Logan County, Illinois - Chapter 17: Political, 1911

From the admission of Illinois as a state, in 1818, to 1832, the entire state constituted one congressional district. During that period, it was represented in Congress by two men, Daniel P. Cook, of Kaskaskia, and Joseph Duncan, of Jacksonville, the former from 1818 to 1826, the latter from 1826 to 1832. By the Act of 1831, the state was divided into three congressional districts. Sangamon County, of which

L. May, Democrat, of Springfield, represented the Third District in Congress from 1832 to 1838, when he was succeeded by John T. Stuart, Whig, of Springfield.

Under the state constitution of 1818, Bond County, of which Logan was then a part, was entitled to one senator and two representatives in the General Assembly, such apportionment to continue until after the census of 1820. Martin Jones was the senator from 1818 to 1821, and Francis Kirkpatrick and William M. Crisp were representatives during the same period. By Act of January 30, 1821, Sangamon County was created out of Bond, and included what is now Logan, said act fixing Sangamon's representation in the Legislature at one senator and one representative. This apportionment continued until 1826, Stephen Stillman being senator during that period and James Sims and William S. Hamilton representatives. By Act of January 12, 1826, Sangamon was given one senator and three representatives, this arrangement continuing until 1831. During this period, the well-known Springfield pioneer, Elijah Iles, was senator. The representatives were as follows: 1826 to 1828, Job Fletcher, Mordecai Mobley, Jonathan H. Pugh; 1828 to 1830, Peter Cartwright, William F. Elkins, J. H. Pugh; 1830 to 1832, John Dawson, J. H. Pugh, Edmund D. Taylor. By Act of February 7, 1831, Sangamon County was given two senators and four representatives, which arrangement continued until 1836. From 1832 to 1834 the representation was as follows: Senators, George Forquer and Elijah Iles; Representatives, Peter Cartwright, Achilles Morris, John T. Stuart and Edmund D. Taylor. From 1834 to 1836, the sena- tors were George Forquer, (resigned and succeeded by Archer G. Herndon), and Edmund D. Taylor (resigned and succeeded by Job Fletcher) ; the representatives were William Carpenter, John Dawson, Abraham Lincoln and John T. Stuart. By Act of January 14, 1836, Sangamon County's representation in the Legislature was increased to two senators and seven representatives. The first election under this apportionment resulted in the election of the famous "Long Nine" in Illinois history, who succeeded in landing the state capitol at Springfield. The "Long Nine" was constituted as follows: Senators, Job Fletcher, Archer G. Herndon; Representatives, John Dawson, Ninian W. Edwards, William F. Elkins, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew McCormack, Edward D. Baker (succeeding Daniel Stone), and Robert L. Wilson. In 1838, all of the above were re-elected, except Wilson, who was succeeded by John: Calhoun.

As before stated, Sangamon County, of which Logan was then a part, was created by Act of January 30, 1821. Later Tazewell and DeWitt Counties were created, including small portions of Logan. The first election in Sangamon County was held April 2, 1821, in which the early pioneers of Logan participated. William Drennan, Zachariah: Peter and Rivers Cormack were elected Commissioners; John Taylor, Sheriff; Joseph Dickson, Coroner; James C. Stephenson, Surveyor; and James Latham, Probate Justice. James Latham resided at Elkhart Hill, in what is now Logan County. He was the first Probate Justice of Sangamon County, of which Logan was then a part. His first term was held June 4, 1821, and the only business transacted that term was the issuing of letters of administration in the matter of the Estate of Daniel Martin, deceased.

Logan County was created by Legislative Act of February 15, 18309. The first regular county election in the new county occurred April 1, 1839, the same being a special election provided for under the act of organization. The vote resulted as follows:

For County Commissioners, (three to elect): John Shoup, 223; Elijah Vansandt, 169; Robert Downey, 139; Peter G. Cowardin, 127; George W. Turley, 134; Ezekiel Bowman, 115.

The same Act which created Logan County also created the counties of Menard and Dane, the name of the latter being afterwards changed to Christian. By this act, the counties of Sangamon, Logan, Menard and Dane (Christian) were to constitute a senatorial district for the election of two senators. Menard County was to be entitled to one representative, and Logan and Dane (Christian) were to constitute a representative district and together entitled to one representative, in the General Assembly. In the event of a vacancy, the entire district of Sangamon, Logan, Menard and Dane, were to participate in the election to fill the vacancy. In the year 1839, Ninian W. Edwards resigned as member of the Legislature and a special election was held in the district, Nov. 25, 1839, to fill the vacancy so caused. The candidates were Thomas J. Nance, Democrat, and John Bennett, Whig, both of Springfield. The vote in the district was Nance, 878; Bennett, 842; Nance's majority, 36. The vote in Logan County stood: Nance, 55; Bennett, 39. At the time of the creation of Logan County out of Sangamon, the latter was part of the Third Congressional District and Logan County continued part of said district until the apportionment of 1843.

The first presidential campaign in which Logan County participated as a political entity was the famous "Tippecanoe" and "hard cider" campaign of 1840. No previous campaign in the history of the county can be compared to it, in the matter of enthusiasm and excitement. Martin Van Buren was the Democratic nominee for President, being a candidate for re-election. William Henry Harrison was the nominee of the Whigs, and the contest was fast and furious. Mass meetings were attended by thousands who came long distances in lumber wagons and camped out, enduring many hardships. Campaign songs, monster processions, pole raisings and the like were the order of the day. In the election which followed, Logan County placed herself in the Whig column by a majority of 93. For State Senator, Edmund D. Taylor, Democrat, was a candidate against E. D. Baker, Whig. The latter won out in the district by a vote of 2,600 to 2,009, Logan County had its first candidate for Representative in the General Assembly, this year, in the person of Martin White, who was successful. The vote in the county was as follows:

An election was held this year for congressman, no other officers being elected. John T, Stuart was the candidate of the Whigs for reelection and James H. Ralston was the candidate of the Democrats. Stuart carried Logan County and was successful in the district. The vote in the district was as follows: Stuart, 21,726; Ralston, 19,562. The vote in Logan County stood: Stuart, 253; Ralston, 132; Stuart's majority, I2I.

This was the year for the election of Governor, Joseph Duncan being the Whig candidate and Thomas Ford, the Democratic candidate. Ford was elected. By the Act of Feb. 25, 1841, Menard, Logan and Mason counties constituted a senatorial district and were entitled to one senator; and Logan and Mason Counties constituted a representative district and were entitled to one representative. Lewis B. Wynne, of Menard, was elected senator. There were three candidates for representative from Logan County, Charles F. Ewing being elected. The vote on State Senator in the district was as follows: Louis B. Wynne, 551; James Walker, 493; John Wright, 406. The vote on representative in the district stood: Charles F. Ewing, 444; Thomas R. Skinner, 344; Colby Knapp, 382. The vote in Logan County was as follows:

Morgan, Cass, Menard, Mason, Tazewell, Woodford, Marshall and Putnam. The candidates for Congress, this year, were John J. Hardin, Whig, of Jacksonville; James A. McDougal, Democrat, and Archibald Job, Independent. The vote in the district stood: Hardin, 6,230; McDougal, 5,357; Job, 98. The vote in Logan County in 1843 was as follows:

This was the second presidential campaign for Logan County. While not as exciting as that of four years before, great issues were involved. James K. Polk was the Democratic candidate for President and Henry Clay was the candidate of the Whigs. E. D. Baker and John Calhoun were the district candidates for Congress, both being from Springfield, the former Whig and the latter Democratic. The Whigs carried Logan County for Clay by a majority of 59. The vote in the district on Congressman stood: Baker, 6,658; Calhoun, 5,948.

By the apportionment act of 1843, the counties of Logan, Menard and Mason were constituted both a senatorial and representative district, and entitled to one senator and two representatives, in the General Assembly. Louis B. Wynne was a hold-over state senator. Four Logan County men contested for Representative and the vote in the district was as follows: John Deskins, 377; William McGraw, 358; John M. Handschey, 157; Charles Winn, 35; (all of the above being from Logan County;) James White, 417; Charles J. Clark, 369. Deskins and White were elected. The vote in Logan County in 1844, was as follows:

A County Commissioner and a School Commissioner were to be elected in the county, this year. The election resulted as follows: For County Commissioner: John Clark, 177; John Hawes, 117; Clark's majority, 60. For School Commissioner: James Primm, 173; Ezekiel Bowman, 58; John Hawes, 14; Primm's plurality, 115.

