The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-05-22


&c Sss e as and Mr.
Singer, OF the County Central CcmmlIees al
% to aow he not
Ing delegate. Elliott Anthony was c
to be Chair%an and the Convention reg
ularly organized The minority cause1 s m9E
discipline that Implied prcconcerted sction. II
Fifty-eight delegates went 70 the feLmea
ouse and declared the defeated candiaases 10 10
bs elected, One hundred and thiIty-three re-
manned in Farwell Hall, and selocteo ninety,
two delegates to the State Corventlon, ana
also so sent ninety-two delegates. These desert
ers wrought the whole wrong which now con
vulses this STATE n ne tbat SINGER had right
TO nominate the chairman. Anthony was
regularly elected. The boilers left all tn msa
credentials in the regular Convention Inc
audacity OF 1858 Is only equalled by the otner
secee sion of 1861. Both rest on the ssme prin-
There is no paiation nor excuse for It on the
evidence before u.s. III the msJOrlIes W.
worth anything they must be sustained. eve we
have no right to make up delegates for COOK
County; no right to divide and apportion them
according to our within and caprice. IL Is the
preserence, and it is treason for to take that
r ght from him, The only question that TINS
Committee or this Convention mas flgn tr ~
the County of Cook. To decide this is our
duty; to do more would be beyond our juris
therefo,,e recomn. end the admission Of the
ninety two delegates appointed by the IsfH a,1
On hsd In GbssSS e By
dentiais fled herewith. No other course seems
exact ct justice '' 70 all men, there can
be- that peace and harmony which is
After reading these reports a motion was
made to adopt No. /, and an amendment was
made to substitute No. g. g. tb was r 1eSae Hail
delegation the opening and closing speech
and allowing each thirty minutes; =,
Kirk Halves, Chicago, presented the case OF
of Chicago, that of the Palmer House delegates.
Bnth the addresses were loudly cheered oy the
When the hour expired, General Hurlburt
of Boone, moved that the delegates nom tne
| Third Senatorial District, which the 9ranl
| men did not contest, be allowed 10 vote on
5 this question, but the chair ruled the motlon
The roll of the Counties was then called on
} A motion to adopt No. 3, which recommena
s the seating of the entire Farwell Hail oelega
> The roii-cail on the adoption OF the first re
Is port, which seats thirty-six from the Paine
l. House and fifty six from Farweh' resulted
= the temporary organization was then mad q;
u permanent. Mr.. Raum returned thank
Is briefly and the Convention ADJOURNED uhth
le o'clock.
~ The Convention reassembled at 1880
= JIG. Spare offered the following:
II | nois Is the choice of the Convention for Pres
10 dent of the United States.
A motion was made to substitute the nam
ne Also motion to refer the motions to tt
a Committee on resolutions. ,.,., ,,,.
Mr.. Spare moved to table this, which WI
lie done by a viva voco vote amid great conf
The motion to substitute washburnes nan
was then put immediateiy oy 'ie o""'i "-
,,s The original resolution was put and carrie
It. The cali of Counties was loudly demands
IN | by the Anti Grant men. -,
,is A point of order was made that the taDlll
- of the motion to refer, tabled the entire su
of The chair overruled this.
~ A roll cali resulted, ayes 3S6, noes 3U7, and u
" resolution was declared adopted.
n The announcement OF the result OCCASION
re- great applause, lasting several minutes, hu
re Mr.. Crosby, of Dubaee, moved that the va
an GUS Congressional Districts select delegates al
nc declared the choice OF this Convention, whi
lis would have resulted In a choice of Blaine az
ng egates In several Districts.
re- This opened great contest before the 70
a senator Logan opposed this motion S1.t in
speech OF consideraS az y. 9, s;nr;,x IF ths 20
ne vention to send to Chicago q SOLID oeiegaLi
~ instructed for Grant. He cited precs.aen.s
by show that Illinois Conventions had always
structed its delegates to vote as unit. I
majority OF the Convention desired the 10
/
delegates men who would earnestly supp,
the man of their choice. They could
ly expect TO SECURE Ssesatss annosed 10 his nomr
a an ton. He favored Grant, because ne pellev
ms he could and would be elected, and decial
he thas WI. ad enoueS votes TO nominate him
IL the first ballot. -
4, The Grant men occasionally Interrupt r.
-. the Senator with questions, and each size
SS,S~ pressed their approval or disapproval OF
lie remarks: -. .o,s,,a~o
:. laneth. Senator Logan speaking several tim
'i" G.. w. Thomas, OF St. Clair, MADE stIo
MD speech. He claimed the call OF the Natlol
ulu COMMITTEES invited each Congressional distr
Oh. to send two delegates to Chicago: HIS DIST
lies the Seventeenth) had chosen delegates, "
haS re IN and Their rights
al, moved to amend Mr.. Logans motlon SO u
aii the Committee should simply report delega
nm ~ M Gray, OF Fulton. said the Ninth Distr
,ct mad elected delegates, rr hs WI wo
ON Mr. Kirk Halves, Of Chioago .
Sig on the ground that they had been elected
... Senatorial Districts. They now proposed
the same plsna n the Snt men II they
on' posed TO allow the delegates opposed 10 Srs
up TO be sent to Chicago. ana appea
of to them to vote down the amendment 10
ing Considerable feeling was exhibited dur
Oh the debate and at times considerable q
r. " II. rman Raster of Chicago, said the minor
W.. esa were fighting for principle. He counse
less peace and warned the majority not 70 ao
res The debate continued until IL o'clock, VIII
iais the confusion became so great that busin'
ion was suspended.
.. A series of motions, points of order,
Al II AS Mr. Logan suggested that each 8
. | agree upon the amount of time they wan
20 for debate that time, the debate be uml
20, %, TO that time, and that vote then
ipn taken. This compromise was not agr
uS to, and n motion to adjourn Till morning We
s sn down. At II O'Clock order was nns
son sou restored and the roll called. On an apr
pre- from the decision of the u, Chair e =
the the the previous question. The Chair
tile sustained by 84l to l6. Anot
attempt at compromise as to
oiu . time To be allowrd for debate failidg, the
deo v1ous question was ordered at II 30 by $50 TO
10 Thomas amendment to Logans sub
hat COMMITTEES should promptly SCI
AN delegates at large was defeated by sN aye
!: $3.50 noes. Roll called on Logans. 8
,iais sfitute, providing for the appointment Dy
lien Chairman of the Committee to se
=, District delegates and delegates
Pr large This was adopted at o'cl
z TO by $50 yeas to 304 nays. The Chair immedi'
ele- " announced the Committee, which consif
ON OF nineteen Grant men. motion TO adJo
ID Oh to O'Clock q. m. prevailed at 10.
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