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DomEsTIC NEWS.
The Illinois Republican state Convention
Concluding Proceedings.

D0MEsTEC NEWS.
The Illinois Republican state Convention
Concluding Proceedings.
SPRINGFIELD, May 21st.-The Republican
Convention this morning appointed solid
Grant delegation to Chicago. Following are
the delegates at large John a. Logan, L. A.
Storrs 4. B. Raum and D. 7. Luther.
The Blaine men refused to vote when the
previous question was called for the selection
of the Grant delegates to Chicago, but it was
carried, and motion was then made for the
nomination by the Committee on Delegates
to Chicago of State Central Committee.
There was much opposition to this. as it
meant solid Grant State Central Committee.
The vote stood-ayes 2745, noes 252I.
Logan offered the following, which was
adopted
Resolred, That General u s. Grant is the choice
OF the Republican party OF Illinois for the Presi-
dency and the delegates from this State are in-
structeG to use all honorable means to secure his
nomination by the Chicago Convention, and to vote
as unit for him, and the said delegates shall have
power to fill all vacancies.
On motion of A. NJ. Jones, the Chairman
of the Convention was instructed to tele-
graph Grant that Illinois stands by him with
AZ votes for President
The motion was carried, loud cries of
"No" being heard.
st. Clair county presented a protest,
stating that it had appointed delegates to
Chicago according to the conditions Of the
cali, and now they were set aside and others
put in their stead
The delegates from the Third Fourth
Ninth. Thirteenth, Tenth, Fifth. Second and
Sixth Districts concuTed in the protest.
Logan then offered the following, aud sug-
gested that it be the only platform:
Resolued That the Republicans of Illinois, in
Convention assembled, declare that they will sup
port the nominees of this Convention for State
offices and the nominees OF the Chicago Convention
for President and Viee-President
The resolution was adopted by a rising vote
amidst the greatest enthusiasm, the vast body
of delegates unanimously rising to their feet
and cheering enthusiast tically.
A resolution directing the Secretary to
notify the Republican Convention of Ala
bama that Illinois sends forty two votes for
Grant was offered, but was withdrawn on ac-
count of great opposition.
Gubernatorial candidates were then put in
nomination, being Messrs. Cullom, Fort,
Renaker, Hawley, Smith and Carr.
The committee here reported the State
Central Committee and Presidential Electors,
and the list was adopted.
The first ballot on Governor resulted: Gull
lom 219a Renaker 1881, Hawley SO, Fort 81,
Ridgeway 76, Carr 80, Smith 81. Necessary
to a choice, 347.
The balloting continued without much
change Before the fourth ballot was an.
nounced the break began, and large number
of changes were made to Cullom and Rem
aker. The former received two-thirds of the
votes, and Culloms nomination was made
unanimous.
Henry S. Dement, was nominated for Sec
retary of State. Edward Rutz was nomi-
mated for Treasurer, and James Mccartney
for Attorney-tieneral.
REBELLION AGAINST LoGAN's AUTHORITY.
CHICAGO, May 21st.-The Tribune's Spring
field special states that ten of the Congress
sional districts have entered their protest, and
deny the right or authority of the Logan ele-
ment in the Convention to throw out the
anti-Grant delegates, and that these districts
had previously chosen delegates who will
take their appeal to the National Convention.
Press Comments on the Presidential Con.
test.
New YORK, May 21st.-The Tribune COM
ments thus on the Illinois Convention ::
Grant has won victory in Illinois. That
much must be conceded. Still it is got vic
tory of character greatly to encourage the
advocates of his nomination or to discourage
in the least the opponents of the third-term
scheme. He has gained what was conceded
to him from the start-what, in fact. it was
absolutely necessary that he should get in
order to enter the race at Chicago BE has,
in short, carried his State, as Blaine, Sher
man, Edmunds and Window have carried
theirs. A candidate who cannot secure his
own State is summarily dropped from the
list in obedience to a custom as old as the
Presidential elections. His success, however,
is of such character and was won by such
strenuous efforts from the Jaws of defeat,
that it shows his weakness rather than his
strength. 1t conspicuously exhibits the
rapid degeDeracy of his candidacy, which
began with boastful confidence of sweeping
the country by spontaneous outburst OF
popular feeling, and has now got to such
a pass that his supporters find cause for re-
ioicing in the fact that he has barely escaped
rejection in his own State.
The Times Jumps the days business, and
says Without claiming anything from Col
orado, the events of yesterday may fairly be
expected to secure the sixteen votes of Louisi-
ana for Grant As the conventions of the
two last named States will close the series we
shall consider it within the truth to assume
that Grants strength on the eve OF the Ma
tional Convention will not fall short OF $50
votes. AS there are thirty-one delegates
Gl6CbtO liDiu fGilDuS ilbdLso WuC dtO WltbOhb
instructions or expressed preferences, and as
in the ranks of nominal Edmunds, Wash
burne and Window (not to say Blaine and
Shermanl delegates there are many of whom
Grant is second choice, no political event can
be much more certain than that Grantwi be
the nominee of the Republican party fer
President of the United States.
The Herald says: "The Illinois Conven-
ton is the turning point of the preliminary
Republican canvass. 1t has been so obvious
that the success or defeat of Grant as the Re-
publican candidate depended on its action,
that the most strenuous and arduous exer-
tions have been made by his opponents to
deprive him of the prestige of the Illinois
votes in the Republican National Convention.
The Grant victory will go for great deal
more than. the number of delegates gained.
We have no longer any doubt that General
Grant will be triumphantly nominated at
Chicago on the first ballot. Southern ne
groes are totally misrepresented by the
delegates which Sherman has secured
through office-holding influence. They can
not be held for a day after it is seen that Grant
is certain to be nominated" The Herald
concludes its remarkable article as follows !:
General Grant will not only be nominated
on the first ballot, but nominated with such
display of effusive and outpouring enthu.
siasm as will make his rivals wish to FORGET
that they had ever been arrayed against him
as opposing candidates. General Grant is
the only fit candidate for the Presidency
OF course we do not mean by this that no
other citizen of the United States would
make good administration. But those who
are best qualified refuse to run against him,
declaring their opinion of his superior fitness.
The practical choice will lie between him and
his immediate rivals. and in this restricted