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Do not fail to call at once and get the benefit of our bargains. CUS CARLSON. McHenry, 111., Sept. 30, 189G. New Summer Shirts New SummerTies, New Styles of Collars. LARGE SALE On New Necktics. Within 24 Hours I can supply you with any size in Shirts- that I have not got in the store. Complete Stock Of Gents' Furnishing Goods. Biggest Run On Merchant Tailoring since I have beer in McHenry. Latest style and besi goods, at prices never before offered in McHenry. Come and be convinced. Thanking you for past pa tronage, I am Yours Truly, J. D. LODTZ, Jr. McHenry, HI., May 12,1896. His Familiarity with Illinois Affairs--Ac­ knowledgment of the Eloquence and Force of His Speeches--His Power with the People. Now that the campaign is rapidly ap­ proaching its close, republicans are dis­ posed to look back upon the canvass made by their candidate for governor, Capt. John R. Tanner, and see whether or not he has fulfilled expectations. • It is safe to say that, every voter will concede to Mr. Tanner the compliment that he has surprised political friends and foes alike by the manner in which he has discussed the issue of the day, and especially because of his familiari­ ty with Illinois affairs, its finances, its business management, the character of its institutions, and all that pertains to the material interests of the people, lie has shown a knowledge of the con­ dition of the state treasury, the charac­ ter of recent and remote legislation, the wants of the state educational institu­ tions, the necessities of the penal and reformatory and charitable institu­ tions, the tax levy, assessments, and the appropriations for the various branches of the state government, which demon­ strated the most careful study of the questions directly affecting the citizens of the state at large. In all of the speeches he has made he has also been a source of astonishment even, by the vigor and eloquence, conciseness and force of expression and argument. For a man who had not previously been upon the stump as an orator he has cer­ tainly sprung into prominence as one of the most effective speakers who have ever canvassed the state as a guberna­ torial candidate. It is noteworthy, also, that upon national affairs, the financial and tariff questions, he has been as familiar and forcible as any of the most conspicuous and experienced speakers on the stump. He. put to rout in every instance the chief advocates of free sil­ ver, and he completely disarmed Gov. Altgeld and made him entirely defense­ less in discussing the character of his administration. Capt. Tanner has shown a fearless spirit, based evidently upon the justice of the republican cause and his sincerity in advocating the re­ publican principles as the best for the people. what he said a candor and an attrac­ tiveness which were gratifying to his friends and could not help making con-* verts to a cause thus espoused. He is certain to be elected by a large major­ ity, and this source of congratulation will be supplemented by the fact thai to a large extent will be due to him per­ sonally the victory achieved. He will not withhold from his associates in speechmaking any of the creditpropcr- ly due them, not- will the people be dis­ posed to criticise anyone who has had a part in the canvass for McKinley and Tanner; but popular sentiment must concede to Capt. Tanner effective work which would probably not have been done by any other nominee. His pe­ culiar composition has much to do with the power he •wields on the platform and in private conversation. He is a man of the people, of modest heritage, and what he has he owes to his energy, industry and determination. His op­ ponent, on the contrary, is a man of wealth, with large holdings in Chicago, who is permitted to traverse the coun­ try and to make display in the halls of Tammany, in New York, and at the same time make a pretense that he is a friend of the wage-worker and of the common citizen. Capt. Tanner has not been compelled to make any claims upon the score of special friendship for the laboring man, for all of his life he has been one of them, and all of his of­ ficial acts have been indicative to or­ ganized labor of fidelity and sincerity to its best interests. The end of the campaign brings him into closer rela­ tionship and touch with all men who have to toil, for he has talked to them from many platforms, and they know his administration will be of a charac­ ter to reflect the innate honesty and courage of the man. These traits were forcibly illustrated from the outset of the campaign, and the press of the state promptly teemed with acknowledgements of the elo­ quence and