Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1880-05-20
GENERAL NEWS.
The illinois Republican Convention
Continues in Session and is
i Making Little Head.
way.
The Committee on Credentials are
Worrying With the Cook County
Mutltlle, and Had Not Reached
Conclusion ut 8 O'ClOck,
The California Worklngmen Get Into q
Row. but Finally Conclude their
Labors by u Recognition of
the Claims of Kearney.
POLITICAL.
1lllnoi. Republican Convention.

POLITICAL.
Illinois Republican Convention.
Springfield, May 2O.-,The committee
on credentials was not ready to report on
Cook county when the convention met
this morning. A test vote to rule
out all bolters, being hit at the Palmer
house delegation, showed one hundred
Grant majority.
Springfield, May 2O-The republican
state convention began it's second session
at nine o'clock with every inch of stand
ing room on the floor and in the CALLER
les of the house of representatives occu-
pied by an. interested audience.
Prayer was offered, after which the
committee on credentials reported, re-
commencing the settlement Of the CON
test in Greene county by admitting four
Grant and four Blaine delegates, and
giving each half a vote. This was ap-
proved, and the delegates admitted.
The chair stated that the committee
would not be able to report ON the Cook
whereupon series of motions to adjourn,
pally for amusement, with considerable
confusion.
Robbins, of Adams, on behalf of Blaine
Washburne said the only way of getting
an early report from the committee was
by relieving it OF part Of it's labor. :. He
therefore offered resolution instrlcting
the committee not to consider the claims
OF any contesting delegates who bolted
from any convention which met in the
manner, at the place and time designated
by proper authority.
This hit at the Palmer house delegation
was received with tremendous cheers by
the eBlaine-Washburne men, and a mo-
ton to table the resolution occasioned
loud applause on the part of the Grant
men. A call of counties resulted in ta-
bling the resolution by vote of three
hundred and fifty-five to two hundred
and fifty-two. showing o hundred majori-
ty for the Grant men outside of Cook
county,
The convention took recess for one
hour.
The chair announced that the commit
tee would be unable to report before one
O'Clock, and the convention took recess
till two. - }ES &E
The convention met at two and waited
until after three without any business
whatever being attempted.
State Senator Fuller, of Boone, offered
resolution providing forgiving creden-
tials to the delegates to the national
convention selected by district conven-
tions.
Senator Logan objected to the resolu-
tion as premature and Fuller withdrew
it.
Logan offered the following:
Resolued, That debate he limited to
thirty minutes on side on the question
of the Cook county contest, and that no
motion to adjourn or dilatory motion
shall be considered until that question
is decided, and that each delegation may
select one person from their delegation
if they SO chose to present their case to
the convention.
The roll of counties was called on
the adoption of the resolution, with but
Notwithstanding in ayes 38, noes 212.
Springfield, May M.-The committee
on credentials met at 8 80, and resumed
consideration of the Cook county con-
test. Kirk Hawes presented written
statement Of the position Of the Farwell
hall delegation relative to the pledge re-
quired by the convention to abide its de
cision as follows:
The delegates from the county of
Cook from the regular convention held at
Farwell han, denying for themselves and
their constituents any lawful power in
the convention or in this committee to
impose upon contestants any conditions
whatever precedent to rendering Justice
according to law and equity as well, do
hereby submit under protest to the re-
solutions, as we understand it, of
the unorganized convention in
which we are not permitted to
take part, as the only means left to pre-
vent the threatened Acknowledgement of
the representatives of Cook county, and
the probable loss of the state to the re-
publican candidates. It is but fair fol
me to add, as it might perhaps be ques-
tion, as to the words 'the resolution as
we understand it," to what we refer. At
meeting, held at Chicago, prior to COM
ing here, it was voted unanimously, with
out dissenting voice, that inasmuch rs
we were regularly elected delegates, in
our own Judgment, we would stand to-
gether or fall together. Ninety-two of us
to go into the convention or remain out
don't state this to the convention and
don't wish it stated to the convention as
threat. but simply as an explanation Of
our position. We simply passed it upon
the ground,o right, without any refer.
ence to any impression it might make on
your minds IN any other direction. The
resolution, in another form has been
passed twice since that time, or resolu
tion which has embodied the one passed
at Chicago. By appending them as We
do and according to the terms i'm
posed on US, we wish it dis
tinctly understood if you shall bt
pleased to seat q portion of this delegation
and shall reject portion. it is left en-
tirely 10 our3option whether that portion
will go'into the convention or stay out
We may rescind that resolution, and ",
may not. We expect, however, that W,
shall stand together as we understand i
now! OF course if you reject us all, thel
there il no difficulty. All you can asl
under this resolution is this. We d,
not intend TO create any disturbance n
has been calculated here, but simpl,
intend to act like men and members q
the republican party, and do what on
constituents require us to do.
The committee then excluded all on,
sidsfs, reporten included, to conside
the rnficiency of this response.
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