The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-23
Chicago national convention in 1864.
James Guthrie. of Kentucky, was.

j ames Guthrie. OF Kentucky, was.
Gov. Tilden opposed, in committee,
that portion of the resolution saying, ''af-
ter four years of failure to restore the ..un-
ion by the experiment of war" etc. He
got it struck out and even refused to agree
to the resolution, as amended, 1t was
hen irregulary restored.
Gov. Tilden, at all stages, refused to a
gree to the resolution, and sent message by
me to Gen, Mcclellan advising him to dis
card it in his letter of acceptance. Gov.
Tilden, moreover, made speech in the
New York delegation, against an armistice,
which was briefly reported by me in the
New York World and is correctly cited by
the Courier Journal.
was personally present in the New
York delegation and all meetings of the
committee IN an adjoining room.
(Signed) MANToN MARBLE.
The report of the committee on creden
tials was objected to on account of the
alleged inequality Of the representation in
the Third District, but the report was
adopted.
The committee on permanent organiza
ton reported as fellows:
PRESIDENT
Hon. A. G. Burr, of Green county.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
First District, r. Murray; 2, A. C.Story;
3, Jno B. Clampitt; 4, JAS, Harrington;
5, A. p. Goddard; 6. j. NJ. Conihe; I, J.
Clarkson; s, w. Z. Brooks; 8, NJ. g.
Quinn; 10, James w. Campbell; IL, C. A.
Warren; II, Il. NJ Vandeveer; Is. Geo,
w, Hark; IA, B. L. Silbey; Is, S. w.
Moulton; l6,C, Wheney; II, James Oliver;
IS, James L. Mcbride; l9, f. NJ. Young
blood
Secretary-E. A. Snively, of Macorpin.
Assistant Secretaries-S, w. II. Scar
ley, of Win; W, r. Ross, of Fayette.
The report was adopted.
The committee to appoint delegates to
the National convention reported as fol
lows:
DISTRICT DELEGATES.
First Distrct-W. NJ. Fuller, John For
syth, of Cook county.
Second Districts. S. Hayes. John =.
Richberg, of Cook.
Third District-perry II. Smith, Her.
man Leib, of Cook.
Fourth District -Thos, Butterworth, of
Winnebago: A. Nj. Herrington, of Kane
Fifth District-W. II. Mitchell. OF
Stephenson, NJ, W. Hawthorne, of Ogle
Sixth District-Wm H. Messenkop,
of Bureau; J. S. Drake, of Rock Island.
Seventh District-Wm Reddick, of La
Sale; D. H. Pinney, Of viii.
Eighth DIstrict--J, Duff, Of Livingston;
J. +. Ong, of Marshall.
Ninth District-John S. Lee, of Peoria;
S. p. Cummings, Of Fulton.
Tenth District-D. Ellis, of Hancock
c. II. Whitaker, Of McDonoQgh.
Eleventh District-Lewis E. Worces-
ter, of Greene; Samuel B. Chittenden, Of
Adams.
Twelfth District-John A. McUlernand,
of Sangamon; JAS. w. Eaton, of Morgan.
Thirteenth District-Jos. s. Wing, Of
Mclean; Jos. T. Hohbet, of Logan.
Fourteenth Districth-E. S. Terry, of
Vermillion; Thos. H. McCoughley, Of
Douglass.
Fifteenth District-Wm. NJ. Gerard
of Lawrence, VIM. S. O'Hair, of Edgar
Sixteenth District Thomas B. MUIR
ray, of Fayette, G. Van Hoorbeck, of Gin
ton.
Seventeenth District VIM. +. Welsh
of Macoupin, Aug. Kmrner, Of St. Clair
Eighteenth District-Geo w. Wall
vi eilSs IHou@o ~ NlaWiolu, VI Hou
roe.
Nineteenth District-Wm. Duff Green
,, of Jefferson, S. T. Cheney, of Saline.
. They also reported tso alternates fron
. each district. The report of the com
mittee was adopted
The following
DELEGATES AT-LAEGE
were appointed:
VIM J. Allen, Of jackson.
p. II. Winston, of Cook.
A. l.. Higbee, of Pike.
Charles Dunham, Of Henry.
! ALTERNATEs.
! Gen, J. c. Black, Of Champaign.
= James c. Allen, Of Crawford.
: W. w. O'Brien, Of Cook.
- Thomas s. Casey, of Jefferson.
i The committee on resolutions reporte
q q the following, which was adopted:
! WHEREAS, This convention is callt
=, for the single purpose Of selecting delegat,
: to the national Democratic conyentio
u to be held five days hence at St. Loui
and
!. WHEREAS, Another state conventit
is shortly to be held for the purpose
selecting candidates for state Offices al
electors of president and vice president
the United States; therefore
ResolUed, That it is unanimously Il
"a sense of this convention that no resell
\, tions be adopted by this convention at th
time.
es Mr.. Phillips, of Brown, offered a resol
~ ton instructing the delegates to st. Louis
y, use all honorable efforts against the ado
I'd ton of the two-thirds rule, which was re-
H. by the secretary and referred to the col