A Governor and State officers were to be elected this year. Augustus C. French was the Democratic nominee for Governor and Thomas M. Kilpatrick the Whig nominee. This campaign is particularly conspicuous by reason of the candidacy of Abraham Lincoln for Congress as the Whig nominee, against Peter Cartwright, the famous pioneer preacher, who was the Democratic nominee. Lincoln was elected in the district by the following vote: Lincoln, 6,340; Cartwright, 4,829. Thomas L. Harris, of Menard was.elected State Senator by the following district vote: Thomas L. Harris, 676; N. J. Rockwell, 549. The successful candidates for Representative in the General Assembly were Michael W. Swing, of Logan, and James M. Robinson, of Menard. The vote in Logan County for 1846, was as follows:

The close of the presidential campaign of 1848 still found Logan County in the Whig column, but by the reduced majority of 96. The Democratic candidate for President, this year, was Lewis Cass, of Michigan; the Whig candidate was Gen. Zachary Taylor, the hero of Buena Vista, and Martin Van Buren became the candidate of the new Free Soil party. An active campaign was waged. For the first time in the history of the state, the Governor and part of the State officers were elected on a presidential year, instead of an "off year" as formerly, this change having been made in the newly adopted constitution of 1848. The candidates for Congress were Thomas L. Harris, Democrat, of Petersburg, and Stephen T. Logan, Whig, of Springfield. The vote in the district was as follows: Harris, 7,201; Logan, 7,095. By the new Constitution of 1848, the Eleventh Senatorial District was created, of Logan, Tazewell, McLean, DeWitt and Macon Counties, and was given one State Senator; also the Twenty-seventh Representative District was created, and was composed of Logan and Mason Counties, and entitled to one Representa- tive in the General Assembly. The vote for State Senator in the district was as follows: Edward O. Smith, 2,602; Thomas P. Rogers, 1,996. The vote for Representative in the district stood: John Lucas, 781; Richard Latham, 741; both candidates being from Logan County. The regular election was held this year on August 7, 1848. On March 6th preceding, there had been a special election, to vote upon the adoption or rejection of the new constitution, and to vote upon certain provisions thereof. This constitutional election resulted in Logan County as follows: For the adoption of the Constitution, 498; against adoption, 21; for the negro article, 469; against the negro article, 30; for the two mill tax, 326; against the two mill tax, 174. The vote in Logan County on officers, in 1848, was as follows:

For Governor: Augustus C. French, 331. There was no regular Whig nominee for Governor this year, it being conceded that Governor French was to hold over in consequence of the constitutional change in the Governor's term.

For Clerk of the Supreme Court, Second Grand Division: William B. Warner, 322; Mason Brannan, 267; Warner's majority, 55; Total vote in Grand Division: Warren, 13,466; Brannan, 12,601.

The Congressional candidates this year were Richard Yates, of Jacksonville, on the part of the Whigs, and Thomas L. Harris, of Petersburg, on the part of the Democrats. The former was successful in the district by the following vote: Yates, 7,008; Harris, 6,054. In the Senatorial District, Asahel Gridley, of McLean County, was elected State Senator, over C. W. Ewing, by a district vote of 1,077 to 997. The vote in the Representative District, for Representative in the General Assembly, was as follows: John Pemberton, of Mason County, 743; William H. Young, of Logan, 569; John Medcalf, 108. The vote in Logan County was as follows:

There was a vote this year on county officers and for or against an act to establish a general system of banking in the state. The vote on the latter stood: 368 votes for the act and 107 votes against it. The vote on county officers was as follows:

Hale. The Whigs carried Logan County for Scott, by a majority of 79. The candidates for Goveronr were Joel A. Matteson, Democrat, and E. B. Webb, Whig. By the apportionment act of 1852, Logan County was placed in the Seventh Congressional District, being no longer associated with Sangamon, and being taken from a Whig and placed in a Democratic district. The other counties in the district were Macon, Piatt, Moultrie, Coles, Edgar, Clark, Cumberland, Effingham, Jasper, Clay, Crawford, Lawrence, Richland and Fayette. James C. Allen, Democrat, of Palestine, was elected Congressman, Colby Knapp, of Logan, was elected Representative from Logan and Mason in the General Assembly, over Austin Fisher, of Mason. The vote in Logan County, was as follows:

For Prosecuting Attorney, Eighth Judicial District: David B. Campbell, 537; N. M. Broadwell, 498; Campbell's majority, 39. Vote in district: Campbell, 10,026; Broadwell, 8,744.

An election for county officers, this year, resulted in the election of Thomas R. Skinner as County Judge, John T. Jenkins as County Clerk, E. M. Douglas as Treasurer, Samuel C. Parks as School Commissioner, and Conaway Pence as Surveyor. The official vote has not been preserved.

By the apportionment act of February 27, 1854, the Counties of Logan, Cass, Menard, Mason, and Tazewell were included in the Seventeenth Senatorial District and entitled to one State Senator, while the Counties of Mason and Logan, were made to constitute the Thirtyfifth Representative District, and entitled to one Representative in the General Assembly. James M. Ruggles, of Mason County, was elected Senator and Samuel C. Parks, of Logan, Representative.

James C. Allen, Democrat, of Palestine, was re-elected Congressman from the Congressional District, by a majority of one. The vote in Logan County was as follows:

This year there was submitted to the voters an amendment to the Constitution of the State in line with."the Maine law" and providing for state wide prohibition of the liquor traffic. The proposition lost in the state, but carried in Logan County, by the following vote: For, 723; against, 615. Special judicial elections were also held this year. The election for Circuit Judge of the Eighth Judicial District, resulted in the re-election of David Davis, without opposition. The vote in Logan County for Judge Davis was 1,173. Judge Treat having resigned as Supreme Judge, an election was held, in the Second Grand Division, to provide his successor. The vote in Logan County was as follows: Stephen T. Logan, 764; O. C. Skinner, 508; Logan's majority, 256. For Clerk of the Supreme Court, the vote in Logan County was as follows: S. A. Corneau, 768; William A. Turney, 502; Corneau's majority, 266. Turney was elected in the district. David Ward Clark was elected Treasurer of Logan County, this year; vote not recorded. J. C. Webster was also elected School Commissioner and Conaway Pence re-elected Surveyor.

By this year, former issues dividing political parties had disappeared and new issues were being rapidly formed. The Whig party had ceased to exist and on its ruins, two parties had been created, namely, the Republican party, basing its claims for popular suffrage upon its advocacy of no slavery in the territories, and the American or "Know-Nothing" party. The Democrats nominated for President, James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania; the Republicans presented as their candidate, John C. Fremont, of California, and the American party nominated Millard Fillmore, of New York. The campaign, through- out the state and nation, was an exciting one. In the state, the Republicans nominated William H. Bissell for Governor, the Democrats William A. Richardson and the American party Buckner S. Morris. For the first time in its history, Logan County took its place in the Democratic column, although the combined vote of the two parties, opposed to the Democrats, outnumbered the Democratic vote, by over three hundred. Buchanan carried the county over Fremont, by a plurality of 168, and Richardson carried the county for Governor, by a plurality of only 15. A Logan County citizen, William H. Young, was a candidate, this year, for Secretary of State, on the American ticket. Two Congressional elections were held during the year. In 1854, Allen's majority for Congress, it will be remembered, was but one vote. His seat was contested by William B. Archer, Allen was unseated by Congress, and a new election was called to fill the vacancy. This election was held August 25, 1856. Allen and Archer were both candidates again and the former won in the district by a majority of 2,945, the vote standing: Allen, 13,081; Archer, 10,136. Logan County voted as follows: Archer, 1,077; Allen, 861; Archer's majority, 216. The second Congressional election of the year was held at the regular election in November. Aaron Shaw, of Lawrenceville, was the Democratic candidate and Henry P. Bromwell, the Republican candidate. Shaw was elected in the district by the following vote: Shaw, 12,994; Bromwell, 9,278. An election for Prosecuting Attorney, for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, resulted in the election of Ward H. Lamon by the following district vote: Ward H. Lamon, 10,783; Major W. Packard, 9,578. Samuel W. Fuller, of Tazewell County, was elected State Senator by the following district vote: Samuel W. Fuller, 4,814; John Durham, 4,488; R. N. Cullom, 195. Alexander W. Morgan, of Logan County, was elected Representative over L. P. Lacey, of Logan County, by the following district vote: Morgan, 1,719; Lacey, 1,653. There were 956 votes cast in the County for a new constitutional convention and none against. The complete vote of Logan County, for 1856, was as follows:

