Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-08-14
LIBERAL COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Liberal County Convention in Rock
Island, on Wednesday the 14th of August.
was held in the Court House, and
was called to order BY James B. La
rue, Of Coe, one Of the committee, and
organized by appointing DR.. J. HOke, OF
Cordova, chairman, and j. s. Drake, secre-
tAry. The call for the convention having
been read, Col. John Dickson, OF BLACK
Hawk moved that committee Of three be
appointed on credentials. Carried
The chair appointed John Dickson, Geo.
L. Ouiss, and J. T. Kenworthy said COM
mittee.
VIM. S. Thomas moved that a committee
ofthree be appointed to present list Of DEL
egates to the Senatorial and Representative
convention. Carried.
The chair appointed Wn. S. Thomas, DR..
O. Tagler, W. d. Rolf.
On motion of B. B. Joslin, it was voted
to appoint q committee Of FIVE to nominate
delegates to the Congressional Convention.
The chair appointed B. B. JOsliD, VIM.
Kerns, j. B. LArue, Vim. II. LyfoTd, James
Winans.
WIN. S. Thomas moved that committee
Of nine be appointed on resolutions. Carried
The chair appointed WI. s. Thomas, DR.
@. Tegeler, Sam. Heagy, Henry SsddOris
n. Appleby, John Kistler, Andrew Donald
son, John Liphardt, S. F. Hartman.
The committee on credentials presented
the following report, which was adopted;
Cordova-4. W. D. Rolf, n. Appleby,
Vim. Farrell, DR.. J. Hoke.
Canoe Creek. Horace Liphardt, VIM,
Shultz.
Coe-5 Henry SaddOris, J. B. Larue,
Marx Hswberg. James bangle, d. Barnes.
Port Byron-4. Samuel L. Swisher,
MArcellus r. Metzgar, John Zolliuger Paul
Albreoht,
Hampton. Geo. r. Wells, James
Winans, Samuel Hsagy, Joseph Albrecht,
Geo. A. Hoffman Peter Mohr
4 Carbon Clif-3. VIM. S. Thomas, Sam
uel Bowles, 7. S. silvs.
! Zuma-3 John ShAfer, Madison BoWles
B. B. Joslin.
Moline-l6 VIM. kerns, Geo. Stephens
Euy gene Lewis, ThoS. Dunn, L. K. Wither
ell, X. L. Brown, X. V. Henry, J. S. Smith
n. Schumacher, S. Hoon, c. +. Calkins
Jas. McBurney, A. Boynton, A. p. Lundell
Lewis Gunnell, G. W. Walker.
Rock lsland-23 DR.. c. Trnesdsle, W
L Sweeney, J. S. Drake Substitute for Fl
@. Connolly Porter Skinner, James Carroll
John HOlmquist, John Ziegler, c. Tege
Ter, John Warner, Jos. Gray, Tbos. Boil.
mAn, Geo. Lamont, John Fisher, Gus. Stem
gel, A. Bsmbsrger, Elijah Carter, Geo. L
Quist VIM. Bunker, John Swanson, VIM
Bell, p. I. McElherne, Thomas ThorinEton
s. b. Heudren.
Back Hawk. VIM. Young, John A
Boyer, John Dickson, Thos. Kerr, VIM
Kerr, B. c. Frysinger, Henry Mum.
r Coal Valley. Geo. Hitler 5. +
t Hartman, r, Battersby, ThoS. Lees.
Rural. Andrew Donaldson, Levi
Wilson, VIM. Moore, A. L. Sayre.
Bowling-3. John DoughertY, MATHEW
Crswell, VIM. Gray.
Andslusia-4. John Houston, Jaco
First, H. e. De Santo, j. 7. KsnvortAy.
Edgingtou-5. James Taylor, Cyru
r Conkling, J. P Taylor, Abraham Rinker
Geo. Wakefield
) Buffalo Prairie John Kistler, Henri,
} sherman, J. Huber, John Hayes, John Edg
ington.
Drury-5. None.
The committee on Congressional dele
gates reported as follows; Henry Saddori:
Gee; Ssm'l Heagy, VIM. S. Thomas, Hamp
toe VIM. kerns, Moline; Fl q. Mayo
Il. c. Connolly, Rock Island John Dick
} son, Milan Daniel Edgington, of Edging
, ton; H ,ury Zieger, Buffalo Prairie. Repol
: adopted
The committee on delegates to the Sens
D torlal convention reported as follows Dr.
A, J HOke, Henry SaddOris, T. s. Silvis, job
Ziegler, Geo. L. Quist, John A. Boyer J
T. ken~ortby, John EdQiugtop, John KSt
Ter.
Voted TO appoint a county central CON
mittee of fv.. Mr. Boyer suggested the
the committee be centrally located. III
10 lowing we're appointed by nomination
Thomas Kerr, OF Milan Eugene Lewis, Q
Moline P. T. McElherne, George L. Outs
A1d II, II. Mayo, of Rock Island. Til
committee were instructed to appoint ttei
own chairman.
Voted that the chairman Of each town
ship committee, as appointed IN the var
Gus towns, forward the name of their chair
man to the county central committee
On motion of Eugene Lewis it was votet
to proceed TO the nomination of coun:
officers.
On motion OF Col. Dickson i, was voted t.
nominate Circuit Clerk FIRST. Samuel Bowie
and Joseph May were appointed sellers.
Henry Nuna nominated Dan. W. Diu o Il
tor Circuit Clerk
Ga motion of Judge Kistler, Dan. "
1 Dimock was nominated for Circuit Clerk b.
exclamation, unanimously.
Mgj. II. Il. Mayo, of Rock Island, wal
nominated unanimously, by acclamasiou for
Sheriff
john 7. KenworIhy and Henry Num-
we're Put in nomination for prosecuting
attorney.
Ga motion of Mr.. Kerns it was voted that
she dele gates present have the right to cast
the full vote to which their townships may
be entitled.
The tellers reported so votes cast for John
1. kenworlhy and II for Henry Mum,
Whereupon John T. Konworthy was unAni-
mously nominated for prosecuting attorney.
The names of John Holmqriss, John
Flanagan and August SAndstedt we're pre-
aen'ed for coroner. The tellers reported
that August ssndstedt had received all the
votes and he was declared unanimously
no minated for coroner.
Mr.. Thomas, from the committee on reso
IutIonS reported as follows:
WHEREAS, We, the Liberal Republicans and
Democrats, Of Rock Island county, have as
semoled together this day for the first time.
hoping to be instrumental in no small degree m
renewing our common county from the opprsss-