The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-02
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THE FIRST pATTLE.


CHICAGO, May 3l.-The first battle has
been fought, and the result is against
Grant The national committee went into
session at o'clock in the evening and
broke up about midnight. The newspaper
men waited outside for many hours, and
only got the information at an hour SO late
thatit is impossible to telegraph full details.
The transaction of the business shows the
composition of the committee to be TWEEN.
ty-nine to seventeen against the unit rule.
Gov. Mccormick offered resolution as fol-
lows
Resolved, that while calling to order and
aiding in the organization of the national
Republican convention Of 1880, the chair
man of this convention is respectfully re.
quested in any rulings that he may make,
and in all his actions and proceedings in
| organizing the convention, to recognize the
right Of every individual member to vote
his individual sentiments upon every Qucs-
ton arising.
The resolution was duly seconded 1t
meant the abrogaton of the unit rule, but
it was not adopted. The chairman, Mr..
Cameron, refused to put it. An appeal was
asked for and was also refused, Mr.. Cam
eron saying that it involved an insult to the
chairman. There was debate and the pre-
cedentS Of conventions were quoted but all
in vain. The chairman was inhexble and
the resolution failed 1t failed through
the iron determination of the chairman
but it is difficult to understand why the
majority of the committee tolerated such
action. There is a furious row springing
up here late as is the hour over the matter.
THE NEXT IMPORTANT BUSINESS
Transacted was regarding the temporary
organization. The committee here took
matters into their own hands aud sat down
on the boss Chairman. 1t was decided the
temporary organization should be as fol-
lows: Senator Geo. +. Hoar temporary
chairman; J. II. Roberts of Illinois, and
Christopher MCGEE of Pennsylvania, secre.
taries; Broadwcll Of st. Louis and Clisby OF
Michigan, reading clerks; Eugene Davis,
reporter. Mr.. Hoar is an anti-Grantite,
and evidently the organization was against
the triumvrate. The difficulty in under.
standing the whole matter is why the anti.
Grant men were so successful in the tenn
porary organization and yet failed in in.
structing the chairman in reference to the
unit rule.
The other business transacted was IN ref.
erence to the distribution of tickets and
hall arrangements.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Martin,
Of Kansas, and adopted, putting the super.
vision of distribution and hall arrangements
in the hands Of committee composed of
Messrs. Root, of Illinois, New, of Indiana
Enos, Of Wisconsin, Scott, OF Oregon,
Cooper, of Ohio, FiIlcy, of Missouri, De.
vaux, Of Georgia, Bowen, of the District,
and Clayton, Of Arkansas. The plan of
distribution is as follows To each dele
gate, one season ticket to each alternate,
one ditto; to each working reporter, ditto;
to each member Of national committee,
ditto to president Of convention, twenty.
five tickets to each delegate, seven tickets
for general use; to members of press com
mittee, in charge of sections =. and G., 500
tickets; to each member of the
national committee, IS tickets
each; to proprietors Of exhibition
building, 100 tickets; chairman of delega-
ton, three tickets each. The quota Of
tickets for each state and territory and To-
cality will be delivered to the member of
the national committee representing the
same. He shall be charged with distribu.
ton. Where there are contests the new
will settle thc matter. The
old subcommittee Of three was dissolved.
1t seems generally understood here that
the proceedings of the committee show a
clear
DEFEAT FOR THE GRANT FORCES.
| interviewed Mr. Filley at the close of the
lie appeared in excellent spirits,
but tacitly admitted shat no victory had
been accomplished Things" he said'