Although not a presidential year, the campaign of this year, in the state, was an active one. It is famous, in American history, as the year, in which Lincoln and Douglas had their famous debates, in the race for the United States Senatorship. Considerable of local Logan County history connected with this canvass will be found in the chapter on "Abraham Lincoln," to which the reader is referred. There were three state tickets in the field, one headed by W. B. Fonday for State Treasurer, he being the regular Douglas Democratic nominee, James Miller being the Repubilcan nominee and John Dougherty, the Buchanan Democratic nominee. Miller carried Logan County. The contestants for Congress were James C. Robinson, Democrat, of Marshall, and Richard J. Oglesby, Republican, of Macon County. The former won in the district by the following vote: Robinson, 13,588; Oglesby, 11,760. The candidates for the Legislature were George H. Campbell, of Lincoln, Democrat, and William Walker, Republican. Campbell stood for Douglas for United States Senator, and Walker for Lincoln. Campbell won in the district by the following vote: Campbell, 2,208; Walker, 2,130. The vote of Logan County this year was as follows:

At a special election for Judge of the Supreme Court, Second Grand Division, held June 7, P. H. Walker received 229 votes in the county and Charles H. Constable, gs.

The political campaign, this year, was probably without parallel in the history of the county. While Douglas had been elected United States Senator from Illinois, his debates with Lincoln brought the latter so prominently before the people of the county, that he was at once talked of as a candidate for President of the United States, Early in May, the Republicans of Logan County became Lincoln advocates and at their County Convention held that month, declared by resolution that "We regard Abraham Lincoln as one of the most able and distinguished expounders of the great doctrines of the Republican party, and hereby request our delegates to use the power confided to them, to secure his nomination for President." The same convention instructed for Lyman Trumbull for United States Senator and Leonard Swett for Governor. The Democratic National Convention nominated Stephen A. Douglas for President, the Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln, the Southern wing of the Democratic party met and nominated John

C. Breckinridge, while the American party named John Bell for President. In the state the Republicans nominated Richard Yates for Governor, the Douglas Democrats, James C. Allen, the Buchanan Democrats, Thomas M. Hope and the Bell and Everett party named John T: Stuart. The Douglas Democrats also nominated George H. Campbell, of Lincoln, as their candidate for Secretary of State. John E. Cummings, of Lincoln, was a candidate for elector, on the Breckinridge: ticket. After a most strenuous campaign, Lincoln carried Logan County by a plurality of 208 over Douglas, and Yates carried the County for Governor, by a plurality of 206. The contestants for Congress were James C. Robinson, and James T. Cunningham, Republican. The former won in the district by the following vote: Robinson, 19,206; Cunningham, 16,313. Henry E. Dummer, of Cass County, was elected State Senator and Robert B. Latham defeated William M. Springer for the Legislature, both being residents of Logan County at the time. A special election was held this year for Prosecuting Attorney, for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, Ward H. Lamon being re-elected without opposition. His vote in the district was 11,847 and in Logan County 1,740. The vote of 1860 in detail in Logan County was as follows: didates for delegate in 1861, were James H. Hole, of Mason, and E. L. Austin, of Logan. Austin won by the following vote: Austin, 2,168; Hole, 2,053. Special judicial elections were held this year. For Clerk of the Supreme Court, Second Grand Division, William A. Turney was re-elected without opposition; vote in Logan County, 360. David Davis was also re-elected Circuit Judge, in the Eighth District, without opposition; vote in the district, 1,154; vote in Logan County, 336. The vote for county officers in the county, was as follows:

One of the important political features of this year was the vote on the question of adopting or rejecting the new constitution. The constitution was rejected, in the state at large, by a majority of 24,515. The vote in Logan County stood 1,255 for adoption, and 1,558 for rejection, a majority of 303 for rejection. The Article on Banking was lost, in the county, by a vote of 1,234 for the article and 1,497 against. The article was lost in the state by a small majority. The provision that no negro or mulatto should be allowed to migrate into or settle in this state nor have the right to vote or hold office was carried in the county by the following vote: For, 1945; against, 469; majority in favor, 1,476. This vote indicates the temper of the people at that time, that while opposed to an extension of slavery, they were likewise opposed to negro enfranchisement and against negro migration into the state. In this election, Logan County went Republican by a majority of 49, voted down a Democratic constitution by a majority of 303, but declared against allowing a negro either to vote, hold office or even move into the state, and this by a majority of 1,476! Considerable interest was developed this year in the Congressional race. The apportionment act of 1861 had placed Logan County again in company with Sangamon, the new district being composed of the counties of Logan, Sanga- mon, McLean, Tazewell, DeWitt, Woodford and Livingston. Leonard Swett was the Republican nominee for Congress and John T. Stuart came out as an Independent. Stuart won in the district by the following vote: Stuart, 12,808; Swett, 11,443.

By the new apportionment, the counties of Tazewell, Logan and Sangamon also became a Senatorial District and entitled to a State Senator, and Sangamon and Logan became a Representative district and entitled to two Representatives in the General Assembly. Colby Knapp, Democrat, of Logan, was elected Senator this year over Shelby M. Cullom, Republican, by the following district vote: Knapp, 7,058; Cullom, 5,963. The vote for Representative in the district was as follows: A. M. Miller, of Logan, 5,133; C. A. Keys, 5,076; J. E. Ro: sette, 4,281; R. T. Gill, of Logan, 4,269. Miller and Keys were elected. The vote in detail in the county this year was as follows:

A special election for Circuit Judge in the Eighth Judicial Circuit, resulted in the election of John M. Scott. The vote in Logan County' stood: John M. Scott, 300; N. M. Whitaker, 74.

sented the name of George B. McClellan. Logan County once more declared for Lincoln, this time by an increased majority. Richard J. Oglesby was the Republican nominee for Governor and James C. Robinson, the Democratic nominee. For Congress, Shelby M. Cullom, Republican, contested with John T. Stuart, Democrat. Cullom won by the following vote in the district: Cullom, 15,812; Stuart, 14,027. John B. Cohrs was elected State Senator over George W. Minier, both of Tazewell, by the following vote: Cohrs, 7,623; Minier, 7,465. A. M. Miller of Logan and James W. Patton, of Sangamon, were elected Representatives in the General Assembly by the following vote: James W. Patton, 5,326; A. M. Miller, 5,316; A. M. Blair, 5,301; J. A. Mills, 5,288. Henry S. Greene was elected Prosecuting Attorney, in the Eighth Judicial District, without opposition; vote in the district, 7,008; vote in Logan County, 1,717. The following is the detailed vote of Logan County in 1864.

For Superintendent of Schools: J. G. Chalfant, 2,661; no opposition. For Township Organization, 1612, Against Township Organization, 700; majority, 912. 1866.

