The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-01
ELEG RAMS!
limited STATES.
|INGFIELD CONVENTION.
EDelayed DiSpatcles.l 1

IDeluyth
lycpIELD, Ill.,, May 20.-(Contlnued.)
rst reports that there were duplicate
Itials from Cook county, owing 10 two
nions having met and sent delegates,
Dpy find that the State Central commit
not call upon the Republicans OF
ounty to send delegates, but called up
Republicans of the irot seven senator |
|,nCts comprising that county to send |
es, Each of these senat orial districts |
rndent of and distinct from any other
lean organization in Cook county for
noses of representation in this cOnven-
Having the action of the several prim-
loIe them, it was easier to determine
bat is substantial justice towards the in
involved. Neither of the parties call
mselyes the Cook County convention
ular or legitimate. Nor is their ac-
d Each of the senatorial districts is
to the same representation here. The
t.lL honest voter at the primaries
|Lc represented here, and this would
by disregarding both of the county
ions and according seats i'll this con-
to delegates from the senatorial dis
BY the iirTt report 80 Grant delegates
Blaine and Washburne delegates are
1. Ihe first report is signed by }. Ii.
The second report, signed by the
=, h. refers to tie pledge eNacled from
ID well Hall delegates, and says their
rs submitted to a so-calieu pledge
untaiued reservation (Which Is recll-
ktAer with Mr.. Hawes' explanatory.
|or SAYS this is substantially failure
81. ,t thA rssnli,ti
Ajch the committee on credentials
trlcted to consider the claims OF con-
n who frankly pledge themselves to az
" aoitic by the decision Of the conven-
y herefole, the Farweil Hall delegation
~ ght TO be heard before the conven-
,m The Palmer House delegations, hay
blied with the terms of the resolution
mi ng credentials, should be admitted.
lycIl Hail delegation is cenSdred for
@ time and evading the PLAIN ques-
cd ssrs. {. Glallt, VIM. Cherr and Il.
loi bah ssl this report.
T." lird report recites that the COOK
rad FOnycnIIon was regularly summoned
ATE ~ delegates to attend the State
! on, without reference to senatorial
and that the County committee,
mostly Uf Grant men, did gross i'll
the entire body of voters IL serving
t|p notice OF election. However, there
iree vote. which resulted III giving
Blame 46 and Washburne ST dele
ler At Cuok County convention. These
a,es met al Farwell Hall and MI
!, The Central County committee, at
oos u appoint Il temporary chairman, d
INA delegates refused TO allow, lac not
elegatc. Elliot Anthony was select
ONerwh hriming vote 10 uc -cnalrlnah
III cUnNpuliUn WAS regularly organized
rity calIsrh much confusion and Till
yrrl' d with L beautiful discipline thai
rccoMcrlled action. Fifty eight del
Ent 10 the Palmer House and declared
hottd tt candidate to be elected; l3J re
hothj fatwrll Hall and selected " dele
the State convention and then all
I The Palmer House minority als'
fI!egCd delegates. These desert"r
The " hole wrong winch low con
IA state. Precedent was all c0lllral
etense that Singer mad Il right II
the Recommendations was re1li
2el lhp boilers left all their ere
- til" regular convention The all
the IS is only euualled by the 9th"
OF lSGl. Both rest on lhe sam
,~uiN Resistance 10 the will OF the ma
pal ell. liUlbut and eight others sig
T. !}i'S%t n ots ana demand admission for i'll
,ur fl aIi delegation.
adlng these reports Il motion Wa
TW opt No. !, and an amendment ol
lbstitutr No. ;. L. was decided t
representative of the Farwell LA
the opening and closing speecl
RU each so minutes. Kirk Have:
presented the case of the Fal
delegates, and Emory Storrs, {
r BRA bat Of the Palmer House delegate
ritory resses were loudly cheercd hy tn
bii'i'' Oh each side.
be hour had expired, Gen. Hurlbu
|TE moved that delegates from thos
districts which the Grant men I'll
u, Irhr', .,m be allowed to vote on this que
be chair ruled the motion out
OMH was then called on the motion
> which recommended the seatli
Mills re Farwell Hall delegation, Whit
MON ayes, 2S2 noes, 80. The re
30 on the adoption of the Fir
h seats 80 from the Palmer llou
M Farwell Hall, resulted: aye
eBl
Il, lorary organization, was the'. ma,
Raven returned thanks brlefi
IN Nention adjourned until s o'cloc
Ky eassemhled. J. G.. Spare ottert
that Grant Is the choice OF q
ior> President. \ motion to sll
z Il Namc of Washburne was tabi
le Of SS6 to 307 Spares resoluti'
ma. amid The widest confusion al
Crosby moved that the raIio
fTP mi pal districts select delegates al
a1ss the n6tional convention and til
,s ared the choice Cfthis conventlo
d have resulted in the choice
gates in the several distrlc