The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-02-05
Last NIGHTS Dispatches.
The Pennsylvania Eepubltoan conven-
tion.

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HARRISBURG, Feb. 4.-Upon the
reassembling of the convention the com
mittee on contested seats made a report
which was adopted. and theCessna resolu
ton was reinforced. Stewart at opce
moved the amendment given previously,
which was rejected. 10I. to 50. and then
the resolution was adopted.
The following was then introduced by
Kerr;
Resolced. That the delegates elected to
the Republican National Convention from
this state are hereby instructed to supper,
for president the nomination of Gen. U.
S. Grant, and to vote as a unit on all
questions that may come before the conven-
ton.
Stone, Of Crawford. offered the follow
ing:
Resolued. That while we pledge cur
selves to support the Republican party we
see no reason for abandoning the position
taken by the party in this and other
states in 1876 of opposition to a third
presidential term. and we hereby indorse
and resflrm the resolution passed by
our state convention held in this city in
1876.
Upon this question Senator Kerr argued
in favor of the original resolution. He
thought Gen. Grant was the proper and
only man who should get the nomination
and concluded his remarks with an appeal
to iudorse him, Gen Albright replied: He
believed Grant was sincere 10 his under
takings, and had done great service, both
civil and military, but he did not think he
was the only man who could lead the
Republican party to victory. He did
not believe there was any danger to the
country in third term but he believed
that Washburne, Sherman or Blaine could
carry the suffrages of the people. He did
not believe in instructiDg delegates to
Chicago for any man. The resolution vas
further opposed by Gen Kooniz. Darling
ton of Chester. Harvey of Clinton, Wolfe
OF Union, while Moreland of A Ilegheny and
Bingham of Philadelphia. favored it.
The speeches OF the anti Grant people
were all from a Blaine point of view, and
no other names besides Grant and Blaine
were mentioned at all, except Ia the re-
marks OF Albright. Stone, after arguing
strongly in favor OF his amendment, with
drew it, and Strong offered another to wit:
To strike out u. S Grant and insert James
q. Blaine. On a vote by yeas and nays
StrGDg's amendment was lost, 90 to l54,
several Blame people voting against it on
the ground that lt was not proper to In
stTuct the delegation for any one. The
question then recurred on the original
resolution, or rather on that part cf it
which instructed the Chicago delegates t.
vote for Grant. Again the yeas and nays
were ordered and showed the vote l33 IN
favor, and lis against. The second por-
IL oi the resolution, inslructing the dele
gafi. to vote as unit was then adopted
by viva v0ce vote.
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chairman. Nominations Tor Auditor Gen
eraI being in order tho names of John A .
Lemon and j. A Nj. Passmore were placed
before the convention, and recess was
taken uotii 1880.
Upon re assembling, the yeas and nays
were taken On the nomination tor Auditor
| u en- and Lemon was declared the CHOICE of
he convection, l50t SO. The nomination
was made unanimous. The committee to
name delegates to the Chicago Convention
and TO name Presidential electors made
report. which was adopted. The fol-
lowing are the delegates at large: s
Quay, James McManes, Linn Bsrtbol
omew, Christopher Linagle. Alternates,
Geo. D. S. Elliott, j, Hay Brown.
| Henry Buck, Samuel NJ Jackson Eec-
tors at large, Edward A. Benson, Hy
| ". Oliver. Hop, Henry Green vas unani-
mous!y nominated Judge OF the Supreme
Court.
! The resolutions are substantially the
same as sent last night. They declare
tha, in view of recent events 10 Maine aud
the Southern States, they reaf1irm adhesion
| to the principles OF the union of the states
with equal rights, protection oil person,
| liberty and property Of citizens in what
ever section they may be, free thought.
| speech and press, irrespective OF color or
OF religion, free and pure ballot, thorough
| ly protected boossty In ELECTIONS, infamy
for an illegal voter. Whoever deprives a
citizen of his vote or of the legal effect OF
his vote is traitor 10 the government.
There must be an honest count and an
honest return of whoever is elected. free
| from all attempts to defraud the people of
their choice through technicalities, or by
the arbitrary objection Of their votes. They
congratulate Maine Republicans upon
their peaceful and successful resistance
to the attempt to steal their state and
regret a growing tendency to throw aside
elections on technicaiities and lnformali'
ties They thank the national Senators
and Representatives. for their opposition
to the states rights doctrines of the Dem
ocratic members. The state committee il
empowered to replace any elector on the
ticket who may be found to be legally
disqualified with another. After ap
pointing the state committee, adjourned
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