The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-02-16

called by the st. Louis Board of Trade, and
the st. Louis municipal authorities, and
composed of some 500 to 900 delegates from
principal towns on the Mississippi from New
Orleans to st. Paul, and from the towns on
the navigable rivers emptying into the Misss.
sippi, met in St. Louis on the 18th and was
called to order by His Honor, Mayor James
5. Thomas. of St. Louis, who spoke as fol
lows:
ADDRESS OF MAYOR THOMAS
GENTLEMEN: As the executive officer of st
Louis have been requested to call the river i'm
proyement convention to order, for the purpose OF
ascertaining the views of this convention for the
best way of the immediate and speedy completion
OF this great western and national enterprise. In
behalf of the citizens of this city, will not Gieny
that our people are much gratifed to meet these
large and influential delegations from so MANY
states who have this day presented themselves in
TINS Hall as friends to the river improvement and
are determined to accomplish the work. and ex-
tend to the members and all other strangers pres
ent the cordial Inequalities of this city
Forty-one years ago when first landed on the
western banks of the Mississippi river Mt St.
Louis, this great work of improving the rapids of
the Mississippi spoken of. An old saving
that "a work well begun is half done I believe
will apply to this convention and now / propose
to begin the work by requesting the Rev. Truman
NJ. Post to pray TO Sod to assist you in your
work a r. Is F+.e.-eE -- 80
After prayer the convention was temporar-
lily organized by the appointment of Gen.
VIM Vandever, of Dubuque, as temporary
chairman. Gen. Eandever made an appro-
pirate speech, and then J. W. Anderson, of
Pittsburgh and H. Nj. Kingman, of Dubu-
que, were appointed as temporary secretar-
les.
The chair suggested that committee on
credentials be appointed.
The following committee was then appoint
on credentials
Mr. Buchanan, of GAINESVILLE, Missouri !;
DIR. Calvin Truesdale. of Rock Island: Can't.
lie Roy Dodge, of Davenport, Iowa Col. c..
5. Clark, of Mississippi county, Missouri
and Col. r. c. Gray, Of Pittsburgh.
A committee of three from each state rep
resented was then appointed, to nominate
permanent officers. The three from Illinois
were c. Truesdales Rock Island. 0. C. Skin
her, Quincy, and H. W. Thornton, of Carlo.
After some other preliminary business the
convention adjourned till afternoon.
In the afternoon Capt. Able. of ST. T.ouis
from the committee on permanent organiza-
ton reported as follows:
PREsIDENr-Wm. NJ. Mcpherson. st. Lou;s
Y ICE PREsrDESTs-Hon. l.. p Weatberhv
Hiseonsin; H. 0. Stanard, Missouri Geo. l..
Johnson OHIO; LESSEE Mcintyre, Minnesota; W.
l. Mccarthy, Pennsylvania; f. B. Briggs, Lousi-
III L.. Vnxua
j. t. Montague, Tennessee; JAS Pierce Tnd;ana
jas. +. roy, Michigan, 4. Voolfolk, Kentucky.
oEcRETARIEs-COl. Marsh, Illinois: Geo 6
Packard, Wisconsin; ". H. FRY. indiana. W
d. BAKER Missouri; Fl. Knox Taylor, Minnesota:
meo' II. Ihurston, Pennsylvania B. Hainer
i'nneSsee; A .. Nye, Ohio; c. K Peck, Iowa.
The report of the committee ON permanent
organization, ON motion of G. B. Allen. WAC
unanimously adopted.
Col. John Doniphan moved the anno;n,.
ment OF committee of three to inform Mr..
MCPHERSON of his selection as permanent
chairman.
lhe chair appointed Col Doniphan, 7. ]. |
buford, of Rock Island, and E. Russell, of
davenport, as committee to conduct the
president to the chair.
The committee then introduced the Hon.
VIM. NJ. Mcpherson, who addressed the con-
eention at length.
A list OF delegates was then presented
We have not room for the list, but give a
few in our immediate vicinity, as follows:
Rock Island-T. J. Buford. P. Borue. Fl. Rob-
nson, B. ID. Buford, G.. a. Bittenbanncr c. : rues |
lale, VIM. Eggleston
Millersburg-H. w. Thornton.
Administrations Buffam, E. H. Bowman. 7. |
Hoath.
neutrality-suspicious. Gayle, T. B. Cabeen, l..
A. Ender.
:, DavsnPoTt1D. n Richardson, B. Burchard.
u. ]. Rohlfs, lie Roy Dodge, Edward RusselI. A |
0. Butler, s. J. AppIegate, Nicholas Essh a.
Capt. z. Carleton, Lorenzo Sckuker, Peter I.ana
Henry H. Smith, A. H. cronklube, Cant. i'an.'
Force, John L. Davies. ~ a.
Muscatine-S. G. Slime, Joseph Ricbards.,
Thos Hanna, Jno, G.. Gordon, h. NJ. Burnett'
Anderson Chambers, J. P. Ament. ''
Lyons--lra Stockwell, E. W. Thomas. O. M
Baldwin. " NJ
Lengthy speeches, in referenc to the oh.