Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-25
AnAnti-Lopan Heettnr.

ALEDo, Ill, May 24.-A call is out for g
 mass meeting Friday of the Republicans ot
 this county opposed to the Logan tactics at 1 Springfield.
 The Farwen Hall Charges-F1at Denial
 by Commissioner Raum-The Conven-
 tfon Vindfcated by Precedents.
 WASHINGTON, May 24. = Commissioner
 Raum, who presided over the Illinois Repub-
 lican convention, stated to-day thet the l sweeping charges made by the Farwen Hall l Republicans were not supported by the facts :; l that in point of fact the State convention was representative body, and included 693 l delegates that it was idle to assert that such ] body was controlled by few men office l holders. Said Mir. Raum: F1 recall the names 1 of only four delegates who besides myself, 1 held office under the general government There may have been more, but, if so, am not aware of it. From the very moment the convention called to order, it was appa- rent that General Grant had majority, whether or not full anti-Grant delegation from Cook county was admitted. We had four test votes by yeas and nays, each of which gave Grant over 100 majority. was not delegate, and would have taken no part in the proceedings except that several of the
 gubernatorial candidates expressed a wish that I should preside, and when my name
 was presented to the Central Committee there was a unanimous vote in my fa-
 vor including that of Farwell where
 on a delegate from my county gave
 me his proxy. During the debates the mi
 nority invariably were given more time than
 the majority. On the chief question which
 agitated the convention, namely to the
 mode of raising the committee to select del
 egates to the National convention, the minor
 ity, led by General Hurlbut, made eight
 speeches to two for the majority. The pre-
 vious question was called and an appeal from
 the decision of the chair met with yea and
 nay vote of 647 to 46 At the close of the
 convention all the leading members of the minority publicly acknowledged the impar- tiaGty of the rulings made I do not think there will be any contest at Chicago over the delegation and in any event 1t cannot succeed. To my personal knowledge the State conven- tions of both parties have since 1856 selected delegates to the National conventions. No Congressional district has ever sent to the National convention any delegate who has not borne credentials from the State conven- ton. In the Republican conventions of 1860 and 1864 Congressional delegations nominat- ed delegates to the National convention and the nominations were confirmed by the State convention. In 1868, 1872 and 1876 the Ma tional delegates were raised by select con- mittees from the Congressional districts, but in none of these conventions were the delegates selected except upon the order of the convention. The forty-two delegates from Illinois will cast solid vote for Grant. majority of the convention was in favor of General Grant and believed they had a right to give expression to their wishes in the National convention, and in view of this fact they pro- posed to select men who will carry out their purpose. During the convention leading members of the minority said they would not be bound by the instructions for General Grant. In view of this fact the majority be- ieved it to be their duty to select men who ! would obey their instructions. It has been the habit of Republican conventions in Illinois to instruct the delegates, and delegates so in- I structed have never yet failed to obey the 1 directions of the convention. In 1860 and 1 1864 they were instructed for MT. Lincoln l and voted accordingly, and in 1868 and 1872 1 they were instructed for Grant and voted for l him. In 1876 the convention was strongly for Blaine but did not instruct, and the first ballot four refused to vote for him. I think 1 if Grant is nominated he will be elected. ! After the resolution of instructions had been | passed a resolution was adopted pledging the Republicans of the State to support the l ticket nominated at Chicago, and it was l passed by unanimous vote. This restored | good feeling to the convention, and sat- isfied that if Grant is nominated he will carry the State by large majority"