Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-19
ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS.
EFFORTS To AVOID A SPLIT.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 18.-The State
Central committee held very harmonious
meeting, this evening, with all the members
present bat two. 1t was decided that Hon.
a. M. Jones, chairman of the committee,
should call the convention to order
at noon tomorrow and nominate
as temporary chairman Hon. Greene B.
Raum, commissioner of internal revenue.
A resolution was then unanimously adopted
providing that no one be admitted to the hall
except by ticket, that none of the contesting
delegations be admitted to the floor,
but be given tickets to the galleries,
and tickets for the remaining seating capaci-
ty of the hall be equally divided among the
members. The committee also decided to
depart from the usual programme on &C
count of the contest IN Cook coun-
ty. Instead of calling the
delegates together at 10 A. NJ. by
Congressional districts, as usual, to select
district delegates and members of the diff
ferent committees, all districts but those
which lie partly in Cook county will meet
at 10 A. NJ, and select only their members of
committees on credentials.
This plan gives satisfaction to everybody
and no business will be transacted till the
contest in Cook county is settled. If the
usual plan had been adopted the first three
districts would not have been represented on
the different committees till all their busi-
ness had been transacted. Under the pro-
gramme adopted the convention will organize
the districts will report committee on
credentials and a recess will probably be
toG Wboy1 ho 0f
is presented and disposed of another recess
will be taken until tomorrow for the districts
to meet, SO that two days convention now
seems inevitable. The fairness displayed by
the Grant majority on the State central COM
mittee in making these arrangements Indi-
Gates that the convention will be harmonious.
The Blaine delegates and visitors held o
public meeting tonight, which was largely
attended. 1t was decided to unite with the
Washburne men in the convention and de-
mand admission of the Farwell
hall delegates from Cook county. COM
mittee was appointed to confer
with like committee from the Washburne
meeting. The Washburne delegates met at
the same time, none but delegates and al
ternstes being admitted. The Washburn
men claim to have had eighty-five delegates
and that they have 10 in all. They decided
to act with the Blaine men and appointed a
committee of conference. These committees
reported to the meetings they had agreed
upon plan for presenting the claims of the
Farwell hall delegates to the convention
and had appointed prominent men from
different parts of the State to represent them
on the floor of the convention.
The Grant delegates held large and very
enthusiastic caucus tonight. Robt. l..
Lincoln presided and Stephen A. Douglas,
Jr, acted as secretary. On cali of counties
eightg-five county delegations responded.
A committee of five was appointed to
prepare programme for action
at an adjourned meeting to be
held tomorrow morning. A son of
r. H. Mcclellan, of GaIena, was called on
and read dispatch received by him from
Hon. E. B. Washburne, urging his friends
to support General Grant, saying
that he had come here to
present tho dispatch in person
to the delegates in accordance with Mr.
Washburne's wishes. Speeches were made
by Emory A. Storrs, Senator Logan, Chaun-
cy j. Filley, st. Louis; Stephen A. Douglass
and Leonard SWEET, which Were received
with great enthusiasm. Senator Logan stated
in his remarks that Grant had now
three hundred and thirty-nine votes, ani
that the forty-two votes of Illinois will uomi
nate him on the first ballot. Grant, he said
ought to have the forty-two votes of Illinois
solid. If Blaine should hsve majority o.
the convention tomorrow, the Senator sale
he would move TO give him every vote solid
The meeting adjourned amid cheers fol
Grant.