Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-03
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HORACE CREELEY NOM-'
MATED FOR PRRS-
IDRNT F!
B. GRATz BROWN
FOR VICE-PRES-
IDENT (!
THE PLATFORM!
Arrangement of a Corrupt
Administration--Great
Excitement!
Methodist Book Concern
New York Papers on the
! Administration-The
Stokes Case.
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CINCINNATI, May s. Confusion reigns
supreme, and delegations are attempting
to change their votes. The first ballot now
stands, Adams, 2O3 TrumbuIl, llO; Davis,
924; Greeley, ll6;.. Brown, 95; Curtin, 62 /;
Chase, %.
Senator Schurz depies tha. he advocates
any particular candidate. The convention
decides that no formal nomination shall be
made, but that the roll OF states shall be
called. The committees report uusni-
mously in substance, the following
platform: The address arraigns the
administration for constitutional viola
ton, regard of popular rights for
political interference, bribery, NAL
administration in the South, ty
rannical party discipline, and appeals TO
the sober Judgment of the people for re-
dress from these wrongs. The resolutions
call for equality before the law, equal rights
to all classes and colors; to maintain the
constitution as it now is and demands the
removal of political disabilities of the late
war, and declares against concentration
and for the supremacy of civil over military
power. For civil service reform, the one
term principle, to main public credit against
reputation, and fer q return to specie pay
mens, opposition to land steals, to demst d
what is Just and submit to nothing wrong in
the Alabama claims. The tariff was re-
wArded back to the people in the con gres-
sional districts without any interference
from the executive. The address aud reso
lutions were adopted amidst thunders Of
applause, and unanimously without debate
the convention proceeded to ballot for Pres
ident
The vote is complimentary and indicates
but little, the result is Adams III, Trum
bull lO8, Davis 924 Greeley LAT, Brown 9>
Curtin 62, Chase %, Sumner /. Gov
Brown took the stand and declined being 1
candidate and favored Greeley, this created
great disturbance.
3P.M.
Second ballot, Greeley 245, Adams, 243
" TrumbuIl I4s, Davis 75. Third ballot
: Adams, 264; Greeley, 258; Trumbull lac
Davis, "A. Fourth ballot, Adams, 279
Greeley, 25l; Trumbull, 14l; Davis, Al
Fifth ballot, Adams, 3O9; Grseley, 25e
Trumbull, 81; Davis, 30; Chase "a. A
motion for a recess was lost.
Sixth balot-The greatest excitemen
prevails. Illinois took recess and cam
in for Adams q, with Ii for Greeley
J, Minnesota, Virginia, and New Jerse
changed f.r Greeley, and wild excisemeE
prevails. Pennsylvania fell in for Greeley
which nominated the old philosopher for tn
ID White House. Great excitement. Gre'
ley's nomination is unanimous. lie
A thousand people are wild with excitemen
DRAKE.
3:45 P.M
B. Gratz Brown, of Mo, was nominate
for Vice President on the second ballot.
DRAKE.
NEw YoRK. Nav The report OF Il
expert appointed by DR.. Carlton, TO exam
substRntiates DIR. Lanshan's charges or
condemns the management Of the book co
cern.
The associated press dispatch last mig
in relation to the status of the indire
claims before the Geneva beard is reRard'
as the utteranee of the State deparsmeI
and is commented on from that point
view 'by the morning journals.
The World Says the action of the sdmi
,stration is equivalent to the withdraw
OF the claims, which h a national humiil
lion.
The Tribune takea the same view rega'
ing the authority Of the dispatch, and IN
mates that the claim Of the State depa
ment to establish principle beneficial
America hereafter is q humbug, and 81
every stage of the negotiation thus Tar
been anything but creditable to either ca
net.
The Herald says; "Driven into an