, 1880-06-03

ILLINOIS,.
orESINa TIE nAr.r.
On rcnssemb1tng nftcr llliel,, tho Con1p,it-
tce decided to give each sitlo MI hour and
half in which 10 present Its cnse, tho time to
be occupied Us the parties snw IT.
Oen. 1lnun Aslseh t}cl,. 1turlbut II they pro-
posed to contest tlo twenty acats all at once.
Gen. 1I,ir'bu! sui,t f,c tlEd, md, rs tic gcr-
tlcn,aM was NJ. Interested purity III tho casc,
he did not think lu ought to ho n Judge.
Gen. Ranm retortcl tint Ills own seat
wasn't contested.
1fi. NAwEs OPENED THE CASE.
for the contestants, entering n preliminary
,notinn tn cxcl,sa 1taun from voting, since
Ills seat as one Ut the sn-caIlcl tctcgntcs-at-
lnrga was to bu contested.
Mr.. Sturrs, for tho "rcEl,lnr belltecreMts" i"
rs l,o termed them, replied TINT he I,aA re-
cclved ITO notice to TINT effect.
you will Ect one pretty aoon," retortcd
Alr. ltawes.
Several members OF tho Committee object
cd to tho motion as Oile TINT tho Committee
Ind no power 10 pass OH until 1t knew sone-
thing nbuatt tho fNcts.
Mr.. Chandler suggested ttlnt the memorial
OF the contestants he rcn,t, the time consumed
iii reading documents not to bo taken out Of
tile respective allowances,
Tlle suggestion wns readily adopted, nnd
Mr.. lInwes proceeded to read tho memorial,
which was published lii full lii yesterdays
TRIBUNE.
Having rend tho memorial. ATr. 11awes
next offered tho credentials Of tho delegates
from the First, Second, THIRD, Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth. Ninth, Tenth, Thirteenth, a,1d Severn.
tecntl Congressional Districts Ut the State
of illinois. 70 sayu time, he simply read
those from lilo First Dlstrlcs ns a sailiple VI
nll tho rest.
Alr. ilnwes then proceeded to address the
Committee
Tia stotet1 nj Tia ontsrt lint tl,o me,uorta1-
setafon s1 liz e,aoMxe ts s,ts of to
iear tIsleaa!es It ISreq Is i M|,ayisg 6ssa fYls!sS
l G t1 a Go@ysto s,n y seaob yioSto " Of co,e!y M yf
Ii" s"ota ~ nj thn nther tirnnt ~ ,fninrnt"a
mi aiu nnp1 M III tc seuts U f"r te ,n',,orIniis.s ~,
tho @ sr,i'tt( tiat ths Graiit tccsses were Sc. Sc
fro ia ~ TN rn,tesisno M ivtr,ca ~ WV wr,. Sn ~.
t;r"i.. ,n,,nrnI ,,,,I n,"rs.s,,." II IL" f'o,n.
m,ttsc sS wnro If @ oninnn that nl:n rn,s!ti sten1
@ maturity ~ III tIis manner. tGsn thoy wosI;l
II te,r Sfaaf rod,r a. % or ir to sow
v spn ~ ,,n fci, Il ~ ~ ia ,'ronne
inss Il, Cosk connty5, = wi,sry tj.e @ pruary elys-
fnr ti,a Iiin!pn ~ M mn, "t Wnsh.rnn m"m liz
c"ntcu,tci tl,at IN. ,uon,rnt thn y 1rnn; ,1eIn.
ct.tns h1ia 't t'1a G' Enrwnii Iiotl Tanvnnti,,,,
ttl,ey wsre Janst't. eglcie' and cauld W eieet
,ietiI Tho ' "bnft"rs' ), Ind M ~ rirhis
,"i,t.,, ,thiu t,n,'.Itto. ,"nro "b,rn,P -
resucct: thelr action wns altogether wi,i,-
out excuse. lie liz eialmsd tint Such
,rs ~ s'nea a, WrGGs mr ~ y oJt. ig IS M oo E,,ty
,r @ II, Mu'a Inv ,,s oier ca,niv In lie M Sntc VIZ
stze M ; uo9 1ttsoa rs rStext IN ort(cT % that tl,"ro
iMtS, thn ~ Gnnvo,,tinn 'ha ,,,nSSt fhot tnov
rn,,iti III cInim INV ,vns thr"c srnn.nrlai isricts i ~
t,,H ,rt : WIZ bi, tsy syi n,, hn.t, nti r.
ted tkSn. 10 thirty-six % scas liz il, tho % conven-
naIi s1 ~ ~ nttuna, o"cn "romt;nn "r .M'
Sn.t s,,t u dt u N,so''"' ti,n o,t,a,'
'iainrntes frn,n e,c fo,,prcssi'"n .iatrtot
in lid Thrtf i;unxrtssioj,nf }ist rirt Tie Siltc
| Convention lad Hc1ectt,i twD t;rniit men,
while tl,ere, was not II single tirant ds1epato
elected to talnt Convention from tint district.
1ie ttsked wllo did these t;ra,It delegates rep
resent9 lta did not think tho Republicans
of Cook County ought to ba tllsfralic!iiscti it
,fs ntisHnie y; Ey; nr I'd III n ttnk tlut
party go to pteccs, as It was upon tho brink
Ut tt0lng IN tl,e Statp ur Illinois. liz e'larac-
terizcd the taetlcs Ut the Springfield Conyetl.
outrage. i1ad the managers Of tint
Convention actstl fairly, MD plrsucl t:le
customary course, irstc!lti If ignoring their
| long-estubffslied Md weli-nndGrstoUi rulrs
tliIs contest nUyer would hnvu arisen.
| Senator Mitchell, OF Oregon, uskcd Mr.
IluWca II there werU any clNrgGs Of fraud or
| Improper aetinn III carrying tlle primaries In
| cuuk Cutinty made by the Grant nlell..
Mr.. lIawcs snId theru were, bit he Ind not
referred to thu priunnries becn,tse IIe tItl not
| suppose the Committee wished 10 no
back to the rTi,naries. I[e would
simply say thqre Wern cllnrgrA OF
frau.! lnade Oil both sl!!es. THO Grant
men naa kot up iot q aslltlnSits, II Whlel
~ Wns nli4a 10 anpeaT that over hog netttlolls
vntes lislti oeetl east ~ n1la alstrlct aiohc,
WRere ol,!y TD Ky yf,tgs & wcrY sast. ,,.,
"a AIT, ,,,t J9'tn Lylo hane snia tAe nIa1tlo men
nau Kspt possessinn OF tne poiis ana pro-
VeMtsd te s'!pportcrs, o. a. Grallt from o voting.
Mr. CfScu ,.%s iia}lnoNu snla lt llad bccil sas"
geslea u'at tllis Committee was
HOUND ny THE DEClSioN OF TIE STATE
CONVENTION,
and could not 70 behind II. IIo wished to
l,gnr Mr, iIuwrs' yluW. UPON tint question.
Mr, Iiawes said i,e did ilut prricitti to III n
saga In these muttcrs, but 1t seemed TO him
what was t.ouu hy The State Convention, there