Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-12
Immense Success of the
Liberal Republican and
Democratic Peace Re-
union at Louisville.
O'Conor snubs the Grant
Bourbon Sca1awags
again.
Charles Sumner for Cover
nor of Massachusetts.
Geo. d. Mcclellan one of
the Greeley electors for
New Jersey.
Grand Progress of the Gree
ley Reform Movement.
Grant Visits Washington
for a few minutes.
The Grant Majority less
than Is, 200 in Maine.
Liberals satisfied with the
Political Prospect.
GRANTEES Co1onizing Ne
groes into Pennsylvania.
GRANTEES in Springfield
rather down in the mouth
The Grant-Bourbon
GRANTEES Co1onizing Me-
groes into Pennsylvania.
GRANTEES in Springfield
rather down in the mouth
The Grant-Bourbon
Failure.
The Illinois Liberal Exec
utive Committee Moving
to Chicago.

LOUISVILLE, Sept. 1.-THE city is crowd
ed with VISITORS a1tendingI,hs Peace Reunie n
Trains last night and this morning broug hi
IN hundreds, among them Hon. l. ID. Camp :
DELL, Ex-Governor Vance of North CsroI.
us, and many other promioent men from all
sections OF the CO anIry. The committee
reception conduct the invited guests TO the
steamers which convey them TO the grounds,
about TWO miles sa0oVe the city. About ten
thousand were on the ground this morning.
Stands have been erected in favorable placss
tor speakers, and an immense barbecue has
been prepared tor the crowd 1hs most
prominent kentuckians are here to weleom.
the arrivals of guests Thirty hullocks, lou
sdeep and fifty hogs have been barbecued.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. ll.-The ground se-
lectsd for the festival is in q beautiful grove
covering about one hundred acres. There
~ere tSelve tables one hundred vnd ffty
fees long, loaded down with provisions, be-
sIdes numerous private Oles and refresh
ment stands. The crowd commenced arriv-
ing about s O'Clock, and bY two in the after
noon there were probably twenty five Ehous-
and on the grounds. Ex-Governor Bram-
.ette deliAered the welcoming address, and
-pseches were made by Hon. Eli Shorter,
Gen, j b. GordoB, Hoo Ben Hill, of Geor-
gia, and Ex-Governor Vance, of North Car
olinA. Rain broke up ths exercises, as also
the torch light procession.
New YORK, Sept. H. 8. S. Cox ad-
dressed q large and enthusiastic ratification
mseiag last night as Apollo Hall.
Horace Greeley left for Springfield,
Mass, last night, ana this morning was to
cave for Vermont to deliver the ope ming
address at the Vermont State Fair, at st.
Johnsbury.
A secret session of the Libe.al Republ l.
CAL Stale Central CommitIee was held TO.
day to effect q permanent organization
| Gen. John COctiraRe was elected president
and Alfred Wilson secretary.
Ii Is reported he Louisville deputation u
have decided not to further urge the nomi
nation of Uhas O'Conor. 1t is understood
shat O'Conor met the deputation to-day with
. decided refusal.
TRENTON, N. j., Sept. 1.-THE Join,
State Convention of Liberals to-day nomi
mated for Electors si-Lsrge Geo. B. MoClel
ian and Abraham Browning.
Brown addressed Democratic and Libera
Republican meeting at the Academy o.
Music to-day.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1.-THE Libera
Republican State Committee Eaye fOrmallj
nominated Hon. Andrew G. Curtin as can
dldaGe for delegate az large TO the Constitu
tional Convention.
Topeka, Sept 1l.-Ex-Gov. Robinsor
presided at the Liberal Republican Conven
ton to-day, and Ex-Gov. Shannon over tbs
Democratic. II was decided that the Re-
| putlIca element should have the GOverno
and Two COngressmen.
| BALtIMoRE, Sept. 1.-THE Conservative
State Convention to-day nominated 10
Electors at Large, +. Paine, and A. "
Bradford.
WoRcEsrER, Mass, Sept. 1.-THE Lib
eral State Convention to-day made the fol
lowing nominations: For Governor, Chas
Sumner Lieut Governor, Geo. NJ. Stearns
Secretary OF State, George d. Monroe
Treasurer, Levi Haywood Auditor, T.
Collins Attorney General, Geo. W. Co.
burn; Electors at Large, G. Chaplin, aud +
W. Bird. Samner aud Monroe are Llber
ais, the rest are DemOc.ats
HARTFORD, Sept. 1.-THE Democrat
and Liberal Republicans united to-day II
nominating the following ticket: Elector
at Large, M. 0. Osborne and Francis
L Loomis.
The Prohibitionists nominated sn eieetoi
al ticket AMI rssolvsd to support Black an
: Russell for President and Vice President
declaring that neither party could be reiis
OIL to suppress the liquor traffic.
CoSooRD, N. e., Sept. 1.-The DAme
cratic and Liberal Republican State Convex
,ions hsld here to-day, united in nominatin
! the following Presidential Electors at Large
VIM P. Wheeler and Mason W. Thppan.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1l-Colohel Giimor'
nominee for Lisutepan, Governor on th
Liheral-D Democratic State ticket, being Il