The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-05-10
Chicago Convention.
Brilliant Battle in the Windy
City To-day.
Blaine and Washburne Men Com
bine Against Grant
And the Grant Men Organize a
Separate Convention.
THE CHICAGO REPUBLICANS.

THE CHICAGO REPUBLICANS.
National Associated Press to the Star '
CHICAGO, May 10.-Corrected returns
from the primaries eld Saturday in Cook
County gives Grant y delegates in to-day's
Convention, Washburne So Blaine 43. The
C6nssntion will probably be the most ex-
citing ore ever held in the county.
CHICAGO, May ib-11 A. M.-Corrected
returns from Saturday sprimaries give Grant
"a, Washburne 63 and Elaine 81 delegates
in the Cook County Convention to-day.
Considerable feeling is being engendered,
and the Blaine Washburne men will unite
to prevent instructng for Grant. The
Grant men are confident.
CHICAGO. May 10-1 P. M.-Great i'm
portance is attqched to the Cook County
Convention to-day asthe deciding point in
the State, and Illinois being regarded as
the key to the National Republican Con.
vention.
The Blaine and Washburne faction met
in conference this morning and decided to
elect Elliott Anthony Chairman of the
Convention, and to work together.
The Convention was called to order by
Mr. Singer, Chairman of the County Com
mittee. Elicit Anthony was elected tenn.
porary Chairman, amidst protests from the
Grant men and the widest confusion. The
Grant men proposed Mr.. Stickman for tenn
porary Chairman. and he was declared
| elected. Anthony named a Committee on
Credentials, the Grant men still protesting.
At one time fight on the stage appeared
| imminent but order was maintained by
the policemen. r. s. Tuthill rose to de.
clare the Committee on Credentials irreg-
ularly appointed. The Chair called Mr..
Tuthill to order. Upon the platform and
about the hall were G. B. Farwell, A. c.
| Hesing, T. d. Filkins and their following
engaged in arranging things to suit them
| selves. re
They were urged on, and frequently
above the din was heard shouts to Shoot
Singer" init Singer" Mr.. Anthony or.
dered Lieut.. Byrne to clear the aisle and
preserv order in the Convention. Mr.
Singer jumped upon the platform and an.
nonnced the Convention adjourned to the
| Club-room at the Palmer House. The an
nouncement was greeted with vociterouI
cheers.
Mr.. Anthony glared fercely at Mr.
Singer, but made no motion to eject hin
from the platform. The Grant men thel
qu:slly left. A motion was made to ex
cude from the stage all but officers an
reporters .l
1t WIS carried.
When the Grant men had left the hall i
was discovered that they had left their ere
dentias with the Committee. Mr.. Rob
erts told the Committee to keep them
and under no circumstances to give then
up.
The Grant men went to the Palmer
House Club Room and organized. They
held conventions by Senatorial Districts
and elected DELEGATES, which. they claim
will be rec gnized at Springfield.
Trouble is brewing in the B,aine- Wash
burne camp. Farwell has announced Iii
determination to send one-half of the dele
gates to Springfield under instructions fol
Blaine
The Washburne men, on the other hand
insist that they are entitled to the entir,
Grant quota, and that Farwell must b.
content with the wards which went fo
Blaine.