The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-04-29
Democratic Congressional Convention.

II the democracy OF TINS congressman
district intend to elect the member of con-
sress next fall, II is perhaps time that the
initiatory steps were taken IN that direction.
The democratic congressional district COM
mittee will, we trust, lose no time in srrang-
ing upon time and place for holding the
convention, and make the call for the same
public at as early day as possible. Moth
ing is to be gained by delay. The opposI-
ton are already arranging and arraying
their squa6rons for the congressional hight.
The democracy will not now be able TO get
into the field as soon as their opponents, but
they will make up for the delay by harder
fighting when they get there. In our efforts
fellow democrats, to carry this congresslon-
al district this time, there must be no such
word fail. We can succeed if we will
There is a clear, decisive majority of demo
cratic voters in the district, and we honestly
believe the district can be carried by two
thousand votes. The extent of the majority
will depend, of course, more or less on the
candidate presented. If he be q true demo.
crat, sound upon all the living issues, a Wig
orous canvasser and an able debater, with a
fair share of personal popularity,-the more,
the better-his election may be regarded as
certain. We hope the democracy of the dis
trict when they meet In convention, will
place before the people some gentleman who
will fill the bill to the very letter. There are
a number of Just such democrats in the dis.
trct, and il viii be well for the case if one
of them shall be selected. We do not at
present know whether Adams county will
present a candidate to the convention or
not. So far as we now know. the position is
not sought for by any democrat in this coun-
ty, though we presume there are several gen
tlemen of distinguished ability, neither Of
whom would decline the nomination if ten
dered. Whether there will be candidates
from all the other counties in the district or
not, we are not advised. Indeed, we have
seen but one gentleman's name used in the
newspapers in connection with the nomina
ton. and that is Col. Williams, of Rock Is
land. The colonel is not generally known
in this part of the district, but we have the
assurance of the Rock Island ARGUS that he
is true democrat, an able mnn upon the
stump, and IN all respects worthy of the Pc
sition. There are democrats in every coun
| ty in the district of whom the same might be
said, and no doubt the friends of some Of
them will use their names In the convention
Among them all, we have no fears that the
democracy will not be able to select a candi
date that will be elected. The district N us
be redeemed next fall. It has been prsctic
ally unrepresented In congress about long
| enough. 1t can be carried by the democra
| cy, and it must be. Let the note of prspa
ration be sounded at once. Let the conven
ton be called, at as early day as pracsic
| able, the county meetings to appoint dele
| gates be held, and let the democracy have
| an opportunity, without unnecessary delay
to put a candidate in the field, upon whom
| they can unite as one man, and then let the
| democracy 60 to work like men and work
men and elect him. The district must anc
shall be carried!-Quincy Herald, april &c
We fully agree with the Herald, that it ii
| time for the committee to Issue q call, ant
let us get ready for the contest. With
| good candidate, and united and vigorous
canvass we can carry the district.
The following is the democratic congress
ional committee, appointed at the last con
gresslonal convention, held at Monmouth
August "a, 1866:
Adams-Thomas Jasper, Fl. V. Sullivan.
Hancock-B. T. Scho6eld.
Henderson,. B. Patterson.
Warren-A. Fl. Swain, ]. G. Madden.
Mercer-D. R. Waters.
Rock Island-Wm. Eggleston.
Let the Adams county committee 90 aheat
and correspond with the other members
agree upon the time and place, appoint tn,
delegates and issue the call. The republi
can convention is called to meet at Mon
mouth, on the 18th of June.