The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-09
THE RADICAL COUNTY CONVENTION
Bargain and sale the Order of the
Dav.
Political Ring Masters Control
the Nominations.

on Monday. The fierce struggle for spoils,
and the bitter luminosity thereby engendered
will not soon be forgotten. The wire pull
ling was admirable, and every delegate
seemed, with Tallyrand, to believe that Ian
guage was invented to conceal thought, and
that promises are made teNbe broken. The
forenoon had been passed in energetic bat
ton-holing. The court house square had
| been kind of mimic battlefield. All
points of egress and ingress were vigiienily
guarded by nervous candidates, and every
man who was so unfortunate as to be del
egate, was collsred on sight, and put to tor
ture for the pledges which were afterwards
blown 10 the winds as worthless and unbind.
ing. At about two o'clock all parties pre-
pared oraction, and the ball was opened by
NJ. D. Merrill, who called the convention to
| order, and nominated j. l.. Perkins, OF
Cordovs, for chairman. c. B. Knox, OF
Rock Island, and L. E. Hemenway, of Mo.
line, were consecutively nominated for sec.
rotary, but both declined to serve. John T
VA SoAoof@p Woo oAA0 kOOA
his seat. d. Zimmerman and L. E. Hem
enway were appointed committee on Gre
dentials, who reported list of delegates
from the several towns, except Canoe Creek.
Owing to errors in the published call in the
Union, it was found that one or two town
ships had sent more delegates than they
were entitled to. One or two were accord.
ingly thrown out amid much dissatisfaction.
No delegates were present from Canoe
Creek. Andalusia lacked one of a full rep
reseatation. r. W els, Of Andalusia, moved,
after the organization had been perfected,
that committee of FIVE be appointed BIZ the
chair to draft resolutions. A. Webster, r.
Wells, VIM. Jackson, l.. NJ. Haverstick
and j. B. Hawley were named, neither of
the latter two being delegates. DR.. Gregg
suggested that if there were not brains
enough inside the convention to do its bust
ness, he desired to learn the fact, and get
out himself. This center shot created much
amusement, and somewhat disturbed the
previous arrangements by means of which
our congressional candidate and his little
man Friday were to be brought into de-
sirable prominence. After much wrangline
Mr.. Webster moved that P. Gregg, D. A.
Holt and d. Zimmerman be appointed to
name @ committee of five to draft resolu-
tons, thus snubbiug the chair and creating
a wheel within a wheel. His motion was
adopted, and the committee Of three reported
II. A. Barnard, H. o. Norton, H. Curtis Jr.,
j. Knapp and D. Montgomery as commit
tee on resolutions, but they evidently lacked
the necessary brains to get up little bun
come, as they made no report, and were
never heard of afterwards.
REPRESENTATIVE.
Mr.. Hemenway moved tina. the convention
proceed to ballot for circuit clerk first. Mr..
Saddoris moved to amend by inserting the
word representative in place of "circuit
clerk" Mr.. Hemmenway's resolution was
voted down, and no attention paid to the
amendment. Mr.. Saddoris grew red in the
face, rose, and blew up the chair in lively
manner, declaring that if the convention
to do business without regard to
rules, he wanted to know it. His amend
mens was then called up, when Mr.. Webster
moved TO insert sheriff instead of "repre-
sentative" which amendment was lost. Mr..
Saddoris, amendment was then carried.
The following candidates were then put
forward by their respective friends: s.R.
Alien, of Port Byron; Capt John A. Jordan,
of Coal Valley; John T. Browning, of No
line; Gen. II. F. Sickles, of Moline; John A.
Boyer, of Biackhawk; John Buff1m, Of An
dalusia.
The balleting then commenced with an
informal trial of strength, as follows:
S. r. Allen, Of Port Byron ................2a
Capt John A. Jordan, of Coal Valley
Zen. II. II. sickIes, of Automatically
John BufuIn, OF Andalusia., ..........3
John I. Browning, of Moline ..........
John A. Boyer, Of Black Hawk ..........
The convention then proceeded with the |
regular ballot. which resulted as follows: s |
olckles 30
2 20
'ordan .................,.. Is
OuH om
AosAi -6o
Necessary to choice, So. 4
There being no choice second ballot was
lad, with the following result
'lckes 80
Aheti ..'.'' ~
oIoan .'.-.. 13
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