Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-20
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Illinols Leaves Grant MastsV
OF the Fisld-Ths Threatened
Holt Deprived Of Its Force IN
Advance-The Story % 10 n
naliy Told To-day.
srRiSarIILD, IlLs, May lS.-Ths city
10 overwhelmed with visitors 20 the
State Convention, and the attendance ID
the larRestevsr known on similar occa.
sion. As but siX hundred yisitors'
tickets could bs issued, Thousands were
unable TO gain admission W the Hall Ot
the House OF Representatives The
members III the State Central Commit.
tee who distributed these tickets have
been bssieged all day, aud the corridors
of the State House have been pack oil
with an anxious throng vainly seek ing
TO gain admission.
All the Congressional districts, except
the First, held conventions during
the forenoon ~ select members Tor the
Committee on Credentials. In several
Districts delegates were also selected.
The Convention was called 10 order
promptly At noon by Hon. A. NJ. Jones,
chairman Of the State Central Commit.
too. He said the Republicans had
reason 10 be proud Of their success Ia
this State, and he ielt certain that what.
ever this Convention should do the Rs-
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Generai kaum III his speech, said
"Ihs candidates selected by you for
uo'ernor aud other State officers will
DO elected ~ surely aa election day Ar
rlves, unless We, by division Of tho Re.
publican party, give these offices and
with them tho control OF this great state
iuto the hands oi our opponcnts. In AL
dltlon TO nominating candidates Tor our
state offices, We are To select delegates
10 the National Republican Convention
Tor the nomination OF candidates for Pres.
ident and Vice President For tho hrst
time in the history Of our State the situg-
gle over the Presidential question has
thrown into the background the contsst
for the nomination for Governor. This
struggle has been 40 earnest, aud char
acteTiIed by 80 much pcrsonal feeling In
one of the counties that We are not Der.
mitted Ia disguise the fact that II th reai,ps
10 and In q dangerous schism In the Re.
publican party Of our State, and thus
endanycr the supremacy of the Repub.
lican party Of the State and Nation"
He said ii any set of dslepates had r,.
solved 10 revolt against IN, decision of
the majority of tho convsutioa IN case
IL MAS rdyerss 10 their clslms. tbey
would save inanits trouble A thsv vlsh.
drew At once without submlt,ina thsls
case TO the COMMITTEES on Cvsdsn0als.
General Raum concluded by plsdsipa
the Republicans Of Illinois 20 the uomI.
nee o! the Chicago Oonvsatlon, vhosv.
or he may be. When he msallonsd the
name Of John sherman there Vas ooa.
siderable applause, which wss greatly
Increased when hs spoke ot senator
blaine, but when Grants name wss
hnai'y henlioaed there was an outbursl
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