The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-17
rHE DAILY Argus.
BLAINE AND LINCOLN.
The Pennsylvania Republican Con-
vention Names That Ticket.
Proceedings in the Illinois COnven-
tiOn---OSIesby Selected for Gov
ern0r- Other Proceedings
The Keystone Platform.


state central committee Joseph 4. Con
nelly, Of Coles county, was made temporary
cha irman, and Daniel Shepard of Cook tenn
porary secretary.
In calling the convention to ORDER Mr..
Jones referred to the banner hanging above
the platform-containing the names Of the
Illinois governors, Bissell, Yates, Oglesby,
Palmer, Beverage, Cullom, and Hamilton,
and concluding with Oglesby-as proph-
ecy. At the mention of his name the delegates
cheered vociferously. The chairman said
Illinois had nominated the martyred Lincoln
as her first president of the United States.
Her first presidents name began with the
letter L, and it was probable that the Chicago
convention would nominate another soldier
citizen Of Illinois whose name began with
this letter. [Cheers.l
Connolly, on being conducted to the chair,
thanked the convention for the honor, and
made an eloquent summary of party history
being loudly and frequently applaudel
Committees on credentials, permanent or
ganizatiOn, resolutions, to select members %.
a state central committee and delegate-at
large to the national convention and eIectoY,
at-large were appointed, and pending theu
deliberations a recess was taken.
On re-asSembling at $3.50, the committee Oh
credentials reported that there was no con
test, except in the Second district of Coos
county, in which the committee reported il
favor Of the unpledged delegation. The re-
port was adopted.
The temporary officers of the convention
were made permanent
The committee on resolutions not being
ready to report, nominations were declared il
order. Gen. Richard Rowett, of Adam,
county, nominated Hon. Richard j. Oglesby
for governor, and he was declared the nomi-
nee Of the convention by reclamation, the
delegates rising and cheering
the nominations for lieutenant governor
were as follows: Gen. j. C. Smith, of Cook;
John c. Fairbanks, of Cook; John l. Rim
aker, of Macoupin. The first ballot resulte I:
Smith, 81; Fairbanks, 43; Rinaker, 23G
Smiths nomination was then declared unani-
nous.
The platform will commend Arthur's adj
1ninistration, iEdorse Logan and declare in
favor Of protection.
Ogiesby returned thanks in an eloquent
speech.
The following is a list of the delegates to
the national convention, as completed by IT,.
the conventions of districts which he.
not already appointed delegates.
First district j. L. Woodward an
Abner Taylor, of Cook county. Second
Charles Z. Piper and W. H. Ruger, of Cook
Third George A. Davis and J. r Wheeler
of Cook. Fourth-Samuel B. Raymond anc
l.. c. Collins, Of Cook Fifth-Charlas A
Fuller, Of Boone, and l. NJ. Kelly. of Kane
SiXth-O. c. Towne, of Winnebago, am
Norman Lewis, of Carroll. Seventh-Henry
T. Noble, of Lee, and S. G. Baldwin
Of Whiteside. Eighth-R w Wnlett
Of Kendall, and J. A. Bell, ot
Dupage; Ninth-S. T. Rogers of Woodward
and Thomas Vennun of Iroquois; Tenth
R. H Whiting of Peoria, and W. "
Wright of Stark; Eleventh-C. V. Chandler
of McDonough, and c. A. Ballard of Mercer
Twelfth-A. C. Matthews of Pike and "
W. Perry Of Adams; Thirteenth-Dr. VIII
lam Jayne of Sanganon, and D. C.
Smith of TazoweIl; Fourteenth-J. W
Filter Of Mclean, and w K. Inghau
of Dewitt; Fifteenth-L. S VII
cox, of Campaign, and T. C. Eckert, Of
Douglas. Sixteenth-H Black, of Clark
and Charles Churchill, of Edwards. Seven
teenth-J. l. Rinaker, Of Macoupin, and J.
Truitt, of Montgomery. Eighteenth-Robert
S. Halbert, of St Clair and Henry f. Rea.
ter, of Washington. observation-disclosures S.
Ridgeway, of Pope and Charles Stratton, Of
jefferson. Twentieth-Wiliam McAdams
of Randolph, and F. NJ. Simpson, of John
SOC.
At iarge-Seuator Cullom, Governor Ham
iton, Burton C. Cook, and Clark E Carr.
The presidential eiectors-at-Iarge are An
drew Shuman of Chicago, and Isaac Lesem
of Quincy.
For membersat-large OF the state central
committee, John W. Bum, of Saugamon
John 4. Tanner, of Clay H. A Parker, O
Cook; George E White, OF Cook; DR.. vii
cox, of Woodford; r. S. Post, of Knox, ant
E. B. Fletcher. of Grundy, were appointed
The following nominations were madt
for secretary Of state: II. q. Dcmen
and Louis p Wolf. Before the vote wa
completed it was evident that Dement, ha(
a heavy majority, and his nomination wa
made unanimous. For auditor, Chas. ?
Swlgert was nominated by aCclamati0n
For state treasurer, Jacob Gross, of Cook
Charles Becker of ST. Clair David I
Littler, of Sangamon, and Frederick
Reamen, of Fayette, we've named. At TIT
close of the roll call there were many
changes and much confusion, amid which
delegates began changing to Gross anC
Becker. Matters soon became inextrica-
bly, mixed and the clerk proceeded to
verify the vote, the names of Littler anC
Reaman being withdrawn. The mex
vote gave Gross majority and he was
declared the unanimous nominee.
For attorney general, George Hunt anC
James Mccartney were named Thi
process was accomplished by more excite
ment than characterized any Of those
preceding it, the nomination of each can.
didate being seconded again and again
half dozen delegates being on their fee
and claiming the attention of the chair a
the same time, amid cries of "sit down,
times up" vote" vote" etc. Tn
delegates from the southern part Of tn
state claimed the nomination CT Mozart
ney as a matter of justice, to that section
setting forth as reason that not one O
the candidates already nominated lived il
that part of the state
The ballot resulted in favor of Hunt b,
493 to 352. The nomination was mad
unanimous. This completed the list o
nominations.
The Committee on Resolutions not be
ing ready to report, recess WAS takcl
till 7:30 P. NJ.
When the convention was called to or
der again the delegate who had moved il
the afternoon session to substitute tn
name of a colOred man named Thoma
for that of Carr, delegate at large, dis
claimed any intention Of rejecting on tn
latter in speaking of him, as postmaste
for more than twenty years, and move'
that the report of the committee be adopt
ed without change. The question wa
put to a vote. amid considerable confusion
and declared carried, Several coore
delegates were on their feet and hernandez
recognition, for the purpose of beine
heard on the question, claiming that
had been passed without due considera
ton. A motion was made to re-conside
the vote by which the report of the com
mittee was adopted. After discussion th
motion to reconsider was laid on the table