Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1880 — ILLIONIS REPUBLICAN CONVENTION [ARTICLE]

ILLIONIS REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

nuioul oonrenlon, ud 4 Rtolattoa vu Mws&nssu v. Grant, and the chairman of the oonvenI lion was authorized to telegraph General J Grant I O. D. Trible, of Lasalle, offered the folI lowing: - v. Resolved, Hist the convention heretome appointed to repot delegates and alI females to the national ftpuMtean con- [ tvention are hereby instrttoled to report to [ this convention two electors at luge, one elector for each congressional district and six members of the state oentral committee from each congressional district. On a call or the mil this was adopted: Ayes Logan offered the foltowing and moved the previous question and it waa adopted: Resolved, That General U. 8. Grant is the choice of the republican party of Illinois for president,and the delegates from this state are instructed to all honorable mean to secure his nomination by

the Chicago convention, and to vote as a unit for him, and said delegates shall have I power to fffl all vacancies. I On motion of A. M. Jims the chairman | of the convention was instructed to telegraph U. B. Grant that Illinois stands by him with 43 votes for president. Hie motion was carried, loud cries of “no" heing heard. ! The following protest was read and put on record: Whereas, This convention has, in the matter of the Oeok county contest, decided that when a call for a convention apportions a particular number of delegates to a particular district including a large territory; the smaller districts me entitled to appoint their delegates; and, Whereas, The national republican executive committee apportions two delegates to each congressional district; and Whereas, The delegates from the seventeenth congressional district having met in district convention, convened at the state house in Springfield, Illinois, on the 16th day ot May. 1860, pursuant to a call of the state republican central committee, did then and there elect William C. Kurfncr, of Bt. Clair county, and Emil Goelicb, of Maditon county, to represent said district as delegates in the national republican convention at Chicago on the 2d day of June next, and Cnsrles W. Thomas, of Bt Clair county and H. M. Kimball, of Macoupin .county, as the altomitoi.

Therefore wc, the undersigned, delegates from said district, constituting a mtjority thereof, hereby protest against the appointment or selection or -attempted appointment or selection by this convention of any other delegates than those named. We deny the right of this convention to make any other appointment, sod we ask that this, our protest made, be tfpread upon the records of this convention. [Signed] . John W. Wells, Chairman, and twelve others. I Pending the reading, Senator Logan offered the following resolution, and suggested that it be the only platform i adopted t L Resolved, That the republicans of Illinois, in convention assembled, declare that they will support the nominees of this convention for state officers and the | nominations of the Chicago oonven lion for president and vice president. The resolution was adopted by a rising vote amidst the greatest possible enthusiasm, the vast body of delegates unanimously rising to their feet and cheering enthusiastically. A resolution directing the secretary to notify the republican convention of Ahtbama that Illinois sends forjy-two votes for Grant was offered, and created confusion and was Withdrawn, when the protest from the Seventeenth district was read. The delegates from the Third, Fourth, Ninth, Thirteenth, Tenth, Filth, Second and Sixth congressional dfetricts desired to unite in the protest. During the proceedings great confusion prevailed, in the midst of which a motion was adopted to proceed with the nomination without speeches, the nominees for governor belngß. M. Cultom, Gen. John J. Rinaker, Hon. John B. Hawley, G. L. Fort, Gen. John C. Smith, Thos. 8. Rideway and Col. Clarke Carey.

The committee reported the Demin*nations for presidential electors and mom hereof the state central committee, and the report was adopted. The first ballet on governor, resulted: Culloin, 219*; Rinaker, 106*; Hawley, 96; Fort, 87; Ridgeway, 76; Oarr, 65; Smith, 61; necessary to a choice, 847. The balloting continued without much change. Before the fourth ballot was announced the break began, and a largo number of changes were made to Cullom and Rinaker. The former received twothuds of the votes and Gallon's nomination was made unanimous without announcing thev-te. ;|tf John M. Hamilton war nominated for lieutenant governor on the first ballot. Hon. Henry D. Dement was nominated for secretary of rtste. Charles P. Swigtyt was nominated for auditior of public accounts. Edward RatyJ of Cook, was nominated for state treasurer* James McCartney, of Wayne, was nomuirted for attorney general. The new state central committee elected A- M. Jones, chairman. Gov. Cullom, in response to repeated ri»eeck,Ltt£hich be wSrtriy eulogised the reanblfiSa party of the state and nation, and predicted a grand victory. He prophesied entire harmonv ►in the ranks or the pastyin Shat staty. A PIWTKST. 21-The Triton.’. Springfield special states that ten of the congressional districts have entered theta throw oat the anti-Grant delegates and that these dtatricte had previously chosen delegatee who will take their appeal the national convention. Eight years ago when Mr. Gibbs started in New York his famous temperance dairy, the “Alderney,” the sale of oat meal in restaurants was almost unknown, a bar. relbdng enough to snpply the wants of a million people for a long time. Now thousands of barrels are imported or -man* ufactured here, and it is a staple article of diet everywhere Oatmeal is considered one ot the most important of “brain foods,” and Its general use is a national blessing

Bat few persons were permitted to witness the execution of Brandt, Hummel and Wtae, at Lebmioo, Pa , for the murder of Rober, in order to obtain the issnmaee upon his life. Wise confessed his guilt. He visited and shook hands with all the other prisoners in the prison, nod advised them to live hornet ud virtuous lives. Brandt and Hummel made no confamion. Since Gen. Gerdt* left Egypt there has been a great revival of theßed Ben slave trade.