The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-15
Last Nights Dispatches.
YOLITICAI.

| ublican state convention re~asSem bleG
2 O'Clock. Hon, John w Chapman, edi
tor of the Council Bluffs Nonporiel.
Grant man, was selected by the Biain
| majority as permanent President. as to
ken of good will and party harmony, an
made a very felicitous speech on the stu
alton as a Grant man presiding over
Blaine convention. and closing with a.
able andsstirring discussion of the issues O
the day. He was repeatedly cheered
This happy speech put both elements il
the convention in the best of humor. TIL
Committee on Credentials reported 81
and sll bat two counties (smail ones) il
the Northwestern part OF the State rep
resented. The Committee on Resolution
with ex-senator Harlan as chairman. re
ported the resolutions. They consisted o
a resolution, ETC., indorsing Blaine as th'
choice of Iowa, the best man for the part,
to nominate, and instructing the delegatei
| to Chlcago to vote and use all honorable
means for his nomination, and to cast the
vote OF the state as a unit The resolu
| tions were repeatedly cheered and were
adopted by vote ofs6ve to one.
On motion the Chairman of the conven
ton. AS directed, sent a telegram to the
Republican State Committee of Massa
chusetts giving in the greetings of the
Iowa convention, and saying: This con.
vention instructed for Blaine" This was
adopted by the same vote.
On motion the roll of counties and Con-
gressional district was called for the nom
ination of delegates to Chicago. The
names sent to-day as chosen in the district
conventions were elected as such delegates
the Fourth Congressional district are
Huff of Hardin, and Butler of Worth.
The committee now proceeded to the
election of delegates at large. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were nominated by the
Blaine side: j. S. Clarkson, editor of the
State Register. Des Moines; s w. Clark,
OF the Gate City. Keokuk; Col. D. B.
Henderson. Dubuque. and Geo, D. Per-
kins, editor of the Journal, Sioux City.
-Four Grant men were also put in nomina-
ton. 1t was ordered that the delegates
at large be elected by a call of the coun
ties. and that the vote be made and count
ed as test of the strength of Blaine and
Grant, Those voting for Blaine delegates
voted by the name of Blaine, and those
for the Grant delegates by the came of
Grant. This:vote resulted 7253 for Blaine
and 1924 for Grant
Followingsare the resolutions reported
by the Committee on Resolutions:
That we insist on the nomination of
well known Republicans of national repu-
tatiou for ability, purity and experience
in public affairs and adhesion to Repub
lican principles for President and Vice
President of the United States by the
National Republican Convention 2.
That as the Republicans of Iowa, recog-
nizing i6 Hon. James q. Blaine, of Maine,
man of tried integrity, of uncomprOmis-
of
ability both as leader and statesman, and
a fearless advocate of the principles which
have preserved the Union aud given undy
ing lustre to the party of which be is the
admired representative, we take pleasure
in recording the tact that he is the prefer
ence OF the Republicans OF Iowa for the
Office OF President OF the United States,
and while we pledge ourselves TO support
the nominee of the Chicago convention
We nevertheless declare it is our conviction
that no other candidate will develop
or call out the number
OF votes that would be polled by the
American people for james G. Blaine as
the standard bearer of the Republican
party 10 the national contest of 1880; that
the delegation of this convention to
Chicago be instructed to cast the vote of
Iowa as a unit. and that the delegation
be futher Instructed to usa all honorable
means to secure the nomination for Presi-
dent of Hon. JAS, g, Blaine.
Following are the four gentlemen voted
for by the Grant men for delegates at
large; E. G, Foster of Clinton; G, L. Poor
of Des Moipes counties; Harrifield, of
Crawford county, and Stacey. of Mitchell
county
The following gentlemen were elected as
al c. h. laIo 10
A, Morse, Adams county; j. G, Schroeder
of Johnston. B. f, Elliot, of Monroe, and
I, W, Burdick, OF Winneshiek
The utmost good feeling prevailed
throughout the convention and the eau
Gus. There was nothing said in the con
vention, and very little talk among the
delegates as to the second choice
WORCESTER Mass, April 14-The
Republican State Convention for the
choice of four delegates to Chicago meets
here tomorrow 1t is evident that
Edmunds, friends has & majority of the
PHILADELPHIA. April ID "A Washing
ton special to the Evening Bulletin says:
A Democrat of prominence, one who has
h eld high position in the councils OF his
party, informed your correspondent to-day
that IIlden has written a letter. TO be read
at the New York Democratic convention
at Syracuse, declining to be a candidate
before the Cincinnati convention and with
drawing bis name. The reason assigned
tor this course is the condition OF his
health. This same gentleman says TIldeD
prepared letter two months ago with
drawing his name, but the iutercessioB of
personal friends prevented it from being
made public.
LOUISVILLE. KY, April l4th. In Tia
Republican convention scene of wild
disorder eusued upon the motion to enforce
the unit rule, but it was finally declared
adopted amid loud protests.
James Speed was made permanent
chairman, The report of the committee
on credentials was adopted excluding the
anti Grant delegates from the Louisville
district. More excitement ensued when
the committee On resolutions presented
the majority report tavoring Grant in
structions and the minority report for
favoring no instructions. The majority |
report was adopted by about 700 majority |
So the delegates go instructed to vote as
unit for Grant. After naming electors
and Transferring minor business the eonven-
tion adjourned
LANCASTER, Pa, A pril I4.-The DEM |
ocratic convention to-day nominated j. l. |
SteinmetZ for congress,