convincing nature of his arguments. At Carthage, DelCaJb, Champaign, Yandalia, Rushville, Chi­ cago and other points he discussed at length every point of interest in the whole range of political controversy; and he produced new thoughts and ideas for thinking people in his briefer talks on tours with the generals and the governors. At Champaign Capt. Tanner had this to say on Illinois mat­ ters: "<lov. Altgeld tells his democratic audi­ ences that just as he was on the point of getting a revenue bill through the last legislature, which would insure a just as­ sessment of the property of the state for taxation, I appeared at Springfield and 'compelled' an adjournment of the ses­ sion. In short, the substance of the charge is that the governor was going to make the rich people and the corporations pay their share of the taxes, and that I would not let him do it. * "This accusation greatly flatters me, in one respect. It makes me out the most influential mlan in Illinois. For a single man to stampede a whole legislature that was backed by all the power of Gov. Alt- geld's administration, and just at the time when it was on the eve of a great reform, upon which its members were intent, im­ plies a degree of influence which I should never have claimed for myself. "While this charge is absurd, I shall, nevertheless, answer it, and shall do it, notwithstanding the fact that the governor has set me the bad example of remain­ ing profoundly silent under far more'dam- aging charges than any he has \ mad© against ytne. Nearly all of the seven dead? ly sins nave been pointedly charged against the governor by his own former democratic supporters, yet he has been a3 silent the Egyptian sphinx under these charges." flaying mentioned the Forftiaa charges in detail, Capt. Tanner epptinr ued; t, "Now, while I could not, and of course did not, adjourn a session of the legisla­ ture at my mere will and pleasure, I am bound to say further that I then thought, and still think, that the legislature of 1895 did the best possible thing when it : adjourned and went home from the spe- i cial session, in which Gov. Altgeld had for political purposes convened it. It was wasting time, eating up the people's taxes, j and doing no good whatever, as Gov. Alt- I geld well knows. He never expected that ; epecial session would amend the revenue laws, nor did he desire it, but he did wish to retain the members at Springfield at the serious expense of the public until the people became disgusted. "Let us recall some of the circumstances under which Go»v. Altgeld convened the legislature of 1895 in special session, and the purpose he had in so doing. We shall see how sincere the governor was, and is, in his desire to reform the revenue laws. | "The revenue act with which Gov. Altgeld • finds such grave fault was passed just after the constitution of 1870 was adopted. It is a law of long standing. Lest I might be misunderstood, 1 Wish to say that I rec­ ognise the fact that it is not a perfect law. I believe it needs, arid should have; amend­ ment. I believe that the burdens of the state should be distributed'more equally upon the property of the state, and I rec­ ognize that the perfection of our revenue system has engaged as great minds as Gov. Altgeld's in the past," and will re- ' quire the serious, attention of future legia- j latures. . ' " _ • ' .. } "But when Gov. Altgeld came into office j in January, 1S93, he rii'et at Springfield a j legislature democratic in both branches, j'He was the fir^t democratic governor of Illinois to be inaugurated in 32 years. His' democratic legislature was subservient to his wishes to a degree not before witnessed in Illinois. He was monarch of all,he sur­ veyed. He was, as the boys say, 'the whole thing.' Now, why did not the governor have this democratic legislature of 1893, which he knew would obey his every wish, re­ form these revenue laws? Saiijtleglflature remained in session six montns, doing, in all that time, the governor's bidding to the letter. But the sum total of revenue legislation of that session was the addi­ tion of 13 words to section 3 of the revenue act and the striking out of one word from section 32. And these trifling amendments were in favor of corporations--not against them. The democratic legislature ad­ journed arid went home without enacting any of the reforms which the governor now for political purposes deems so important, and the governor, mark you, did not call them back in special session in the swel­ tering July weather and command them to amend the revenue laws. He did not think the failure of this democratic legis lature to amend this law constituted an 'emergency' which demanded its