Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-27

applauded most heartily when he alluded to
| the certainty of the case made by the contest
| ants from Illinois being pressed on the consid'
GRAFTON of the National convention, when ne
alluded to the future overthrow Of corrupt
machine and when, while acceeding to Grant s
| great fame as a military chieftain, he declared
| him failure as President.
He was followed by Col. A. N. Waterman,
Chas. A. Gregory. Gen. Kueffner of st. Clair,
and Herman Raster. The following was
adopted:
The Republican citizens of Cook county, in
mass meeting assembled, desire to call the at
tention of their fellow Republicans, and of the
national convention soon to meet at Chicago,
to the following statement:
First-The Republican primary elections
held in Cook county on May 8th, resulted in
an overwhelming victory of the combined op-
ponents of the third term of General Grant.
The nirety-two delegates of Cook county to
the State convention, joined with the anti
Grant delegates appointed by the other conn
ties of the State, would have had decided ma
jority of the State convention, and would have
sent to the national convention four delegates
at large and twenty district delegates opposed
to the third term, thus casting majority of
the forty-two votes of Illinois against the
nomination of General Grant.
Second-Of the majority thus fairly and
honestly obtained the anti-third term Repub-
hcans of Cook county have been most foully
robbed by bold and criminal scheme intend
to falsify the will of the people and forge the
vote of Illinois in the national convention. In
its prosecution with the aid of almost the en-
tire federal patronage in this State, the majori-
ty of the State convention was changed into
one friendly to Grant by forcibly keeping out
the ninety-twO rightfully chosen
delegates of Cook county, until the entire
organization had been concentrated IN the
hands of one man, who assumes to be t he
'Boss" and absolute ruler of Illinois. and by
finally excluding So members of the delegation.
The record shows that on every ore of the test
votes taken in the convention previous to the
alleged final settlement of the alleged
Cook county contest the supporters
of the third term would have
been in minority if the ninoty-two delegates
had been permitted to vote i'll accordance with
the unmistakable sentiment of their constitu-
ents. Be it therefore understood that the de-
nial of their right of representation to the Be
pub leans Of Cook county, by the State con-
ventiOn. and the outrageous methods used to
bring it under the despotic control of the ma
chine, absolve us and all other Republicans
from all allegiance to that convention and that
machine, and from all responsibility for any
of their acts or transactions. That we
warmly commend the appeal by the
national delegates of the disfran3 n3hlsed
and there we confidently expect justice and
the overthrow of the "boss" rule which other
wise will assuredly lead to disaster and ruin,
and we will present to the national convention
our protest against the admission TO that body
of those who would usurp the places of the
rightful district delegates from Illinois, and
also against the admission of the pretented
delegates at large from this State and elected
the fraudulent majority of the State con-
nd hU trio
hitherto unknown to the Republican party.
And that, while earnestly desiring the sue.
cass of the Republican party in this years
Presidential election, and, deemipg the tri-
umph of the Republican cause essential to the |
welfare of the country, the firm establishment
of justice to all, and the preservation of the |
public faith. and the promotion of general
the Republicans of Cook county un-
sparingly denounce, and will unhinchingly op |
pose the oonsummation of the great political
crime which has been committed against them
and the other disfranchised Republicans Of this
State, they will not blind themselves to the
fact that by dishonesty foistiug upon the !
party candidate whom the people do not de- |
sire. the machine is endangering the success
of the Republican party and courtiDg it's defeat
at the polls in November.
The reading of this document was fre-
quently interrupted by the audience, as were |
the speeches, but always by applause, which |
came from all parts of the house. The audi
ence was evidently of one mind. The same
was true of the Farwell Hall meeting where |
the same speakers made addresses, and besides |
them General Hurlbert and Elliott Anthony. |
Senator E. N. Bates presided. There was no
disturbance of any kind at either meeting, and
the audience were composed largely of middle
classes aud business men.
Among some 200 vice presidents named and
selected were the following names: Hon.
franklin Macveagh Hon. Joseph Medill,
Murray Nelson, Mathew Latin. G. NJ Hender-
son, E. P. E. jenkins, Q. Il. Case, W. K. Sui
livan, Willard Woodland, Simon W. King, Mon |
roe Heath, E. G.. Keith, Christian Wahl, w. 7.
Baker, Col. W. Fl. Thompson. Abner Taylor,
E. G. Mason, s. s. Gardner, Geo. M. Howe,
Morris s. Else, s. NJ Booth, Louis G. Huch
Andrew Shulnan, Gen. A. @. McClurg, c. 8. !
Larrabee, Emil Dietrich and Simon W. King.
All these gentlemen are prominent in business
and in the Republican party.