration of affairs in a manner beyond criticism and which has won the praise of all parties. That is his kind of politics. He leaves it entirely to the people. If he is the strong est candidate he will be nominated easily, and there is no doubt he is the strongest candidate for the people are for him. He can well afford to rest the case with them. The politicians go with the popu lar current. Senator Cullom withdraws and acknowledges the people's choice. Ex-Senator Piatt, of New York, who has not been on the best of terms with the administration, says the people of bis etatefare undoubtedly for Harrison and the delegation will doubtless be for him. In fact it is probable that there will be no opposition whatever to his renomina- tion at Minneapolis. There should not be. It wilA>e a nomination fairly earned Ky the best service. The country h»s never had a better administration than he has given it. There has been peace and prosperity at home and the honor and dignity os the nation has been sus tained abroad. The farm and the fac tory have both prospered, a sound cur rency has been maintained, the condition or the country is the best it ever was. The western hemisphere has been bound together, reciprocity, the outgrowth of protection has enlarged our markets and without degrading home labor, and the nation never before held such a high place in the regard of other nations. The people will not want a change from these conditions, either in the nominating convention or at the polls. HOPKINS HONOHED. Speaker Crisp has made a number of change^ in the House committees. The most important is the appointment of Mr. Hopkins, of Illinois, to succeed Mr. McKenna, of California, as a member of committee on ways and means will insure Illinois representation on this important committee for many years to come. To bring about other changes Mr. Hopkins resigned from merchant and marine, fish eries and from post offices. Spv "v ^ |>, THE CORPORATIONS TAKE A HAND rJV The Republican voters of McHenry N-f . county will perhaps be astonished to learn that the Railroads and other Corpora- tions have taken a hand in the canvass - „• in this county for Member of the State f4 : Board of Equalization, but such is un- : ;; t floubtedly the fact. We have it from the ^ most reliable authority that railroad , • men throughout the county have been given notice that if they support Mr. igV*- "^Elureuge their heads will be the penalty. .In other words they will lose their situa- J'f - ' " tions. Voters of McHenry county what Is the inference to be drawn from this? 1:,, , Did that 60 per cent reduction have any- thing to do with it? Echo answers "only this and nothing more." The Republicans of this county will re- 'iiuember the time only a few years back 'When their candidate for State Senator, one of the ablest men within her borders, |3K, was defrauded of his undoubted rights yj?"< by this same influence, and the question ;s| How arises are you going to sit silently sf • by and see these same grasping corpora- tions rob you of your honest choice and hoist a man into a fourth term who the £ . %ures show stands ever ready to do # their bidding. This is no myth but an , actual fact which is susceptible of proof. |& -This contest should have been a fair, , honest test of strength between these two |men, facts, figures and personal circum- stances only brought forward to prove , , who was the most entitled to the support , of the Republican voters of the county. This Mr. Eldredge's friendB have endeav ored to do, bat his opponent and his friends resorted to all the low misrepre- sentations known to pot-house politi- :i ;cians, and now in their dire extremity the Railroads and Corporations step in to ; lend their aid. Will the Republicans of McHenry county quietly submit to this? L We don't believe it. ABB THEY REPUBLICAN8 P >. In the Woodstock Sentinel pi last week appears a call for a Caucus which is head ed "Dorr Republican Caucus," but when one reads it through he is led to believe that the heading at least had got into bad company. The closing part of this Caucus notice reads as follows: And it is further recommended thatany legal voter who shall state that he voted the Republican ticket at the last general election, or that he intends to vote the Republican ticket in the future shall be entitled to vote in said caucus. Republicans of .McHenry county, what do you think of this kind of Republican ism? An open bid for the Democrats and heelers of the town of Dorr to step in and aid Judge Donnelly and his syndi cate to say who shall be the delegates to the Republican County Convention, and who shall be the Republican candidates for the county offices the coming Fall This is the kind of Republicanism the syndicate gang are trying to force down the throats of the Republican voters of McHenry county. But when we take in to consideration the fact that the leaders of this syndicate had printed and peddled at the polls Republican tickets with a Democratic name inserted for Member