recall. "The governor waited until the repub­ lican legislature of 1S95 adjourned before making his great political play for use in the present campaign. The legislature of 1895 sat from the beginning of January un til near the end of June. Revenue meas­ ure^ had been pending before it at the regular session. These revenue measures were considered in committee, but they failed to agree upon a bill and no law was passed. All this Gov. Altgeld well knew He further knew that the democratic mi­ nority in that legislature could not have been induced to agree upon any revenue measure which he might suggest. If the republicans had all gone home and left the democratic minority to enact The~revenue law Gov. Altgeld well knows that no such law could have been passed. "Now, under the constitution of Illinois, no measure can be considered at a special session which is not specified in the gov­ ernor's call, and it is only contemplated that the governor should convene the legis­ lature in special session where some great 'emergency' has arisen, which renders legislation imperative. With this in view, let us now see what Gov. Altgeld did. In his call for the special session, convening the legislature on July 25, 1895, he specified as the first subject of legislation an addi­ tional tax levy of $1,000,000 to make good an alleged deficit in the appropriations. If this ?1,000,000 was needed then, it was justifiable for the governor to convene the legislature. But, in addition to this specifi­ cation of an additional tax levy, he went on to say: " 'When the last gefiteil assembly be­ gan early in January, there were a number of questions, vitally affecting the welfare of our people, which demanded legislation After being in session upwards of five months, the general assembly has ad­ journed without taking action on these important measures.' "And then he goes on to mention the following subjects, which he says require legislation: "(I) A revision of the revenue law. "(2) The abolition of the state board of equalization. "(3) An amendment of the law in relation to justices of the peace. "(4) A revision of our whole judiciary system. "(5) An amendment of the law in relation to child labor. "(0) The creation of an agency or board of inquiry upon arbitration. "(7) The regulation of sleeping car charges. "(8) An amendment of the law in rela­ tion to grand juries. "(9) An amendment of the law in relation to convict labor, enabling him to better prosecute his great scheme of prison man­ ufacture to compete with free labor. "£10) An amendment of the law in rela­ tion to slander and libel. "We thus see that, in the sweltering heat of July, the governor laid out for a spe­ cial session enough work to employ any legislature that ever convened in Illinois for at least one year, in continuous ses­ sion. "Why did he do this? He had not urged these matters upon hla former democratic legislature, and he knew that bills touch­ ing upon nearly all of these subjects ha3 been before every legislature since the constitution was adopted. I will tell you why I think the governor did these things. He is Strikingly dramatic in all his political acts. He expected to be a candidate for reelection. He knew there would be much criticism upon his administration. He be­ lieves in 'now issues' and has great faith in the assumption of tragic, attitudes be­ fore a gaping public. He knew the free trade he had advocated four years ago had failed. He knew that prosperity, under the influence of democratic rule, had fled from the confines of the great republic. He thought something must be done to make democratic thunder for the cam­ paign approaching, and so he entered upon his great tirade against corporations'and' capitalists. He raised an outcry against 'boodleism,' and sought, by lofty assump­ tions of political purity, and by the loud proclamation of a purpose to reform every­ thing in the universe, to create some polit­ ical ammunition for the battle of 1896 in which he is now engaged. He knew that the legislature would not, in the swelter­ ing" heat of July and August, accomplish what other legislatures had been unable to accomplish, but he thought he could go before the people, as he is now doing, and say: 'I wanted to reform the revenue law, but a bad and corrupt republican legislature would not let me do it.' He has now concluded, however, to blame it all on me, and to make me the 'heavy vil­ lain' in his great political tragedy. It 'is political humbug and buncombe of the rankest kind, and I denounce it as such, and I hope the governor will now find time to give just a little of his attention to liis democratic friend, Mr. Forman."