The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-05-19
Last Nights Dispatches.
POLITICAL.

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Galepa, who is now at the ST. Nicholas
Hotel in this city, aud vouches for the
authenticity of the dispatch:
| PORTLAND, Me-. May II. 1880. Hon,
R. FL. Mcclellan. Galena: Two unwell
to attend to anything, but express to all
| my friends my earnest hope that they will
K. B. WAsHBURNE.
SPRINGFIELD, May l8.-The state CEN
trail committee held very harmonious
meeting this evening with all the members
present but two. It was decided that
| Hon. A. III. Jones, chairman of the com
mittee, should call the convention to order
at noon tomorrow. and nominate as tenn
porary chairman the person selected by
the committee. Hon. Green B. Raum,
Com missioner of Internal Revenue, was
then unanimously selected as temporary
chairman. no other name being proposed.
A resolution was then unauimo ously ad-
opted providing that no one be admitted
to the hall except by ticket; that none of
the contesting delegations be admitted to
the floor of the hall. but be given tickets
to the galleries, and that tickets for the re-
naming seating capacity of the hall be
equally divided among the members of
the committee. 1t was also decided to
depart from the usual programme on ac-
count OF the contest in Cook county. Instead
of calling the delegates together at 10 a. m.
by Congressional districts, as usual. TO
select district delegates and members Of
the different committees all districts
but the First and Third, which are
partly in Cook county, will meet at 10
and select only their members of the
committee on credentials. This plan
gives satisfaction to everybody and no
business will be transacted until the
contest in Cook county is settled. IF
the usual plan had been adopted at first
three districts would not have been repre-
sented on the different committees till all
their business was transacted. Under the
programme adopted the convention will
organize, the districts will report the com
mittee on credentials and a recess will
probably be taken. When the report of |
the committees is presented and disposed |
OF another recess will be taken to allow |
the districts to meet, so that a two days |
convention now seems inevitable. The |
fairness displayed by the Grant majority |
IN the state central com mittee in making |
these arrangements indicate that the con
vention will be harmonious one,
The Blaine delegates and visitors beid |
a public meeting tonight. which was |
largely attended. Ii was decided TO unite |
with the Washburne men in the conven-
tion aud demand the admission of the |
Farwell Hall delegates from Cook county. |
A committee was appointed to confer with |
a like committee from the Washburne
meeting.
The Washbu delegates met at the
same time, none bu. delegates and alter
natives being admitted. The Washburne
men claim to have had eighty five dele
gates present. aud that they have ITO in
all, They decided to act with the Blaine
men and appointed a committee of confer
ence. These committees met and reported |
TO the meeting that they had agreed upon
a plan for representing the claims Of the
Fsrwell Hall delegates to the convention |
and had appointed prominent men FROM
different parts OF the state 10 represent
them On The floor oil the convention.
The GRAFT delegates held a large and |
very enthusiastic caucus. Robert I.
Lincoln presided, and Stephen A.
Douglas, Jr., acted as secretary. On
the call of counties eighty FIVE county
delegations responded. A committee |
of Eve was appointed to prepare a pro
granme for the action of al adjourned |
meeting. to be held to morrow morning
Hon, r. Il, Mcclellan, of Galena. was
called on aud read dispatch received by |
ing bis friends to support General Grant,
saying that he had come here to present
the dispatch in person to the delegates,
in accordance with Mr. Wash burne's |
wishes. Speeches were made by Emory |
a; Storrs, Senator Logan, Chauncey l, |
Filey. OF St. Louis, Stephen A Dou-
glas Jr.. and Leonard SWEET, which were
received with great enthusiasm Senator
Logan stated in his remarks that Grant
now has 339 votes and that Illinois forty-
two votes will nominate him on the first
BALLOT. Grant, he said, ought to have
the forty two votes of Illinois solid If
Blaine should have majority Of the con-
veutiou to morrow. the Senator said. he
would move to give him every vote solid. |
The meeting adjourned amid sheers for
Grant,
ST. PAUL, MINI, May 1s.-The state
Republican convention meets here to |
morrow. The candidacy of Senator
to the contest in the primaries OF the |
whole numb Der OF delegates chosen so far
ia are instructed for Wiodom. 10 for
B aine and ten scattering. 1t is though |
when the convention meets, however. |
Window will be the choice OF much |
larger number and will be presented to
the convention almost unanimously as |
candidate.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 1S-In the |
Torkingmen's convention this evening, |
the real fight came up on the adoption |
Of the majority aad minority reports 0: |
the committee ou permanent orgaoiza-
ton and tbs arder OF business, the |
former providing for the election of |
state central committee instead of in
trusting the management of affairs to
Kearney, the President, as heretofore
and the election of delegates to the |
National Greenback Labor convention,
The minority report provided for the
continuance Of the old organization Of
the party. and ignored the question of
electing delegates to the national con
veutien. After hot debate the minority
report was adopted. 81 to "a. and the
convention adjourned Till tomorrow morn-
ing.
The time Of the Working Mems coBven-
ton this morning was taken up by wraug-
ling over the question of appointing dele
gates 10 the National Greeuback Labor
Convention. without reaching any result,
10 the afternoon the Committee on Plat
form, Resolutions and Constitution report |
ed. The platform is anti- Chinese, anti
subsidy, anti-national banks. aDii-mono |
poly and favoring greeDbacks, government |
control of corporation, female enfraochise- |
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