The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-06-01

This opened the great contest before the con.
vehtioh. Senator Logan opposed this motion
III speech or considerable length in which
he advocated the right of the majority of the
convention to send to Chicago a solid delesa-
tion instructed for Grant. He cited prece-
oeh.S ia Illinois as to unit instructions They
conld not expect to secure Grants nomination
Dy sehulhS delegates opposed to his nomina-
| ton. lie favored Grant because he believed |
he could and would be elected and declared |
That with forly-two solid votes from Illinois |
Grant had enough votes to nominate him on |
| the first ballot.
Z. w. Thomas, of st. Clair, made strong
speech He claimed the call of the national
| committee invited each Congressional district
| to send two delegates to Chicago. His dis
trlct, the 18th, had chosen delegates who had
credentials in their pockets and proposed to
| 60 to Chicago and asset their rights. He
moved to amend Logan's motion so that the
committee should simply report delegates at
! large.
Gray Fulton said the 9th district had elect
| ed delegates having 33 anti-Grant votes to four
| for him. 1t would crush ont the party to
! ignore these districts.
| Kirk Hawes of Chicago, said that delegates
had been sent from Cook county on the
! ground that they had been elected by che
senatorial districts. They now proposed to
| Wy liie saint pan III SeieClitlS ueleSdleS.
The previous question was ordered at one
O'Clock.
/ Thomas amendment to the Logan substi-
tute which provided that the committee
| should simply select delegates at large, was
defeated by 304 ayes $50 noes.
| The roll was called on Logans substitute
providing for the appointment by the chair of
/ committee to select district delegates and
delegates at large. This was adopted at once
by $50 ayes to 304 noes. The chair imnedi-
ately announced the committee which con
sisted of nineteen Grant men. The motion
to ad journ to 8 d. III. prevailed at l:l5.
SPRINGFIELD, May 2l.-The Republican
convention this morning appointed a solid
Grant delegation to Chicago. The following
are the delegates at large: john A. Logan,
E. A. Slorrs, Green b. Raum, d. 7. Little.
\ number of delegates refused to vote
when the previous question was called for the
selection of Grant delegates to Chicago, but
1t was carried and a motion was then made
for the nomination by the committee on del
egates to Chicago of state central cOm-
mmtee. There was much opposition to this,
as it meant a solid Grant state central COM
mittee. The vote stood, ayes, 27-b; noes,
2525. Logan offered the following which
was adopted;
Resolred, That General U. S. Grant is the
, choice of the Republican party of Illinois for
, the presidency, and the delegates from this
State are instructed to use all honorable
. means to secure his nomination by the CHI
. cago convention, and to vote as unit fol
, him; and the said delegates shall have power
S to ill all vacancies.
= On motion of A. W. Jones the chairman o.
: the convention was instructed to telegraph
: General Grant that Illinois stands by hin
l with iorty-two votes for President. The
: motion was carried, loud cries of q" No
being heard. St. Clair county presented a
, protest stating that it had appointed delegate
TO Chicago according to the conditions OF the
r call, and now they were set aside and Others
put in their stead. Delegates from the third
!, fourth, ninth, thirteenth, tenth, fifth, Sccon,
and sixth districts concurred iii thi, protest
k Logan then offered the following and sug
d sested that it be the only platform:
g Rcsoiccd, That the Republicans OF Illinois
Il in convention assembled, declare that the.
!. will support the nominees of this convention
l., for State officers and the nominees OF tE
:, Chicago convention for President and ice
& President.
O The resolution was adopted by fIsln!
= vote amidst the greatest cnthuSlaSIn lle vas
e body of deicga eo simultaneously rlsnStolhei
=. feet and cheering enthusiastically. Alesolu
= tion instrIlrting the secretary to notify tn
:, Reuublirau convention of Alabama that Hi
# uois sends ioMN-twn votes for Grant wa
+ offered hut Withdrawn on account OF tn
J, great opposition. Guherna'miaI r"oh'date
l. we're ,her put in nominations Il, IN NcssI'
- CullonI. Fort, kiuakcr, 1laWl"y, Saith an
=, Carr. The committee here reported list [
l. tie state central committee and pltSldehll"
n elec; oIs and the list was adopted.
=. The first ballot for governor resulted :
:, Cul]om. 2l95 ; Rinaker, 1851; lIawley, 90
l. Fort, 81 Ridgeway, 70; Carr, % Smith D
:, Necessary TO choice, 347. Dalloting contii
rs uetl without much change before the iourl
~ ballot was announced when break beSa
~ and the larger number Of changes were mad
~ tn CuIlom and iinaker. The former recei
~. in. twothir,is of the votes his nolnintLl"
o. was made unanimous without ahhoahcI'
IL the vote.
.r luE mESOLI AGAlHsl HE 40 HIN