The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-05-22
POLITICAL.
THE FINAL RESULT IN ILLINOIS.
Grant sweeps the Hoard blaine Men
Protest and Choose District Dele
gates-AIabaIna Rooms for Grant
California for Tiideu-I.nbOr
Party Leaders Consulting
ON the situation.

ON NV SttuatAou'
Springfield, Ill.,, May 2l.-The Republican
convention passed tie following resolution |
by vote Of 1856 to 807, and tina result was
greeted with tremendous applause
"Resolved, That Gencral U. 5. Grant of
Illinois, is the choice Of this convention for
President Of the United States"
A motion to substitute the name of L. B.
Washbune was lost.
A motion was made to refer the appoint
ment of delegates and alternates to the M.
honal convention to district delegates, aad
that said delegates and a',ernates be declared
the choice of this convention. This woald /
have resulte! in the choice of Blaine dele.
gates in several districts and opened great
contest before the convention,
The motion was strongly opposed by Sen.
atur Logan and several other Grant dele
gates the motion was unsuccessful and the
previous question was orderd Mr.. Thomas
amendment to Logsn's substitute, which
provided that the committee should simply
choose d, lpgates Mt large, WAS defeated By
304 ayes TO $50 noes. The roll was called on
| Lugan's substitute, providing for tho ap-
pontment by the Chair of q committee TO
select district delegates and delegates nj
large. This was adopted ut o'clock q. m.
by vote Of $50 ayes to 500 noes. The Chair
Immediately announced the committee,
which consisted of nineteen Grant mon. A
motion to adjourn to 9 a. m. prevailed at
| l:l5 q. III.
rbn RaNnhlino,, M, tbia
ing at o'clock.
delegates, reported lis. to attend the Ma
tionul convention, which was adopted, the
Blaine men refusing 10 vote
Mr. l. gan offered the following;
"Resolved, That General U. s. Grant 10
tho choice Of the Republican party of Ill.
nos for the Presidency, and delegates from
this State are instructed to use all honorable
means to secure his nomination by the Chi
cago convention, and vote rs II unit for him
and said delegates shall have power to Oil all
vacancies" Adopted.
Ga motion, William Jones, Chairman of
the convention, was instructed to telegraph
General Grant that Illinois stands by him,
with her forly-two votes, for President.
The following protest was read and put on
the records
whereas, ms convention mas N me matter
Of the Cook county contest decided thai
when the call Tor convention spportohs
particular num0er OF delegates 10 paruc
ular district included IN larger territory
smaller districts are entitled To appoint dele
, gates; and,
, Whereas, the call of the Nationa
: hepuonc'h Executive co,ilui''.ce npPo'
$ tons Two delegates from the seventeen
Congressional Dlstrics wheh met IN a's'riv
} convention AZ oprlhgheiu on inc lotn uay o
0 May, lsoo, pursuant 10 'he eail OF the otSt
Republican oenIr"i :, C9mmlllee' ana ain VI we
Q aud there eject ". u; p9elher; OF o. YIN
county, ara Emil GGilech' OF Madison coun
" To represent sald district us delegates
!, Tue Natlo'ai Republican Convention 70 D
q held IN Chlc9go9 on the second gay 81 Jun
: next ami ana elect thSs' w; ihomas, OF o
= Clalr county, ana H. NJ MN
S ball, OF Macon county rs thei
g alterha'es; therefore, we the uhdersigneo
! delegates from sad distr'c', constituting
majority thereof, hereby protest against w
, appointment OF selection or NE httempte
:! appointment or SELECTION by inns convention
OF any olher otgutes tha9 THESE mentioned
: anu we dohl Tue rISpt VI 'nl' convention '
, make any other appointments, ana we AS
e that this, our protest, oe spread upon tnc rec
y orts OF thls convention signed by ID
, nineteen delegates oi the district.