The campaign of 1866 was short but vigorous and more or less bitter. The Democrats nominated Jesse J. Phillips for State Treasurer and the Republicans nominated George W. Smith. Although an "off year" numerous large rallies were held in the county, and speakers of state and national prominence spoke at the meetings. Joint discussions were held at different points in the county between the candidates for Congress, Shelby M. Cullom, Republican, and Dr. E. S. Fowler, Democrat; also between the respective candidates for the Legislature, J. C. Conkling and William M. Springer. Debates between the latter were held at Lincoln, Mt. Pulaski, Atlanta, Elkhart and Middletown. During the month of September, President Andrew Johnson, General Grant, Admiral Faragut and several of President Johnson's Cabinet officers passed through the city, on their way to Chicago, and stopped a few minutes. Grant and Farragut were received with cheers but President Johnson with groans and hisses. Later the old soldiers met and passed resolutions denouncing Johnson and his administration. The vote on Congressman in the district was as follows: Shelby M. Cullom, 18,623; Edwin S. Fowler, 14,520. The district vote on Representatives in the General Assembly, stood: William McGalliard, of Logan, 6,375; J. C. Conkling, of Sangamon, 6,253; J. F. D. Elliott, of Logan, 5,707; William M. Springer, of Logan, 5,731. McGalliard and Conkling were elected. The vote in detail in Logan County was as follows: as a bonus subscription to secure the location of the proposed Illinois State Industrial College at Lincoln. The vote on the proposition stood: For the Subscription, 1,444; Against the Subscription, 1,304; majority in favor, 140. On June 3, a judicial election was held for Judge and Clerk of the Supreme Court, for the Second Grand Division. The vote in the County for Judge stood: Charles Emmerson, 670; Pinckney H. Walker, 372. The vote for Clerk stood: John M. Snyder, 681; William A. Turney, 363. At the general election, a vote on the question of bonding the county for a subscription to the proposed new railroad, resulted as follows: For the Subscription, 1,559; against, 2,084; majority, against, 525. The vote on county officers was as follows:

This year brought another exciting presidential campaign. The Republicans had selected as standard bearers, Ulysses S. Grant for Presi® dent and Schuyler Colfax for Vice President. The Democrats nominated Horatio Seymour and Francis P. Blair for President and Vice President respectively. John M. Palmer was the Republican candidate and John R. Eden the Democratic candidate for Governor. The campaign in the county was remarkable for the number of monster rallies held. Robert G. Ingersoll, as a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor, spoke at the Court House, April 13th. Samuel C. Parks, of Logan, was a Grant elector this year. The candidates for Congress were Shelby M. Cullom, Republican, and B. S. Edwards, Democrat. Cullom was elected by the following district vote: Cullom, 22,193; Edwards, 19,309.

Aaron B. Nicholson, of Logan, was elected State Senator, this year, over John B. Cohrs, of Tazewell, by the following district vote: Nicholson, 9,624; Cohrs, 9,499. The vote in the district for Representative in the General Assembly stood: John Cook, of Sangamon, 6,855; James W. Patton, of Sangamon, 6,837; Silas Beason, of Logan, 6,893; M. Wemple, of Logan, 6,750. Cook and Beason were elected. This year marked the establishment of the State Board of Equalization. The first member from this district was Teis Smith, of Pekin, who defeated Colby Knapp, of Logan, for the place. Upon the proposition of holding a Constitutional Convention to draft a new Constitution for the State, Logan County voted as follows: For the Convention, 1,802; against, 1,328; majority in favor, 474. This was the first election held in the county after the adoption of Township Organization. The County gave Grant a majority of 613. The following townships, eleven in number, went Republican, with their respective majorities: Aetna, S73 Atlanta, 197; Chester, 48; Corwin, 17; East Lincoln, 166; Elkhart, 104; Eminence, 125; Hurlbut, 48; Laenna, 31; Oran, 10; Orvil, 77. The Democratic townships, six in number, lined up as follows: Broadwell, 10; Lake Fork, 70; Mt. Pualski, 89; Prairie Creek, 5; Sheridan, 30; West Lincoln, 60. The vote in detail in the County was as follows:

The proposition for a Constitutional Convention having carried, delegates to the same were elected this year. Each Legislative Representative district was entitled to two delegates. This Representative district being composed of the Counties of Sangamon and Logan, the Republicans nominated Milton Hay, of Sangamon, and Samuel C. Parks, of Logan; the Democrats nominated Anthony L. Knapp and James G. Bryce. Hay and Parks were elected. The vote in the county this year was as follows:

This year the Republicans nominated E. N. Bates for State Treasurer and the Democrats nominated Charles Ridgely. The Temperance movement which had been sweeping the state for several years prior, had in part developed into a political movement. For the first time in 'the history of the state, a state Temperance or Prohibition ticket was nominated, K. J. Hammond being their candidate for State Treasurer and J. W. Nichols, their candidate for Congressman at Large. John A. Logan was the Republican candidate for Congressman at Large and William B. Anderson, the Democratic candidate. The candidates for Congress, in the district, were Jonathan Merriam, of Tazewell, Republican; James C. Robinson, of Springfield, Democrat, and George W. Minier, of Tazewell, Prohibition. Merriam had been nominated in a Republican congressional convention which had met at Springfield in July and had been deadlocked for 122 ballots, Samuel C. Parks being Logan County's candidate. Robinson was elected Congressman from the district, by the following vote: Robinson, 13,702; Merriam, 12,448; Minier, 1,175. Teis Smith having resigned as Member of the State Board. of Equalization, John T. Jenkins, of Logan, was appointed in his stead. A provisional Legislative apportionment was made this year, by which Tazewell, Logan and Sangamon counties became the Eleventh Senatorial District, with two State Senators, and Logan County alone became a Representative District, with two members in the General Assembly. Aaron B, Nicholson, of Logan, being a hold-over Senator, Alexander Starne, of Springfield, was elected as the second Senator. Peter J. Hawes and Augustus Reise were elected Representatives from Logan County. Upon the question of the adoption of the new constitution, Logan County gave 950 votes for adoption and 178 against. Upon the railroad article of the constitution, the county voted 1,146 for and 178 against; upon the warehouse article, 1,192 for and 1 50 against; upon the Illinois Central. railroad article, 1,219 for and 131 against; upon the minority representation article, 821 for and 525 against, and upon the canal article, 1,060 for and 277 against. A special election for Circuit Judge in the Eighth District, held August roth, resulted in the county as follows: Thomas F. Tipton, 578; Major W. Packard, 363; Owen T. Reeves, 102. A special election held July 2, for Supreme Judge for the Third Supreme Judicial District resulted in the county as follows: John M. Scott, 1,042; Elias S. Terry, 286. The first Prohibition Convention held in the county was held this year on September 24. The vote in detail in the county for 1870 was as follows:

A Congressman-at-Large was elected in the state this year, and in the county a treasurer and surveyor. The Logan County vote was as follows:

This year marked the rise of the Liberal Republican movement, in the country, as advocated by Horace Greeley, in the New York Tribune, namely, a more liberal government policy toward the southern states and the re-enfranchisement of those who bore arms against the Union. Among those Republicans favoring this more liberal policy were Charles Sumner, Carl Shurz and in Illinois, John M. Palmer, David Davis, Lyman Trumbull, Leonard Swett, Lawrence Weldon and others equally well known. The Chicago Tribune also took a similar position. A Liberal Republican National Convention met at Cincinnati, in May, and nominated Horace Greeley for President and B. Gratz Brown for Vice President. Later, the regular Democracy, in convention, ratified the nominations of Greeley and Brown and adopted the platform of the Liberals. The Republicans re-nominated Grant for President and associated with him, Henry Wilson for Vice President.

Later a convention of Democrats met in Louisville, Kentucky, terming themselves "Straight-outs" and nominated Charles O'Connor for President and John Q. Adams for Vice President. For Governor in IIlinois, the Republicans nominated Richard J. Oglesby, the Liberal Republicans and regular Democrats named Gustavus Koerner and the "Straight-outs" B. G. Wright. Grant carried Logan County by an increased plurality of 632 over Greeley, and a clear majority of 593 over all, O'Connor receiving but 39 votes. Broadwell and Prairie Creek townships, which were Democratic four years before, went Republican and Laenna, Republican before, went Democratic this year. The pluralities in the twelve Republican townships were as follows: Aetna, 89; Atlanta, 186; Broadwell, 30; Chester, 17; Corwin, 7; East Lincoln, 135; Elkhart, 49; Eminence, 144; Hurlbut, 23 5) Orans303 Orvil, 21; Prairie Creek, 25. The pluralities in the five Democratic townships were: Laenna, 5; Lake Fork, 74; Mt. Pulaski, 72; Sheridan, 15; West Lincoln, 58; Samuel C. Parks was an elector on the Greeley ticket.

