Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-21

Neither OF the partlesscelllng themselves the
Cook county convention was regular ol
legitimate, nor is their action valid. Each
of the Senatorial districts is entitled to the
same representation here. The will of the
honest voters at the primaries should
be represented here, and this would be done
by disregardiog both of the county conven-
tions, and according seats in this convention
to delegates from the senatorial districts.
Delegates admitted by the first report, Grant
delegates from the first, third and fourth
senatorial districts being 36 in all, and the
5G others divided between Blaine and Wash
burne. The first report is signed by j. H.
Moore.
The second signed by the minority, re-
fers to the pledge exacted from the Farwell
Hall delegates, and says their managers sub
mitted so-called pledge, which contained q
reservation which is recited together with
Mr. Howe's explanation. The report says
this is substantial failure to comply with
the farms of the resolution under which the
committee on credentials were instructed to
consider the claims of contestants who
frankly pledged themselves to accept and
abide by the decision of'the convention.
Therefore, the Farwell Hall delegation
has no right to be heard be-
fore the committee, and the Palmer
House delegation is censured for consuming
time and evading the plain question. G.
Grant, William Chew, and Il. D. Noleman.
signed this report.
The third report recites that the Cook
county convention was regularly summoned
to nominate eighty two delegates to attend
the State convention without reference to
txria 81 lfokr a.
mittee, composed mostly of Grant men,
did gross injustice to the entire body of
voters In serving summary notice of election.
Howeves, there was large votei which re-
suited in giving Grant SO. Blaine
46 and Washburne 86 delegates to the Cook
county convention. These 191 delegates
met at Farwell hall, and Mr.. Singer, of the
central county committee, attempted to ap-
point temporary chairman, right the
delegates refused to allow, he not being q
delegate. Ellcott Anthony was selected by
an overwhelming vote to be chairman, and
the convention was regularly organized. The
minority caused much confusion, and finally
bolted with beautiful discipline that i'm
piled preconeerted action. Fifty-e eight dele
gates went to the Palmer house, and de-
clared the defeated candidates to be elected.
One hundred and thirty-thre remained
in Farwell hall and selected ninety-twa
delegates to the State convention and then
adjourned. The Palmer house minority
also sent ninety-two alleged delegates.
This precedent was all contrary to the pre-
tense thai Singer had the right to nominate
chairman. Anthony was regularly elected.
The boilers left all their credentials in the
regular convention. The audacity OF the
ffty-eight is only equaled by the other Sc
cession of 1861. Both were on the. same
principle resistance to the will
of the majority. There is no paliation nor
excuse for it on the evidence before Us. If
majorities are worth anything they must be
sustained. We have no right to make up
delegates for Cook county, no right to divide
and appOrtion them according to our wbim
or caprice. 1t is the high privilege of the
voter to indicate his own preference, and it
is treason for us to take that right from him.
The only question that this committee,
or this convention, has the right to consider,
is, who are the lawful delegates from the
county Of Cook. To decide this is our duty.
To do moro would be beyond our iurisdic
ton, and therefore usurpation. We there
fore recommend the admission of the 92
delegates appointed by the regular conven-
tion held in Chicago at Farwell hall on May
10, 1880, and presided over by Elliott An
thony, whose name appears in the credentials
filed herewith. No other course seems
to Us to be justice; and without equal and
exact justice to all men, there cannot be,
and there ought not to be, that peace and
harmony which is the precursor and assur-
ance of success.
S. A. Hurlbut, Cook county; Jas. M.
Beardrey, Rock Island county; Geo. w. Ham
ilton, McDonough county; r. A. Hubert,
st. Clair county; Leander Smith, Whiteside;
N. w. Bronson, Menard county: Enoch
Emery, Peoria; Ezra M. Prince, Mclean:
Chas. FL. Terry, Lake.
GoBBLED BY GRANT.
After the reading of these reports mo-
ton was made to adopt No. 1, and an amend
ment to substitute No. 3. 1t was decided to
give the representatives of the FarweIl hall
delegation the opening and closing speech
and allowing each thirty minutes. Kirk
Hawes, Chicago, presented the case of the
Farwell hall delegates, and Emry Storrs, OF
Chicago, that Of the Palmer house delegates
Both addresses were loudly cheered by
the adherents of each side. When the hour
expired Gen. Hurlburt of Boone, moved
that the delegates from the 13 senatorial dis
tricts which the Grant men did not c7ntest
be allowed to vote on this question, but the
chairman ruled the motion out of order
The roll of counties was then called on the
motion to adopt No. 8, which recommended
the seating of the entire Farwell hall dele
cation, resulting, ayes 282, nayes 320. The
roll call on the adoption of first report
which seats 36 from the Palmer house, and
56 Farwell hall, resulted, ayes "a, nayes 26
The temporary organization was then made
permanent. Raum returned thanks briefly
The convention adjourned to o'clock.