The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-05
POLITICAL,

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POLITICAL
| CHICAGO. May 4.-Theae is great &C
ueity and excitement in political circles
In this city, caased by the doubtful
oo,comes OF the county elections to state
convention, and the action of the latter
respecting the delegates to the Nantiona
hepu6iican convention. Grant,; Blaine
ana " ashburne are the three most pro
mlnent names mentioned. and have up to
this time secured all the delegates elected
TO the state convention A Washburne
meeting. called by his friends and neigh.
bors will be held at Fairbanks Hall
tonight: and In respect to that meeting
the DGay Nesos, Grant paper. obtained
from Hon, b. dissented from the purpose
to De served by 1t: that he would be at
Springfield to night with Grant, and he
further reiterated his discrimination
under no circumstances to be a candidate
for PRESIDENT, bat to support Grant first,
last and all the time. He further saws
that the various movements looking TO-
wards his nomination are entirely without
his approval and he is out of patience with
his over jealous friends.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Nav 4.-The
following telegram from j. G, Carlisle.
chairman of the Donnely Investigating
Com mittee at Washington, was received
by VIM, S. King to-day;
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 4.-Nm,S
King, Minneapolis; An expert has testi-
fed and is of the opinion the anonymous
sstsrs are in the same handwriting as your
letters in the possession of the Commit
tee. If you desire to appear 10 person or
by counsel you can do so.
j. q, CARLISLE, Chairman
To which Col. King replied as follows;
MINNEAPOLIS, Miun., May 4,--Hon.
John Carlisle. Washington, D. c.: l
will never humilate myself nor dignify the
charges made against me by Ignatius Don
nelly by voluntarily appearing before a
tribunal to deny them, even though 900
hired experts endorse them, but / will
respect and cheerfully respond to the
official summons of your committee
VIM. s. KING
King followed up his telegram to the
chairman of the Donnelly Investigating
committee with the following letter:
MINNEAPOLIS. May 4-Hon. j. G.
Carlisle, Dear Sir: Your tslegraphic.offer
to permit me to appear before the Inves-
tigating ommittee OF which yon are chair
man. to testify in tho matter of Mr.. DON
nelly's anonymous letter to Mr.. Springer
is received, Thanking you for the cour
tesy thus extended, l respectfully decline
to avail myself of the privilege you offer
me. l have in the course Of my life had
many hard things said of me, but thank
God for the sincere hope yet entertain
that | have not sunk to SO great a depth
that it is necessary fer me to deny any
thing Ignatius Donnelly may say concern
ing me, even though he may be reinforced
by the opinions Of a thousand paid or
expert asses, who are quick to discover in
Donnelly's letter to Springer fac-simile
of my handwriting, AS | have just tele-
graphed you, | shall with great respect
and alacrity respond to any official sum
mons your committee may be pleased to
hand me. Again thanking you for the
courtesy extended me. | remain, very
respectfully yours, VIM, S, KING
SPRINGFIELD. May 4,-Graut and party
arrived here at SIS this afternoon by
special train. They were net at Lincoln
by a representative committee Of citizens
headed by Hon. Milton HAY. who were
accompanied by the Governor an3 state
officials. At Lincoln there was a large
crowd. Gen. Grant was welcomed by j.
G. Chalfant, who eulogiz I'd bis personal
services to the nation and expressed q
desire that Grant should become the
means of unifying the people in sentiment
as he heretofore had been the means of
uniting them under the same government.
Grant, in his response. alluded TO the
mention made of the work accom- Dlished
by himself in reuniting the people at one
time divided, and said he saw before
him many who were instIumcA Atal in
bringing about that result. It was owing
to the superiority of the American pS>>pie
as citizens and soldiers that he was able
to bring about that result Ii would be
the greatest desire of his life to see the
people North and South reunited in senti-
ment entirely and thoroughly reunited
aud that all sectional strife be
done away and forgotten The
General referred to having seen
many other nations, saying that hav
ing visited all be was of the opinion that
the American people were the greatest
people on tie globe and had most to make
them happy. Three cheers were given
Gen. Grant Hon E B. Washburne was
called out and briefly excused bimself A
reception was then held. Arriving here
there was little fornlalIty. The party
entered carriages and we're escorted to the
executive mansion by a procession, iL-
cludiDg platoon of police, the staff off,
GERS of the Fifth regiment. I ~ g.. the
Petersburg and Springfield militia COM
panies, members of the grand army of the
republic AID veterans carrying the old flag
of the Twenty-frst Illinois. Grants regi~
ment; the colored citizens, with the visi
tors reception committee and citizens in
carriages. The public buildings, places
OF business and residences along the line
Of march were all decorated and the
streets were crowded with people The
formal reception will occur Tomorrow
afternoon.
At the state house Gen. John Nj Pal |
mer delivers the address of welcome This |
will be proceeded by street parade, par
ticipated in by six militia com panies. civil
etc.