The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-06-03
Last Nights Dispatches.
THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION.

FIRST, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth. Sixth
Ninth. Thirteenth ard Seventeenth Con
gressional districts. Loud and long con
tinued applause, waving of hats and clap.
ping OF hands. When the excitemen
nad subsided member of the Illinois
delegation said: do I understand tha
the original certificates of the delegate,
are TO be sent to the chair, or simply lis
certified by the Chairman and Secretary
OF the delegaionT
Ihe Chair-The credentials of mem bers
the actual credentials, under the order of
tne convention must be sent to the chair
unless they are already sent.
w nen the state Of Louisiana was called
mr. Yarmouth handed the credentials
from that state. A notice of contest was
gwen by gentlemon from that state,
ana there being no objection the Chair
allowed it to 60 before the Committee on
Credentials.
After the adjournment of the conveu.
tion. the Com mittee on Credentials organ
ICED. Gen. Green B. Raum, of Illinois,
nominated for Chairman of the committee
MIR. Tracy, of New York, and VIM. K,
Chandler nominated Omer B. Conper. of
Michigan. Conger was chosen by a large
majority. The anti"third term claim this
as a significant vote, but the others say
that it IS not indicative of the relative
strength, The committee then took a
recess until 5 O'Clock, and are now in ses
sion at the Sherman House.
The Committee on Resolutions elected
as its Chairman. Hon. Edwards Pierrepont,
after which they heard an address from
delegate from the Women's Suffrage
Association.
At IL o'clock tonight the situation is
10 as follows: The Committee on Creden.
tials is still in session and promises to hold
an all night session. They have thus fal
decided only one case, which was that oi
Rarier, anti Grant, from the Fourth Ala"
bama district. 1t was decided by vote
of 81 to IL, to report in favor of admitting
Rapier. This was the only test vote ir
the committee, except that upon which
Conger was made Chairman. being 90 to
to ii. The committee briefly considered
the cases of Smith and Warner, of Ala
bama, contestants. but they were passed
for the time and the Illinois case was
taken up, Kirk Hawes presenting it, This
case will probably occupy the greater part
of the session.
The Committee Oh Permanent Organ
ization, by practically solid vote, decided
to continue the temporary officers as per-
uSIt Z W as q SSu6Tal dSFeSUS0t
that Judge HoaI would he the most salts
factory in that position to all parties,
There was long meeting tonight OF
the Grant delegates. No definite inform
alton is received from, but the general i'm
preston is that they decided to stand by
Grant, and that the speeches were in
favor of stong support of that candidate.
The Grant men tonight claim over 800 on
the first ballot. while their antagonists
believe that he will fall below 290 This
estimate is based on the belief that most
of the anti contestants will be admitted and
it is regarded certain that the Committee
on Credentials will report in favor of the
admission OF the Illinois delegates. From
conversation with N m3mber of the com
mittee it is quite evident that it is their
purpose TO take such action. The Blaine
men also claim over 500 on the fret ballot
Edmunds appears to be gaining slowly,
and his friends now claim fr.y votes on
the first ballot for himself. 1t is reported
on good authority that Chairman Cam-
ercn, of the Pennsylvania delegation, Wis.,
tied the Indiana headquarters on his own
responsibility, but claiming to represent
most of his delegation, offered to turn
over the vote of Pennsylvania in support
of ticket composed Of Edmunds and
Harrison. The Indiana delegation did
not discuss the matter seriously, as Har
rison Is said to object to the plan, Sher-
mau's friends present an unbrokeo front
aad claim that their candidate will receive
100 votes on the first ballot and that when
the break comes he will be a general ia
yoTite.
The Kentucky delega tion held caucus
to day and reaffirmed the resolution of
the State Convention, which ins:ructs them
to vote as a unit. Mr.. E. q. Hubbard, of
the delegation, states that notwithstanding
this action four of the delegates will dis
regard the instructions.
CHICAGO, June 3, H. 80 "A M-The
Committee ON Credentials has made a
little progress, but is still on the Illinois
case. The committee has thirty FIVE to
forty resolutions in its hands which have
been referred for report tomorrow
morning 20 a sub com mittee, consisting &
of Edwards. Pierpont. Emory A.
Stoors, d. 0. Payne. VIM. Walter Phelps
and @. w. Clark. 1t is admitted that
there will be minority report of the com"
mittee on credentials and that the question
OF the admission of the contesting delegates
will come early before the convention to-
morrow morning,
At Gen. Sherman's headquarters to
night the foNowIDg estimates are made oil
the first ballot alter the unit rule is alb
rogated: Grant 342, Blaine 276, Sher-
uan 1873. The name of Garfield has been
quite frequently mentioned tonight as q
possible compromise.
La the Grant caucus to night shorr
hand reporter was present during the
speeches, which Boutwell, and CoukIing
made. The former declared that they had
from 315 to $50 votes on te first ballot and
that the nomination of Gen. Grant was
secured. ConkliDg said there was no use
copcealiDg or pervertiug facts. 1t was
time now to look the matter squarely in
the face. Not more than 800 votes were
assured for Grant on the first ballot. They
need not count on more unless they Sc
cured them hereafter. He advised, how
ever, that they hold together through the
FIRST, second and to the tenth ballot il
necessary. but not to yield. They would
even worry out their opponents and win.
Tney would never offer nor accept com
promise The breaks would come from
the other candidates. and ticu they would
gain converts. A committee OF one from
each state represented at the caucns was
appointed To visit the various state dele
cations apd report progress to morrow
morning Al this yciat oi th9 rTaceGdiDes