The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-05-21
"swEARING.IN" RESOLUTION.

| N5''N"' w oDi"S Wy the action OF the
convention in determining who are entitled
to seats from the contested districts After
a weak struggle of resistance on the part
OF the anti'Grant folks the resolution was
adopted with yell. Logan swore IN the
convention and the convention adjourned
until p, m.
Inc convention reassembled at 5 D. M.
After waiting some time its Temporary
Chairman Raum, as the committee on Gre
dentlals were not ready to report, suggested
that recess be taken. Frank Lumbard
was loudly called for and after singing
"oId Shady in which he adroitly rung in
the name of Grant, the convention went
into delirum Of applause and finally adj
journed until this evening.
AZ indicated in these dispatches the FIGHT
has been sent to the committee on creden-
tails, but the results of the afternoon ses-
sion Of that committee to-day will not stay
there, where the managers of the conven
ton hoped to keep it,
On the Cock county muddle the COM
mittee stands 8 to 8, but in the Greene
county contest the Grant men in order to be
consistent and save their friends from Cook
have to vote to seat the Blaine delegates as
they bolted in Greene county while Grant
ties held possession of the regular conven-
ton. The committee stands ten to admit
the Blaine delegates from Greene to eight
against The Cook county GRANTEES are
ready to pledge themselves to abide the ac
ton Of the convention in deciding their con.
test as Logan's resolution demands, and as
the committee on credentials, by vote of
to 5 asks while the Farwell hall delega
ton have refused so far, to answer the
call OF the committee on this question. If
they continue to refuse their claims TO
seats Will be ignored by a majority of the
committee. The Palmer house Grant de-
legates from Cook will be recommended for
seats, and minority report claiming seats
for the Farwell hall delegates will also 90
into the convention and there be fought out
The convention is
LARGELY GRANT
AS was shown by Il test vote on the adj
)ournment motion at noon to-day before
LoSan's resolution was adopted, standing
3l9 against PAS for adjournment.
The anti-Grant men are very indignant
That Senator Logan should act as delegate
from Jackson county, when his residence is
in Chicago, and say that he is acting with
out credentials. An anti-Grant credential
committeeman says there are no credeu.
tails before that committee showing that
Logan is delegate.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention was called to order at
twenty minutes of 8 p. N. J. NJ. Boards
ley, secretary of the committee on creden-
tiaIs, presented himself before the conveu-
ton, stating that all the counties were
proNery represented and entitled to seats
save Cook and Greene, and asked for fur
Their time. He also stated that the com
mlttee would not be able to make any re-
port in relation to the two last named
counties until tomorrow morning. The
convention received and adopted the re-
port and gave the committee further time,
and then adjourned until 8 a. IN. to-mor
row.
THE FARWELL HALL DELEGATES
Held meeting tonight at which it was
determined to send committee to the COM
mittee on credentials, informing it that
they were ready to be heard as to their
claims to seats, but did not propose to he
bound by Senator Logan's swearing in reso-
luton. About this time Mr.. Farwell an
peared in the hall and informed the meet
Ing that the committee on credentials had
adopted resolution declaring that contest
ing delegations would have to submit to Lo-
gan's resolution before their claims
could be considered and tina.
another resolution was then
before and likely to be adopted by the
committee on credentials declaring that un-
ess the Farwel hall delegates agreed to
submit to the terms Of the Logan resolution
heir claims would not be considered by
he committee on credentials, and advised
hat the committee to be sent before the
,redental committee be given discretionary
,owers and that the Farwell hall deeoa.
es had better make up their minds to take
what they could got, The meeting accent
ID Mr.. Farwel's advice and so instructed
Is committee. This practically breaks up
he opposition to Grant and gives him the
delegates to the Chicago convention
The committee on credentials spent the
vening in considering the Greene county
contested case, finally concluded to admit