The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-20
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To-Dav's Dispatches.
THE REPUBLICAN STATE
C0NVENTI0NI
LIVELY SPARRING!
The Grant Men have a clear
Majority over all!
Logan Cracks the Whip, and the Del
egates fall in line without
a Murmur.
FUN AHEAD!
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 20.-The com
mittee on credentials were not ready to
report on Cook county when the conven'
rule out all boilers (being hit at the
Palmer House delegates), showed 100
Grant majority. FRENCH.
The committee on credentials decided
By vote of IL to that the statement of
Farwell Hall delegation was sufficient, and
one hour was allowed each side to present
evidence and arguments, which concluded
at 10 a. N. The committee now In secret
session,
The Republican state convention began
its second days session at o'clock with
every inch of standing room On the floor
and in galleries of the House of Represent
atives occupied by an interested audience.
Prayer was offered, after which the COM
mittee on credentials reported recomme mend-
ing the settlement of the contest in Green
County, By admitting Grant and Blaine
| delegates, and giving each half vote, this
was approved and the delegates admitted.
The chair stated that the committee would
not be able to report on the Cook county
contest for at least two hours, whereupon
la series of motions to adjourn, take a recess,
etc, were made principally for amusement.
| with considerable confusion. Robbins of
Adams, on behalf of the Blaine W ash
burne men, said the only way of getting
an early report from the committee, was
bv relieving it of its labor He therefore
offered resolution instructing the com
mittee not to consider the claims Of any
contesting delegates who bolted from any
convention which met in the manner, ct
the place, and at the time designated By
the proper authority. This was hit 1t
the Palmer delegation. and was received
| with tremendous cheers by the Blaine
Wasburne men, and motion to table the
| resolution occasioned louder applause on
the part of the Grant men.
A call of counties resulted in tabling
the resolution bya vote of 35l to PSI,
| showing 100 majority for the Grant men
outside of Cook county.
The convention then took a recess for
one hour.
THE CONTESTED DELEGATIONS FROM COOK
COUNTY
The committee on credentials met at
| $3.50 and resumed consideration of the
Cook County contest. Kirk Hawes pre-
sented a written statement of the position
| of the Farweli Hall delegation, relative 10
the pledge required by the convention to
abide its decision, as follows: The dele
gates from the County Of Cook from the
regular convention held at Farweli Hall,
denying for themselves and their consti~
tuents any lawful power in the convention
or in this committee to impose upon any
contestant, any conditions whatever, as a
precedent to rendering justice according to
| the law and the equity as well, do hereby
submit. under protest. to the resolution
as We understand it, of the unorgauized
convention.in which We were not permitted
| to take part, as the only means left TO
prevent the threatened disfrs snchise ment
of the Repu blicans of Cook County, and
the probable loss of the state to the
Republican candidates. 1t is but fair for
| me to add. as it might perhaps be ques-
toned, as to the words OF the resolution,
as we understand it, to what we refer,
Ats meeting at Chicago prior to coming
here, it was voted unanimously without a
dissenting voice, that iuRsmuch rs we
we're regularly elected delegates, in our
judgement we would stand together or
| fall together-92 of US to go into the con
vention or remain out.
| | don't state that to the committee, don t
wish it stated TO the convention as a
threat, but simply as an explanation OF
our position We simply passed it upon
the ground Of right, without any refer
ence to any im mpression it may make upon
your minds in any other direction. That
resolution in another form has been paseed
twice since that time, or a resolution
which has embodied the one passed at
| Chicago. By appearing there as we do,and
accedipg to the terms imposed upon us, we
wish it distinctly understood that, if you
shall be pleased to seat q portion OF this
delegation and shall reject q portion. it is
left entirely to onr option whether that
portion will 20 into the convention or stay
out We may rescind that resolution
we NAV not. We expect, however, that
we shall stand together as we understand
Lit now. OF course If you reject US al. then
there is no difficulty All yeu can ask
lun6er this resolution is this. We do not
Intend to create any disturbance, as has
been calculated. here. but simply intend
to act like men and members OF the he
publican party, and do what our constitu
epts require US to do, The com mlttee
then excluded all outsiders, reporters in-
.Iuded to consider the suffieiency of their
/ response. On reassembling the chair an
nounced that the committee would be un-
able to report before one o'clock and the
committee took recess until 2 P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention met ut 2 p. m. and
waite j until after O'Clock without any
business whatever being attempted
State Senator Fuller. of Boone, offered
a resolution providing for giving the Gre
dentials to delegates to the national con-
yeption elected by district conventions,
Senator Logan objected to the resolution
as premature, and Fuller Withdrew it.
Logan then offered the following, .
Resolved, That debate be limited to 80
minutes on a side, on the question OF the
Cook County contest. and that no motion
| - S;on.n or other dilatorY motion shall