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OIL tho 18th prox. and that committee OF nne,
consiAtlnE of ono frum each Congressional dis. |
tys BE- " 9 60 m S
State Kt largo
The Committee thus appointed reported
the names bf SIX delegates for tho State nt
large, and three fronl eacl1 district.
No, they did not 'nnnle thrce from each
large; and tho delegates from tho several
Congressional districts named and dcsig-
natc.l three persons as delegates for each
district. KcaA Wentwortl,'s resolution agafn
and yoll will SEQ who named tho district
decgatcs.-Ep. TR1n.l
The lelegates.at-largo were George Sclnet-
der, Of Cook; 'Thomas I: Turner, Of Stephen.
son; J. Q, Merton. of VIII; ], D; ,Arnu!l, Df
gates and atterI,1tes weru. ". r: Sweet, of
Stephenson, $. n: Church, off, Wtnnebagoi
4. Z; EMsten, Of BSoMe; \; b '",sEo@ @ A,d
assg 1sg na 4 pSksy SysS ef o ffk CO. Sno " j. owan 1sS W.
loy, Abraham Lincoln, .. u. tawreMce, \.
n. \ Knapp, John N. Palmer, John olncy, u.
There Is p record Of any, action on the r.:
accepted by tllo Convention nleln dis.
Tho next State Convention Of tho Rcpub.-
1lcan party Mt which delegates to n National
Convention were Appolmtetl was hold ~ De
eatGr. Nay f e 70 aS i1r a9 p 1osepi
Chairman. 'rl,e following, Is Mi extract from
tho proceedings of that body: --....-.
Mr. Juhn II. Palmer moved that a committee
Gf n o1 dIe;et ~ tF n chSr @ TO umo @ @
gates {trn nc State at farDe to the Chicago Eul-
vcntion, with nltcrIlntGs, anu nlso two cAndldntus
for Electors from TIC stato ut largo With assist
III. Murphy moved to amend hr: palmor's.
H5SpSSsG IL PScSxE .os L. suceae ot S
present irom tho Congressional districts.
Mr.. MnrVhy's Amc:nilncNt WIS ngrCcd to, and
tho nmendcd proposition wis atlnpted.
| At subsequent stnge Ut tho proceedings
Appeared the following recurd.
Tho report OF tho Committee o,l Delegates md
Tho Committee Recommended tho sceetion of
tho following gpntlomou aB Delegates md
Electors ut lHrXc:
n. 3. Judd, David Davis, md Q. II. DrowI.-
ing as Delegates nt-lArge, with il. J. Oglcsby,
". d. Plato, T. Il. s. Herrod, md n. u. VIII
| cux as altcritatcs. Tho record continues:
On melton, # % wss oHlorcd that ,l the rariot.s
iii, i II 'e ls II istr1e M eaes ,ested
| bv them, and also tho district Etcctors.
| III tho proceedings Of. t'Iis Convention ap-
direct bgarIng o!, tlo question 1T the power
district Delegates. members Of tic stato Ccr-
~ j. Turner Of Stephenson, offered the
following resolution, which wis adopted:
Resolreti, Tint tho President appoint Itcpub-
lcHn t3tnto Ccntrnl Committed, tt' cunslRt OF two
f9n ds s S Fssut IT, ono '
[.rho President {tl,e lion. .losenli Glltesp!o)
gnye nolice That tic names Of gentlemen co1sl
posing this Committee would DO announced
through tho press on 1soi. : subsequent daSl
Tho isopnhlicen S,ate Convent!on Of 1894
met ut Springfield, Alay e5, 4. J. KnykentLatt
presiding, Tho record Of this Convention on
tl.e subject under consideration was rs fol-
lows:
Mr.. Scammon, Of Cook, moved that n commit.
tee, TO consist q ono .lslegto from each c,l-
greHsionnl district tto he solicited bl tho dtle..
ss iS% s's sa 81 70 ee -
more Convention and their ultcrna,cn. mud three
tee. a thrcp sts. III " .ti"ctors.at-l"rxo VIC % Of Prns-
dont a,d ieo.lrcste,,t A!st, e steet t,t ,ls;. M
gncs rum tath C",lglf**oHd& tIiHtrtet to the lh-
President III each Congressional district.
lust brunch Of tho ru*.l,tion 70 m to road that
t'e ttlruac. f't',@ fdct Congregational strtt se.
oot two aoKa'cs 70 the alt!'ro GEnyentto Tor
Eluc.or of President aud Vico.rn:silent In
cilch district, ind report THUR natnuk to tho COn-
delegations. sevorally.
Tho amendment WIS accepted BY Mr. Sca,m-
men nsh.a and tho original resolution as amondod
After the nomination of State officers ap'
pears the following:
! Tho committed for nominating Il Central Com.
the Egu "p hg %a sM e
n'hte thoir ret1urts. which wern adnptea, with
tho oxccpt!nn that tho n,,no of t1en. Y y. pro.-
ttss VIA substituted On tho list 0t GAEdllAtus for
dps depsou, oi stark toants. ''' ~ A' = ''''
Tho repnrt Ut delegates by districts and foI
e 6sf s9 M apS' n lie ss'S y to ocox oxG Dee t o
It Is that quoted above.-vlz:: tho snbslitll
ton VI Gen. prent!ss' name for that Of Gcll
7. j. Henderson.
. This il lmpudent presumption. There |:
, nothing In the record cited to show anything
Of the sort, From the very nature ot thu
business 1t WIS divided into two patts,-tllt
selection OF two delegates by each OF tho Coz,
anA the reporting to the Convention Of 81.
dulegatcs-at-larQo by the Committee Of on
, from each dtstrlctappo!ntetl, not by tho Chafr
!, but by tho Congressional dlstricts.-ED.]
The Republican State. Convention Of 1856
met ut rG0rfa, NAyB. Az q part OF tllH pre-
lImlnary Prucog,llilgs,, ths Temporary CHAIR M
D that fur committees l,ad hccm decided upon
nue Ut which was IN comil!tten to cll0os
,tor Eisetors i and delegates to the National Con
!. The varlous Con0fcssional dtstrisas ve7
y called upon to 4lsl,le one member OF c<1clL
. these con,mttteest a'sd a4sV announeed
2 Committee to Elect Delegates to the n.
I tlonaI Convention plsifict--,A. o. Ilel
. !nx; sec9M!, GsorgY i penes;T ;Thl!1,d, l!,, 7; Y
Saisrson; stxtl. lIyifh ' &; chi|tls; seysath. Y