The candidates for Congress were John McNulta, Republican ; Clifton H. Moore, Liberal-Democrat; Dr. L. L. Leeds, of Lincoln, O'Connor, Democrat. The Liberal-Democratic Congressional Convention met at Lincoln, and on the first ballot, C. H. Moore and A. E. Stevenson were tied for the congressional nomination. McNulta was elected in. the district by the following vote: McNulta, 1 3,490; Moore, 10,850; Leeds, 344. By a new congressional apportionment, the counties of Logan, McLean, Mason, Tazewell and DeWitt comprised the new Thirteenth District, and this was the first election in the new district. A new permanent Legislative apportionment was also made, by which Tazewell and Logan Counties comprised the Twenty-seventh Senatorial District and were entitled to one Senator and three Representatives, under the new minority representation and cumulative voting plan. Aaron B. Nicholson, was elected State Senator over Edmund Lynch, both of Logan County. The Representatives elected were Laban M. Stroud, of Logan, Liberal-Democrat; Peter J. Hawes, of Logan, Republican, and Herman W. Snow, of Tazewell, Republican. Stephen D. Fisher, of Atlanta, Republican, was elected Member of the Board of Equalization. A vote was had this year, in the county, on the question of animals running at large, and was decided as follows: For animals running at large, 1,796; against, 1,993; Majority against, 197. The vote of 1872 in detail in the county was as follows:

The Liberal Republican movement failing in 1872, a new political movement was started this year, known as the Farmers' or the Anti- Monopoly movement. Meetings of this kind were held in the various townships in Logan County, resulting in a call for a county convention, which met and nominated a full county ticket. Later the Democrats met and ratified the Anti-Monopoly nominations. The Republicans made their nominations as usual. An election for Circuit Judge was held this year in June. The vote in Logan County stood: Hugh Fullerton, 1,021; Lyman Lacey, 517. The vote on county officers was as follows:

This year the Republicans nominated Thomas S. Ridgeway for State Treasurer and the Democrats, Charles Carroll. The Anti-Monopoly movement had by this time developed into an Independent or "Green- back"" movement. The Republicans re-nominated John McNulta for Congress and the Independents selected Adlai E. Stevenson, who was endorsed by the Democrats and subsequently elected. George W. Minier was also an Independent candidate for Congress. The Congressional vote in the district stood: Stevenson, 11,135; McNulta, 9,903; Minier, 130. James W. Robinson, of Tazewell, was elected State Senator and Richard Holmes, of Tazewell, and Robert A. Talbot and Thomas Wendell, both of Logan, were elected Representatives in the General Assembly. The detailed vote in the county was as follows:

For Representatives, General Assembly: Robert A. Talbott, 5.5122; Thomas Wendell, 4,810; G. W. Middlecoff, 1,192; Richard Holmes, 66; H. L. Sill, 25.

No state or district officers were elected this year and but two county officials, namely: Treasurer and Surveyor. The vote on same was as follows:

This was the famous Hayes-Tilden campaign with its attendant and resulting excitement. Rutherford B. Hayes was the Republican nominee for President, Samuel J. Tilden the Democratic nominee and Peter Cooper the National or "Greenback" nominee. Hayes carried the county, but by a considerably reduced Republican plurality. Eight townships gave Republican pluralities, eight Democratic and one, Prairie Creek, was tied. Broadwell, Corwin and Hurlbut townships took places in the Democratic column, while Chester was saved to the Republicans by only two votes. The pluralities in the Republican townships were as follows: Atlanta, 163; Aetna, 115; Chester, 2; East Lincoln, 100; Elkhart, 48; Eminence, 116; Oran, 15; Orvil, 98.. The Democratic pluralities were Broadwell, 21; Corwin, 11; Hurlbut, 26; Laenna, 11; Lake Fork, 61; Mt. Pulaski, 95; Sheridan, 77; West Lincoln, 176. Shelby M. Cullom was the Republican candidate for Governor, and Lewis Steward was the nominee of the Democrats and "Greenbackers"' for Congressman, but on the thirtieth ballot, the nomination went to Thomas F. Tipton, of McLean. Adlai E. Stevenson was the Democratic and "Greenback" candidate. The vote in the district stood: Stevenson, 15,229; Tipton, 14,977. The vote for Representative in the General Assembly in the Legislative district was as follows: Joseph C. Ross, Rep., of Logan, 8,112; D. C. Smith, Rep., of Tazewell, 8,587; William A. Moore, Dem., of Tazewell, 9,52614; Thomas Wendell, Dem., of Logan, 8,047. Ross, Smith and Moore were elected. Edmund Lynch, of Lincoln, was nominated by the Democrats, this year, for Attorney General of the state. Another vote was taken this year on the question of horned cattle running at large, with the following result: For horned cattle running at large, 1,089; against, 1,347. The vote in detail in the county was as follows:

A judicial election was held in August this year for a judge of the Circuit Court. A. G. Burr was the Democratic candidate and Silas Beason, of Logan, the Republican candidate. Burr was elected. The vote in Logan County stood: Beason, 3,431; Burr, 60; scattering, 30.

A vote taken in the county at the general election on the question of funding the county debt resulted as follows: For funding, 3,877; against funding, 315. The vote on county officers was as follows:

This year the Republicans nominated John C. Smith for State Treasurer; the Democrats, E. L. Conkrite and the "Greenbackers," E. N. Bates. The "Greenback" movement was at its highest point in Logan County this year. In Lincoln, a Greenback city ticket was nominated and was successful from mayor to city marshal. In the fall election, however, Bates, the Greenback candidate for Treasurer, received but 381 votes. Adlai E. Stevenson was again Democratic candidate for Congress, against Thomas F. Tipton, Republican, and was elected by the following district vote: Stevenson, 13,870; Tipton, 12,058. Abram Mayfield, Democrat, of Logan County, was elected State Senator, by the following district vote: Abram Mayfield, 4,668; J. W. Robinson, 4,346; George W. Minier, 881. The vote for Representative in the General Assembly in the district stood: David H. Harts, of Logan, 7,046 ; William R. Hall, of Tazewell, 6,910; R. Snyder,.6,254° GC, Brackett, 2,819. Harts, Orendorff and Hall were elected. The detailed vote in the county was as follows:

Cyrus Epler, of Morgan County, and A. G. Burr, of Greene County. Opposed to this ticket was a fusion Independent ticket, composed of N. W. Branson, of Menard, H. G. Whitlock, of Mofgan, and J. T. Hoblit, of Logan. The vote in the Judicial District stood: Burr, 10,203; Lacey, 10,117; Epler, 9,640; Branson, 8,562; Whitlock, 6,904; Hoblit, 6,454. The vote in Logan County stood: Branson, 2,246; Hoblit, 1,773; Whitlock, 1,599; Burr, 1,243; Lacey, 1,124; Epler, 1,074. The following county officers were elected:

