The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-21
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THE SPRINGFIELD STATE CONVENTION,
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May l9.-The much.
looked for day and the great event have ar.
rived. The pivotal" Republican state con.
Ventlon is revolving, and the proceedings
up to the hour Of the noon recess, although
not as terrific in their explosive character
as many may have anticipated, were eyi.
dences OF feeling of outraged innocence
displayed by the anti-Grant men, which
hid revolutionary desires on the part of
many Of the anti-Grant patriots. These
feelings were adroity concealed
by the anti-Grantites, while Long
Jones of the opposition and chairman of
the state central commute lost his head.
AT 1906 Mr.. Jones, chairman of the cen
trail committee, called the convention to or.
der when prayer was offered by Rev. Mr..
Nourae OF this city, who had the extremely
BAD taste to make political speech out of
his prayer informing the Almighty that 1t
was critical moment for the party, no
doubt because the anti-Graut fellows are
trying to defeat his nomination, asking for
success and praying "that no mistake might
be made" The prayer was greeted with a
round OF applause, as the delegates were
satisfied they were yet on praying
ground
The call was read, when Mr.. Jones in
formed the convention that he had been
instructed by the state committee to name
Mr.. Internal Revenue Commissioner Green
b. Raum Of Pope county, as temporary
chairman of the convention.
AS soon as the secretaries were appointed,
DR.. Robbins, Of Adams county, an intelli
gent ant.Grant delegate, opened the ball
by saying he saw vacant seats on the floor
OF the convention (the Grantand anti Grant
men occupying the galleries at each end of
the halD, and desired to know by what
right they had been excluded from the con-
vention floor by the central committee,
pitching into that organization generally
and declaring such action without parallel
and precedent.
This brought Gen. Rowctt, OF Macoupin,
Mr. Bull, Of LaSallc, Senator logan, of
Jackson who here
TURNED Up As 4 DELEGATE
From the south part Of Illinois, and Others
to their feet defending the action of the
committee, and all declaring they were in
favor of extending the courtesy of seats,
without votes, to all contestants rs soon as
the committee on credentials had been
Motions and counter motions
were made during which, at times. the
widest confusion prevailed and several of
the leaders Of the contestants from Cook
county came down from the galleries aud
.ook seats on the floor of the convention,
when finally motion ordering all the con.
gresSional districts called save the Second.
look county, for the purpose of naming
member from each "A committeeman ON
credentials, was adopted after much man
puvrlng on the part of the anti Grant men.
COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS.
This committee stands Ellsworth, Grant,
Burke, Moore, Chews, Nollman,
Brown and Graham, Q for Grant; while
Gerry Hurlbut, Beardsley, Emery, Hamill
on, Branson and Prince, I, are for Blaine,
nd Smith and lIalbar, ., are for Wash.
'urne, making ate vote by combining the
opposition to Grant At this point mo.
ion to adjourn was entered by Mr.. Wright,
4 Boone, when Senator Logan secured the
DOR and asked to have it withdrawn to
nable him to submit resolution. This {
'aS refused by Wright, when the conven !
ion went into q Irregular bear dance, the c
ontusion beng very great, and it looked t
5 if an open revolt would cnsue. The c
ote was taken on adjournment, the con. t
ention refusing to adjourn by PAS yeas to Il
10 nays by call OF the counties; and this
'as the first Touchdown and blood for the
rantites. twas fair test vote, and does q
OF represent all the Grant strength Sen s.
tor Logan now obtained the floor and in. I,
Nlncal III, .