Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-09
Political Notes.


Mr.. ". W. Rockwell, Collector Of Inter
nal Revenue Of the Sixteenth District OF
New York, aud member Of the Republican
State COMMITTEES, having resolved tosuPPor'
the nominations OF the Cincinnati Conven-
ton, has resigned both the aforementioned
positions.
Then. Y. Times is very much ASsonished
TO learn that "ths nigh, before the greatest
race Of the season a, his very door," the
President lsfI his seaside residence and
spent two days at the capital, engaged In
Official duties. We'll, ii was strange.
In contradiction Of q statement BY ere
liable" correspondent Of the New York
Times, that no. Greeley man was to be .
found in the oil region Of PennsJlvAniS, the
Titusvils Courier publishes this item from
the Oil City Register Of Saturday: FIFTY
four Republicans in this city have given
their names in as fAvoring the formation of
Greeley and Brown Club. There are fully
500 Of the same sort in VsnAngO county,
ell 6rm supporters Of Greeley, and feminist
Grant,
The Rochester Union, which has hitherto
given Mr.. Greeley iu supper. eonsingent
upon his nomination at Baltimore, colelud-
cd a recent article in his favor, as follows /:
tn is . forsgons conclusion tina. Horace
Greeley will receive the unanimous nominG-
ton Of the Baltimore Convention, after a
successful bsllo, under the not to be repeal
cd two-thirds rule, ard be elected President
Of the U niled States BY popular aud cleo
torAl vote such as no former occupant OF
the White House ever received"
"AIons leading Republican after another, =
says the Chicago Tribune, coins the Liberia
ranks, the party Of pre- udiee, and plunder.
and hate, devotss itself to proving that this
particular man has been everything .hS. Was
bad. Trunbull Palmer, Kurner, Sumner,
Bird, Greeley, Upton, Julian, Clay, schurz,
aud many others, have all been bitterly de-
nounosd IL painful 10 think Of, what a
oonsummAts set OF scoundres have hitherto
led The Republican party. That OrgSuizS-
tion 10 to be congratulated on having freed
itself from such men, and having come IN
der lhs leadership OF such pure patriots a
Cameron, and Butler, and Grant, and Clay
ton, aud Casey and Lees, and PomsrOy, ACC
the long line Of kindred souls.
According TO the New Haven Register
Libsrsl Republicans are plenty in Connect
cut. II says "Thers has been no speciS
effort made, bu, Greeley Clubs are spring
ing up 10 ell sections. New Haven county
tAksS tho lead 10 this matter. Msriden
Waterbury, and Birmingham, have already
organized strong Greeley Clubs, whose mem.
bership Is significant. Dsabury has a club
OF $50 members, including one Of the Rep.
rsseuIatiyss from that town. In every town
In the eastern section Of the State, there sre
Greeley Republicans. In WindhAm county
she Greeley strength is vsriously estiU Aisd
Al from 400 TO 700. Indeed. il is claimed
that Greeley will carry the county, and we
do not ind any Grant men who believe that
they eau carry Connecticut The buster OF
the Grant organs means nothing The Re
pubiosn party in Connecticut cannot afford
TO lose so voters here, aud 100 here. The
loss Of DAnbury, Norwalk, and Meridsn
would pot them IN hopeless minority"
Mr.. Bseoher would like to have Mr.. Gree
Icy for President II the United States ver'
only ,hirty.seven PACED Tribune tina
needed editing, bat hs has failed to see the
connection between making great paper
and being q good President. Bot Mr.. Hal
stead Of the Cincinnati Commercial answers
our Ikep,icAl divine by 40 illustration. He
SSyd: when Chicago was in ashes and
her best man was wanted for Mayor, every
body who had sense enough to know any
thing, aud interests enough in town to care ,
knew that the man was the very one most
famed in their city for croehetS aud notions
IA man who had even advocated . change
In the system Of spelling the English Ian.
guAge. And the people of Chicago headed
their 'hrs-proOf ticket with the nRms Of
Joseph Medill, Of phonetic fame, and elected
him BY maj GRITTY without precedent mum.
srieally or in the character Of those oompos
printer and editor, hAS made the best Mayor
Chicago ever had, and has done the city IN.
sstimAbs service" There ia no better Uni
vsrIi.y Of craftsmanship than the editOrshF
Of metropolitan journal. and her man who
has led the public sentiment Of America fol
thirty years is Of oil others the safest to be
trusted with the management of the inter
sats, and the ii.ssSs to DO placed at the head
Of the Government.