The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-03
COOK COUNTY ELECTION.

The recent republican county convention
in Cook county treated the claims OF returned
soldiers to office in a most shameful manner
kissing the men who spoke in favor of NOM
mating soldiers, aud ignoring the soldiers
claims to Office That the action of the con.
yeution was reflection of the feeling of the
na,ty we do not believe. The fact is that
the party there, as here, was controlled by a
court house CLIQUE, who loved office better
than they loved the soldiers, and who packed
the convention with their own tools and thus
ignored the claims of the returned veterans,
That CLIQUE ought to be broken up, and the
soldiers and the disafected republicans are
making an effort 10 do it. They have held
convention and nominated the following
ticket:
For Judge OF the Superior Court-W. h. Meal
lister.
Charles FIeldcamp.
For Judge of the County Court-Col. Robert w.
smith.
For Clerk of the County Cour,-Brig. General
Thomas O. Osborne.
For County Treasurer-Maj. Lyman Bridges.
For School Commissioner-Brig. Gen. L. P
Bradley
For County Surveyor hoihas r. VI
For Police CommIssloners-North Dlvlsioh :
Col Era Taylor. South Division Col. Robert
A. Gilmore.
The democratic county convention also
met. but adjourned without making any
nominations, and we presume it is expected
that the democrats generally will vote the
soldiers and citizens ticket
We hope this will be the case, with one
exception, and that is Col. Robert W. Smith,
who is nominated for county judge. Col
Smith was formerly resident of this city,
and when he came here, from Ohio) he was
a violent and radical democrat, OF the ex-
treme sort. The chance for office, however
was not fattering for democrats, In this To-
cality, and be joined, first, we think, the
know nothings, and then the republicans, and
was elected to the legislature, as republic
an, 1860. During that campaign he was
most violent and vulgar in his abuse OF our
citizens of foreign birth, and especially OF
those protesting the catholic religion
In the early part of the war he was lnstru-
mental In getting up company OF nome
Guards and was elected It's captain. a
schism soon occurred in the company, por-
ton of them wishing to volunteer in the Unit
ed States service, in the field, but it resulted
in a vote not to do so, Col. Smith, 1t Is said,
being one who opposed going to the field
The subject WAS one which ellcited good
deal of newspaper ridicule, at the time, and
Capt. Bob Smiths Rock Island Grsys" were
the Joke of the town. Soon after this, Bob
left for Chicago, but we never heard OF his
going to the war, until he got good fat
commission.
He is very far from being such man as
Cook county should have for county judge,
and we very much hope that the Hon. james
B. Bradwell, the present incumbent, a gen.
tlemau who seems to have filled the Office TO
the very general satisfaction of all parties,
will be reelected. At any rate we hope
none of our catholic friends in Cook county,
nor any man who is not himself know
nothing, will vote for such hater of catho-
lies and citizens of foreign birth, as Bob
Smith. We should exceedingly regret TO
learn that he was elected at all, and especi-
ally should we regret to hear that it was done
by- the votes of our catholic friends, or those
of our naturalized citizens. whose bitter ene-
nv he Is