The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-27
Last Nights Dispatches.
The New York Demoeracz.

| NEW 4ohhs uAdiCu "a uC Il GILL Ii mHul
state committee met in secret session this
afternoon, It was stated that the commit
tee were awaiting the action of the Demo
cratic convention. shich was is session
Resolution were passed, however. calling
three delegates from every Assembly dis
trict to attend the convention, and giving
the Executive Committee of the state
committee authority to name the time and
place of holding the convention. Word
received from different Assembly districts
stating that the organization was complete
and satisfactory. 1t seemed that they
were in favor of the nominee of the con-
vention. aud utterly opposed to Tilden.
The country members. thowever. advised
| that the proceedings be deliberate and
| safe.
The Democratic State Committee met
| this afternoon to fix the time and place
Tor holding sthe state convention. The
form of the call was adopted for sending
delegates TO the state convention, but the
time and place was left vacant. The call
sets forth that the object of the state con-
Ventlou was to choose delegates to repre-
sent the state in the Democratic National
Convention at Cincinnati. A substitute
which had been offered for this was de-
feated. This substitute designated the
the city OF Utica as the place on
the 10th of June. 1t also declared
that Democratic differences should
be forgotten. in order that all
might unite in supreme effort to save
the republic, and recommended that the
Irving Hall organized and Tammany Hall
body. should unite and Jointly elect dele
gates to the state convention, and further
recommended that no delegates be receiv-
ed from this city by the state convention
who should represent an organization
which refused to accede to this recommen-
dstion, when the other organization in that
district would have shown itself ready to
accede. A sub committee of five was ap-
pointed to fill the blanks on the adopted
call. and resolution was passed providing
that the convention was to be called be-
tween the Goth of April and the Ist of May,
and that twenty days should eiapse be
tween the issue of the call and the conven,
ton. Charles K CRANES, of Utica, one of
the com mittee. made an address in favor
of Utica as the place for the convention
He understood that some of the delegates
were afraid that Gov. Seymour would en-
deavor to be placed ia position to control
the convention if it was held there, but
he could state that the Governor would
not be candidate 10 any sense before
the convention. aud while Seymour did
not feel disposed TO give his views TO
newspaper interviewers who call on him.
it was understood and known to the
friends OF that gentleman that under no
circumstances would he consent to be
candidate before the national conven>
ton. The committee adjourned sine
dse. The sub.com mittee then went into
session. Its members stated that 40 con-
ciusion would be arrived at tonight.
1t Is stated on good authority that three
members of the sub-com mmittee favored
Syracuse and two of them Utica, and for
that reason Subcommittee was appoint.
ed to forestall the T2mmany State Con-
vention in hiring the hall and engaging all
designated for the State Convention, as it
had been stated that the Tammany body
we're going to hold their convention at the
same place as the regular Democracy
select Ii was said that Purcell. Poucher
aud Beach were the most prominent anti
IIlden men on the state com mlttee; that
tarbuck was strong Tilden man and the
remaining members were for the success
OF the Democratic party were friendly to
Tildeu, but would vote for the best inter
eats of the Democracy.
Boston, March 26-The AdverttSer
has the following; "A dispatch was re-
ceived in this city last evening from Wash |
ington stating that positive inform alton
has been received that Grant will with
draw as candidate before the Chicago
GALVESTON, March 26 The so-called
instruction resolution of the Texas Repub
lican State Convention is az follows:
"W hile we recognizes Gen Grant as the
choice of the Republicans OF Texas, it is
considered inexpedient to instruct the
delegation to Chicago further than to cast
the vote as unit for President"