Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-06

eron, at large D. A. Gage, at la| ge. by
proxy Obadiah Jackson.
Absent-Wm. Hanley, Sixth dist1 let A .
T. Hall, Tenth district; J. P. RI binson
Eleventh distrsct.
The committee was called to orde by the
chairman, Il. Burr, aad the business
was stated TO be the proposition to amend
the call already issued for state con vention
on June 26, so that state ticke: sh build be
nominated at that time.
f. L. Merritt, Of Sangamop, offd red the
following;
ReSolred, That the call heretoford issued
by the Democratic State Central Cofnmittee
of Illinois for a state convention to be held
on the 26th of June. 1872, at SpriL gIield, for
the purpose of cf 90 NJ delegated to the
Democratic National Convention to be held
ct Baltimore on the 9th day of JulJ pro1.,
be so amended and enlarged as to include
the nomination. by said state con kention,
of electors for President and Vice President,
full state ticket, and for the trsn.d ction of
all such other matters as the interest Of the
party may require.
Mr.. Fuller, of Cook, offered a sub bstitute,
to the effect that the original call be amend
ed so as to add after the statement of the
business before the convention "a I'D any
other business which may properly come
before il
In the discussion which eusued, Mr. Burr
doubted the proprietY of the col inmittee
amending the call suggesting that such a
procedure was unprecedented.
Mr.. Fuller argued that the select bn of a
state ticket and presidential electors before
the convention at Baltimore had puk a ma
tionsl ticket in the field was bad policy. As
1t was not yet known who were to be the
candidates Of the Democrats, il could not
yet be determined who should go on the
electoral ticket. Mr.. Fuller spoke dt some
length.
Mr.. Seston was of the opinion that to
put q state ticket in the field on Ju le 26Gh
would lead to q canvass unnecesssTi y long,
and he further argued that the lon ger the
interval before the ticket was in tho field,
the more strength would be drawn flom the
Radical party.
Mr.. Merritt, Of Sangsmon, in sup port of
the resolution, argued that the cond ton of
p ti.s and Of the party was az tm rgency
which required prompt and efficient action
on the part Of the committee, and that the
sooner q ticket was put 10 the fdld, the
more surely would the Liberal Republi-
cans understand the Intentions Of thd party.
The discussion from this point has in
formal, bat the vote Was finally taken on
The resolution and resulted as follows
Ayes-Hsr,ington Gage, by proxy i. Cam
| eron, shannon, by proxy, Edmunds, Smith,
Merritt Glenn, Buckmaster-9.
Noes Burr, Fuller, Seston-3.
Not voting-W. H. Green, by pro xy-l.
1t was further ordered that Geo. ! Kim
berly, Esq, secretary OF the commit ee, for
ward q certified copy Of the resolu ton to
| the Liberal Republican State Centra Com
nittee in session in this city. There being
20 further business, The commiste ee sd.
oorned to o'clock P. NJ, to meet at that
| time in conference with the Liberal com
mttee.
At that time, an informal meetii 2 wa.
| held, when dispatch was read fr Dm the
Hon. Geo. R. Vending, proxy for A. 7
| Hall, of the Tenth district stating that be
was detained, but that he wished to be
| recorded as voting for the supple menta
| call.
SPRINGFIELD, Jube A. During Il day
tie Liberal Republican State Centra Com
! ui:ies met, and organized bT eIectIng E. /
| Gross, of Springfield, Chairman, and Brad
/ ford A. Dlrtee. Secretary. After CO asuIta-
ton, The committee issusd the fol llo"iaR
/ call:
HEApQUAArERs LIBERAL REPUHiJC is
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
SPRISGFIELD, III June l.
! A Convention Of the Liberal Repu biican,
1t the stare Of I'noi., is hereo cd led tl
meet at Springfield the 2G;h cay of June
| 1872, ct the hour of l. clock, NJ or the
purpo.e of nominating candidates fol Elec
tors of President aud Vice President of h,
United States, aud candidates FOX th ofhc,
Of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, A udito
OF Public Accounts, Secretary of StSte
| Treasurer, and Attorney General Of th
State of Illinois, and Clerks Of the Stprem
Court for the Northern, Central, and South
srn Divisions, and to transact all sue b othe
business as may properly come befd Ire sal
Convention, the nomination Of can I1idate
for Clerks Of the Supreme Court TO b. mad
ov the delegates in attendance trdm III
several counties com posing the res 2ectiv
Grand Divisions. The basis of represents
ton in said Convention will be one d Islegst
tor each four hundred votes for Pr ssideu
I anu ' lCS L IL lCbos anu OUt OSl'
gate for each fraction Of TWO hundre 4 vote
or over The Liberal Republican Y bters
each county are requested 10 send the nuE
Der OF delegates 10 said Conven ention in iIoAte
IL the list hereto sttached, computed on th
d. basis above stated. 1t is suggested dhat h
delegates be selected by regular Count
2 Conventions, or otherwise,a as may be eeme
best
3 (Sgned) f. l. GROSS, Chair rnsn.
] BRADFORD R, DURFEE, Secretary.
0 And Murry Nelson, Elijah NJ. Bsl lnes,
E A. Terrell, Calvin Truesdsle, Eric J bhnso
e Washington Bushnell, J. ". In Eersol
e Richard Rowett, J. n. Givin, Villa
, Kneffner, Daniel 4. AFTER, Jesse w. Fel
/ and Ozias N. Hatch.
I An Executive Committee was tlecte
consisting Of Mestrs. Gro-s, Hatch, Rove
2 Durfee, and kueffner.
' This basis gives Rock Island c unity
! delegates