Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1880-06-03
CURRENT TOPICS.
The News in Brief.

Chairman. Inc cOnteStlnS QeleSaClOnS IrOIn
Cook County were both excluded from the
preliminary organization. Upon motion OF
Senator Logan, it was resolved s'that all
contesting delegations to this Convention
shall pledge themselves to accept and
abide the decision Of this Convention
in relation to such contest. as condition
precedent to having their claims to seats in
the Convention considered" The resolution
was adopted. A counter resolution, offered
by an anti Grant delegate, that the Commit
tee on Credentials be instructed not to con-
slider the claim of any contesting delegates
who bolted from any regular convention,
was tabled-yeas, 351; nays, 251. The Com
mittee on Credentials, after being in session
nearly all night and part of the following
day, made report admitting thirty six
Grant delegates and fifty -six anti Grant del
egates from Cook County. The report was
adopted by vote Of 81 to 261. As soon as
a permanent organization had been
effected, resolution was offered, de-
claring General Grant the choice of the
Convention for President of the United
States. Adopted, yeas 3S6, nays 3O7. The
question then arose as to whether delegates
to the Chicago Convention should be chosen
by the Congressional Districts or elected by
the Convention, the anti Grant men insist
ing that each district should be privileged to
name its own delegates. After an almost
interminable struggle, Gen. Logan's propo-
sition, directing the Chair to appoint a
committee to select forty two delegates, was
adopted. and at 1880 a. m. on the 21st the
second days proceedings Of the Convention
ended. On the following morning the re-
port of the Committee on Delegates to tho
National Convention having been read, the
previous question was ordered on the adop
ton of the report. Amid much confu-
sion and protests from the anti Grant
delegates the roll was called
on the main question and the report was
adopted-yeas, 374 IL; nays, 81 1-2; refusing
to vote, 266. Senator Logan then moved the
adoption Of resolution instructing the del
egates to the National Convention to vote as
a unit for Gen. U. s. Grant. This was also
pledging support to the nominees of the Re-
publican National Convention and to the Re-
publican nominees for State offices. Pro-
tests were then formally entered against the
action of the Convention in the mat
ter of choosing delegates to the
National Convention, signed by
the delegations from the Seventeenth,
Third, Fourth, Ninth, Thirteenth, Tenth,
Fifth, Second and Sixth Congressional Dis
tricts. Presidential Electors and members
of the State Central Committee were then
chosen, after which the Convention proceed
ed to the nomination of State officers
with the following result: Governor, S. NJ.
Cullom; Lieutenant Governor, John NJ.
Hamilton, of Mclean; Secretary Of State,
Henry D. Dement,, Of Lee; Auditor, Charles
p. Sweigert, Of Kankakee; Treasurer, Ed
ward Ruiz, Of Cook; Attorney General,
James Mccartney, of Wayne.
Hon. G. B. FARwELL, of Chicago,
has published a card addressed to the Re-
publicans of Illinois, in which he charges
that the result at Springfield was achieved
ssby the personal and desperate exertions Of
Senator Logan" "by the disgraceful inter-
ference Of national officials in the primaries
and County Conventions" ETC., and that
"the Convention was packed from its organ
ization." He therefore announces that the
anti Grant districts, who feel that their
rights have been ruthlessly ignored, have
appointed delegates to Chicago and will ask
to have them admitted to seats in the Ma
tional Convention.
TIE Galena Ol.) Gazette, whose ed
itor is said to be personal friend of Gen.
Grant, publishes an editorial denying cur
rent item said to have emanated from George
W. Childs, of Philadelphia, that Gen. Grant
will order his name withdrawn from the
Chicago Convention.
SENATOR DAVIS, of illinois, has writ
ten letter to friend and constituent, the
Hon. o. n. Browning, Of Quincy, ILL.,, CIV
ing at some length his views upon national
affairs. The correspondence was published
ON the 24th.
The British Minister at Washington
has, by order Of Her Majesty's Government,
conveyed to this Government the thanks of
the former for having dispatched the ship
Constellation, laden with provisions which
were so much needed for the relief of Her
Majesty's distressed subjects in Ireland.
THE Minnesota Republican State
Convention, held on the 10Th, instructed its
delegates to present the name of Senator
Window for President. The second choice
of majority of the delegates is said to be
Blaine. s
THE Virginia Democratic State Con-
vention was held on the 10Th. The delegates
to Cincinnati are said to be divided in their
preferences for President between Field,
Seymour and Hancock, in the order named.
THE new Parliament assembled on
the 2oth.- The Queens speech made SYM
pathetic allusion to the distress in Ireland,
and was hopeful for the future. Measures
for the amelioratien Of the condition of ten
ant farmers are promising.
The National Committee of the So
cialistic Labor Party have issued call to al,
these who sympathise with their movements
to have the Government exercise control
over land, labor and money, so that equal
rights and apportionments shall be afforded
to all, 10 meet at Chicago June Sth, to en-
deavor to reach harmonious action in sup
port of the candidates for President and Vice.
President who will be pledged to carry out
these principles. 20 u.
GEN. JAMES LoNGsTREET has been
appointed Minister to Turkey, to succeed