- Bryan is for free coal, and spoke the following words in favor of free coal while in congress: "COAL IS ANOTHER EAW MATE­ RIAL PLACED UPON THE FREE LIST. THE DUTY ON COAL IS INDE­ FENSIBLE, EVEN IF WE WERE ADr JUSTING A PROTECTIVE TARIFF I ACCORDING TO THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM." I Coal miners should remember this when they come to vote. Clear, Definite and Concise Statement •( Facts Knocks Out the Charges--Presi­ dent Mitchell Tells the Other Side of the Story. The populist campaign bureau in Chi­ cago has given wide publicity to a cir­ cular charging that- by the operation of business at- Chicago banks gold is paid out only to the rich, while the poor are compelled to accept silver, even if they deposit gold. Material and specific por­ tions of the circular are: "A few weeks ago one of Father Kelly's parishioners, an old lady who1 hud bv rigid economy accumulated $500 in, gold as the result of years of toil, came to hirii and said she Was afraid the treasure, which was In p) gold pieces, would be stolen and begged herpastor to deposit it in a bank for her. ' Father Kelly complied with her re­ quest and deposited the goid in the lili- nois Trust and Savings bank, of. which John J. Mitchell is president. The bank .readily took the yellow ; pieces and gave a certificate of deposit therefor. "A few days later the old lady came to •the conclusion, after reading the goldbug newspapers' assertion that free coinage of silver would drive all the gold out of the country, that she would prefer to have the gold coin in her possession and asked Father Kelly to" get It for her.. He cheerfully consented to do so, and armed with the certificate of gold deposit, went to the Illinois Trust and Savings bank, Where, by the way, the reverend gentle- ™an had a balance of his own of some $20,000, and presented the lady's check for the $500. To his Intense surprise and in­ dignation the paying teller coollv shoved out $500 in silver certificates. The good father refused to accept the certificates and made a vigorous demand for the gold. " 'We are not paying out gold to anyone,' was the 'eool response of the teller. " "But my parishioner deposited $500 in gold less than a week ago,' said Father Kelly, 'and she has a right to receive gold In return.' " 'That makes no difference to us,' re­ sponded the barik official. 'You will have to take the silver certificates or noth­ ing.' " 'But this is a trust fund,' the good father said, appealingly. "My client gave me gold and I must return gold to her. She will not accept silver certificates for gold.' "The teller still refused. Father Kelly then appealed to President Mitchell but •met with an emphatic refusal. The bank would receive all the gold that people might deposit, but would not return a dollar of the yellow metal to depositors. Father Kelly left the bank, a thorough convert to Bryan and free silver." The statement was false on the face of it, but its repeated publication gained for it some credence. President John J. Mitchell, of the Illinois Trust and Sav­ ings bank, disposes of the whole story in the following letter, giving the actual facts, addressed to Dr. T. N. Jamieson, national committeeman for Illinois: "T. N. Jamieson, Esq.--Dear Sir: My at­ tention has been called to the fact that the subjoinodclreulftr-is--being distributed among the voters of Chicago. In its ma­ terial facts it is essentially and knowing­ ly false. "The.circular declares that within 'a few weeks' one of Father Kelly's parishioners deposited $500 in gold with the Illinois Trust and Savings bank, receiving in re- turw 'a gold certificate of deposit;' that a 'few days later,' desiring the gold, she armed Father Kelly with 'certificate "of gold deposit,' who, upon presentation of the same, was refused the gold and ten­ dered silver certificates instead; that he thereupon presented the matter to me, and met with an 'emphatic refusal' of the gold. "The facts are that November 19, 1892, Father Kelly deposited $500, which he says was deposited in gold; the savings pass­ book calls it current funds. That on the 22d day of July, 1896, nearly four years thereafter, Father Kelly presented the sav­ ings passbook, and demanded gold; that there was handed to him a mixed package of currency deposited with the bank by one of the railroads, which was made up as such currency would ordinarily run, which may or may not have contained some silver certificates, and which was not made up of selected 'sliver certifi­ cates.' "The matter was then submitted to me by Father Kelly, with whom I had a per­ fectly polite and courteous interview. I emphasize the character of the interview, because in the statement upon this sub­ ject issued by the