of the Legislature, at the last election, it is no wonder they are engaged in this same dirty work, namely, trying to defeat the will of the Republican party. This remarkable call for a Caucus, we understand, eminated from the brain of Judge Donnelly, was drawn up and sign ed by his tool, the manager of the syndi cate, was taken by him to one member of the Town Committee who says (?) he signed it but did not read it and was not aware ot its contents, while the third member of said committee says he never saw it until it appeared in the Sentinel, and that his name was signed without his consent. The syndicate knew that he was too good a Republican to lend him self to the dirty work of Donnelly and his crew. The Republican party of the town of Dorr has within its ranks as true Repub licans as can be found within the State and we know they will not submit to this outrage. It is an outrage, not only on the Republicans of the town of Dorr, but of the entire county. It is an old trick of this gang, but the people know them too well, and we trust the Republicans of Dorr will teach Donnelly and his gang of Democratic heelers a lesson this time that they will remember for all time to come. EDITOR PLAINDEALER:--I noticed in the Chicago Tribune of Wednesday, April 6, a dispatch from Richmond stating that the township election was fought out on , w;n;nW ' JUIUICU^O V O. TV llliauiO lOOUVy f * lUlUUJw being victorious. Now I wish to deny the above statement. While it is doubt less true that the supporters of the Re publican candidate for Supervisor did. have done, and are still doing everything in their power to injure Mr. Eldredge's candidacy, it was friends of Mr. Eldredge that elected Mr. McConnell, believing him the best man for the position and believing that his known enmity and opposition to our townsman should not cut any figure in this contest. The telegram in question was sent for the purpose of creating a wrong impres sion and every decent person, be he for or against Mr. Eldredge, will denounce it as a contemptible piece of business. Whether Geo. W. Eldredge is successfull in the County Convention or not, the underhanded means his opponents have been, and are to-day resorting to will in the future "come home to roost." FAIR PLAY. Richmond, 111.,, April 11th. Pithy, Pointed and Pertinent* • The platform oi the Democratic leaders in Congress--"We believe in free trade, and the free coinage of silver,' but it is impolitic to commit ourselves on the lat ter until alter the Presidential election. David Backwards Hill is hot making mncli progress towards the nomination as he recently appeared to be doing. Dodging, skulking and Tammany Hall hi proving too bitter a dose for even Demo crats to swallow. In view of the' trouble which followed the late Dr. Morrill McKenzie's treatment of the present Kaiser's father it is not probable that members of the medical profession are very envious of the physi cian selected to perform the operation on the Emperor William's diseased ear. An address issued by the National As sociation of Democratic Club? devotes considerable space to the Federal Elec tion bill, but forget® to say a word abont free coinage. New Orleans Is in hard look. A. Demo cratic primary election followed by a *3,000,000 Are are truly dire misfor tunes. New York and Chicago have some things in common--reports^ of grand juries for instance. Cleveland has the enthusiastic support of every man who was appointed to office under his administration. They, like Mr. Cleveland, are williug, iiot to say anxious, to again serve their conn- try, for a salary. You do the voting; I'll do the rest- Hill's political platform. Ex-Governor Campbell seem to have lost his head since his defeat by McKinley. In his Providence speech he blamed the Republican party because there were more evictions in New York city for non payment of rent than in the whole of Ireland. It would be extremely difficult if not impossible, to explain the connec tion, and the next time Mr. Campbell feels inclined to indulge in puzzles he should furnish a key with every speech. The theft of the New York legislature has been of no benefit to to the Demo crats; but its legislation is making it more and more certain that New York will cast her electoral votes for the Re publican National ticket. An enterprising New York publisher, anticipating the nomination of Cleveland announces the early publication of "Everybody's Pocket Cyclopedic." Judge has dubbed him Rip Van Winkle Cleveland, but the voters gave him a name in November 1888 that will stick to him as long as he lives, and it is Dennis. Proprietors ohlanguishing Presidential booms must have turned green with y «hsn they read of the vigor of that cyclone which swept nine states. Aft ex-Congressman who has been do ing business as a contractor in New York recently disappeared, leaving it is said a number of notes bearing forged endorsements behind him. He was a Democrat and was considered so much better than his party that he was elected to Congress from a district that usually gave more than 2,000 Republican major ity. His career carries a moral, Belgium has adopted a law prohibiting the hypnotizing of any person, except by a physician, under a penalty of a fine and imprisonment. Hypnotism must be much further advanced in Belgium than it is in this country • 4>/'l 4 . . * h. -V -r R/5 W6 BCfliVG Itt l YOUR WIVES CAN RUN-.'