Morning journal and courier., 1880-05-22
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. SOLID FOR GRANT. Illinois Delegation 6 Unit
 at Chicago. FEELING AMONG HIS SUPPORTERS. His Nomination Claimed to be
 Certain. ALABAMA FALLS INTO LINE, And Instructs Her Delegation for
 Grant.
POLITICAL.

1 Illinois Choiee-The Grant Men Victori- ! ous-Delegates Chosen and Instructed 1 for the Ex-President-TO Vote as n Unit A Brief PIatform-Stnte Officers Nonai- ] mated.
 SPRINGFIELD, H., May 21.-The Republi- 1 can convention met this morning at 9 o'clock. ! all the delegations being fully represented. Mr. Ford, from the committee appointed to select delegates to the National convention. reported the full list. The delegates-at-large are John A. Logan, Emory A. Storrs, G. B. Raum and D. T. Littler. Among the district delegates are John Wentworth and ex-Gov Beveridge, and Stephen A. Douglass is an al ternate from the First district. On read ing the report MT. Ford moved the pre- vious question on it's adoption. Amid much confusion and loud protests from the anti Grant men, the roll was called on the main question. The Blaine men refused to vote The main question was carried and the report was adopted MT. C. D. Trimble of Lasalle, offered the following:
 Resolved, That the committee heretofore appointed to report delegates and alternates to the National Republican convention are hereby instructed to report to this convention two delegates -atlarge, one elector from each
 
 of the State Central Committee and one mem Der of the State Central Committee from each Congressional district.
 Adopted-Ayes 274 1-12, noes 252 1-2.
 General Logan offered the following and moved the previous question and it was adopted:
 Resolved, 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 Chica- go convention, and to vote as a unit for him and said delegates shall have power to fill all vacancies.
 The chairman of the convention was in structed to telegraph to General Grant that Illinois stands by him, with forty-two votes for President. protest against the method of selecting delegates to the National conven- tion, signed by nineteen delegates, was read and put on record. Senator Logan offered the following resolution and suggested that it be the only platform adopted:
 Resolved, That the Republicans of Illinois in convention assembled, declare that they will support the nominees of this convention for State officers, and the nominees of the Chicago convention for President and Vice President.
 The resolution was adopted by 6 rising vote
 The convention then proceeded to ballot for a nominee for Governor. Before the an- nouncement Of the fourth balIot John Wentworth arose and cast Cook countys tire vote for Cullom. There was then gen eral stampede for Cu1lom, and without an- nouncing the vote Cullom's nomination was made unanimous. The balloting for Lieu tenant Governor was then begun and result ed in the choice of John W. Hamilton, of Bloomington. Other nominations were as follows: For Secretary of State, Henry D. Denient of Lee; State Auditor, Charles B. Swegart; State Treasurer, Edward Rutz; Attorney General, James Mccartney. The convention then adjourned.