Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-27
Election of State Central
Committees--Names of
Delegates to the Nation
al Convention at
Be1timore.
The Delegates instructed
for Gree1ey-The Demo
cratic-Liberal Plat
form.
Nomination of State OFF,
GERS.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, June 26.-Ths Liber-
al Repu blican Convention re-sssembIed at 3
Pm. The committee on credentials reported
all the delegations full The committee on
dent, Governor Palmer. with . long list of
Vice Presidents, Sidney Thomas, Secretary,
with four assistants.
A Mississippi dispatch was received with
applause, and suitable response ordered.
Cassius NJ. Clay vas called for and Ad
dressed the convention briefly. The con
vention took q recess of one hour. On re-
bling the following named gentle
we're elected q State Central Committee: lst
District, Horace White; 2nd. Gen. c. Hotch-
kiss; Sd, W. X. Sullivan; 4th, Stephen L.
Taylor; 5th, A. A. Tsrrill; 9th, J. ". Olson;
7th; W. F. Whitmore; Sth, L. NJ. Babcock;
9th, Thomas Crafty; l0th, John c. Bell,
llIh, Vim. Lynn, l2th, Isaac Keys, 18Th,
John 7. jenkins; l4th, J. NJ. Davis; 18Th,
". D. Alexander; 10Th, q. Bsxton; l7th,
Gen. R. Rowell; 18th. Jas Irwin; 18th, John
NJ Wilson; al large, Gen. Hermann, 0. NJ,
Hatch, E. L Gross, Casper Butz and Gen.
W. c. Kueffner. The report was adopted.
The convention then adjourned until seven
?. NJ.
SPRINGFIELD, June 26.-The Democratic
State Convention re-sssembled at ? P.
Hon f. NJ. Haines, representative from the
! Liberal Repu olIeAu Couvention, was escort
ed 10 the platform and announced that thst
convention had appointed . com mmIttee Of
nineteen to confer with q similar CON mittee
from this convention upon questions of in
terest to the people Of she State. The an.
nouncement was greeted with load and long
continued applause J. N. Bush, chairman
| of The CON ulIEee on permanent organization,
submitted report nominating Hon. c.
| Allen, permanent president, Col. DAME
| Cameron, and Jas. Kicker, vice presidents
| for the State at large, with an additional
vice president from each Congressional dis
trict J. c. Richburg, of Cook, permsnon'
Secretary, with a nun Der of assistant seere
taries. The report was adopted. The roll
Was tnen called for the appointment Of q
committee oa conference to meet with q
similar committee from the Liberal Repub
hcGn Convention.
AT this point the President read a tsle
gram from the President Of The Democratic
Conservative Convention OF Mississippi, nov
10 session, sending greeting to the Demo
cratic and Liberal Republican Convention
of Illinois, proposing to clasp hands witl
them across the bloody chAsm made by th'
war The reading OF the dispatch was gree,
ed with cheers. A dispatch was read tron
Hendricks, Of Indiana, expressing regret a
his inability to attend.
, The committee on credentials reporte
all the counties Of the State folly repre-
sentsd.
While the convention Was waiting for th
reports of the several com miltees, Hon. "
W. 0 Brien was called for and made shoI
speech.
The committee appointed to report th
uames of delegates 20 the National ConveI
ton, exported the following list:
State at large, " f COolbAugn, of Cook
J Phillips, of Montgomery A X Shs'
of Richland; a NJ Craig, of Knox altel
mates l. Dickey, of LaSAlle; L D MorT
son, of St. CLAIR; C II McCook, A HeI
riugton, of Kane. lst District, NJ W Fuller
ST. Clair Southerland; Aiternates, Tho
Hoyne, g NJ HatGling. I'd, W W Snow
hook NJ + Tulley; slternsles, J c Rlci
berg, b Harrison. 3D., Henry 5 Helm
Obadiah jackson; Rllernates, A NJ lchae lsol
g Keheo. 4Jb, r Bishop, r HopkIns; a
GernAtes, q X Atkinson, q kenwIck. 5u
W Il Mnchell, A r Mccoy; alternsles, )
~ Wilson, F Stahl. 9th, John Dickson, Jam,
E Reckless; alternates, L Stiles, Ch,
ii Duhram. 7Lh " Bowen, S Olt, ate
10 mates. John Barr, ] Moore. Sth, n
Ferrill, Henry c Dent; Alternstes, A Garret
Joseph Taggart. 9Eh, S Shape, W
|. O Brien: alIernates, q Crusswan, Mart
Shellsbnrger. 10Th, J R Neil, B Pa,te
son; al.ernsteS, H B Bgrtleson, A j Bra
shaw. llth, Il c WIihers, B Aratzer; q
terna,es, W r Archer, II Q Craig l2u
John A McClsruard, T W McNely; allie
mates, W l. Vsndever, d killIsn. l3t
=, A b Miller, s Parks alternates, Th'
ns W Mehan, w H North. l4th, J b Smit
ho John Pearson, alternates, Chss TiDkhar
e A Jefreys. 18th, VIM Garrard, ID Decu
&, alternAtes, W a Cochrsne, Z n Blsho
49, 10Th, C d Harles, J J Conley; alsernstes,
'' Bond, B Murray. l7sh, Milton MeC!ur
5 A Buck kmaster; alternAtss, K MorrIso
B Bowman. 18th, J Il Oberly, + Ba
ton; alternates, N X Murphy, G W K Ga
lies. 18Th, Chss Carol, r W ToWnseD
alternates, c E Mcdonnell, K Hanna. I
report was adopted.
# A delegate moved that the com nmittee
b- resolutions be instructed to report resoI
Us tions instructing the delegates to b itlmo
oy to cast the vote for Greeley and Brow
Adopted by an almost unanimous vote
n Three cheers for Greeley and Brown We
II, called and given with will.
The motion that when the convention I
iourned it be until 7:30 in the evening, "
. adopted.
U.s. Hon. Bsyless W. Hanna, of Indiana,
ing on The floor, Was invited to the pistto
and made brief speech
The committee on resolutions then 81
is' mitted the following platform
rrh ResoIred,, By the Democracy OF HIN
nss in convention assembled, that the plato
A :. of primo pies adopted BY the Cincinnati q
,ct, vention together with it's clear interpre
ton of the same euunoisted IN the letter
Horace Greeley accepting the nomlnat
of that convention for the office OF Presld
tn' tn of the United States, offered upon the CO
a mon ground upon which the Llbera men
ort. all political parties can consistently De uni
in opposition to personal and It's stGend
"a, official corruption.
ResolUed, That our delegates this
'' chosen to represent us in the Demoor'
Natloual Convention to essen bic at bs
sal. more be instructed to act and vote ss
10 10 the spiri, Of the foregoing resolution.