Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-05-06
REPUBLICAN COUNTY con-
VENiH'lON.
Master is Dead, hail to the
New Chieftai.0!
DEATH LOVES A SHINING M ARK"

IAe happy family, alias the foiio~e'
Hawley and Major Beardsley, who hA'o
been throwing dust in each others eyes i0i
some weeks past, met at the Court House ~
o'clock this afternoon. q. ". ho"ue"
chairmsn, and NJ. T. Wiser secretary. %
bitter and persistent has been the ngh'
between the two factions that full ueiesH
,;ors we're present from every township. IL
was plainly TO be seen that Major BeArdsley
the master of the Republican parry IN the
comfy. was beaten and laid away politically .
r dead, aud the mastership of the party trans
ferrsd to Capt. Robinson. The Beardsley |
bows looked weak and came up to the fight
demorAlized, while the faithful presented 9
solid front. At that's point 3 gen
teman of Princeton, Mr.. c. n.
Whitney of the Bureau county
Herald, by invitation, delivered q nice little
speech to the convention. Told them how
good he felt and how happy be was to be in
so harmonious family. he eudeAvored to
say some very smart things about Horace
, Greeley. We have no doubt but il Fl. G.
} could have heard him he would feel very
badly Strange that such q ponderOus in
tellect should be cooped up in a one horse
newspaper office in Bureau Co. Mr.. Whit
ney begged an Invitation to deliver speech
at some future time. He then gave them
little sample of his piece and So down,
grestly surprised that the convention did
not applaud.
: The usual preHmnAries were disposed or
J and the ring formed. At the frs. round
: Beardsley's followers went to grass-where
g they will remain for the present. There was
nice little fight ovsr admitting
CordovA delegates.
: 1t was nice little squAbble-a calling
OF each othes liars in mild terms, charge
! of unfairnsss against the chairman, for which
Of course the chairman snubbed their lit
tle noses. Then MIR. Zimmerman rubbed
" the abuse in little. which was OF course
D. allowed by the chair. Mr.. Mayo wanted
d to answer, but was told to sit still and look
e happy. He wasn't in the ring. Mr.. Nor
IS gen tried TO answer the charge Of 81 bride
" but was so severely snuobed that be took to
cover, and all the Besrdsey we're men routed,
spit upon and shslved away upon the top
10 shelf, and GRAINED into Capt. Robinson S
coat pocket.
:, Here the chair was shown that he didn'i
~ know as much about parliamentary rules as
:, the school teachers. After the quarrel,
which time will not permit US 10 give in
detail, and which was, to say the least, q
disgrace to the Intelligence of the conven-
y tion, the chair appointed committee TO re-
ir port the names OF fourteen delegotes to the
g. congressional convention. 1t wasn't eX-
psctsd that the chair showed know enough to
appoint the mover OF the resolution chair
man so 10 ade up the committee to suit himself
and leaned back in digni6ed and beautiful
composure. A happy thought struck him
suddenly and be called for the committee on
y resolutions TO resolve the Besrdsley faction
= back into submission TO the will of their
z masters.
D0'1AN WIS NOAlf4 Oc NbAc hub NOuh bh
delegates came in and modes,ly reported,
first, their own names and then their cous-
ms. 1t was moved that the report be adopt
= ed. The vote was msuifes,ly lost, but the
= chair,true to instructions, decided it carried
This was so baretaced that another vots was
taken. The chair decided as before. This
made the Bsardsey men look very thin, but
the chair knew mis- little piece. The follow.
ing are the names as elected By the decision
,t Of the chair. if 20, by the vote
" f. d. Sweeney, T. J. Robinson, Alexsu
n der Steel J. II. Wilson, c. Fl. Deere, J. s
keator, G. ". Lobdsll, J. ". Wheelock
n Fred Osborne, D. Zimmerman, J. A Jog
lr dan, D. B. Sears, J. LequAtt and G. NJ. Al
len. The committee on resolutions then
1r presented the following
ReSoiUed, That after three years of tria
in the Presidential chair, we express our
FULLEST satisfaction with L. S. Grant Presi
III dent Of the United States. The ciosesi
es scrutiny, and the severest tests OF investIge,
!. ton have oblv served to favor his integrity
, of character and the wisdom OF the gene "a
s policy of his administration. The present
~ prosperity of the country, the rapid reduc
Az ton of the Nauo a. debt together With
4 corresponding reduction OF taxation, The
peace prevailing at home and abroad ane
NC the general efficiency with which the pnblit
service throughout toe country is admins
tered are solid arguments 10 bis favsr, which
or vague charge and shallow sophistries can
not overthrow or weaken. Should tbs
National Convention to be held at PhiladeI
lie phiA, nominate him for reelection, W.
ID pledge him our hearty and unanimous sup
port.
Res0lred, That at this time when hereto
10 fore trusted men Of the party are deserving
q to the enemy, it is peculiarly to the duty o
ID all honest republicans to stand true to theil
h principles
Resoired, That the lSbors Of Hon. j. hr
. B. HAwlsy in the pas, and presen
T. Congress have been and are such as Il
lie commend him to the party support of hi
constituents, and that his integrity of char
acter, fairness of purpose and zeal for tbs
Or right under all circumstances, recommend
p him TO the repu blIcsns of this county as TN
man best fitted to represent them in tn,
10 next Congress, and we do hereby pledg,
OF to him our earnest and continued support
is Adopted by three voting in the Afirma
,, tive, Mr.. Mayo voting no. OF course th'
oil chair declared them adopted unanimously
NJ The convention then appointed the follow
al ing delegates to the senatorial and repre-
or sentative convention
W j. NJ. Gould, Wm. jackson, K. J. R. BAk
re ERE. II. Bormsn, Jr. Robt. Montgomery
and John Quincy Adams.
These delegates we're instructed to cas-
=, the whole vote of the convention. On'
a delegate supposed he SAs there to nominAt
: HAwley, and moved that they proceed Il
nominate. The convention smiled Wbil'
= the movers friends carried him out. An at
a, tempt was made to appoint a congressionA
committee and 70 turn ont the old committee