Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-21


C. Grant, VIM. Shaw and r. d. holman
sign this report
The third report recites that the Cook
County Convention was regularly summoned
to nominate 92 delegates to attend the State
Convention, without reference to Senatorial
districts; that the County Committee, COM
posed mostly of Grant men. did gross injus-
tice to the entire body of voters by serving
summary notice of election. However, there
was large vote, which resulted in giving
Grant SO, Blaine 46 and Washburne Sc dele
gates to the Cook County Convention. These
191 delegates met at Farwell Hall, and Mr..
Singer, of the Central County Committee,
attempted to appoint temporary Chair
mana right the delegates refused to al
low, he not being delegate. Elliott
Anthony was selected by an over
whelming vote to be Chairman,
and the Convention was regularly organized.
The minority caused much confusion, and
finally bolted in a manner that implied pre-
concerted action. Fifty-eight delegates went
to the Palmer House, declared the defeated
candidate elected. One hundred and thirty
two remained in Farwell Hall and selected
92 delegates to the State Convention and
then adjourned. The Palmer House minor
ity also sent 92 alleged delegates. These de-
serters wrought the whole wrong which now
convulses this State The precedent was all
contrary to practice. Singer had no right to
nominate the Chairman. Anthony was reg
ularly elected. The boilers left all their ere.
dentials in the regular Convention. The au-
dacity of the 5S is only equaled by the other
secession of 1861. Both rest on the same
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to the will of the ma
jority. General Hurlburt and others sign
this report, and demand the admission of the
Farwell Hall delegation.
FOURTH DISPATCH.l
THE COOK COUNTY CASE ARGUED-TEMPoRAR
ORGANIZATION MADE PERMANENT.
SPRINGFIELD. May 2Oth.-After reading
these reports, amotion was made to adopt No.
l and an amendment was offered to substi.
tute No. g.
1t was decided to give the representatives
of the Farwell Hall delegation the opening
and closing speeches, allowing each thirty
minutes.
Kirk Hewes of Chicago presented the case
for the Farwell Hall delegates, and Emory
Storrs of Chicago that of the Palmer House
delegates.
Both addresses were loudly cheered by the
adherents of each side.
When the hour expired General Hurlburt
of Boone moved that the delegates from the
three Senatorial Districts which the Grant
men did not contest be allowed to vote on this
question, but the Chair ruled the motion out
of order
The roll of counties was then called on the
motion to adopt report No. 8, which recon-
mended the seating of the entire Farwell Hall
delegation, resulting in ayes 2S2, noes $40.
The roll was called on the adoption of the
first report, which seats SO from the Palmer
House and 56 from the Farwell Hall, and
resulted in ayes 351, noes 261.
The temporary organization was then made
permanent.
Raum returned thanks briefly, and the
Convention adjourned until s o'clock.
FIFTH DIsPATCHl
GRANT THE CHOICE OF THE CONVENTION.
SPRINGFIELD, May 20th.-At 7:3O the Con.
vention reassembled.
j. G. Spare offered resolution that Grant
is the choice of the Convention for President.
A motion to substitute the name of WASH
burne was tabled, and by vote of 3S6 to
3O7 Spares motion was adopted amid a scene
of the widest confusion and excitement.
Crosby moved that the various Congress
sional districts select delegates and alternates
to the National Convention, and be declared
the choice of this Convention, which would
have resulted in the choice of Blaine dele
gates in several districts.
This opened great contest before the
Convention.
Senator Logan opposed this motion in a
speech of some length, in which he advocated
the right of the majority of the Convention
to send to Chicago solid delegation in
structed for Grant. He cited precedents in
Illinois as to the unit instructions. They
could not expect to secure Grants nomina-
tion by sending delegates opposed to his NOM
ination. He favored Grant because he be-
ieyed he could and would be elected, and de-
clared that with forty-two solid votes from
Illinois Grant had enough votes to nominate
him on the first ballot.
G. w. Thomas of st. Clair made strong
speech. He claimed that the call of the Ma
tional Committee invited each Congressional
district to send two delegates to Chicago.
His district (the Seventeenth) had chosen
delegates, who had credentials in their pock-
ets and proposed to go to Chicago and as.
sert their rights. He moved to amend Lo-
gan's motion so that the committee should
simply report the delegates at large.
Gray of Fulton said the Ninth District had
elected delegates, having thirty-three anti
Grant votes to four for him. 1t would crush
out the party to ignore these districts.
Kirk Hawes of Chicago said delegates had
been sent from Cook county on the ground
that they had been elected by Senatorial dis
tricts. They now proposed to try the same
plan in selecting delegates.
Minnesota Democrats.
ST. PAUL, May 20th.-The Democratic
State Convention met this morning.
William III. Campbell. temporary Chair
man, made long speech, committees were
appointed, and the Convention adjourned
till 2:30.
SECOND DISPATCH.1
ST.. Paul, May 20th.-Upon the reassem-
bling of the Convention permanent organi-
zation was effected.
The resolutions denounce the centralizing
tendencies of the Republican marty. the