Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-06-04
Grants Convention in Phil
ade1phia-Division on
Vice-President.
Republican Officials Con
victed in Jersey City.
General Summary.
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New YoRK, June "A mass meeting to
ratify the Cincinnati nominations was held
tonight at Cooper Institute. 1t was an
immense affair. The hall was filed, and |
outside meetings were organized and ad-
dressed from stands erected in the square.
General John Cochrane was chosen chair
man of the inside meeting. and made the
opening speech. Theli,tf 70 Vice Pres den q
includes Erastus Brooss, Ben. Wood, Geo, /
Wilkes, Moses H. Grinnell, Richard SeheIl, |
Fred Conklng, Horace F. Clark and others
Senator Upton, of Nebraska, was the first |
speaker. He denounced the course pursue6 |
by the administration toward the South, and |
said "We want man at the head of the |
government to represent the living issues Of
the day"
Colonel Alex. Mcclure then followed. He /
was received with enthusiastic applause and /
was in turn followed by Gen, Fitzpatrick, /
who spoke at length, expressing q belief
that the great political parties were dissolv-
ing and political lines were bengs sp ng d
out so that separated honest men were com
ing together. The honest Democrats and
honest Republicans were standing s;ds BY
side and the people we're determined to com
nit the government to new end safe hands.
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up that close corporation which assumes to
possess all the political virtue Of the country
tear down the false barrier which assumed
to separate loyalty from treason, ard bring
together the meu of all parties and sections.
Letters were read from Senator Eenton
and Cassius NJ. Clay, expressing regret st
their inability to attend and eulogizng the
Cincinnati nominees and platform. Reso-
i il,r. II MI;
to unite in support Of Greeley and Brown.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-SENATE. = Mr..
Carpenter addressed the Senate IN reply to
Mr., Schurz criticisms on the report OF the
committee on sales of arms 70 France. He
recited the history of the arms sale luvestgs-
ton, criticised the oourse of Messrs. Sum-
| ner and Scnurz, aud the delivered an ex
/ haustive legal argument upon the vsrIous
| uuestions submitted to the committee.
| Passing from this subject be replied at
length to MIR. Sum mBer's speech against The
ad admiDistration.
Mr.. Logan followed. and again denounced
| the attack as slsnderous, malignant and
without Just foundation. The argument
that Grant having bsen soldier could not
| be successful as a civilian might do for
| Massachusetts, but Grant 8 old soldiers and
the common people OF the country would
not eppreciate it, He asked What has the
Senator accomplished compared with what
Gen. Grant has do5e?" MIR. Logan thought
the statute books bore fewer measures orig
mated by Mr. Sumner than by any Other
man claiming TO be q statesman-that his
statesmanship consisted in bigh-sounding
phrases, long drawn out sentences aud quo
tatious from old books. Hls history and
achievements were mere gittering generai-
ties, while the tanner of Gslena had written
his history in blood and it would be read rs
long as men read anything.
Mr., Logan then defended the President
against the charges of nepotism and gift.
taking Speaking of Summers cOnversa-
ton with ex-SecreEary Stanton, he said the
statement that the Secretary had told him
that Grant could not govern this country was
false, and he could prove it so. Mr.. Sum
nsr had stated further that whom he asked
Mr. Stanton why, if he dlstrusted Grant, he
had spoken il favor of his election, the lat
ter replied that he had spoken for the Re-
publican party but had not mentioned
Grants name. Mr.. Logan here read ex
tracts from Stanton's speeches in the
campaign of 1868, made at Cleveland,
Philsdelphia and New York, in which he
repeatedly euIogized Grant by name. saying
that the safety OF the country Is due to Grant;
that il was an honor to vote for Grant ;
that the mistakes and mismanagemen'
charged upon the Republican party we're
no reproach to Grant because he was ID
the field when they were made, if made al
all.
Mr.. Coukling followed with similar ex
q tracts from Stanton's speeches, and the Sen
s ate took recess until 1880 P. NJ.
PHILADELPHIA, June 3.-The arrival o
delegates was very numerous during tht
9 night. The hotels are crowdsd. The Cen
: tinentsl Hotel is headquarters TOR most o
the delegations. Mr.. Colfax counts Z8'
). votes on the first ballot. Moron Mc&lchst
mentioned as temporary CHARM n.
). PHILADELPHIA, June -DeleRalions ar
IS coming in small squads, and no State a
vet is fully represented although lArg'
nun ber have arrived during the Gay ia
70 President Grant will be reuomiBsted y &C
clamation is everywhere conceded, and tn
only question in dispute is the Vice PEesl
4 dency. A strong Aad determined opposition
| exists to Colfax, and it is difficult to specu
} late as to the result. He has l34 votes IN
ssructsd for him, and has many warm sup
uorters among the New England delegates
I. Ii is believed that Henry Wilson will deVe
Cd greater strength among the oouther
delegations than any other candidate.
not thought Lewis, of Va, Harlan OF ~