The presidential election of this year in Logan County was an exceedingly close one. There were four presidential tickets before the people of the country. James A. Garfield was the Republican candidate, Winfield Scott Hancock the Democratic nominee, James B. "Weaver the Greenback candidate, and Neal Dow the Prohibition nominee. This was the first year in which the Prohibitionists presented a national and state ticket. It might also be worth noting that, this year, the first regular Prohibition state convention was held in Illinois and the same was held in Lincoln, Logan County. Col. W. D. Wyatt presided and A. V. Hutchins, of Joliet, was secretary. A full state ticket was placed in the field with Uriah Copp, Jr., of Loda, for Governor. Samuel Reed, a Logan County citizen, was nominated for Secretary of State. The Republicans named Shelby M. Cullom for Governor, the Democrats Lyman Trumbull, and the Greenbackers A. J. Streeter. Garfield carried Logan County by a bare plurality of 42, but lacked 150 votes of having a majority. Cullom carried the county for Governor by a plurality of 31; John M. Hamilton, Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, lost the county by nine votes; Stevenson, Democratic candidate for Congress, carried it by 138; and the Democrats elected three out of four county officers. Politically, it might be said, that the election of 1880 in Logan County was substantially a "stand-off." Chester and Oran townships, formerly Republican, took places in the Democratic line. Prairie Creek preserved her neutrality by another tie. The Republican township pluralities were as follows: Aetna, 94; Atlanta, 110; East Lincoln, 90; Elkhart, 51; Eminence, 79; Orvil, 68. The Democratic township pluralities were as follows: Broadwell, 15; Chester, 8; Corwin, 2; Hurlbut, 9; Laenna, 55; Lake Fork, 67; Mt. Pulaski, 51; Oran, 22; Sheridan, 65; West Lincoln, 154. A. M. Miller was a candidate this year on the Hancock electoral ticket. Dietrich C. Smith, Republican, was elected to Congress this year from the district, defeating Stevenson by a majority of 316. The vote in the district stood: Smith, 16,431; Stevenson, 16,115. The Representatives in the General Assembly elected in the district were John H. Crandall, Democrat, of Tazewell; Allen Lucas, Democrat, of Logan, and W. B. Harvey, Republican, of Tazewell. The district vote was as follows: Crandall, 9,776; Harvey, 8,602; Lucas, 8,403; John T. Foster, of Logan; 8,38944; Washington Wilson, 34414. The following is the detailed county vote in 1880:

For Representative, in General Assembly: John T. Foster, 8,386% ; Allen Lucas, 8,052; Washington Wilson, 34414; W. B. Harvey, 12; J. H. Crandall, 3.

This was an "off year" election and is signalized by the fact that for the first time since 1856, the year Buchanan was elected, and for the second time in its history, Logan County went Democratic. Alfred Orendorff, Democratic candidate for State Treasurer, carried the county over John C. Smith, Republican, by a plurality of 1 37 and Henry Raab, Democratic candidate for State Superintendent, carried the county by a plurality of 204. There was a new Congressional and Senatorial apportionment this year. Congressionally, Logan, Macon, McLean, Piatt and De Witt comprised the new Fourteenth District. Legislatively, Logan and Macon Counties constituted the new Twenty-ninth Senatorial District. The Congressional vote in the District this year stood as follows: Jonathan H. Rowell, Republican, of McLean, 15,273; Adlai E. Stevenson, Democrat, of McLean, 14,598; David H. Harts, Prohibition, of Logan, 1,414. Jason Rogers, of Macon, was elected State Senator; and John H. Crocker, of Macon, Republican,

John T. Foster, Rep., of Logan, and Richard H. Templeman, Dem., of Logan, were elected Representatives in the General Assembly. A vote in the county on the State House Appropriation resulted: For, 2,463; against, 1,414; majority for, 1,049. The detailed vote of the county this year was as follows:

For the second time in the history of the county, a Democratic candidate for President carried Logan County in the year 1884. The first time James Buchanan carried it in 1856. This time Grover Cleveland was the successful nominee and both times, as went Logan County, so went the Nation. The Republican candidate was James G. Blaine, the Prohibition candidate John P. St. John, and the Greenback candidate Benjamin F. Butler. Cleveland carried the county by a plurality of 257, but not by a majority over all. This year, Logan County furnished the Republican candidate for Governor, in the person of Richard Ji Oglesby, who was at that time a resident of the city of Lincoln. Carter Harrison, of Chicago, was the Democratic nominee, James B. Hobbs the Democratic candidate, and Jesse Harper the Prohibition candidate. Harrison carried the county, as also did the other Democratic candidates for office, national, state and county. Edward D. Blinn was a Republican candidate for Elector this year. The Republican townships and their pluralities this year were as follows: Aetna, 110; Atlanta, 118; Elkhart, 44; Eminence, 48; Oran, 2; Orvil, 49. The Democratic township pluralities were: Broadwell, 18; Chester, 21; Corwin, 2; East Lincoln, 30; Hurlbut, 22; Laenna, 56; Lake Fork, 70; Mt. Pulaski, 135; Prairie Creek, 6; Sheridan, 70; West Lincoln, 207. The vote on Congressman in the district stood: Jonathan H. Rowell, Rep., of McLean, 18,052; Cassius C. Clark, Dem., 15,673; W. P. Randolph, Pro., 1,168; D. L. Braucher, Greenback, 241. The vote in the district for Representatives in the General Assembly stood: James M. Graham, Dem., of Macon, 10,2754; Charles S. Lawrence, Rep., of Logan, 9,826; Richard H. Templeman, Dem., of Logan, 8,579; William Grason, Rep., of Macon, 8,126; David H. Harts, Pro., of Logan, 3,206; J. F. Reynolds, Greenback, 33014. The first three were elected. The vote in detail in the county this year was as follows:

For Representatives in General Assembly: Richard H. Templeman, 8,204; Charles S. Lawrence, 4,609; William Grason, 2,660%4 ; David H. Harts, 1,55834; James M. Graham, 1344; John F. Reynolds, 65%.

A Judicial election for Circuit Judges for the Seventh Judicial Circuit was held June 1, 1885, the vote in Logan County being as follows: Lyman Lacey, 1,336; Cyrus Epler, 1,763; George W. Herdman, 1,754; N. W. Branson, 379; scattering, 91.

Prohibition; John Budlong, Socialist. Ricker carried the county by a plurality of 396. Jonathan H. Rowell was re-elected Congressman over William Voorhees, Democrat, of Macon County. William C, Johns, Republican, of Macon County, was elected State Senator over R. E. Pratt. The successful candidate for Representatives in the General Assembly were William Grason, Rep., of Macon; Hiram L. Pierce, Dem., of Logan, and William H. Kretzinger, Rep., of Logan. The vote in Logan County was as follows:

The presidential contest this year was between Grover Cleveland, Democrat, and Benjamin Harrison, Republican, with Clinton B. Fisk as' the Prohibition nominee. Cleveland carried the county by a plurality of 315. The Republican townships were Aetna, 98; Atlanta, 134; Eminence, 67; Elkhart, 20; Laenna, 4; Orvil, 43. The Democratic townships were Broadwell, 44; Chester, 26; Corwin, 28; East Lincoln, 2; Hurlbut, 20; Lake Fork, 63; Mt. Pulaski, 121; Oran, 10; Prairie Creek, 13; Sheridan, 80; West Lincoln, 234. The vote for Congressman in the district was as follows: Jonathan H. Rowell, Republican, 18,570; Ethelbert Stewart, Democrat, 16,740; Albert F. Smith, Prohibitionist, 1,745. The district vote for Representative in the General Assembly, stood as follows: David P. Keller, Rep., of Macon, 10,454; Robert H. Hill, Dem., of Macon, 10,691; William H. Kretzinger, Rep., of Logan, 9,834%; Patrick Ryan, Dem., of Logan, 9,147; Alexander M. Caldwell, Prohibitionist, of Logan, 2,6301%4. The first three were elected. William O. Jones, Rep., of Logan County, was this year elected member of the State Board of Equalization. The county vote favored the new banking act by a vote of 2,535 for the Act and 290 against. A judicial election was held this year for Supreme Judge, in this Supreme Judicial District. Judge Jacob W. Wilkin had no opposition for re-election. He received 827 votes in Logan County. David H. Harts, of Logan County, was the Prohibition candidate for Governor of the state, this year, Joseph W. Fifer, of McLean County, being the Republican nominee and John M. Palmer of Sangamon County the Democratic nominee. The detailed vote in the county for 1888 was as follows:

For Member Board of Equalization: Isaac Van Ordstrand, 2,862; William O. Jones, 2,657; J. R. Gaston, 244; D. L. Braucher, 25; Van Ordstrand's plurality, 205.

For Representatives in General Assembly: Patrick Ryan, 8,556; William H. Kretzinger, 7.94714; Alex. M. Caldwell, 85914; Ryan's plurality, 609%.