>y,, Your husbands easier, moreecon«< We have some extra values in Boots £ixiu. Suoes which will bear in specting, 9" The friends of the lamented John A. Logan, throughout the length and breadth of this state, ought to be for Charles E. Fuller for Congressman-at- large. The great Senatorial contest of 1885, when after a four month's struggle General Logan was re-elected to the United States Senate, under the leader ship of Mr. Fuller, will not soon be for gotten. After the close of that contest Gen. Logan wrote the following letter to Mr. Fuller: SPRINGFIELD, III., May 22,1885 Hon. Chas. E. Fuller.--My dearfriend:-- I have relied much upon you as a leader in the late Senatorial struggle, and desire now to express my thanks to you and as sure you of my appreciation of your un tiring labors to achieve a victory for the Republican party and myself. Your bril liant has been most effective in forcing rights from a tyranical and unscrupulous enemy. The party and myself are under many obligations. Be assured of my life long regard and friendship. Very Truly Yours, JOHN A. LOGAN. NOTICE, HARNESS! HARNESS 7 setts of heavy double harness of my own make; several pets of second-band double and single harness, must be sold thU week Will trade for old ones. G. L. HUBBARD, NUNDH, ILL C ty, M*y rlc" W* Coroner Hertz, of Chicago, would make a good State Auditor. He is a German but he does not let that fact make him forget that he is above all an American. Cook county is entitled to representation on the State ticket, and Mr. Hertz will make a very acceptable I candidate.--Streator Free Press. ite/ PtF At Elgin, 111., Monday, 8,100 pounds of butter sold for 22 cents a pound. Ay ear ago 25 cents was real ized. It looks as though the proposed grand naval review, in honor of the four hun dredth anniversary of the discovery of America was in danger, through the nig- I®* Other dispatches from Russia seem to confirm the report that the Germans have discovered the secret of aerial navi gation, or else the fellow who started the first story is sticking to it well. German balloons still continue to hover over the Russian forts, and the tale is added to by the statement that they use electric search lights so as to continue their ob servations by- night. Probably they have a wholeelectric light station in the car of the balloon. B'lt if it is all true what a revolution in warfare. Heavy armored ships, great forts and all that will be at discount when dynamite can be dropped from the clouds. Come to-ufiy if you can and buy your Wall Paper. If you cannot come to-day come as soon as you can. The sooner you come the better your chances at J, W. Cristy & Son's. Pillsbury's Best seldom equalled [never jfillsDury s Kest seldom eq e&UML Try it only f J .35. I®" New York World assumed entire charge of the Democratic campaign in Rhode Island. It ran special trains to seat of war, stirred up the faint hearted, drove Democratic orators in crowds to the little state, distributed documents, and lashed itself into a fury of zeal and perspiration. So impressed was it with the importance of the election in Rhode Island that it made arrangements to sig nal the result from the lofty tower of the Pulitzer Building^ and announced in black type the following code of signals: "Red lights will be burned if the Demo crats win." "Blue lights will be burned if the Repub licans win." "Watch for a red light," it added pionsly, "and pray that it won't be bluel" Either the faithful neglected this touch ing exhortation or the prayers of New York Democrats don't amount to much in carrying elections, for Rhode Island went Republican by a clear majority. The light flashed from the World's tower mtwthave jtwei* wry, vwybk|* STATE OF 'LLINOr, ) >88 M'HBMRY COUNTY, S IRCUITOonrt of McHenry Oonr.t T*>rm, A. D 1S92. Anna J. Goodrich Andrew J, Goodri'-b, In Ohancery. Affiu&vitr.f :lie nan-rrciMeiif e nf Atnirew J 3o-»drioh the <1elen<ient above named, havinpr been filed in the office ot the clerk of said Circuit Court of McHenrv county, notice is hereby given to the said non-resident defend ent that the complainant (lied hi r bill of com plaint in said court, on the chancery side thereof, on the 7th day of April, A. D 1892,. and that a summons thereupon issued out of said court against said defpndent, returnable on the 23d day ot May, A. D. 1&92. as la by law required. Now, therefore, unless you. the said An drew J. Goodrich shall nersonaMy be and ap pear tefore the said Circuit Court <}t McHenry Countv on tho first day of the next term thereof, to be holden at the Court House in the city of Woodstock, in «aid county,, on the 23d day of May A. 1>. 