The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-08-18

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In short time the committee reported del
egates present and entitled to vote as fol-
lows Adams county, As; Hancock county,
%; Henderson county, 8; Warren county,
l6; Mercer county. Il; Rock Island
county, l6.
! On motion q committee of one from
each county was appointed on resolutions.
While this committee was attending to the
duties assigned them, the convention lis
tened to short addresses from different
memb ers who were called out. As the
convention considered that the nomination
belonged to the upper end of the district,
and they had heard that Rock Island county
had name to propose, the chairman
requested J. S. Drake, of Rock Island, to
make some statement to the convention in
reference to the subject.
In response to the call it was stated ''that
i, was true the Rock Island county dele
CATION had been instructed to propose the
name of p. l.. Cable, one ofthe most honor
ed and highly esteemed citizens of Rock
| Island "a man of known financial ability, of
the highest legal stsaInments. of unques-
tionable honesty and a gentleman 10 every
sense Of the word but the delegation must,
in Justice to themselves and to the conven
ton, state that Mr.. Cable had positively
refused to allow them to use his name, and
that if the convention should nominate him
he would most probably decline. He does
not seek the office and does not want it yet,
| IN the event that this convention say it is
the unanimous wish of the Democracy Of
| this district that Mr.. Cable must BE- their
standard bearer, we think he may be Undue
ed to accept, and we will use our best
endeayors to that end. We know him to be
| q true democrat who shrinks no res ponsi5ili-
! ty TO serve his party and his country, and
who can bring to the canvas ripe
experience and stteinments of tie
! highest order. Rock Island county is proud
to be able to present the name of so able and
SO acceptable candidate, and sorry that
/ she cannot say he will accept if nominated.
! Mr.. Gable is now in Europe, and cannot
readily be consulted, and, should this
convention be determined to vote for him.
the fact that he may not accept must be
remem bered and well considered before such
q vote should be taken
These statements did not In the least
seem to change the sentiment of the con-
vention, fo- no sooner had the speaker left
II IL.
C. Thorn pson, of adams county. Old Adams
was there with forty FIVE votes for some one,
and they wanted TO hear her voice. Mr.
Thompson took the stand and spoke most
empha.icslly for Mr.. Gable. "Od Adams
county wanted Just such high minded,
honorable gentleman and democrat, as they
/ knew Mr.. Cable to be. They wanted a man
they could be proud of-one whom they
could look full in the face and know tina.
they looked upon an honest man, who would
not prostitute his high Office to the basest
of partisan and personal interests as the
present incumbent, Mr.. HawIey, had done
| With such q man, the democrats Of Adams
county, and of the whole district, as long ss
it is, would rally around him, support and
eject him. He wanted Mr.. Cable nominated.
He would stand By him, and would be only
too proud to take such a man by the hand
and introduce him to the people of Adams
county"
Col. Warren next responded to the call
and addressed the convention in q telling
speech. "He said these cable dispatches
pleased him-they were the key note of sue
cess. AS far as he could speak Adams
county was for Gable, whoever was nomina.
ted on the other side. With the party of
this long district joined by such a cable
they could defeat Havley or any other man
the radicals could nominate. He had heard
the name of o. 81. Browning, Col Thomp-
son, 0. c. Skinner, Hon. j. W. Meyers and
c. J. Pepper mentioned, but with all due
Difference to these gentlemen, he was for
Gable, and with him for standard bearer
the democracy would be certain of success"
| Col. Sturges, of Quincy, next took the
stand in answer to the calls. HE said that
| An"Acy uoCo NV CpEcnSut tuS OlSiElCk
either in brains or manliness, and his county
would poll 500 republican votes against him
if q proper man be nominated. Nine-tenth
Of the republicans of the district were dis
gusted with the operations of Hswley in
| buying up Office seekers to secure renomi-
nation, and it was the duty of this oenven.
ton to nominate Mr.. Cable, who was worthy
of their votes and would command them BY
reason of his superiority in everything that
made up the highminded gentleman and
statesman.
At this point the chairman announced
that the committee ON resolutions were
ready to report The following was then
presented:
WHEREAS, The present party in power
has subjected the people to an unnecessary,
burdensome, inqnisatorial and unequal sys-
tenn of taxation and
W HEREAs, They have exempted the inter
est bearing debt from its proper taxation,
thereby increasing the burdens of the people
IN maintaining the government, and have
enforced high protective tariff for the ben. |
eft OF q few monopolies which creates adds
tionsl burdens on the west for the benefit of
the east and
WHEREAS, By partizan and class legi.la-
ton for individuals and wealthy corpora
tons they have ignored the proper and i'm. |
portant questions that have been urged BY
the united people, and have prostituted the
high positions of government to the basest
Of partizan purposes squandered the pso-
pies money, the hard earned taxes and the