Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-22

Blaine delegates in several districts
and opened a great contest before
the convention. The motion wa,
strongly opposed by Senator Logan
Several delegates favored the mo
ton. This was unsuccessful, ant
the previous question was ordered.
Mr.. Thomas amendment to Sen,
ator Logan's substitute, which pro.
vided that the committee should
simply select delegates at large
was defeated by 3O4 ayes to 3S9
noes.
The roll was called on Logan's
substitute, providing for the appoint.
ment by the chair of committee
to elect district delegates and dele.
gates at large. This was adopted
at l o'clock by vote of S09 ayes
to 304 noes. The chairman imme-
diately announced the committee,
which consisted of nineteen Grant
men. A motion to adjourn to Q
o. m. prevailed at lis a. m.
SPRINGFIELD, May 21.-The re-
publican convention met this morn
ing at 9 o'clock. Mr.. Ford, from
the committee to select delegate 8,
reported list of delegates to the
national convention, which was
adopted, the Blaine men refusing to
vote. .-. s-.e- ---s ---=
Mr., Logan offered the following
Resolved, That Gen. U. s. Grant
is the choice of the republican party
of Illinois for the presidency, and
the delegates from this state are in~
structed to use all honorable means
to secure his nomination by the
Chicago convention, and to vote as
a unit for him, and said delegates
shall have the power to fill all va
caneies.O
Adopted. ."#a#
On motion of A. M. Jones, the
chairman OF the convention was in
structed to telegraph Gen. Grant
that Illinois will stand by him with
AZ votes for president.
The following protest was read
and put on the records:
Whereas, This convention has, in
the matter of the Cook county cons
.est, decided that when the call for
convention apportions q partio-
ular number oof delegates to a par
ticutar district included in
larger territory the smaller districts
are entitled to appoint delegates;
and,- whereas, the call of the ma
tional republican executive com.
mittee appoints two delegates to
the each congressional district; and,
whereas, the delegates from the 18th
congressional district met in district
convention at the state house in
Springfield, Illinois, on the 10Th
day of May, 1880, pursuant to a
call of the state republican central
committee, and did then and there
elect VIM. G. Kucfuer, of st. Clair
county, and Euil Outlet, of Ma lison
county, to represent said distric as
delegates in the national republican
convention, to be held in Chicago
on the End day of June next, and
did elect Chas. W. Thomas, Of St.
Clair county, and Ii. M. Kimbsll,
Of Macoupin county, as their
alternates; therefore we, the under
signed, delegates from said districts,
constituting majority thereof,
hereby protest against the appont-
ment or selection. or attempted ap.
poinrment or selection, by this con-
vention, of any other delegates than
those mentioned, and we deny
the right of this convention
to make any other appointments,
and we ask that this our protest be
spread upon the records of this
covention. (Signed by 10 dele
gates OF the district
Pending the reading, Mr.. Logan
offered the following resolution, and
suggested that it be the only plat>
form adopted: 80 W
Resolved, That the republicans of
Illinois, in convention assembled,
declare that they will support the
nominees of this convention for
state officers and the nominees of
the Chicago convention for presi,
dent and vice president.
The resolution was adopted by
rising vote amidst the greatest pos
sible enthusiasm, the vast body of
delegates unanimously rising to their
feet and cheering enthusiastically.
A resolution directing the scores
.tary to notify the republican con-
vention of Alabama that Illinois
sends twenty>six votes for Grant,
was offered. 1t created great con-
fusion and was withdrawn when a
protest from the 18th district was
read. The delegates from the 3rd,
4th, 9th, 18th, 10th, 5th, End and
9th congressional districts stated
that their districts desired to unite
in the protest. aa a- 4 ,s4
The committee reported nomina-
items for presidential electors. 2