New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-22
AnANGEROrS VICTORY.

THE ILLINOIS CONVENTION APPOINTS A PACKEd
GRANT DRLEGATION-rmE RIGHTS OF TIE
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS DIsREGAKpED-
GOVERNOR CULLoM RENOMINATED.
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE IWIBUSE.l
SPRINGPIELD, H., May 21.-Thc gallant struggle
of the minority Of the Illinois Republican Conyen-
tiOn to protect their rights prolonged until the
third day. On that day tho majority finally sue
ceedcd in getting their fingers firmly on the throat
of the minority ,chokcd their opposition into siloncc,
and in this manner made General Grant the sole
didate OF the State Of Illnois-thc most grotesque
commentary on tho alleged spontanicty Of
his candidacy that has yet been seen.
Eight Congressional Districts wcro disfran-
chised by tho Convention, and these districts,
General Hurlbut says. cast two-thirds of the Re-
publican votes of the State Tho Thursday night
session of the Convention lasted til quarter Of
o'clock. vote was reached at l o'clock upon
nm amendment offered by General Thomas, Of ST..
Clair County, to q resolution submitted by General
Logan. THIS resolution authorized the appointment
OF committee of one from each Congressional Dis
trlct to report n list of delegates to tho Ma
tional Convention. General ThOmass amendment
directed that only the names of delcgatcs.at-large
should be reported. This was defeated on yea
and nay vote by 9S9 to 3OI. General Logan's
resolution carried. the committee was appointed,
anu lllc LOu duJOuilcu until Wis
o'clock
During the night and morning there was much
discussion among the minority as TO their proper
course. General Logan's audacOus speech had
made it clear that anti-thrlterm district would
be allowed to elect delegates TO Chicago. A
considerable portion of tho minority, especially
among tho Cook County delegates wero still
in favor of bolt from the Convention so soon as
tho Grant list of delegates had been confirmed and
tho notwithstanding was officially completed Tho
country members, however, wcrO hardly ready for
this They seemed TO prefer to carry the contest to
Chicago in each case where delegate had been
robbed Of his seat being able to show. at the same
time, that they had not attcmpteda bolt Among tho
Cook County delegation, also, those delegates who
had been in favor Of rcliuqushing seats in the
Convention, unless the whole number Of ninety-two
was conceded now declared that the time for bolt
had passed by; that the Cook County delegates had
deliberately put themselves in position to be trod-
den under foot. and the best thing they could do
was to stay where they were. This did not prevent
some Of the most active men in the Chicago dclega-
tion from urging bolt up to tho very time the Cen
vention met, but they did not succeed in convinc-
ing their friends that this was the wisest course
When tho Convention met. tho majority were
plainly prepared to use whip and spur to finish their
work with as littlo time for faltorng rs possible
A few minutes after o'clock State Senator NJ W.
Fcrd, of Henry County presented tho report Of the
committee appointed to name the Chicago delegn-
tion. As the list read, Indignation and aston
shment moved the face Of the Con tcntIon like
a breeze upon the water. Ii was no small cause for
disgust to hear the names OF Grant men substituted
for those already chosen by delegations and often
by large majority. In the Peoria District for ex-
ample, there were thirty-fiye anti-Grant men, and
only four Grant men but the Chicago delegates,
under Senator LOgan's dictatiOn are for Grant The
report was no sooner read than l.. T. Bull Of La
sale County, sprang to his feet and moved the pre-
viOus question. General Raum, without waiting TO
hear 1t seconded, ordered the clerk to call the
roll and refusing to notice tho cries of
4" Mr.. Chairman Mr.. Chairman" from delegates
in all parts of the house. he reiterated in tone of
impatient command, "The clerk will call the roll"
When Boone County was called, ex-Congrcssman
Hurbut, in o clear quick voice said, Boone
denies your jurisdiction and declines TO vote" and
there was a vOlley of applause. When antl-Grant
Cook County districts were called there was no re-
sponse except that of derisve laughter
from some of the delegates. Then followed
q series of refusals to VOTE 1t is an instructive
fact that nearly every one OF these disfranchsed
counties, which could only utter its protest in this
way under the gag law OF tho majority, announced
tsef at the same time as q strongly Republican
county. In declaring the refusal to vote tho chair
man would in many cases state the Republican ma
jority of the county. De Kalb, Fulton, Hancock
Bureau Carroll, Henry Kane Knox, Lake,
Livingston, McHenry, Mercer, Moultrie, Peo-