The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-06-30
Candidate for Congress.

There seems to be q generous disposition
on the part of our democratic friends in the
northern counties of this congressional dis
frict to concede the candidate and the next
member of congress to Adams county. Up
to the present time, since the district was
formed, the candidates and the members of
congress have all been taken from the north
ern party of the district. We believe this
county has but once presented the name of
candidate to the democratic congressional
convention, and in that the democracy of
the county were defeated. The republicans
of this county have presented a candidate,
we believe, it every congressional eenven-
ton their party has held in the district but
hama s-e~- 4:-r,s-hverr -ttvfcased--tle north
ern part of the district refusing to recognize
any claims that Adams county might pre-
sent. It is the more gratifying, therefore
in view of the fact that at the recent repub-
liean convention, the northern part of the
district insisted upon and succeeded in get
ting the candidate - that our democratic
friends in the northern part of the district
seem entirely disposed 10 concede the choice
of the next democratic candidate from
Adams county, Such, at least, seems to be
the feeling, as far as it can be ascertained,
of our democratic friends in Hancock, War
rem and Henderson, and to some extent in
Rock Island and Mercer. With such en-
eouragement, the democracy of old Adams
should set themselves about the work at
once, TO select some gentleman as their
choice who will be universally acceptable,
not only to the democrats of this county, but
to the democracy of the other counties com
prising the district. There are but two
names now before the democracy of this
II ~
Gen. J. w. Singleton-as candidates for
congress, and it will devolve upon the demo
cracy Of old Adams, OF their county mass
meeting which is to assemble in this city on
the 18th of July, to choose between them
to designate one of them as the choice of
the democracy of the county for the position,
in order that an undivided delegation may
be sent up to Monmouth to cast the forty
six votes to which the county will be entitled
in the congressional convention for the man
Of their choice. The matter is one of no
slight Importance. Every democrat in the
county, II possible, should make his arrange
ments to be Present at the democratic coun-
~ mass meeting to be held in this CITY on
the 18th of July. If we send TO Monmouth
q delegation that viii cast solid vote for
our man, he viii be nominated, and will he
triump hantly elected. But if we send un n
delegation divided--a part of which will vote
for one. part for another, and perhaps still
another part for another, rest assured that
Adams county viii not get the candidate for
congress. Fellow-democrats of old Adams,
think of these suggestions, reflect upon them,
and then act, as you always do, upon your
own good Judgment. Quincy Herald.
Il is true, as asserted by the Herald, that
the northern part of the district has had the
candidate ever since We have been in q dis
trict with Quincy. We have had three cleo
tons since we have been in district with
Quincy, viz 1862, 1864, and 1866. The
first two the democratic candidate was in
Henderson, and the last in Mercer; while
the republican candidate has been in
Warren every time. Adams county
could have had the candidate any time if
her democracy had sent up an unbroken
delegation for some one of her citizens
But as long as the democracy Of Adams
fritter away their power and prestige, and
scatter their forces, they cannot expect the
candidate. They have plenty of good men
in Adams and plenty of the best kind of
democrats to help elect them but they must
lirst agree among themselves before they
ask others to join with them. When they
DO thatsSwith union, harmony, good feeling
and enthusiasm they can't be beaten. In
selecting the man, we have one request 10
make, viz: don't give US man we shall
have to defend. Give us one whose moral
and political record is good and which can't
be successfully assailed and man who
can charge ON the enemy's camp and keep
him him on the defensive one who has the
brains, the energy, the industry and the viii
10 carry on vigorous offensive campaign.---l
with such 9 man success is certain