The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-17
Meeting Of the Illinois Republican
State Convention at Peo-
ria Yesterday.
Hon. ], Connolly, of Coles, Chosen Tenn
pOrary Chairman-EulOgies Of
Logan and 0glesby'
An Unexpected Demonstration in Favor
of the Plumed Knight Which
Astonshed the Body.

PEORIA, ILL.,, April lG.--At ten this
morning the meeting of the Congressional
District delegations We're held according
TO announcement and all the committee
men were chosen as requested.
THE CONVENTION MEETS.
AT twelve O'Clock Mr.. Jones called the
convention to order
Full quarter OF an hour was occupied
in getting the delegates seated and then
Mr.. Jones expressed his pleasure at being
enabled for third time TO call State
Republican Convention to order. He
was proud of the good taste displayed by
the Republicans in their selection OF rep
resentatiyes, and congratulated the party
that the gubernatorial chain represented
by the names on the scroll beside him
never had been broken by the Democratic
party. The party, since Lincoln, had al
ways nominated soldier and Western
man for President, and it would do it
again, Cheers. This amt no off
year" said he, land as the name of the
first Republican President commenced
with the letter l., shouldn't wonder if
the next would be 4 soldier whose name
commenced with a." With some hu-
morous references to the Democrats who
were soon TO put up ticket for OgleSby
to beat by 5000, Mr.. Jones called tor the
reading of the call This was done, and
then Rev. +. Frank Howe led the conyen
ton in prayer, for harmony, good judy
ment and good luck. Mr. Jones nomi-
mated for temporary chairman on behalf
OF the Central Committee,
HON. J. \. CONNOLLY OF COLES.
There being no other nomination Mr..
| Connolly was unanimously elected, and
was escorted to the front from back
room by a committee Of three. He
| expressed his thanks, gave the grand
old party boomlet, chauted
praises of the protected tar
| if and declared that there
was nothing in its record which the party
would not do again if it had it to do. His
elaborate eulOgies OF Dick Oglesby and
John 4. Logan were received with great
enthusiasm, but when proceeding with
the list OF Presidential candidates he
IltHlIDlltu lut SldltSIhdl nom -'lulAt, NIIC
convention broke forth in storm Of APP
| plauSe which lasted fully three
minutes, and completely eclipsed the
| Logan demonstration. moment later,
realizing that that did not look Just the
right sort of treatment for tayorite son,
they took advantage of another mention
of Logan and yelled and threw up their
hats till they had surpassed the Blaine
testimonial by about half a minute.
| There was no installing the fact, how
ever, and it was very plain, that while
Logan gets the Illinois vote in what is re-
garded as a hopeless contest, Blaine,
will inherit it almost as a body when Lo-
gan is dead candidate. The next
twenty minutes was devoted to LOgan's
record as a warrior. The convention
next elected SHEPPARD, Logan's
first lieutenant, as temporary
Secretary, with a corps of
assistants. The committees on Gre
dentials, permanent organization, reSo-
buttons, etc, We're now appointed accord
ing to the time-honored practice.