Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-07-23
Our District.


bot not yet decided. As to place, several
are namsd-Rock Island, Bureau junction,
Galva aud Princeton. The rsAsonsi 10 favor
Of Rock Island are that Lee county can, BY
the Rockford road, come here easier than to
any other place Henry also easier, BY the
c., r. l. 4 p. road and by the Peoria road !
Putnam will have TO come to Bureau June
iion, in any event, and when on the c., X.
l. 4 p. cars can come here easier than TO
Princeton or GAlvA; Bureau is on the line
Of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific road
and has at least six stations on that road
which are within that county, and the c., B.
4 Q. also runs through the centre OF the
county and can bring people easily to the
Rock Island crossing. The stations on the
Rock ISlGnd road, IN Bureau county, are
Bureau, Tiskilws, Pond Creek, G., B. & 2.
Crossing, Sheffield and Mineral. BureSu
can ioome here easier than to GAlva, and
certainly As easy as Rock lsland can 90 10
Bureau while Lee, Henry aud Putnam can
come here easier than to Princeton. II
would seem, then, from q candid view Of the
situation, that Rock Island is certainly as
convenient for the whole district as any
other place, and more convenient for 9 ma
jorisy Of the district This is the view taken
Of she matter by the Grant party, and they
have accordingly called their convention to
meet here on the 22d OF August. As 10
time, Wednesday the 2sih Of August is Sug-
gsstsd Our county fair will then be in pro
grsSS and people from the other counties
could take advantage OF the reduced fares.
Il is proposed to invite Gov. Palmer, Sena-
tor TrumSull, Senator Schurz, James O.
Robinson, Judge EuS1ace and others, and to
&c, up large mass meeting, and, after the
delegates sent here shall have agreed upon
a candidate, raiify the nomination in this
great mass meeting
The Liberal Republican County Commit
tees, together with the members of the
Democratic Congressional Committee are,
10 our opinion, the only proper authority to
initiate the movement for convention. An
informal meeting Of members Of the Liberal
party was recently held 10 Princeton to talk
over matters, etc., bat that meeting, OF
course, had no power 10 initiate proceedings
for calling = congressional convention. A
Telegram was sent off 10 the associated press,
from Princeton, naming candidates for the
nomination, and We notice Mr.. Cables
name among them. Mr. Gable is no, can
didAte for the nomination, and his name was
uAed without bis knowledge or consent, and
AgAins, his wiSh. So far as We know there
10 only one sentiment ia this county as to
candidate, and that is solid for DIR. Calvin
TrussdAls, Of this city. And our people
earnestly hope tina, their brethren in the
other counties will agree with them that,
considering ell the psculiAritiss Of this
election, he iS the strongest candidate.
The call for the congressional convention
should emAnAte from the committees. The
Liberal Republicans have no congressional
committee, but they have county commit
tees IN every county, and their county com
mi.iesS are authorized to act for the party,
They should, therefore, in conjunction with
the Democratic Congressional Committee
men, 90 ahead and agree upon time and
place for holding the convention, and issue
. joint call.
The editor Of this paper has written
authority from the Democratic Congressional
Committeeman in all the counties to sign
their names to ONT call with the Liberal
Republican County Committees, for joint
convention. This authority ia not restricted
a. to time or place, eGoep1 in one instance,
and in that We presume the gentleman will
Acquissce in what may seem TO be the wish
Of the majority
The Liberal Republicans are now in cor
reSpondsnce with their committees in the
counties, end also arranging for speeches,
with view Of having a great mass meeting
a. well a. delegate meeting. The time
musi probably conform to the convenience
of the speakers; bu, when tina, is known the
call can be issued. Dixon has had one masS
meeting, at which Senator Trumbull, Judge
EuS,Soe, Col. Burchell, and others, spoke.
Princeton has had one mass meeting, ad-
dressed by Gov. Palmer and others. Is il
asking too much that this part Of the dis
trioi may be similarly favored
As to the candidate, we regard it essen
tiAl 10 success that he should be resident
OF Rock Island. Its expected that Mr..
AAWley will be the Grant candidate, and
the peculiar state of affairs existing in the
Grant party, and the local interests here,
make 1t necessary, as We think, that the
candidate should reside here. II the Grant
candidate was resident Of some other
county this reason would not be 80 iuuera-
two. 1t Is our opinion, also, that the ante
oedsn's OF the candidate should be Rspubli-
con. In fact, in district. and
counties heretofore Republican Wa
think ID good policy to select o.udi-
dates for this new Liberal party of Rsuubl.
can AuteosdSnts. Il really makes no .or,
OF difference, except as . matter of pre.sn,
policy, for when Democrats and Liberal
h'p0ehoans have buried the dead past and
come together in good faith, a. they did ia
we action OF Cincinnati, Baltimore ant
sprnsAsldi on The living iIsuss Of today
PA e14llI no difference between us :