Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-26
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Proceedings Of the state Convention Held
at Springfield - Deiegat Z, the Ma
ttoual Meeting.

Proceedings Of the state Convention Held
at Springfield - DeIega tes q, the Ma
tional Meeting.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, Feb. ID The Repub-
lican league convention was fully up to ex.
pectatlons in nambers Ii assembled with
great enthusiasm and got through its work
promptly, closing sine die late yes ssrday aft
ernoon. The convention opened at 1.
O'Clock With President Tracy in the chair
he delivered a speech in which / e indorsed
Speaker Reel and advocated protective tar.
III, which was received with loud applause
Addressed by Governor Flfsr.
Governor Fifer then took the stand and
made speech in which he demo Incsd the
Democracy and paid his respects TO Gen
Palmer very vigorously. Committees were
then appointed and set to work on few
buSlels Of resolutions, etc. The solutions
committee reported declaration of princi
piles in the form Of an omnibus restitution tn
dorsing President Harrison, Cover nor Fifer.
Senator'S Cuilom and Fsrwell, Spe lker Reed
and the policy of the Republican party. The
resolution was adopted with cheer
Address Of j. VI. Thurston-
One Of the interesting features Of the after
noon was an address By John NJ rhurston.
Of Nebraska, chairman OF the last national
Republican convention Judge Tburston fire.
quenty carried the audience ont Of their
chairs and set them cheering until it seemed
that they would never stop. He psid an elo-
Quent tribute to the memories Of Grant, Lin
coin, and Logan, and dwelt upon the tariff
issue, and cited statistics in defer 50 Of the
Republican position on that issue
Over a Thousand Deiegats&
The credentials committee repo ted that
l, III delegates were present The choice Of
delegates-at-large TO the national convention
Of the league, which will be held in Nash
vile in March. resulted in the election Of
Capt John J. Healy, Of Chicago, and State
Senator Matthews, Of Champaign The al
ternates selected were Ell Morris, colorsd
lawyer Of Chicago, and J. B. Btrnes, Of
Peoria
Regular Delegates to Nasty lie.
The regular delegates who were opointed
20 attend the national convention re as fol-
lows:
First congressional district, John Hum
phrey and J. w. Z. Thomas; Second. David e
ShAnnahan and William G.. Larimsr; Third,
John r. Wheeler and Col. Dan W. Mum;
Fourth, Henry Wulf and Z. Clarity; Fifth, J..
w. Barst and II. Gilmore; Sixth, CT aries A
Works and J. L Neff; Seventh, r. s Farrand
and I'D. MonAhan; Eighth, A.C. Woodruff and
A. W. Federal; Ninth, @. w. Patton and NJ.
Dunlap; Tenth, Al. Hersing and A.J.Daueher-
"; Eleventh, c. y Demore and W. +. Taylor:
twelfth 4. A. Rogers ana A. c. Crawford;
Thirteenth. Charles ). Runnels aud c. A Par
ish; Fourteenth. c. d. Myers and II Single
ton; Fifteenth, Frank Robson and @ sorse E.
Bacon; Sixteenth, Del Woods aud Charles
Ryan: Seventeenth, o. +. Smith and Ed Aus
tin; Eighteenth, Henry Bruggeman tnd c. 8.
Snively; Nineteenth, J. D. Telford ar Morris
Emerson; Twentieth, A. &. vickers and W. R.
Brown
An executive committee, consisting of q
member from each county, was also ap-
pointed
Reception by Gov. Fffer.
The reception TO the visiting deleg ates last
night at the executive mansion was = brill
liant and elaborate affair It was plt nned BY
Governor and Mrs Fifer, and they we're as
sisted by all the state officers ar d their
wives, as well as by several ladies pr eminent
In Springfield society. The executi - man
sion was brilliantly Illuminated AMI hand
somely decorated, and as the crowd Of peo-
pie passed through it presented an uncom-
monty gay appearance.