democratic headquar­ ters my conduct was declared to be 'inso­ lent.' "I am confident that Father Kelly will bear me out when I say mat our inter­ view was cordial and courteous. "I told Father Kelly that if his parishion-' er needed the gold for the payment of any gold obligations, I would give it to her, but that if she simply desired to hoard it, I would not give it to her, but would pay her in current funds. "Father Kelly advised me that she did not need it for the payment of any gold ob­ ligation. "So that instead of gold certificates of deposit taken out a 'few days ago,' this was a deposit made November 9, 1892, on a saving passbook, payable in current funds; instead of a demand for payment 'a few days later,' it was a demand for pay­ ment nearly four years thereafter; Instead of payment made of silver certificates, it was payment of current funds, as the same were deposited in the bank; Instead of a refusal to pay gold, it was a refusal to afford an opportunity to hoard it, but an entire willingness to give it If needed for any legitimate purpose. JOHN J. MITCHELL, President." HE'LL GET THAR, ELI. A thinkin' uv this matter, ez tu who we will, elect Fer guvaner uv Eelinoy, I want tu say fer one, Thet I've looked the field all over, an' I've reasoned pro an' con, And now I've throwed my coat, yu bet, fer honest "Farmer John." Hiz uther name is Tanner, an' he comes from County Clay; A better man than him don't live in Eeli­ noy to-day. ) The fellers thet don't like him, they might jest as well turn In, An' swaller uv their medicine, fer John's agoin' tu win. He's got things jest tu suit him, yes, an' more'n that, b'jing, He's a-goin' to git thar, Ell, it's a dead sure thing. I kindo tuk tu John when first I see hlz kindly phiz, An' felt my fingers tingle With that honest grip uv hiz. Thinks I, yu'll do to tie tu, fur you're one uv them that knows True friends, an' yu don't jedge 'em by the value uv their clothes. Yu'll be ez glad tu see 'em when yu fill the guvner's chair Ea now, when you're hustlln' fer the votes tu put yu there. I think f know the earmarks uv a man who's square an' true, A man who'll do tu bank on, an' who'd honest thru an' thru; An' I say to yu, John Tanner, you're a pull- in" every string, An' you're a-goin' tu git thar, Eli, it's a dead sure thing. " We've trusted yu afore, an' ennytime an* ennywhere, Yu'd meet us on the level, an' yu'd treat U8 on the square. We've never found yu wantin', yu have held the old flag high. An' led the way tu vict'ry In the days gone by. Yer party owes yu somethln', John, an' yu kin safely bet Then when November rolls around,It's goln' tu pay the d®bt. Thar ain't no doubt about it, fur there's lots uv straws thet show „ Which \yay the wind's blowin', an' the man who looks must know Thet they're a-pointin' straight tu Tanner, while the breezes seem to0sing: tie's a-goin' tu git thar, Eli, it's a deadaure " thIn*' -*"19 §<?&*>&, CAMPAIGN NOTES. Danville is to have a jubilee October 30, witjh Lincoln, Carr, Northcott and. other popular speakers. • i . ' » • * , * ; j Carlinville had a great crowd Satur­ day to honor Capt-. Tanner. The candi­ date spoke from three different stands. * * * The Labor News, of Quincy, organ of the Trades assembly,, has deserted Bry­ an for McKinley. Editor Walter W. Williams was secretary of the Bryan club at Quincy. . • ; . • . 0 * * * The Irish republicans of Chicago and Cook county have formed the Irish- American Republican league of Cook county. Ex-Marshal Edward W. Mur­ phy, who commanded the fire brigade at the worlds fair, is the organizer of At the mefe ting of the Chicago Congre­ gational club, 164 members being-pres­ ent, it was announced that inasmuch as the honor of. the country was at stake an expression of'the club ott their pref­ erence for a presidential candidate would be in order. Out of 148 votes cast 7.39 vyere in favor of McKinley, four were for Levering, two each for Palmer and Bryan, and one refused to vote. The re­ sult was received with enthusiastic and long-continued applause. A resolution was adopted declaring: "That the elec• tion of William McKinley Will best pro­ mote the integrity and security of the federal government, the purity and sta­ bility of our national judiciary, the principles of civil service reform, and the honesty and virtue of the govern ment and of the people." * * # Danville News: "As our money be­ comes better it becomes cheaper; we paid five to seven and one-half percent, on the national debt for several years, but when the greenback went to par the interest was cut. down to five per cent., then to 4%, then to four, and the last bonds refunded by Harrison were placed at two per cent. The same is