The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-19
Last Nights Dispatches.
POLITICAL.

| INDIANAPOLIS, June lS.-The Supreme
Court this morning overthrow the consti
tutional amendments changing the time OF
| holding the election for state officers from
| October to the second Tuesday in Novem-
ber. The opinion of the court was render
ed by Judge Biddie, Judges Hawke and
Worden concurring; Judges Niblack and
| Scott dissenting. The opinion is very
long and reviews the history of the act
| fully, closing as follows: This court
| finds that itfrequires af least majority
| OF all votes cast the same election to ratity
| a constitutional amendment. We also
hold that ns the act of March 10, 1879, is
defective in not providing for the count OF
the aggregate number of votes cast
| throughout the state on the day OF election
| or in not providing some means to find
out the whole number Of votes cast, By
which it might be learned what proper
| tion OF the number cast in favor of the
ratification bore to the whole number.
there is no sourse from which this court
can ascertain whether the amendment re-
ceived majority of all the votes cast at
the election or not. as the amendment was
submitted on the day of general spring
| election throughout the state, and as thero
were by law officers to elect at the same
must be presumed kthat other
votes than than those for or against the
| anne ndment were cast at the same time.
From the peculiar ballots used in voting
upon the amendments. many electors may
| nave voted no and yes upon the question
OF the amendment, which votes would not
oe counted, Such also would be counted
| IN estimating the whole number of electors
voting. 1t is also held that the constitu-
ton must remain as it was before the
amendment was submitted until it shall
athrmatIyeiy appear that the amendment
| is ratified. AS it docs not thus afirma~
lively appear, we must hold that the
amendment is not ratified By constitu>
tional majority. The opinion therefore of
the court is that it requires a majority of
the electors of the state to ratify an
amendment Eto the constitution, but that
the whole number of votes cast at the cleo
tion at which the amendment is submitted
must be taken as the number of electors
in the state. The opinion deals only with
the irreguiarity on adoption, not on the
merits of the amendment.
RALEIGH, June lS.-The Democratic
State Convention yesterday was the
largest ever held in North kCarolina
Two thousand delegates were 10 attend
ance. There being no hall large enough
to hold them, they met in Capitol
square in the open air, and was called TO
order by s. A. Asche, Chairman of the
State Committee. John Graham was
made permanent President. Governor
Jarvis was nominated over Fowle and
Scales by a small majority. On the FIRST
ballot for lieutenant governor, Julian
Carey was thought to be nominated over
James L. Robinson. the present incum-
bent, Thomas Holt and Kerr Craig. but
there being confusion. another call was
made and Robinson was nominated. All
other incumbents renominsted without
opposition, except for auditor, for which
Gen. W. z, Roberts was nominated. The
delegates to Cincinnati are W. T. Dortch,
Thomas Rufhn. A. M. Waddell and j. S.
Henderson. They are not instructed and
are favorable to Seymour: second choice,
| Bayard. The convention took no action
about the two>third rule at Cincinnati.
There are no Tiiden men among the
entire delegation. Electors at large, Gen.
j. Leach and Fabius Ii. Bee.
BURLINGTON, la, June 1S.-Delegate
st large, I. j, Potter, of the Chicago.
| Burlington & Quincy road. left tonight in
his private car for Cincinnati lie was
accompanied By the Hon. John 2. Irish.
| also delegate at large, several of the dis
trict delegates, and the Hon. j. Sterling
Morton, delegate from Nebraska. In con-
versation with Rdlokeye reporter, Mr..
Irish stated that the majority of the Iowa
delegation aud that il that gentleman was
not nominated in bis opinion some man
| would be who had not been mentioned as
| q candidate.
CINCINNATI. June 18.-The National
Conn mittee to day visited Music Hall and
| reviewed the arrangements for seating the
delegates, press representatives and others.
The arrangements are much similar to
those in Chicago. Tho Western Associ-
ated Press and New York Associated Press
will have tables to the left Of the Presi-
dent on the platform, the Western Union
telegraph Office being in the corridor on
that side of the building. The National
Press Association is placed on the south
side of the platform, adjacent to it's tele-
graph cffice. Seats for 100 actual working
representatives OF daily newspapers will be
given in front OF the platform. while in
the galleries next to the stage 240 news
paper men who do not send dispatches
will have seats. On terraced seats on tho
back part of the stage will be ladies' and
distinguished guests. SO far there is no
complaint about the plans for issuing
tickets to spectators, aud apparently there
are no movements to pack the hall with
oliques
COLUMBUS. Ohio, juno ls..-Ssnator
Thurman arrived here to-day from " ash
ington and held q consultation with a
nun Der of delegates to the Cincinnati
convention and persona! friends as to the
management of the contest as q Presiden.
tial candidate. The consultation was in :
formal and besides agreeing to stick to
Thurman as long as there was q chance of
his nomination and arranging business de-
f,iis moi hing WAS done