The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-31
Last Nights Dispatches.
POLITICAL.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 3O-The work
iugmen have filed protest against count.
ing the ballots of the Citizens Union on
account Of difference in tint. claiming
that their own baliots were printed ob
legal paper obtained from the Secretary of
State, while the 0a!ots of their opponents
are not III conformity with the law differ
iug in color, weight and texture OF paper.
The total vote of the city except two
small outside precincts was 80, 600, Since
noon the w Workingman's ward have pulled
up somewhat, but at the close 1t was found
that nearly ell the wards are about uoi-
forniy twenty five per cent below the vote
of last September. The Tenth. a strcng
Workingmen's precinct, has fallen some
what short of that proportion The
Eleventh and Twelfth, equally strong
citizens wards. run little over. There
seems to be a general belief that the
Citizens Union have elected all their
candidates, although the outlook is less
favorable, reasoning from the totals OF
of the various wards, than earlier III the
day.
Much comment is excited by the va.
riatioB before noted. 1t is known that
men have been stationed at the poll
ing places during the day to take note of
the color OF the ballots and of the persons
voting them, and the Workingmen charge
that the Citizens Union put up the job
purposely to enable them to exercise sur
veilance over voters iu violation of the
election laws. One report is that an
employe OF the Secretary OF States Office
was made use OF 10 secure the desired
difference in ballot paper. There seems
good GROUND for contest over the nat
ter, aud many hold that ballots not in
ha loI ha tIr
out, giving the election to the w Orking-
men.
The vote counted at $50 NJ gives the
Citizens ticket 3,24l. and the Working
mems 1882. Many precincts have not
yet commenced counting. If the few re-
turns thus far received are fair indica-
ton CT the result they show what has been
claimed by many, that the Workingmen
are firing of Kearneyism and have refused
to turn out to- day, and this corresponds
to some extent to the observations at
various polling places during the day.
NEW YORK, March 30.-Ihe Kelly
state committee tonight issued a call
for state convention to be held at
Syracuse, April 20, for the purpose of
choosing delegates to the Cincinnati
convention. The call invites all Demo
Gratis and others who are opposed to a
pledged delegation to the ensuing national
convention to the firm support of any one
man, but in favor of the nomination of au
upright, acceptable candidate for Presi- |
dent, who can unite the Democratic party
of this state and of the nation, to meet
and elect delegates to the state convention. |
ATLANTA, Ga, March 31.-The Demo |
cl attic Executiee Committee have resolved |
to call convention in Atlanta June 9, to |
appoint delegates to the Cincinnati con |
vention and nominate candidates fer state
officers
Sioux Cry, March 30.-A Republican
primary to select delegates to the county |
was held tonight 1t was |
representation of Republican sentiment iD
Sioux City, and practically solid for James
G. Blaine On motion of f. FL. Hubbard, |
SOD Of the late Congressman. Judge |
Hubbard the following resolution passed |
without opposition:
ReSolUed. That we instruct delegates
chosen at this caucus to use honorable /
means to secure the choice of the delega-
tion solid for Blaine at the approaching |
county convention. The county convrD-
tiou is called to meet April 9, and there
is no doubt it will be 10 entire harmony |
with the action in Sioux City to-day.