The candidates for State Treasurer this year were Edward S. Wilson, Democrat, Franz Amberg, Republican, and Robert Link, Prohibitionist. The former carried the county by a plurality of 553. The vote in the district for Congressman was as follows: Owen Scott, Democrat, of McLean, 16,670; Jonathan H. Rowell, Rep., of McLean, 15,448; William C. Outen, Prohibitionist, of Macon, 1,533. Harmon Manecke, Democrat, was elected State Senator over James Millikin, Republican, both of Macon County, and Arthur Quisenberry, Prohi- bitionist, of Logan. The district vote for Representative in the General Assembly was as follows: Lawrence B. Stringer, Democrat, of Logan, 10,465; Washington S. Smith, Democrat, of Macon, 10,035%; David P. Keller, Republican, of Macon, 9,331; William H. Kretzinger, Republican, of Logan, 8,155; John Van Gundy, Prohibitionist, 2,364%4. The vote in detail in the county for 1890 was as follows:

For Representatives in the General Assembly: Lawrence B. Stringer, 9,230; William H. Kretzinger, 6,772; John Van Gundy, 75972; David P. Keller, 39; Stringer's plurality, 2,458.

A Judicial election for three Circuit Judges for the Seventh Judicial District was held June 1, 1891. The vote in Logan County was as follows: George W. Herdman, 1,561; Cyrus Epler, 1,478; Lyman Lacey, 1,382; Edward P. Kirby, 987; Timothy T. Beach, 957; J. M. Riggs,

Grover Cleveland was again the Democratic candidate for President and Benjamin Harrison the Republican candidate. The high tide of the Democratic vote, both before and since, was reached this year, Cleveland carrying the county over Harrison by a plurality of 534, the same being a clear majority of all the votes cast. The following townships gave Democratic pluralities: Broadwell, 41; Chester, 25; Corwin, 31; East Lincoln, 14; Hurlbut, 27; Laenna, 77; Lake Fork, 75; Mt. Pulaski, 124; Orvil, 15; Prairie Creek, 45; Sheridan, 62; West Lincoln, 345. The Republican township pluralities were: Aetna, 96; Atlanta, 120;

Elkhart, 64; Eminence, 68; Oran, 2; Thomas H. Stokes of Logan County, was a Cleveland elector this year. The candidates for Governor were: John P. Altgeld, Democratic; Joseph W. Fifer, Republican; Robert R. Link, Prohibition; Nathan M. Barbett, Greenback. This was the year the Democrats carried Illinois.

The vote in the district for Congressman stood: Benjamin F. Funk, Rep., McLean, 18,578; Owen Scott, Dem., McLean, 18,264; E. B. Cake, Prohibitionist, 1,848. The vote for Representatives in the district stood: Lawrence B. Stringer, Dem., of Logan, 11,275%; Washington S. Smith, Dem., of Macon, 11,09114; Thomas N. Leavitt, Rep., of Macon, 10,705; William S. Dunham, Rep., of Logan, 10,688; R. E. Kell, Labor, of Macon, 2,063. Stringer, Smith and Leavitt were elected. Robert C. Maxwell, of Logan, was this year elected member of the State Board of Equalization. The vote in detail for 1892 was as follows:

For Member Board of Equalization: Frederick L. Harpster, 3,183; Robert C. Maxwell, 2,568; Arthur Quisenberry, 328; Harpster's plurality, 615.

For Representatives in General Assembly: Lawrence B. Stringer, 4,872%; Washington S. Smith, 4,633; Thomas N. Leavitt, 337753 William S. Dunham, 3,979; R. E. Kell, 956%.

A new Congressional and Legislative apportionment went into effect this year. The new Congressional district, known as the Seventeenth, was composed of Sangamon, Logan, Macon, Menard and Christian; thus divorcing Logan from McLean and putting it in a district with Sangamon. James A, Connolly, Rep., of Sangamon, was elected

Congressman this year over William M. Springer, Democrat, of Sangamon. Logan County, this year, went back into the Republican column, by a plurality of 172. The new Legislature apportionment placed Logan in a Democratic district, with Cass, Menard and Mason. Arthur A. Leeper, Dem., of Cass, was elected State Senator and William S. Dunham, Rep., x Logan, E. J. Mell, Dem., of Mason, and George Wendell, Dem., of Logan, were elected State Representatives. The following is the detailed vote of the county for 1894:

For Congressman: James A. Connolly, 2,867; William M. Springer, 2,656; Albert F. Smith, 203; James M. Crawford, 316; Connolly's plurality, 211.

The monetary question was the all-absorbing issue in the campaign of 1896. William McKinley was the candidate of the Republicans for President, William J. Bryan the Democratic candidate, Joshua Levering the Prohibition nominee, and John M. Palmer the nominee of what were known as the Gold Democrats. Upon this issue Logan County went back into the Republican column from a Democratic plurality of over five hundred, four years before McKinley carrying the county by a plurality of forty-one. The candidates for Governor this year were John P. Altgeld for re-election, as the Democratic nominee, John R. Tanner for the Republicans, George W. Gere for the Prohibitionists and William Forman for the Gold Democrats. Albert D. Cadwallader, of Logan County, was the Republican candidate for Clerk of the Supreme Court, and was elected. The Congressional vote in the district: was as follows: James A. Connolly, Rep., of Sangamon, 23,813; Ben F. Caldwell, Dem., of Sangamon, 23,714; Edmund Miller, Pro., 484; E. G. King, Gold Democrat, 217. Arthur A. Leeper, Dem., was elected State Senator, over C. C. Judy, Rep., by a plurality of 809, Leeper's vote in the district being 10,006 and Judy's vote 9,197. The district vote on Representatives in the General Assembly was as follows: David C. White, Rep., of Mason, 13,859%2; John S. Nicholson, Rep., 13,639; Joseph A. Horn, Dem., of Logan, 15,313; James M. Large, Dem., of Menard, 15,2721. Large, Horn and White were elected. The vote in detail in the county was as follows:

An election was held in June of this year for three judges of the Circuit Court for this district. The vote in Logan County was as follows: Colostin D. Myers, 2,401; George W. Patton, 2,198; John H. Moffett, 2,396; Timothy T. Beach, 3,152; R. S. Mellduff, 2,740; John F. Wight, 2,737. Also an election was held for Supreme Judge for the Third Supreme Judicial District, the vote in the county being: Jacob W. Wilkin, 2,469; William E. Nelson, 2,780; Nelson's majority, 311.

more, Republican, the county on an "off year" thus going back into the Democratic column. The vote on Congressman in this district this year stood as follows: Ben F. Caldwell, Dem., of Sangamon, 23,293; Isaac R. Mills, Rep., of Decatur, 21,053; David L. Bunn, Pro., of Macon, 573. The vote for Representatives in the General Assembly in the District was as follows: John C. Young, Dem., of Mason, 14,648; Nicholas P. Gasaway, Dem., of Logan, 14,440; David C. White, Rep., of Mason, 14,298; James C. Taylor, Rep., of Logan, 10,961%4; Edward E. Everett, 584; G. W. Leeper, 287; E. E. Cocrale, 15. The vote in detail in the county for 1898 was as follows:

William J. Bryan, as the candidate of the Democratic party for President a second time, carried Logan County, this year, over William McKinley, by a plurality of 171. Samuel Alschuler, Democratic candidate for Governor, carried the county over Richard Yates, Republican, by a plurality of 221. The Congressional vote in the district was as follows: Ben F. Caldwell, Dem., of Sangamon, 25,673; David Ross, Rep., of Sangamon, 23,648; Francis B. Bullard, People's Party, of Logan, 58. Lawrence B. Stringer, Dem., of Logan, was elected State Senator by a plurality of 2,222, the following being the district vote: Lawrence B. Stringer, 11,049; W. Y. McLemore, Rep., of Mason, 8,827; John S. Martin, Pro., 280. The vote for Representatives in the General Assembly, in the district, was as follows: James C. Taylor,

Rep., of Logan, 25,998; John C. Young, Dem., of Mason, 16,135; John A. Petrie, Dem., of Mason, 16,04514; Perry W. Thomas, Pro., 824144. The Democratic township pluralities this year were as follows: Broadwell, 43; Chester, 10; Corwin, 41; Hurlbut, 33; Laenna, 92; Lake Fork, 58; Mt. Pulaski, 74; Prairie Creek, 7; Sheridan, 86; West Lincoln, 225. The Republican township pluralities were Aetna, 90; Atlanta, 144; East Lincoln, 136; Elkhart, 40; Eminence, 42; Oran, 2; Orvil, 46. The vote for 1900 in detail in the county was as follows:

