Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-09-05
GRANTS LoU1svIILE FIzzIE

scalawsgs, dead beats aud Federal office
holders assembled ct Louisville, had several
rows and fights and organized BY making 3
man named Joseph Lyon chairman. one
member moved to adjourn to Nov. 2O,-re-
;eo,ed with soorn. Mr.. 0'Conor's letter re-
tu,iug TO be candidate was read at length. /
Then q troublesome disturbance arose
through the Intervention of the Labor Re !
form delegation from the Philadelphia Con
ference. This delegation desired a repre-
sentative in the committee on resolutions,
but the extreme Democratic spirit that filed
and permeated the breast of every Grant
office-holdiug member Tevolted at the base
proposition, and the motion was withdrawn
amid an angry tumult OF voices. George
/ Frsncis Train rose to speak, bat was imme.
di4telY hustled out of doors, amid consider
able excitement They then proceeded to
nominate Mr.. Conor, and ielegraphed the
news to him. Then they had row over
the Vice President, several names being
proposed, among them John Quincy Adams.
VIM. NJ. Corey, of Ohio, said if J. Q.
Adams was a Democrat, he was not if he
tCoreY) was Adams was not.
But they proceeded to ballot While the
third ballot was going on and Adams being
very much behind, Brick Pomeroy asked all
] were given, when he was declared the nomi-
nee. A communication was received from
the Chicago Times indorsrg the convention
and its object which met with cheers. Nc
news had been heard from Lydia Thompson
r In the afternoon they got telegram from
O'CouOr positively declining. The dispatch
created profound sensation and was AP-
y plauded BY the audience back OF the ropes
a long discussion took place as to III
commences of the telegram. The chair
l., man then said "What matters it if on
u. men do decline or resign, there are othe
men IN the country whom we can rel
upon to be our standard bearers AZ
be pIause
e' a ME- Lyddy of New York, one of Jill
O'Bnen's msn pitched into O'Couor for d
~. clning AMI a sceue Of the widest disord,
a, susued tos a long lime. AT lsSt the resol
ton, previously talked, empowering II
National Executive Committee to till vaca
ctes in nominations for President or Viz
oP President was taken from the table al
OF adopted A delegate moved to adjourn sir
&c die. Amid the greatest confusion delega
fron Iowa, said "Mr Pendent u
=. adjourn without candidate you are col
,emptibla before the world. Let Us have
candidate" The Chsir-"II you do adjou
| won't vote for either of the candidates
Chauncey Burr, OF Hoboken, thoughtthey HI
IN. hundreds of just as good men as O'Con
Is, and after rantiBg awhile they nomiuat
re- their chairman, Lyons, for President 81
be adjourned till another day.
Was there ever such farce aud fzzl
No Democrat of any standing had Auythi,
II" to do with H. Brick Pomeroy, Blatant Du
~ can, ADD Chagucey Burr were the great gur
- Several people il this city remember Ba
a soaiawag who once procured several 81
scriosrs here for the late Democrats Psri
ltv at 50 each aai never sent them a copy
inc the magazine He lives at hob, en- and
ire held in utter contempt by all decent mt
nts These pretended Democrats, who ere uEr
the ogBizsi by tne pAriy, these uercsnary sea
ways who would sell out to anybody "
would buy, are Tu. forward ~ the Gran, ri
mas to get up third tcke: for Grants bsae
as They have made decided failure.
UNA
,i,b Police CouRr.-The following cases
.ed cupisd'tho attention Of Magistrate Crop
the gre4tsr part Of the forenoon:
Mike Flynn, arrested for being drunk a
L. disordsrly, fined $50 and costa. lie q
m security for tho payment Ct the fine and y
, Of released.
ton John CoIdor, rsf.smau, found drl
for on the levee last night, was fined s. {
costs, which was paid.
John DuzRtu, a raf,smau, found in &C
80 paIy With CoadoD, was tined $lU and &C
o. Tor being drunk and djsordeSly, and res
= ing the officers. lie presented a sorry
- Pearance, and looked, as Ariemas "
said, AS if hs had been through on:
them ere thrashing machines"
" Mary Dean, young woman OF raj
doubtful virtue, was fined S and costa
NE. disordsrly conduct Ia default of pawn
the abe was remanded to Jail.
d to John Carroll, New Jerseymau, c.
n to out here recently, and failing am
ohm thieves" vas pretty badly taken in.
for night he INDUCED il too much bad whit
oual and was iiaed IS and costs. In dsfaul
be paymen. be was sent up to work it out
red. the streets.
Henry Irwin, Ccolored,) vas fned s.
costs for getting drunk. Henry said
JUN didn's have the money with him just t
=. but would 20 and look for 1t. lie was
49, lowed to do so, be-. was assured that he ",
- have visitors sais evening If he did not
in the stamps before.
18th Mrs. Jane Kennedy paid fine Of $40
,pur costs for being drunk and disOrderly
q to night.
DIX.
gbty RIVER Nh"''-lhe Nof'Aern Lie
who pAny means business, that's certain. 1t