true in private contracts. During the war, when our money was cheaper, the rates of interest, on good paper were often 15 per cent.; 12 and ten per cent, were for a long time estab lished rates all over the country. After '79, the date vye came to specie payments, rates of interest fell to eight per cent., to seven, to six, and on good security and long time to even four per cent. The better the money the lower the interestlo borrowers. In this as in other things the best is the cheapest." ALTGELD'S FALSE THEORIES. The Parlin & Orendorff company, of Canton, 111., make public a letter cor­ recting a porition of the false theories set forth by Gov. Altgeld in his speech at Chicago in which hesaid: "The truth is. that there has been scarce­ ly any im; rovement in machinery for rais­ ing and harvesting wheat in the last 20 years, and the statistics show that there has been very little increase in the pro­ duction of wheat in the United States In that time." The letter says: "Gov. Altgeld in this statement casts a slur upon both the manufacturers of agricultural implements and upon farmers of this country. The facts are, that during the past 20 years, the har­ vester has been so improved that one man now accomplishes the labor of five, thus having in that time improved the construction of harvesters fivefold. In other words, it now requires only about one-fifth the expense in the way of labor to harvest grain that it did 20 years ago. "Further, the harvester 20 years ago Bold to the farmers at $300. The har­ vester of to-day, with all its improve­ ments, sells to the farmer at about $125 --a reduction in the price of more than one-half. The threshing machine and other farm implements have been im­ proved in construction in about the same ratio; prices have also decreased about one-half, thus making it possible for the farmer to produce his crop at a much less expense than he could 20 years ago. And furthermore, Altgeld does not make mention of the fact that the necessaries of life cost much less than 20 years ago, which, necessarily figures in the cost of production of farm products. "We, as well as other manufacturers in the state of Hlinois, must consider this statement made by Gov. Altgeld as a slur upon our industries. The farmer also must feel greatly humiliated to have the governor of Hlinois tell him that he has made no advancement in 20 years." HOW THEY WILL * STAND. McKinley Will Have 203 Electoral Toted Certain. Dr. T. N. Jamieson, republican na­ tional committeeman for Illinois, is confident from latest indications that, McKinley will have at least 292 of the 447 votes in the electoral college. Dr. Jamieson is a careful observer of the outlook, and his opinion is relied upon by those who are aware of his opportu­ nities for obtaining information and his disposition to be conservative in utterance. Hesaid: "So far as Illinois is concerned, 1 have not changed my mind in the least, but, on the contrary, am confirmed in the opinion that we will carry that state for McKinley and Tanner by an overwhelming major."ty. McKinley will be elected by the largest popular vote ever cast for a president. These states are certain for Efim: An Address to All Interested In the Exercise of the School Fran­ chise, by Mrs. L. B. Shattuck. California 9 Connecticut Delaware ......... Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts ... Michigan Minnesota ........ Nebraska New Hampshire- New Jersey New York. North Ohio .. 36 Dakota.... S .. 23 Oregon Pennsylvania .... Rhode Island..... South Dakota-- Vermont Washington West Virginia,... Wisconsin Wyoming ......... Total ....292 "This is not all republicans claim. It is probable we will have the 10 votes ol Kansas, and Tennessee's 12 may also go for McKinley, and there is ̂ fighting chance for Missouri." , Great Northern Hotel, Chicago, HI., Oct. 22, 1896.--To the Women of Illi­ nois: It is one of our proud boasts that the child of an American citizen, how­ ever humble his lot, may acquire an. education in our public schools. All concede that the standard of civilizatioa is exactly commensurate with, the in­ telligence of the people. We, as Illi­ nois women in the exercise of the school franchise which is ours, are thus di­ rectly responsible, so far as our indi­ vidual votes are concerned, fftr thft proper selection, first, of the candidates {for whom we may vote; second, for their election. It goes without saying that the pos­ sesion of any franchise implies a duty" --that of faithful and intelligent use- While local elections may touch, our in­ terests more nearly, yet the claims of the university of our great common­ wealth should not by any means bo ignored. Women who do not evince