Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-21

Illinois Republicans.
SPRINGFIELD, May 20th.-The Republican
State Convention began its second days ses-
sion at 9 o'clock, with every inch of standing
room on the floor and in the galleries occu-
pied.
The Committee on Credentials reported,
recommending a settlement of the contest in
Greene county by admitting four Grant and
four Blaine delegates, and giving each half
vote.
This was approved, and the delegates were
admitted.
The Chair stated that the committee would
not be able to report on the Cook county
contest for at least two hours, whereupon
series of motions to adjourn, take recess,
etc., were made. Robbins of Adams, on be-
only way of getting an early report from the
committee was by relieving it of part of its
labor. He therefore offered resolution In
structing the committee not to consider the
claims Of any contesting delegates who bolted
from any Convention which met in the man.
ner and place and at the time designated by
the proper authority.
This hit at the Palmer House delegation
was received with tremendous cheers by the
Blaine-W -Washburne men, and motion to ia
BILE the resolutions occasioned louder applause
on the part of the Grant men.
The call for counties resulted in tabling
the resolutions by vote of 351 to PSI, show
ing 100 majority for the Grant men outside of
Cook county.
The Convention took recess.
IsECoND DISPATCH.I
SPRINGFIELD, May 2Oth.-The Committee
on Credentials met at $50, and resumed con-
sideration of the Cook county contest.
SUBMISSION UNDER PROTEST.
Kirk Hawes presented written statement
of the position of the Farwell Hall delega-
tion relative to the pledge required by the
Convention to abide by its decision, as fol-
lows:
The delegates from the county of Cook,
from the regular Convention held at Farwell
Hall, denying for themselves and their con-
stituents any lawful power in the Conven-
ton or in this committee to impose on any
contestant any conditions whatever precedent
to rendering justice according to law and
equity as well, do hereby submit, under pro-
test, to the resolution, as we understand it,
for an unorganized Convention, in which we
were not permitted to take part, as the only
means left to prevent the threatened disfran-
chisement of the Republicans of Cook coun-
ty, and the probable loss of the State to the
Republican candidates. 1t is but fair for me
to add, as it might perhaps be questioned,
as to the words g the resolution as we under.
stand it" as to what we refer. At meeting
held in Chicago, prior to coming here, it was
voted unanimously, without dissenting
voice, that inasmueh as we were the regularly
elected delegates, in our Judgment, we would
stand together or fall together-92 of us to
go into the Convention or remain out I do
not state this to the committee as
a threat, but simply as an explanation
of our position. We simply passed it upon
the ground of right, without any reference
to any impression it may make on your
minds in any other direction. That resolu.
ton in another form has been passed twice
since this time. By appearing here as we
do, and acceding to the terms imposed upon
us, we wish it distinctly understood that if
you shall be pleased to seat portion of this
delegation, and shall reject portion of it,
and it is left entirely to our option whether
that portion will go into the Convention or
stay out, we may rescind that resolution or
we may not. We expect, however, that we
shall stand together as we understand it
now. Of course if you reject us all, then
there is no difficulty. All you can ask under
this resolution is this We do not intend to
create any disturbance, as has been calculated
here, but simply intend to act like men and
members of the Republican party, and do
what our constituents require us to do.
The committee then excluded all outsiders.
reporters included, to consider the sufficiency
of their response.
On reassembling, the Chair announced that
the committee would be unable to report
before o'clock, and the Convention took a
recess until 2 P. N.
THIRD DIsPATCH.l
SPRINGFIELD, May 20th.-The Committee
on Credentials decided by vote of IL to 6
that the statement of the Farwell Hall dele
CATION was sufficient. One hour was allowed
each side to present evidence and arguments,
which concluded at o'clock. The committee
is now in secret session.
FOURTH DIsPATcHl
SPRINGFIELD, May 20th.-The Convention
met at 2 o'clock and waited until after 3
without any business whatever being at
tempted.
Logan offered the following:
on side on the question of the Cook county con-
test and that no motion to adjourn or other dila-
tory motions shall be considered until the question
is decided, and that each delegation may select one
person from their delegation, if they so choose to
present their case to the Convention.
A roll of the counties was called on the
adoption Of the resolution, with but little de-
bate, resulting in ayes 3SS, noes 212.
The point of order was made that the resolu-
tion required two-thirds vote, as it sus-
pends a parliamentary rule that motion to
adjourn is always in order.
The Chair overruled this, on the ground
that the Convention is only temporarily or
ganized, and had not adopted rules of order.
THREE REPORTS FROM THE COMMITTEE on
CREDENTIALS.
at 3:45 the Committee on Credentials ap-
peared and submitted three reports, which
were read.
The first report recites that there are dupli-
cate credentials from Cook county, owing to
two Conventions having met and sent dele
gates. They find that the State Central Com
mittee did not call upon the Republicans of
Cook county to send delegates, but called
upon the Republicans of the tlrst seven Sena-
torial districts, comprising that county, to
send delegates. Each of these Senatorial dis
tricts is independent of and distinct from any
other Republican organization in Cook county
for all purposes of representation in this Gen.
vention. Having the action of the ward pri-
maries before them, it was easier to determine
on what is substantial justice towards the in