Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-04-30
Summers Opinions.
FOREIGN NEWS.
General Summary,
LRsportsdExprsssly for the ARaus.l
Special 10 the Rock Island ARGUS

OINCINFATI, w., Apfil 50, P. NJ.
The through train on the Peoria road,
arrived at noon to-day with 800 delegates.
At the meeting of the Illinois delagution
this afternoon it was charged that the Davis
party were using money to secure the nomi- |
nation. The result wasa row which will prob.
ably lose the nomination to Illinois Another
meeting will be held this evening, when il
will be decided to give the Davis and
Trumbull party an equal representation in
the convention.
There ID strong talk Of the ticket being
Greeley and Gratz Brown. Thousands are
here from ell parts of the country, sndthsy
are az 6ns q looking body OF men as car be
found. There is . strong Grant influence at
work to break the convention up in row.
Democrats are here in large numbers as
spectators. The basis Of representation in
the convention will be two from each con-
grsssional district. Rock Island county
will have Joslin, of Zums, in the conven.
ton. DRAKE.
|
| BY friends of GrstZ Brown that he has de-
cidsd not to be present at the approaching
| convention.
The city is rapidly filing with delegates
and visitors 70 the two approaching conven-
tions. Newspaper men are here in swarms.
There is scarcely Q prominent paper Of either
party that has not Representative here, and
some of them two or three. Georgia, Texas,
IL Al
Tennessee delegations arrived to-day. There
has been q general lat rohsnge Of views
among the delegates to-day relative to what
is essential to best meet the popular expec-
tStion in the platform. A pretty close can
vas shows that while there is vide diversity
of opinion on the tariff question, there is an
earnest desire 70 harmonic the platform oD
this question. The revenue reform element
pred dominates, but the protectionists are firm,
and hold that unless that question is ignored
or very carefully handled a large vote in the
East will be lost.
They say the Free Traders, of New York,
are for Grant. There seems to be, however,
confident belief that this difference will be
adjusted tomorrow so that the committee
on resolutions will have little trouble in
drafting . platform, which 10 not likely to
| olu0F IrOm tn6 mlAeOuft boQTeAn uQQor WDiCn
the convention is called.
At meeting of the New York delegation
to-daw, Whi.elaw Reid presented paper
which il 10 understood smbodiss Horace
Greeley's revenue plank in the platform
which is substantially IS follows: Finding
ourselves not fully agreed with respect to
free trade as opposed TO protection, We re.
specially commend the grave issuss in
volved in thEa controversy to the careful
study and unbiased adjudication Of the peo-
pie, urging them to choose members Of Con.
gress, who truly embody and will faithfully
reflect their will on that subject, plsdging
ourselves that their will, when thus author
itatively made known, shall be implicitly
obeyed."
II ia understood that this was generally
aequiesced in by this delegation, of which
Gov. Fsnton is member, and that it was
presented to the private meeting the revenue
reformsrs bad at q late hour.
The canvass for candidates has been
sharply conducted between the friends oi
Adams and Davis. As heretofore, there is
O strong pressure from the East and from
Ohio for Adams, and it was the talk this
afternoon that the friends of Davis might,
rather than yield to Adams nomination,
bring forward . compromise ospdidste-in
which even. i, is the belief that Gov. J. ID.
Cox, of Ohio. will be the man. Others in-
innate that if the free traders succeed IN
securing the adoption of the Missouri plat
form. Greedy will be strongly pressed
for President, in order to hold the protee'
tionists.
CINCINNATI, April 29.-The hall in which
the Liberal Convention is to be held IL now
ready for use, and Was this evening turned
over b, the comn it,ee who have fitted It up
10 the executive committees OF the Liberal
Republican aud Reunion and Reform Con
ventions. Ii is complete and nearly perfect
in all respects for its purpose. II Is stated
to accommodate 5000 persons, and Will
comfortably hold more than twice that mum,
Der. The spacious stage contains iZ0
chairs, and Immediately below on circular
platform two feet above the main hoor, are
chairs for seven hundred delegates. Ove'
one hundred chairs and tables are pro
vided for newspaper reporters. The asso-
ciated press is provided for on the stage
The entire hall is neatly and tassefully deco
rated.
The Liberal Republican nesting to-
night was addressed BY d. 1. Phillips
of Illinois, Cassius NJ. Clay, OF Kentucky
land othsrs.