Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-24
The Fifth Avenue Fizzle--
Olmsted declines and
Groosbeck don't know
what to do.
Progress of the Greeley
Ball.
Violent state of affairs in
Louisiana.
Nine Jurors obtained in the
Stokes case.
Complete abandonment by
Grant of the Indirect
Claims Question.


Special Dispatch to the cbissgO Tribune.
New YoRK, June 22.-NeArly all the del
egstes TO the recent Conferences at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel have LETT town, and for the mo-
mens the public has something to laugh
| that Judge SIallo lad bolted third time,
bot, 1nding nobody answering his call, ex-
cept himself, he lett the city contented, hav-
ing reached limit where boiling ends.
Fred Law 0lmstead nominated for Pres
ident by the select and secret dozen and
half, is already IN print with card grateful
| ly declining to succeed Mr.. Colfax. Ii may
be we'll TO explain that Mr.. Olmstesd is a
| res espectsSle resident of New York City, aged
| so, and distinguished for laying out Central
Park. He doubts his ability. however, TO
lay out Senator Wilson. Mr.. Bryant omits
his name from the list of supplementary
boilers, which sufficiently indicates his opin
ION of the tail end of the Fifth Avenue con-
sultAuoD.
Ex Secretary Cox attended at an early
stage of the supplementary meeting yester
day, With his travelling bag in hand. He
ssld, in short address, that he was disap-
pointed Atkthe result OF the Cincinnati Con.
venSion, and while he vas strongly opposed
TO Grant, could not consent to attach bis
name to Any more calls or join any more Or
ganIzations. The prominent position he had
taken In the past, as well as the various
papers be had RigD ned, ought to demonstrate
his position unmistAkAbly, and TO relieve
him of any suspicion of unfAiihfuluess or
umidity. He considered that the editors
present, as we'll as every other individual
there, should use all their influence to for
L. ~
mated tnis movement He should, in public,
as soon as possible, announce himself op-
posed 10 GensrEl Grant; but be must saY
that be would take no part in perfscsing dis
coursgemsni in the element opposed to his
reelection. At the close of his speech, ex
Governor Cox withdrew and took no part
IN the subss squent action of the meeting.
Governor Randolph, of New Jersey, dis
appeared without so much as saying good
bye. About half OF thoss present yesterday
or, in other words, about nine-are very
young gentlemen attached to the Free Trade
League, and are Chi fly remarkable for rich
fathers and parting their hair in the middle
The meeting originally oId not intend to
7 On AXE nomiD aIIons, but the following re-
marks and pathetic anecdotes from Judge
Stallo caused candidates to be named. He
.sId be had voted for party tickets long
enough, and no party could ever say they
+. had ever owned him. In addition to the
, ressoss he had q personal motive IN favor
/ of q new nomination, for nelghbor had
noisted 3 flag bearing the names OF Greeley
and Brown, and his son, bright hule
fellow of 9 years, knowing his fAIbor did not
like this flag, tCld him on leaving home,
\ that ke hoped ne would bring back nomi-
| Al l.. L L. a
of his own that he could hurrsh for TbIs
touched the feelings of the Judges hearers
so deeply that the names of Groesbeck and
: Ulmstead we're fang to The breeze.
The public here has nothing but ridicule
t for JesIerdays extravsgsn zs.regretting only
1 that Mr.. GrOesbeck's honored name should
be trihed with by 30 insigui6csnt q squad
CIKCINEATI, June 20 The nomination Of
Mr.. Groesbeok has not produced much sen.
sAIioD here. Nothing thus far obtained iudi
Gates what course he will pursue with refer
ence TO the matter. The impression seems
that if there we're good prospect for him
at Baltimore, be would give coUnteDsnee iC
!, the movement, but that he would not per
e nit himself TO be used in opposition to the
Baltimore nominAtion.
= DETROIT, June 23.-The Grand Rapid,
!, Times Liberal Republican, publishes al
5, srticle this morning, in which 1t says ex
J, Governor Blair will not in any event sup
port Grant, and, if Greeley is indorsed a
Baltimore, will take :he stump for the latter
The Governor says large number of Mich
gan Republicans will suppoat Greeley, ant
the State will be carried by him if th,
opponents of the administration effect
,s union.
y The Times also says it has direct and re
3 lia ole information that Senator Sumner j
y preparing q speech upon the financial sd
ministrAiion of President Grant which vii
astonisb the country when delivered, ant
that should Greeley be indorsed al Balti
y more Sumner will favor his election.
CHICAGO, June %. - The Democrat
County Convention met to-day and selecIe
A delegates to the Spring field Convention an
adopted resolutions indorsing the G ncir
natl platform snd candidates. The dele
Rat.s appointed are said to be strongly i
b favor of Greeley and Brown. A resolutio
70 condemning tie liquor law, which goes in'
" effect July lst, passed after Gn exclIed dn
- cussion. The Liberal Republican Count
4, Convection met this evening IN the Cit
Hall, aud appointed delegates TO the Stat
IOOnVenuou. oenAtOr 1Fumpuh ooNs D'oo'
\. Hon. Jesse o. >otrn. Leonard Swet
n Horace White, Waiter B. o les, and Other
were selected.
rt. New YORK, June 22.--The Express r
ports that it hs- been decided TO hold gre o
a. national editorial reunion at Baltimore G
-, the 9Th Of July, of those in favor OF 1t
Cincinnati movement.
The Evening Post says editorially Of II
ale ticket nominated BY abe Fifth Avenue be
, ters: There 10 not much reason Tor helle
- ing that the next Presidnt of the Unit'
81 90 will be Grosebeck, but whstev
- Others may do we are not disposed to thro
an, ridicuIe on q movement which is rs al
oere and direct as this"
The foorth pannel of jurors was exhaust
D 'o-day in the Stokes case aud the ninth jar
\ obtained.
- New ORLEANS. June % The Pinchbe'
convention. refusing the terms OF the Pae
ardiies, adjourned at Baton Rouge last nig
to meet At noon to-day, at the Meehsai
institute in this city They Des aceordin
Va ly, forty. three parishes being represeuts
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