1892. and plead an« swer or demur to the said complainants bill of complaint, the same and the matters and things therein charged and stated will be taken as confessed, and a decree entered against you according to the prayer ot said bil In testimony whereof 1 havs hereunto set my hund and affixed the seal of said court, at I'my offlo.e in Woodstock this 7th day of April A. D. 1892. W. P MORAB, Clerk J. M. Hick*, Complainant's Solicitor. April 7th, I D 1892, h STATE OF ILLINOIS, M'HFMKY COTJTT, CIRCUIT Oonrt f McHenry ccuntv. M»y Term, A D 18M. Henry H»*scbl'dt •», Wm. A. I'elton, Marv Fall, Jane Fall, Martha Wright. David Wrfght,, Krastui Wright and Bliia Wright, ln<Cbancery. Affidavit of the non-residenee of Wm. Pelton, Mary Fall. Jane Fall, Marthy Wrlgh David Wrigh', Erastua Wright and Eliza Wright, the defendents above named, having been filediin '.he office of the clerk of said Circuit Conrt of McHenry county, notice lr hereby plventothe said non re'ident defend ents, that the complainant filed hln bill o' com plaint in said court on the chancery side there of on tho 71 h day of April A. D* 1892and that t fummons thereupon issued out of said Court against said defendents, returnable on the 23d day of May A. D. 1892 as is br.law required Now, therefore, unless you the said Wm. a Pelton, Mary Fall, Jane HaU, Martha WrlgJ David Wright, Brastus Wright and Kli Wright shall persopally^be and appear before ihe said Circu t Court »•* McIIcnry county on the first d y ol the next term thereof, to be holden at the Court House in the city of Wood stork in said county on th©23«t day of May and plead, answer or demur to tbe said com- piainant's bill of complaint, the same and the matters and things therein chirged and stated will be taken as confessed, and a d cree entered against you according to tbe prayer « f said bill. In testimony whereof ( * ave hereunto set mv hsnd and sfflxed the seal of aald court at my office, in Woodstock this 7th day . ot April A D 1898. W p MOHOB. Clark, J. M MARKS Solicit>r. 1 ;#'« Jf,': 4 tAt .wftWas? •."jS# Pxitototiiiifcvmimi. 1 Wool Carpet# Least Honey J ' r-F, omically and with infinitely less < friction and domestic infelicity if y<fu will only buy your merchan dise of >.y " • • YOU May think this an empty boaat but call it what you will* we u tiial to prove itet ruth J. w. RINGWOOD, ILL. Corporation Election* The Annual Vll age Election for tbe Village Of Mcllenry, will be held at the City Hall, in •aid village, on Tuesday, tlie 19th day oi April, 1892, At which time the following officers will be elected. ONE PRESIDENT, who shall hold his office for the term of one year. THREE TRUSTEES, wbo shall hold their office for the term uf two years. ^t)NE VILLAGE CLERK. The poll of said election wilt 1^ opened at 7oV.lot.k in the morning and remain open an. tilSo'clock. in the evet lngof said daj. GEO, W, OWEN, Village Oierk. il<? jenry, ill., March '29th, 1892. LiKE GENEVA CUr FLOWERS, FUNERAL W0BK. PARTY DECORATIONS. Before You Order . BEDDING PLANTS For the Spring, send to? cur Illustrated Catalogue. LAHEGENET4* - WIS The Gillette No. 070I. f#4;' Record 2i8 l Will be for semes lit the barns of George W. Owen, McHenry, Illinois. 1 TERMS. S75. balance by Koto rest, Having put In one of the above named machines we are uow prepared to clip bor&es on ebort notice, and guarantee satisfaction. By tills ma chine a hotse can be Clipped Quicker & Better Than by any other process. Call and see It work and leave yonr orders at Howard'8 Market. WrBt side. B@uCbarges reasonable. HOWARD A KENNEDY. West McHenry, April 4, 1892. One ball payable in Cash, balance bv j due six months from service without iacOi Interest after due at 8 per cent. "Geor&e O." was sired by Lakeland Abdallah 381= by the founder of our trotting wonders, old Rysfl vWes Hambletonian, 10 Dam of George O is by Autocrat, a son of George M. Patchcu, 30, record 2:28#. She paced at six years ol» a half mile in l:0SJf, and at 17 years a full mile in 2:27. •'George Q." has had vo y limited advan tages in the stud, nevei having bred a stan* dsr'l ined mnre, but his colts are all very speedy and sell tor long prices. He sired a two-year-old with a reoord of 1:40. trial X mile la 1:82 to Road Oart exosex w own. MeBtnrv. lUtmoU. * 8o A 48- page book free. AfUirett W. T. F1TZ GBHALD, Attorney at Law. or lib and IT 9ta , Washington, D.O ATTENTION! Farmers and Dairymen. It will pay\hose looking for CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or springers, to call at BIT prenlses before purchasing. I can fornlsa Snoh by the car loaQ or single eow. POBTSK EL WOLrRUM. Omm. farm about tour miles northwest of Harvard. Illinois. ' A * -\4 EVERY . • Dollar you spend with U$ bring* Its full return. Every purchas*' made oi us is appreciated. W4-. do not assume that you cannof buy elsewhere; you are not be! Hence we Vy.- -v \ holding to us. money in this way to seek; your patronage. 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