Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-22
THE RoHINsoN-HAwLEY COMPRESSION
AL CONVENTION.

Convention, for this (ihe 6th) District me:
at the Court House to-day CThursdsy
August 22d) at noon. Hon. o. E. Page, OF
Henry county, called the convention to order
by reading the cell, and eIecting Mr.. JOS
eph U.lsy of Lee temporary chairman. Mr..
Utley took the chair and proceeded, in
Vrsudiloquent manner to reheArse his pre-
viously committed piece, as follows.
We are assembled under very peculiar
circumstances. We feel, you feel, / feel, /
aud we all feel (sicl that the work of the
coming campaign is to be prosecuted under
very peculiar circumstances-it is to be
harder and more desperate work than ever
before. The principles of our opponents
are based on pure, malignaut hate. They
ask us to forget the great glories of the Re
publican party TO forget that tre freed three
millions OF slaves (applause) to forget that
we have established . financial system that
is the admiration OF the world,
but, gentlemen we do not pro-
pose to forget We do not propose
TO forget the charges our opponents have
To ade against us. We do not propose to for
get that they have said the war was fail
ure We do not propose to forget that they
sAid that greenbacks would be sold By the
bushel, and 500 bonds for old paper By the
pound. We do not propose 10 forget that
/ they have charged our President aud his
cabinet with being corrupt and unworthy OF
the offices they hold--those men upon
whom not lhe least faint of corruption rests.
, Applause Aud in November next, when
We have beaten them, We do not propose to
forget these charges. Loud applause
10 the meantime, gentlemen, we will work
together for a common cause, tspplauss
When the honorable chairman bad got
thus far i. was evident that be was getting
short of ideas and he excused himself and
sat down.
Mr.. Geo. @. Smithe, of Henry, Was the u
appointed temporary secretary.
On motion of J. W Bailey, of BureAu,
the following we're appointed & committee
on credentials L. D. Sweeney, of Rock
Island, ". L. Wyle, Of Henry, j. W. Bailey
: Of Bureau, las. A. Hawley, Of Lee, and J
G. Dunlevy, of Putnam.
On motion of Dr. Ryan, of Lee, the fol
lowing were appointed 4 committee on per
msneIt organization: Capt. Jordan, o
, Rock Island, ". ". Warner, Of henry, e
. E. ger, Of Lee, Enos Smith, Of Bureau
: and Norman Stewart, of Putnam.
4 On motion of Geo. Hammers, of Bureau
the following committee vas appointed OF
b, resolutions c. ". LobjelI, of Rock Island
!, Geo. \. Hobbs, Of Henry, Dr.. Ryan, Of Lee
. c. y. Whitney, OF Bureau, aud J. G. Dun
levy, Of Putnam.
On motion the convention adjourned unit
2r.N.
2 AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 2:3O the convention came 10 order, suC
B The committee reported the following dele
gates entitled to seats in the Convection.
DELEGATES.
Rock Blqnd-Fred. Osborn, c. W. Lob
dell, J. s. Keator, G. u. Allen, Alex. Steel
= j. A. Jordan, L. d. Swee ey.
Hsnry-J p. Fox, " l.. WyGe, K
. Harrington, G. c. Smilhs. L. ". Hanna
Geo. A. Hobbs, Il Il Griffin, ~ Under
! wood, c. B. Alfred, ". W. Warner, A. "
& Alb,o
y Bueaa-Euos Smith, SAM Edwards
D c. II. Blown, L. J. Trimbls c. y. " hIuey
}. j. ". Bailey, W. +. Lswton j. r. MulyAue
d Geo. Hammers, Ell. FINLEY.
+, Les-Geo W. Hcwett, Evans Adrian
Jas a. Hawley, \. II. Ryan, Geo. Ryon
Henry z. Badger. Jos. Csley, 4. j. PINK
o. ham.
e Patnam-Norman Stewart AID Jas. G
+ Dunlevy.
+. The report was received and adopted
The committee on permanent organization
lcen reported the tenn pOrary officers as per
mRnent officers, which was adopted.
4 The committee on resolutions repcrte
the following, through the chsirmsn, c. \
. Whitney Of the Bureau Co. Herald:
RESOLUTIONS.
}. Resolre4, That We, the Republicans Of II
Sixth Congressional Dis;ris, assembled IL Goa
venuou, 40 heartily endorse Ihs platform ar
- ticAets Of the late Repu o!eAn National an
= State conventions.
Resoiped, That th record made BY the Ho
= B HSwley in Congress, meets our cordial ar
!. proval, aud thst We will give him our unite
support for re election.
! % NO ion, a rising vote vas taken o
y the adoption. Carried, With few disscn
: ny. This was contrary to the prozGa mn
J. and the dissenlers rose 10 protest aga n.
pIedgng their support 10 HaEley until b
should be nominated Mr. Whitney the
e excused the bluuder oftle committee al
III suggested the last re ,oluton he omitted VI
~ I'll that part Of the Robinson programme
carr cd out. The vole wailecOnsidcled an
the resolutions laid on ihe table. J, u
r. Bac7 Of Bureau moved thai Gen. j.
/. HaHley be nominated by acelamm;
4 ton. no. one daring TO OppOs'
Mr. Ryan, OF Lee, made short Buncom
u speech for Hawey. He didn'I know hin
Is but supposed II all right, as be thought biz
Of honest, and Lee wout give him 500vot
n As this speech didn't come 10 right Ii
chair put the question and It Was carried.
] The resolutions were then adopted, an
Re on motion, Messrs. Whitney, OF BuTeel
q. Robinson, Of Rock Island, and Ryan, Of Le
n we're appointed committee to wait upo
, M Hawiey and surprise him with bis nom
~ nation. The chair was very much surprise
Or TO find that Capt. Robinson was not a del
Q gate and he therefore substituted Mr.. Re
tor The committee returned at once, hsyir
found him,-just outside the door. Til
- was q little unex pected, as his sudden a
Of pearanee shut MIR. Ryan out OF specs
ID which he was prepared to deliver.
At Mr.. HAwLEY's SPEECH.
IS Mr. Hawley took the stand aud said
10 piece which was about the same old sto
ne had 80 often repeated. BE was proud
," the grand old parsy-there was never sue
to time as the present; the Republican par
~ was honorable; we are entering upon q
q, earnest campaign; we have work before
"a (true), many of our best men, have left I
and are now against us, true again '
have saved the nation We took bankru
treasury from the Democrats and have r
d; deemed it; We have crushed the rebellion
we Gen. Hswley & Co went forth
~ battle as one man to fight; we broug
prosperity to the country mot to the South
Or We look proudly to the future; we amend
2. the constitution we have secured peace
the IrtOie country lately devastat,
by war and now all is peace.
4 Such wagthe pist Of Mr. Hawlev'sremarl