The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-07-07


The Fifth Avenue, the Astor, the New
York, and the Metropolitan are the princi-
pal meeting places tordelegates and interest.
ed outsiders, and the Hobbies Of these houses
are daily and nightly filed with groups Of
strangers discussing the situation. De-
casionally some well known New ork pOlitl-
clan drops in and exchanges few words
with them, but the bulk Of the talking is
done by the new corners. In one Of these
groups last night the following conversation
occurred -
southern Delegato--Whats the prospect
No danger Of split, is there?
Now Yorker--The prospect is capital
The fight must be won and we mean 10 DO
our share in winning it.
Western Delegate-1be west is going to
strip OIL this time and strike home. II We
lose, alls mp. We must fight to win.
New IOrkcr--How about the nomina,
ton
Western Delegate-Thats all right. The
west wants Pendloton, and will stand byhim
while he has chance; but if the majority
prefer another man, We'll 60 for him.
Southern Delcgate---Will the west 20 for
Hancock or Hendricks?
Western Delegate-Yes, sir, the west is in
dead earnest, and will support the regular
ticket, no matter who heads it,
New Yorker see congress is going
back on the Chicago platform on the bond
question.
Western Delegate -- Certainly. Pretty
soon you'll see them breaking their necks to
see who'll come out first best in the race for
grecnbacks.
New Yorker--IIow does the south feel
about the candidate?
Southern Delegate--We leave that in your
hands. All we ask Is that you will give US
@ man We can trust.
New Yorker--Aud the platform?
Southern DeIegate-Well, we expect you
to treat reconstruction as q nullity. OF
course the party cannot blink that question.
Western Delegate-Do you think you can
give us a lift in the south
Southern Delegate-We mean to try pref.
ty hard. But suppose We are put down and
the niggers choose Grant men, what will the
north DO about II
New Yorker-I think thcrc'll be row
somewhere. We don't mean to let blacks
elect president over the expressed wish OF
our own people.
Southern Delogate-But what will you do
about il?
New Yorker-WeM, we expect to elect
some democratic governors this year, and il
the JAcobins try to swindle us out of our
president, as they did in ga, they'll find that
they have stirred up pretty big hornets
nest.
There was some applause at this and the
| group separated, TO become merged in other
groups and continue the review of the situa
ton and the prospects.
WHAT THE REPUBLICANS SAY.
Moderate republicans appear to be nearly
as much interested in the convention as
democrats. Daring the past few days I
have heard many OF them speculate on what
the convention is likely TO do, and express
the hope that the nominee will be man
whom oil moderate men can support. Men
who have supported the republican party
since 81 say they DO not wish to vote for
Grant simply because be IS not fit for the
presidency, aud many soldiers who still en-.
dorso the general policy Of the party are op
posed 10 the election Of Grant for the same
reason. They say lie is q good nan in his
place, but that he does not know how to BE-
Pr sdcnt The following conversation
which heard to-day between two repubi
cans, indicates the general feeling Of thai
class -
First rcp.-WhO are they going to lomin
ate at Tammauy Hall?
Second reP.-I don't know, but l hop,
they will nominate a man that can draw
moderate votes.
First rep.--I hope so. an tired Of thi:
radical policy, and would like to see the pnr
~ upset
Second rsp.--They can't put worse mel
in office than those now in. Any change
would be for the better.
First rep.-What do you think of Grant.
chance?
Second rep.--He viii be elected if tht
democrats put up 40 extreme man. Ifthey
nominate q moderate one, they can bes
Grant with republican votes.
This is o true index to conservative feel
ing in New York,