The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-04
The Hero of Long Branch
Beaten.
Democrats and Liberals
d ~- Unite. =.
Mr.. HawIey Abandons che
Canal Bill for the Mig I
~ ger Bill.
No Trouble in Louisiana If
thePeop1e are not later
fered with.
- = Crime, Fire, Etc.
Crime. Fire, Etc.

was Earliest, anu great diversity OF views
were expressed. Ex-senator Doolittle
was present and took an active part in
the discussion. recommending a compro-
mise. and evidently favoring Judge Cole
Several ballots were taken, and all but six
agreed to support Judge Cole for senator.
This detection, however. was sufficient to
defeat him, and his friends were reluctant
ly compelled to abandon him. Angus
Cameron. of Lacrosse, was then unani-
mously nominated, and committee was
appointed to wait upon the boilers, inform
ing them of the selection made. Several
of them were seen tonight, and they
pledge lS or 20 votes to him, which with
Braggs So, will elect him by or ma
iority over Carpenter. This action is con-
ditional upon his acceptance of the plat
form published, and they expect to receive
an answer from him by telegraph before
the ballot tomorrow. There is great iu-
bilatiOn among the Democrats and boilers,
and Carpenter and his friends are CORE
spondingly depressed.
MADISON, Wis, Feb. 3.-Angus Gamer
of LaCrosse, was elected United States
senator to-day by coalition of the Dem
ocrats and bolters, he receiving 68 votes to
SO for Carpenter, Geo. G, Hazelton Sand
j. G. Clark l. There was loud applause
by the Democrats in the lobby when the
vote was announced.
CHICAGO, Ill, Feb. 3-A special to o
morning paper states that at a late hour
last night the Democrats in the state leg.
islature of Wisconsin nominated Angus
Cameron of Lacrosse, for United States
senator and that it is understood that
enough of the boilers will unite on Gamer
on to secure his election to-day.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 3.-The balloting in
the Wisconsin legislature to-day resulted
in the election of Hon. Angus Cameron, ol
La Crosse, as the successor of Hon. Matt
II. CARPENTER in the United States senate
This result was brought about by coali
ton Of the Democrats with the bolting Re
publicans. The latter offered the Demo
Gratis four names from which they nigh
choose candidate, namely, Judge Cole
eX Governor Lewis, General Guppey ant
Angus Cameron. The Democratic caucu
last night nominated Cameron condition
ally upon his acceptance of a platform
which includes hard money,a tariff for rev
enue only, and the supremacy of the civ
authority in time of peace.
Mr.. Cameron, the senator elect, wa
born in Caledonia, Livingston county, n
Y. in 1896. He came to Wisconsin i
1857, and has served six years in the stat
legislature. He was speaker of the A
sembly in 1867. He is lawyer and
! prominent member of the Episcop;
Church.
Mr.. Cameron has heretofore acted wit
the Republican party, but it is understoo
that he approved the Democratic pla
form in the state in 1873. He has nj
been active in politics for two years.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, Feb. 3.-Tt
ballot for United States senator, in tt
joint legislative session o-day, wa.
Walker, %; Golf. Is; Price, l6; Bra
, non, IS johnson, 8; Cowden, 6; Faulkne
4; Dennis, 2; Pendleton, 1.
WASHINGTON, Feb. g. HOUSE,
Butler insisted on the regular order, whit
was whether the house would consider h
: motion to reconsider the vote of last sc
J.. sion referring the Civil Rights bill to Il
e Judiciary Committee. The vote result,
e lat yeas, 81 nays.
The house then voted to reconsider Il
{ reference-15l TO SO.
10 The special order of the Hennepin Can
"a bill being set tor to-day, the Civil Righ
III bill was about to go over, when Hawle
who has charge OF the bill, in order not
stand in the way of the consideration
the Civil Rights bill, asked its postpon
Of ment one week.
Mr.. Dawes objected, as this would
terfere with appropriation bills.
Mr.. Hawley moved to support postpor
~ ment until the day after the Civil Rigl
t., bill was disposed Of Agreed to-l34
92.
- CHARLESTON. S. c., Feb. 3-The \
OF OF tional Grange met here to-day. Mast
s Adams, of Iowa, in the chair. The de
ea gates numbered 600. Master Adams
he livered an address congratulating the pu
We lie on the strength it had gained. Ott
q addresses were delivered by promint
nd delegates.
Rgg New YORK, Feb. 3.-Before the c(
Isl gressional committee, to-day, Chas. Blu
nd of Shreveport, testified that the reside
rE ~ desire that representative men from
nd north should settle in that country; th'
81, has been great depression in business a
Sr 'cr shrnkage in values, resulting from hi
lat taxation and NAL administration Shire
ess port was at the time Of Merrill's appe
. ance as orderly as any town in New +
land the ill feeling against Republic
r officials is owing to their corruptness
.. = honest Republican Office holder will be
y spected; better feeling now prevails
9 the south and were it not for certain WI
Republicans the blacks and whites wo
be peaceable; there is no hostility agai
80 the general government, no desire for
III establishment of slavery; the last to
= election passed off quietly and many
IS groes voted the Conservative ticket; {
= rupt appropriations have been made
- the Radical officers in the government
" Shrevel ort; il was believed that negr
would be influenced more by hav
! straight white tickets; the result sho'
the correctness of this supposition he
lieved that there is general disposl
eb, of the controlling element of the vi
re- population to recognize the legal right:
ect. !. the negro, for under Conservative con
sus- he did not believe any colored vote
unfairly influenced by the whites of
D. ps=ish; witness was disgusted with