The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-10
A DEMoRALIZED CROWD.

4 more demoralized organization never
existed than the late Republican party in
this county, as represented by its ring con
vention on Tuesday. Saloon-keepers were
employed was it Guyer, money that did
it?l 70 fill the court house here at their
caucus last Saturday, and men who were
Democrats, engaged in the disreputable
work OF electing Guyer delegates Guycr
himself standing at the door and begging
votes for his ticket \ fair and indepeu-
dent vote of the Republicans of Rock Isl
and would have elected the Simonson tick
ct. But the man who now holds court to
try saloon keepers has placed himSelfu under
personal obligations to them to secure his
delegates.
Monday night the country delegates be-
gan to arrive, and the caucusing com
menccd. All sorts Of trades were attempt
ed in order to slaughter men whow were not
in the ring. At the beginning the jim
Beardsley party had control Of the conven-
ton. At the end the llawleyites had routed
the Beardsleyites, horse, foot and Dragons
aud laid out Wiser, fat Thinking he had
the convention, tBeardsley made a move
which gave the country towns fourteen ad
dtioual votes. and thus lost the game.
On the first ballot for Judge they cas-
one more vote than there was in the whole
convention. Who did this little Tammany
job was not ascertained 1t made It'll,
ripple and then the slaughter went on
1 There was a majority of the convention
opposed to Guyer and if Lobdell had KEEP
out, Simonson would have been nominate,
. or, being in, if he and his friends hat
managed iudiciously he would have secure,
the coveted prize.
On the Clerk, the Hawley Simonso
party won a decided victory. and lai
Beardsley and his friend Wiser out cold a
(. wedge The groans of the wounde
were fearful, but it made no difference
!. the Hawleyites were top and they GROVE
{ Justify while they could. John Cook WI
: declared the nominee clever man. wi
g. has, for more than ten years, been Il stan'
& ing candidate for nomination to some 0
, fee. Not year has passed but we hay
1. heard somebody suggest John Cook fl
something He is not qualified to fill Il
:. position-he is an upright, good, hone
man, and a persistent office seeker, wi
can perform the duties Of the Office fl
which he is nominated.
Next came Treasurer, and here was
, chance to have greatly strengthened Il
u ticket by nominating j L. Perkins, of Co
dOva, thus securing a most excellent ma
= and fairly dividing the ticket above al
below Rock Island. But the factions
the convention we're mad and bent on ru
or ruin We asked one of the leadil
L Beardsley men, in the evening. why tn,
did not nominate Perkins and not only 5
cure competent and excellent candidat
but give strength to what was a very we
ticket. Because, said he, his frien
mp at that end wouldn't trade with us
IL the morning, and we meant to pay the
off They did pay them off by nomin
he ting John Cleland, Of Edgington, ia
but most inefficient man, whose effor
for years, have been directed towards g
ting an office. Without energy or eflicie
cy as a farmer, he has been a consta
aI-,r ft,,,. az Inbf -lpl
Cleland-both very fair and clever me
have been known in this county for yea
as ready to take any Office within thu
Nc. reach
nss Finally came School Commissioner, a
.re nobody from the upper end Of the coun
had a vote. The delegates from up tn
way seemed to think it good chance
I'd load down the ticket and give it a char
to go under, out of sight, and they pill
, all their votes upon the present incumbe
| formerly from Milan-the most unpopu
man who ever held the Office.
4 That the ticket of the old party hac
Two Office beggers in this city, and t
,,u more in the country. If any Democrat
on this county shall be so stupid as to "
i for any man on that ticket and thus h
- keep up an organization which ought
die with the corrupt Democratic rings
the past, he will be guilty of throwing
:, influence in favor of an organization VIII
lie is hanging like an incubus upon all
industrial intereafz of o,,r co,,,tr,v o,,Dr.