The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-23

Lewis proposed Grants name for Presi
oent' as with him they could break up the
solid south. Wickham, who was elected
CHAIRMAN. also declared for Grant, and
'nnught all would uuite in making Virgins
Republican state. The Committee re
ported very strong Grant resolutions fo
the unit rule. Also calling the state con
vention july %, aud requesting Blaine tc
ACCEPT the Vice Presidency. thus assurins
an invlncible ticket
ATLANTA, A pril %. The Republican con
Ventlon was in great disorder all day. Severa
exciting scenes occurred and the confusion
continued. The chair appointed a COM
hittee to nominate delegates to Chicago In
spite OF the Grant men. While the
committee was out the coiored leaders
raised the issue that they had not been
accorded their rights in the party aud
carried resolution that three-fourths of
the chicago delegation be colored.
aou 5nat the same proportion be OBJ
| served In Republican patronage in
georgia. The committees report did not
agree with this resolution, and it was
therefore tabled until tomorrow,
when all but FIVE white men will be stricken
from the delegation. Grant may get
some votes, but the Sherman and Blaine
men have control Of the convention.
SPRINGFIELD. April 22-When Gen.
drant was ln bloomington this week, be
was handed by Gov, Culom an invitation
signed by prominent citizens of Springfield
without distinction of party. asking him
to visit that city at his convenience. The
writer's suggested that his travels would
hardly De complete without including in
bis circuit OF the world the late home of
the great man with whose fame his own
ls so lndIssolubIy connected and the city
too, which tirst witnessed the humble be
ginning OF his own career as q military
leader. Among the siguers we're Judge
Logan, Gov. Cullom. Gov. Palmer, Hon.
Hiram w. Edwards. Hon. JAS. G. Conk-
ling, Hon. o. NJ. Hatch, Hon. D. L.
Littler. Auditor Needles, Secretary of
State Harlow, Jno, w. Dunn, Hon. Milton
Hay and Mayor-elect Irwin. This evening
the following reply, written by Gen. Grant
himself, was received:
GALENA, ILL.,, April q, 1880. Hon. S.
L. Logan, Gov. Cullom and others: Gen
tlemen-Your letter of the l7th, convey
ing kind invitation to me to visit the
capital of the state, the city from which !
started nineteen years ago as colonel of the
Twenty first regiment. Illinois volunteers,
now veterans, was duly presented to me
by the governor OF the state. | take
pleasure in accepting your invitation, but
cannot just now FIX the exact date wien
can be there. 1t will however. probably
be early 10 next mouth. As soon as | can
determine exactly the date will inform
some one of the siGners of the invitation
of it. l appreciate this invitation more
coming as it does rom the citizens of the
capital of the state without distinction of
party, and recognizing the propriety of
revisiting the home of the martyr to whom
the nation owes SO much, and to whom
was personally so much indebted for con-
slant support through all detrac;ions,
though an entire stranger to hin, except
officially. Later came to know Presi-
dent Lincoln intimately and my apprecia-
tion of his great ability, noble ard cener-
Gus nature and forgiviDg disposition IN
creased with acquaintance With great
respect, your obedient servant,
u s. CRANE.