The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-22
Do1Nes OF POLITICIANS.
Last Thross of the illinois Con,
vsntion.
LOuan's Legion Rush Through Every Meas
urs Looking to sOlldlfyInu Grants
strenuth-The Alabama Conyen.
tiun Instructs for Grant
General Political
News.

SPRINGFIELD, May 22.-The Republican
Convention met this morning at 0 o'clock,
All the delegates were fully represented.
Immediately after the opening prayer
Mr.. Ford, Of Henry county, from the
committee appointed to select delegates,
reported the delegates selected: ]. A.
Logan, Of Cook, Emory Stores, Of Cook,
G. B. Raum, OF Pope, D. T. Settler, Of
sangamon; alternates, VIM. McAdams,
OF Randolph, Ross, OF Graham, White, OF
Solomon. Dagan, OF Lasalle, @. @. Camp
bell. OF Kankskee.
On reading the report Mr.. Ford moved
the previous question on Its adoption,
amid much confusion and loud protests
from the auti.Grant men. The roll was
called on the main question and the
Blaine men refused to vote. The main
question was carried, however, and the
report adopted.
o. D. Trimble, OF La Sale, offered the
following:
RIsolred, That the committee heretofore
appointed to report delegates and alter
mates to the National Republican Conven-
ton are hereby instructed TO report TO this
Convention two delegates at large, one
elector for each Congressional district, six
members at large of the State Central Com
mittee and one member Of the State Gen.
trail Committee from each Congressional
district.
On a call OF the roll this was also adopt
ed-ayes 274i, nays 1921.
General John A. Logan offered the FOL
lowing, and moved the previous question,
which was adopted:
ReSOlred, That General q. 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 honor
able means to secure his nomination by
the Chicago Convention and TO vote as
unit for him, and said delegates shall
have the power to fill all vacancies.
On motion A. NJ. Jones, the chairman
OF the Convention, was instructed to tele-
graph Grant that Illinois stands by him
with 42 votes for President.
The motion was carried, loud cries OF
"Nol Nom being heard.
A PROTEST.
The following protest was read and put
on record:
WHEREAS, This Convention has, in the
matter Of the Cook county contest, de-
cided that when call for Convention
apportions a particular number OF dele
gates TO q particular district included in a
larger territory, the smaller districts are
entitled to appoint the delegates; aud,
WHEREAS, The call OF the National Re.
publican Executive Committee, appOr-
tions two delegates to each Congressional
district; and
WHEREAS, The delegates from the Sew
enteenth Congressional district have met
in district Convention at the State House
in Springfield, Illinois, on the 10Th day OF
May, 1880, pursuant to call OF the State
Republican Central Committee, did then
and there elect Wm. @. kuefner, of st.
Clear county, and Anil Garlich, of Madi.
son county, 10 represent said district as
delegates In the National Republican Con.
yention to be held in Chicago
on the 2d OF June next. Chas. ".
Thomas, OF st. Clair county, and
N. Kimball OF Maconpin County as their
alternates, therefore we the undersigned
delegates from said districts constituting q
majority thereof, hereby protest against
the appointment or selection or attempted
appointment or selection by this Conveu-
ton OF any other delegates than those
named, and we deny the right Of the Con-
yention to make any other appointments,
andwe ask that these our protests, may be
PLACED upon the records Of the Uonven-
lion, JoHN W. WELLS
Chairman, and seventeen others,
Pending the reading, Senator Logan OF.
fered the following resolution and sugges;
ted that 1t be
TIE ONLY PLATFORM ADOPTED.