, 1880-04-16


Committee of the Eighteenth District was
held III this city to-day. Representatives
from eight counties were III attendance, rs
well rs n number Of tho mora prominent men
OF the party Of this district, among them tho
Hon. William IInrtzcll, W..J. Alien, w. ".
Barr, Monroe Crawford, ". II. Green, y.
W. Decided M ia ,t9 t9 l9H 9 Convention ut caroon-
ROCK ISLAND onEEN1,AcKE1,s.
sptetdt btpatth 10 Tns Chicago 7ftbunt~
Rock ISLAND. ILL.,, April 15.--Thc ndher-
ents Of Dennis Kearncyistn i! Rock Island
tG2'u,nty T. hsyS snssn
Convention at Springfield next Wednesday.
DU PAGE COUNTY.
Special Dttpnteh to Tas Chtcaoo Tribune.
H1NspALE, I'LL, April 15.-:rhe caucus
Bends eight delegates to tho Dn pngo County
Ge82nyTeSntlon; e8nsTS,tt; six tori Blaine and two for
Id sALLE couSTr.
spttta. Dapateh to 1ns chtsseo Tribune, :,
OrrAwA, lll, april 15sTlhe lsep'iblcan e m
isset call tor Convention to meet At tho
Conrt-Houso in this city May 4 Ia select
delegates to tho Stnto Convention and to the
Congressional Convention wien called.
Much interest Is surrounding this meeting.
ILLINOIS r1soIIIBlr1oN1sTs.
JEnsE1v4Es I'll, AG%rl E%a H. nlt9n: E1scsn: WE;
Committee, ilns called Prohibition Conyci1-
tion, to meet on June !, at Sprlngtleisi, to
select Delegates to the National Convention
KANKA11EE Aa'1N GRANT.
To ths Editor Of Tns Chieaao Tribune.
KANKAKEE, Az I'll, APRIL 1aTMotWitlastand nd
It's fow adherents In Kankakee County, It Is
tf,at Al ieast three, foufths Of tl!o Republican
yef5s Ss a e tho eoanEy e nns 4 hH IN noEcts casn
Convention; md tho active, earnest. repre-
sentative Republicans from every part OF tile
county do not hesitate to, say that the inter-
sss sss G a aersss f of o sbeam q Ssr sq MqESs
shall be SO closely looked nfter n the
County Convention, which assemble here
on tho S0th tnst.,.ns to 1nnkn 1t imposslo!cS
alatei by my n,acli!ne Influence whateyer.
There being lRrgo foreign population here,
5{r. Wash6nrno ls9s, until recently, had q
large and Respectable fm9lioWig m but snse sa, ho
Shepard Interests, and persists iii saying
TINT ho Is not q: candidate, but Is for Gcll:
Granh whom the German Republicans (pf
nnd very many, who 9 fow weeks ago were
clAmorous for Washburno aro now most ,yo-
clferous iii their demand for the nomination
of Blaine: There Is no earthly doubt 5nt
an County Of Kankakco will be felt III buhnlf
Convention. SCoTT.
OPPOSED TO A THIRD TERM.
ID tha Editor o. The Chicago Tribune.
MoIlSE. ~, April ii M IN 'rs,eeint Of
Influence for the denomination of Gen. Grant,
stattng TINT ." his friends aro quietly orga.llz-
ing. mid that less than ynanimol,s loleEa-
tioil would be . lasting disgrace to the lse-
publcans." think no naW honor can be
Having alrcady bestowed all It possessed, tile
rcbestowal could ndl no new glory, but
might lessen that Of tho past. So far ms I
Gnu learr, not only this county md district,
but MI solid Republican districts antl States,
md his support nustcolne from those doubt
full or wholly Democratic. Because Texas,
Kentucky. Or other Southern States mpy
send ago'ld Grant delegations to Chicago,
ust 1llnois do ths sans when not onn
The prospect Of lis nomination mot only
aWakens no enthusiasm, but casts shade Of
sadness over ai., 1 think his nomination will
DO pregnant with disaster. It Will disinte-
EenbItsa,ns Essts ts nar sE ,y|ng 5 aGm Asfsya tay Sc
will weaken nnd c1ldnnger our State and
defense and excuse, and destitute Of TINT Ell
thnsaSm which L. Il presago OF victory.
ri, hosts q yoans < men INV vctins for tieir ilTst
time. 1t will c9usv tho uprising ot. NIL thoso
influences which dimmed the, purity Of his
former otlicial life. VIII any "th1rtl-termer :"
be kind enough to na,ne the benefits to 10
balance these dangers9 Dclng ono Of lie
formers md active members of tho Repnh-
ltcan party, feel too desr0us Of lta purity
man. JUsrlT1A.