, 1880-05-20


srn1NurIELp H., May 1o.-Thc regular tc-
publican delegation from Cook County held
cn,,eus In tho old stAte.1touse this morning,
With Gen. Bates fl tic chair and cKhty-iivc ut
tho nfncty-two present. the othors. hf''scvcr,
bcing hero ur represented by proxies. Tho first
thing discussed was tho action ut the Central
Committee In excluding tho delegation from tho
floor Of tho Convention aud assfgung thctn
acats in tho gallery. This was denounced ns
arbitrary, tho Central Committee haylnR no
In,wcr to sny who wcro Or who were not delr-
Hutcs, not knowing officially Of aDy contest.
Tho delegates bud prflua fnce caso and worc
entitled to scats according to parliamentary
law, tho Palmcr-liouse mon bslnR tho eo1i.
t:stnnta. Col. ricreg submitted tho following:
Cook County rofusa to submit to tho ut,wnr.
ra'tul assumption Of power " tho state Ccntra!
Coinn.Etto exct!.tiinK thls dciesatton from seats
'ltcsplrett, That we decline to accedc to tho
nct!on VI tic ContsnI Committee. nnd refuse to
acsion Of f n lsdy in which. uf riKht we ahoMi
pnr!icpmts as tnct'hers, atld dcslnnl admission
"ite1,ireti, Thar tho Chairman Of this meeting
communicate this resolution t1 tho Joint Com
1nittcc of management us Tho Views Of tho dulc-
ArrElt VIGOROUS SPEECHES
by Dlxon schairncr. Col. Gregory, and others,
the resolutions were unanimously adnpted.
Nchnls offered tho following which was also
unanimously uuoptGd:
Hail lulcsaton.-that lying, tho regular
lseEubsar, Delegation 1o Sf Cock Ill.,, County,"
that tho entire delegation ehontd. go Into
thu Statc Convention. Or nut one member Of +.
nlo,,siy Mgrco 70 stand by tho resolution thon
adoptGd.'
somo talk followed rs to tho course to be pur~
sued by tho delegation. whether they should
march to tho hall Of the Houso Ut RcprcsuntA-
tlycs and demand admission to tho flour OF
tho Convention ur submit to tho dictation
IL fayor, q ,dolng mo former, out
Jnint Committed nppo'ntcd rucsdays might 10
nrr.ange prngr1ltn. Tho sentiment was nj! Quo
WV q 70 statitling Or falllnK tgcthor, , and tho
delegation needed no stti1cniug I'll thnt point
At TIE ADJOURNED MEETING
held In tho Scnntn Chnmbar, Mr. Z. ". Thomas.
uf st. Clair County, wnY chosen to preside, mud
Col. John II. Roberts, Ut Chicaso, was lnate Sec
Elliott Anthony, Of ChIcnIo, reported that tho
Committee on Management bud decided uJ,o., u
plan uf action which would tcselop itself soon
nttcr tho Convention Ind assembled.
Co sShancr ct Gh,Sag9 rei9rtea TO- tnG
c"!1nittsa lint thors wsr hreS cotested de
cg1ltions from three Congressional districts, and
OH tiiat assumption had decided that they should
| tests were decided. It wis tho intention OF tho
Furwcll Hall deiegaton ho snid. 70 90 thoro and
nEEllHu t0ulf 61lt8. nEu tl0H WILL 10 Blu MAGtu-
| or tlloy were contested or not.
Tho Chair stated that It was thonGht be:t BY
tho Committee Oh management tnAt tno ue!c9n.
tIun should dutn1nl atm!ttaHcc, mud, II, ctso It
werc refused to r0tifo ana aW4it further dcscl"
l.. ". Porce, OF C1icngo, moved that tho
FArwu1i- ffnl delegates prtsent themselves In
h.ny. Tho mutton prevailed md tho lneottnK
| adjourned.
THE cooK COUNTY DELEGATION
| met immediately nfterwur1s. and practically
decided upon tito BaiMc thing.
Ax tho Delegates ff0m tho othor counties Wett
| already pouring In, tho Cook County people nd
jnurncd nnd proceeded tu tho door dctertn ncl
tu Kntn ndintttancC or "iInoW tho reason why.
| 1t wis refused. Judge Cnuch, who wAs ut the
wtls stopped und asked for a ticket. He s..ld hc
| hai nOtie; that this wns tho Cook County delc-
gAffHu.
| Tho tlQorkccpcr said ho was instructed not to
| lot then III. Judge Couch asked him who ho
| WIS. liz replied: "ThG lo0rkeepcr," Judge
Couch Nskcd him by what authority. He sud:
| Dan ShcpAFd, wliO had told him not to let any"
| body in without tIckut. The delegation the'1
| returned to tho Senntc Chamber and appointed
u Committee. ctnBtBttng of Keith. 1sntes. a1nl
RawlcIxt,, tu see shcparv aud lenrn why tho tle-
tho n,lIy u.lu who Knt IN, having Eutton II ticket
| In sDll0 wAy. Shnpnru sad thGy were kept ut1t
| by authority ot thu Centrul ComnlftteE.
| Ke!th theil went buck to report. Thoro wore
| tour mCuIttGra, h0wOyor, WhN wGre lint IN tho
| Bcuntc Chn1abgr-ktnH, Folly, EIDuRE,. nnd Sp0f-
| forta-whu h<l secured ttckotH Ahd tMk1n Aetts
| within the spltce set npnrt Tor Cuok county
| Keith, ton, subsequently occupied chntr back
| Of tho Speakers desk.