The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-09-13
The RErUBLIOAE TOWNsAIp oosvEE-
TON.

On Saturday evening the llth, the repub'
Leans of Rock Island township held q con
vention at the Court House to nominate
delegates to the county convention when
assemblies at the Court House tomorrow the
l4th. Mr.. NJ. b. Merrill chairman Of the town
committee called the meeting 10 order, when
DR.. Gregg was chosen to preside, and Mr. 3.
| NJ. Ashenfelter elected secretary.
The meeting was dead on its face. Not
the slightest life or animation was visible
Enthusiasm of any description would have
been promptly voted monstros'ty. There
was either total lack Of interest in the
coming contest, or else the business OF the
evening had been cut and dried by the Court
House barnacles. The spoils involved in
the Ggh. are certainly Sufficient to awaken
the martial FIRE Of our patriotic republican
brethren. Events proved that the barnacIes
had "s,ocked the cards" and had merely
stepped up into tho Court room to deal
them, end announce the result.
After the reading of the call for the meet.
ing, c. b. Knox and b d. Walsh were APP
pointed telers, and on motion, a ballot was
bad for delegates, the twelve men receiving
the highest number Of votes to be the dele
gates. Under this rule the following were
elected
d. HAYES, j. r. Huber, II. Curtis, Jr,, NJ
A. Swler, J. Peetz, h. KGhler, Ben Harper
VIM. Jackson, S. S. Guyer, s. McMaster, J
II. Wilson, VIM. II. Gest.
These delegates were all chosen according
to the established programme.
, Poor Thomas will be nayed alive at th'
convention tomorrow. He has made gooc
officer, the republicans tell US, and his op
ponent, Capt. Reid, is an inexPerience'
young man, but then-there is something
, the matter. The Rim will tell US that Rei'
: was a good soldier, and Of course his claim'
> to the Office are superior to those OF Mi
4 Thomas, This is not the case. The CouF
II ouse ring want another man in there. Dbl
:. Thomas has been a fair officer, and bette
one than Capt. Reid would make if elected
. but he has a chronic habit Of mindng hi
|. own business, and has not attended half 8
well to the interests Of the party as to tn
interests of the public. This is an unpar
donable sin in the eyes Of the Court Hous
= ring, and off goes his head, while sevcr'
u other heads will occupy their legitlma
Us places, if no! decaptated by the democrat
- This should teach future office holders lie
son. He has been beautifully bamboozle'
however Until the delegates were chose
no imagined himself "all right having ha
his ears stuffed chock full Of verbal pledge
bu, will probably learn to no more 'Put b
trust in princes" Rock Island will go IL
n Reid AS unit, and the Moline dclegatio
h has been instructed to that end, Camde
}. is also counted on for, Reid. In the eyes
n the Court House clique, the balance of II
r. county is of no consequence. 1t will /
1t gathered in" as is required to morro'
IS Reid will undoubtedly be nominated for tn
o Trqasurership, and the friends of Thoma
70 throughout the county may suck the
p thumbs and cogitatc.
:. Over the County upe2intendency, Stu
10 geon and Pinckey will have lively fgh
d How it will come out, can hardly be figure
d. out to day.
is The idea Of Connect running for Judge
he regarded as huge burlesque. He doesr
b. stand an ;ota Of n chance for a nomination
he For delegate to the Constitutional Co
W venton three names will come up. Hok
US Of Cordova, Johnson of Port Byron, al
he Truesdale, of Rock Island All three "
e. struggle hard for tho nomination. 1t occu
to us that it would look great deal mol
modest and respectable if these gentlcmt
=. would allow the public to call upon them fl
their services in this capacity, instead
rushing forward and quarreing for the nor
Q ination. Ia this case man cannot plea
avarice as an extenuaton of his impudenc
Ut lie can make nothing at the Constitution
Il. Convention except little barren glory tn
will perish in day. His only excuse
vanity Any decent man should be ashar
" ed of himself for pushing his claims for SUI
u place. The fact that his came will q
pear in print few times, and that he CT
send marked copies back to the home Of h
boyhood to estonish his old friends with t
m extent of the greatness he has attained,
no, enough. lie should wait until the pu
-, lie called him out.
The probability is that Maj .Beardsl
will be re. nominated for County Clerk.
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