Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-05-19
POLITICAL.
Illinois Republicans,

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Monday, selected 9 Grant and Blaine dele
gates to the State convention. Stark county
chooses Blaine and Washburne; Calhoun,
with delegates, is the only county to hear
| from. According to the Times figures,
| Grant has q majority of "a in thu State con-
ventiOn, not counting the Cook county dele
CATION, or AZ if the SO delegates claimed for
Grant in Cook county are admitted. 1t is
said that Grant would be in minority of &c
if all the regular delegates from Cook county
should be admitted.
Advices from Springfield state that the
city is filling up rapidly and over 200 dele
gates are on the ground. 1t is thought that
the State central committee at the meeting
to-day will select some man to be proposed
for chairman of the convention and that he
will be elected on the question as to the
treatment of the contestng delegations from
Cook county. The Farwell-Hall, (anti-
Grant) delegation still stoutly maintains that
their full delegation of Blaine and Wash
burne men shall be admitted or none of them
will take seats in the convention.
moderate party is springing up in
Springfield, which will try to harmonic the
cOntesting factions by admitting part from
each. The Grant party generally express
satisfaction at the arrangement. which they
think would give them control of the con-
vention almost as certainly as if their whole
delegation were admitted Some of the
warmest Of Blaine's supporters assert that
the anti-Grant party really has a majority of
the convention outside of Cook county.
special to the Tribune from Springfield.
says the anti-Gran men claim they have a
majority of the committee on credentials
John A. Logan tonight says the unit rule
shall be enforced.
SPRISGFrELp, ILL.,, May Is. The city is
crowded with politicians and delegates to the
State convention tomorrow. All the hotels
are full and it is expected the afternoon train
will increase the crowd to not less than 4 1000
strangers, including delegates. Partisans of
Grant, Blaine and Washburne are busy dis
tributing documents and canvassing country
delegation, on admission Of the rival dele
cations from Cook county, over which the
great fight in the convention centres. The
Blaine W ashburne factions are emphatic in
asserting that if the convention refuses to
seat all their delegates they will rise in
body and organize another convention, and
claim to have assurances from many country
delegates that they will not leave the con-
vention alone. There were rumors this
morning Of a compromise upon the basis of
the Grant men being allowed SO of the Cook
county delegates, but the rumor could not be
| verified. Candidates for State offices insist
that there must be compromise.
The State Register (dem.) after a review
of the field. in which it gives the organiza-
ton Of the convention to the Grant party,
thinks that if only part of the Grant delegates
be admitted the BlaineW ashburne factions
will submit and make a fight against in
structions as a unit for Grant
Cook county delegates held a caucus this
morning and expressed Indignation at the
Al. IS % Al,
convention if their whole claim is not con-
ceded, and further resolved to d.by the
action of the convention in reference to their
own claim, whatever it may be.
The State central committee tonight adopt
cd a resolution that none of the contesting
delegates be admitted to the floor of the hall,
but be given the galleries. Blaine delegates
and visitors held public meeting tonight,
| which was largely attended. 1t was decided
to unite with the Washburne men in the con-
ventoh and demand admission of the Farwel-
Hall delegation from Cook county. A COM
mittee was appointed to confer with a like
committee from the Washburne meeting
The Washburne delegates decided to act
with the Blaine men and appointed COM
mittee of conference This committee has
agreed upon plan for presenting the claims
of the Farwell-Hall delegates to the conven-
ton. ~
W0rkingmen's Convention.
SAN FRANcisco, Cal, May Is. In the
workingmen's convention, a fight came up
| on adoption Of the majority and minority re-
ports of the committee on permanent organ
ization and order Of business, the former pro-
| viding for election Of State central commit
| tee instead Of intrusting the management of
| Offices to aKearney, the president, as hereto
| fore and the election of delegates to the Ma
tional greeuback labor convention. The
minority report provided for continuance of
the old organization of the party, and ig-
nored the question Of electing delegates to
the National convention. After hot de-
bate The minority report was adopted 81 to "a
| Minnesota Republicans.
S. Paul, MIMI, May IL. The State re-
publican convention meets tomorrow. In
primaries Of delegates chosen so far ia in
structed for Window, ITO for Blaine, 10 scat
teTiug. Its thought Window will be present.
ed TO the National convention as candidate
almost unanimously.