The Democratic candidate for State Treasurer carried the county this year by a plurality of 156. There was a new Congressional and Legislative apportionment in effect, by which Logan, McLean, Livingston, Ford and Woodford Counties became the Seventeenth Congressional District, and Logan, Macon and De Witt Counties the Twenty-eighth Senatorial District, these constituting the present existing districts. The Congressional District is co-extensive with the Judicial District. The vote for Congressman this year in the new Congressional District stood as follows: John A. Sterling, Rep., of McLean, 18,331; Z. F. Yost, Dem., of Livingston, 14,040; William P. Allen, Pro., of McLean, 1,344. The vote for Representatives in the General Assembly stood as follows: A. J. Gallagher, Rep., of Macon, 14,826; Carl Swigart, Rep., of De Witt, 14,7014; James M. Gray, Dem., of Macon, 13,578; Samuel A. Edwards, Dem., of De Witt, 13,362; John Kissack, Pro., 1,1841%4. The first three were elected. A special election was held this year in connection with the general election upon the question of voting county taxes for the erection of a new court house. The vote stood as follows: For the new Court House, 3,250; against, 1,043; majority for, 2,207. Upon the question of election of United States Senators by direct vote of the people, which was submitted this year, the county voted as follows: For, 3,493; against, 883; majority for, 2,610. The vote in detail in the county for 1902 was as follows:

For State Treasurer: George Duddleston, 3,220; Fred A. Busse, 3,064; Charles H. Tuesburg, 136; A. W. Nelson, 21; Duddleston's plurality, 156.

An election for three Circuit Judges for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit occurred in June this year. The successful candidates were Colostin D. Myers, of McLean; George W. Patton, of Livingston, and John H. Moffett, of Ford, all of whom were re-elected. The vote in Logan County was as follows: John H. Moffett, 1,719; Colostin D. Myers, 1,643; George W. Patton, 1,590; Louis Fitzhenry, 1,077; R. R. Wallace, 962; John F. Bosworth, goo.

candidate for President, carrying the county over Alton B. Parker, Democrat, by a plurality of 621, the same being the largest plurality by which any presidential candidate ever carried the county in its history. Lawrence B. Stringer, of Logan County, was the Democratic candidate for Governor of the state, this year, and carried the county over Charles S. Deneen, Republican candidate, by a plurality of 442. The Republican township majorities were as follows: Aetna, 93; Atlanta, 140; Broadwell, 7; Corwin, 11; East Lincoln, 282; Elkhart, 58; Eminence, 125; Oran, 57; Orvil, 96; Prairie Creek, 1. The Democratic majorities were: Chester, 16; Hurlbut, 13; Laenna, 68; Lake Fork, 38; Mt. Pulaski, 47; Sheridan, 19; West Lincoln, 48. The vote for Congressman in the district stood as follows: John A. Sterling, Rep., of McLean, 23,414; Z. F. Yost, Dem., of Livingston, 12,978; W. W. Houser, Pro., of Logan, 2,285; S. A. Knopfnagel, Socialist, 1,179. The vote on State Senator was as follows: James A. Henson, Rep., of Macon, 12,251; Donald Danken, Dem., of Logan, 8,308; John Kissack, Pro., 881; Edward Lyons, Socialist, 415. The Representative vote was as follows: James M. Gray, Dem., of Macon, 22,785; J. R. Robinson, Rep., of De Witt, 17,9934 ; John G. Oglesby, Rep., of Logan, 17,547; L. O. Williams, Pro., 4,913; N. E. Martin, Socialist, 1,012. Circuit Judge Moffett having died during the year and a vacancy thus resulting, Thomas M. Harris was elected to fill same without opposition. The detailed vote for 1904 in Logan County was as follows:

This was the first election held under a state wide primary law, approved May 18, 1905. The Democrats carried the county on State Treasurer by a plurality of 165. The vote on Congressman in the District stood: John A. Sterling, Rep., of McLean, 16,804; L. W. Mc- Neil, Dem., of Woodford, 11,377; James H. Burrows, 1,929. The district vote on Representatives in General Assembly, was as follows: Byron F. Staymates, Dem., of De Witt, 19,2444; John G. Oglesby, Rep., of Logan, 13,3864; John R. Robinson, Rep., of De Witt, 12,709; David H. Harts, Ind., 4,87314; W. R. Sinclair, Socialist, 1,312. An election for Supreme Judge for the Third District resulted in the reelection of Judge Jacob W. Wilkin, the vote in Logan County being: Wilkin, 780; J. T. Jones, Socialist, 121; scattering, 10. The vote in detail for Logan County for 1906 was as follows:

William J. Bryan again carried Logan County this year for President by the slightly reduced plurality of 95. The townships giving Democratic pluralities were as follows: Broadwell, 9; Chester, 9; Corwin, 47; Hurlbut, 25; Laenna, 99; Lake Fork, 30; Mt. Pulaski, 101; Sheridan, 47; West Lincoln, 84. The Republican township pluralities were: Aetna, 70; Atlanta, 121; East Lincoln, 71; Elkhart, 6; Eminence, 50; Oran, 9; Orvil, 30. Adlai E. Stevenson, Democratic candidate for Governor, carried the county over Charles S. Deneen, Republican candidate by a plurality of 843. Xelpho F. Beidler, of Logan County, was the primary nominee of the Democratic party this year for Secretary of State. In the same primary, Lawrence B. Stringer, of Logan, was nominated for United States Senator from the state of IIlinois. The vote for Congressman in the district was as follows: John A. Sterling, Rep., of McLean, 22,014; C. S. Schneider, Dem., of Ford, 16,737; William P. Allen, Pro., of McLean, 2,228; J. A. Landis, Socialist, of McLean, 375. The vote on State Senator in the District was as follows: James A. Henson, 12,707; Thomas S. Davy, 10,190; S. R. Works, Pro., 738; George N. Egnor, 237. The district vote on Representatives in the General Assembly was as follows: B. F. Staymates, Dem., of De Witt, 17,927; Edwin C. Perkins, Rep., of Logan, 17,16714; John R. Robinson, Rep., of De Witt, 16,969; Thomas F. Drew, Dem., of Macon; Robert Bivans, Pro., 2,406; N. E. Martin, Socialist, 571%. The first three were elected. The vote of the county in detail for 1908 was as follows:

For Governor: Adlai E. Stevenson, 3,901; Charles S. Deneen, 3,058; Daniel R. Sheen, 201; James H. Brower, 67; Gustav A. Jennings, 5; George W. McCaskrin, 7; Stevenson's plurality, 843.

For Secretary of State: Xelpho F. Beidler, 3,912; James A. Rose, 3,088; H. A. DuBois, 161; Frank J. Hayes, 63; Gottlieb Renner, 6; Frederick Greer, 6; Beidler's plurality, 824.

A judicial election for the election of three Circuit Judges for the Eleventh Circuit was held June 7, 1909. The Republican nominees were: Thomas M. Harris, of Logan; George W. Patton, of Livingston, and Colostin D. Myers, of McLean; there being no opposition ticket. The vote in Logan County stood: Harris, 934; Patton, 833; Myers, 835.

This was an "off-year" in the political calendar. In the congressional district, John A. Sterling, Republican, was re-elected to Congress over Louis FitzHenry, Democrat, but by a greatly reduced majority. The candidates for the legislature were as follows: Edwin C. Perkins, Republican, Logan County; Thomas Leavitt, Republican, Macon County; Cyrus J. Tucker, Democrat, Macon County; E. F. L. Rautenberg, Democrat, Logan County. The first three were elected. The vote in Logan County was as follows:

For Superintendent of Public Instruction - Conrad M. Bardwell, 2,905; Francis G. Blair, 2,663; Eldon G. Burritt, 98; J. C. Kennedy, 97; Albert Lingenfelter, 20; Bardwell's plurality, 242.

For Representative in Congress - Louis Fitz Henry, 3,236; John A. Sterling, 2,427; Robert Means, 83; J. F. Sanders, 24; Fitz Henry's plurality, 809.