a sustained effort to perform this duty of citizenship can scarcely afford to sit in judgment upon other voters who so often neglect their duty at the primary, and the polls. In its national platform the repub­ lican platform recognizes the rights of Women as follows: "The republican, party is mindful of the rights and in­ terests of women. Protection of Amer­ ican industries includes equal oppor­ tunities, equal pay for equal work, and protection to the home. We favor the admission of women to wider spheres of usefulness, and welcome their co­ operation in rescuing the country from democratic and populist mismanage­ ment and misrule." , It is further declared: "By these principles we will abide, and these poli­ cies we will put into execution," has been carried out by the national com­ mittee and the state central commit­ tee of Illinois in welcoming the coopera­ tion of women in the present campaign. The grave questions at stake have of themselves stirred every loyal woman to a deep sense of the duty of citizen­ ship at the polls, for whatever affeeta the. integrity, the safety and the pro®- perifcy^of The gbvernment cannot fail to affect the home. This campaign has been one of education, and the feminine intellect has been quite able to grasp the proper solution of its issues. This year republican women in con­ vention assembled at Springfield April 27 named Mrs. Mary Turner Carriel, of Jacksonville, as their choice for trustee, believing that a minority representa­ tion of women upon the governing board of the university would be of dis­ tinct advantage to the interests of the students at Champaign. The regular state convention of the republican, party in recognition of this action placed Mrs. Carriel upon their ticket. Two years: hence republican women will hold their state convention at least two weeks prior to that of the men's and report officially to the latter the . result of their delibera^ons. It is be­ lieved this arrangement will commend itself to the good sense of all concerned. Over 40,000 Hlinois women voted in' 1894 for university trustees; of these 25,000 and more voted in Chicago and Cook county. Unfortunately, no rec­ ord was kept of them umber of votes cast by women for the respective tick­ ets. It was therefore impossible tof base t he apportionment of the delegate® to the women's convention upon the number of votes casit by them, but the next, state convention will probably be| thus apportioned, and the republican!, women are therefore urged to perfeat county and township organizations, all to be auxiliary to the republican or* ganization of Illinois. The objects should be "to stimulaita a greater degree of interest in the pub-i lie schools and the University of Illi­ nois, and especially and at all times to teacih republican principles and to pro­ mote good government." The value of organized effort in any direction is well recognized. When mo­ tives are good; principles sound and ad­ herents upright the power of such or­ ganized effort is generally proportioned; to the strength of numbers. It is further urged upon women to bear in mind what the word "republic­ an" means in this year of grace, 1896,1 and they are strenuously solicited to avoid the mistake of voting for any ottH er woman than Mrs. Carriel for trustee.! Two other candidates on the ticketj will not be remiss in their duty of car= ing for all students at the university^ There is no consistency in republicans! voting for three women simply as (wom­ en when republican women have onlyi asked for the nomination of one woman at the hands of their party. j Women are respectfully requested tc* - ally themselves with the republican or* ganization of their respective counties if already established, or, if otherwise, to interest themselves in effecting such organization. Any communication addressed to this! committee will receive prompt atten­ tion. MRS. L. B. SHATTUCK, j Chairman Woman's Republican State Cea-; tral Committee. "Mr. Tanner, as a democrat I am go-> ing to vote for you. If you are elected! governor I shall watclk you and if youi do not conduct an honest administra­ tion in the LnterCfet of the people I shall' fight you after election." So spoka Chairman Adolph__Moees at a meeting ! of 2,000 Hebrew republicans in Metro- : politan hall, Jefferson and O'Brien streets, Chicago. John R. Tanner and ; other speakers who appeared were en- <, . thusiastically received.. A large crowd' was attracted early by a band, and there was distributed enough republican lit-, ' erature printed in Hebrew to pave sev­ eral blocks of sidewalk. The» hall wasi decorated for the occasion, lithographs,! (lags and pictures covering the cntir^ wall space. V -v