The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-15
SOME INCIDENTS OF THE LATE CREDIT
MOBILIER CONVENTION.
GRANT.

were afraid 10 SUSTAIN tllo oHi'i' |
salary -thief, knowing, as they do, that the
farmers are bitterly opposed to the IN
crease of salaries in every shape
JOHN b. HAwLEY.
Poor Hawley was ignored entirely IN the
county convention, No word OF eneour-
agement was given tohim. The delegates
were afraid to say word about him on
account of his action on the Iowa Land
Grab Bill. The farmers movement teri
fees the whole batch of grabbers.
JUDGE IN A HORN LoBDEIL GETS UP ON
HIS EAR ABOUT THE CHAIRMAN OF
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.
One of the queerest things done in the
convention was the splurge cut by Z. W.
Lobdell, of Moline. He had just been
heaten by Guyer for county judge, and,
smnrting under defeat and charging 1t
unon Jim Beardsley, and being out OF sorts
generally at the moment when Judge
Ivnde made motion that the char APP
mint committee TO select the county
central committee, Lobdeil sprang to his
feet and tried to jump over the railing sur
rounding tie Judges bench in the court
house. but, failing to do this, he beloved
Mt the very top of his voice, that he want
q ed the convention to choose the committee
; wifi DIR Gregg as its chairman. lie
5 bawled 50 loud that no one seemed TO uh-
derstapd what he said, and the convention
was thrown into much confusion but
: the would-be Judge kept on rantlne ana
n raivpg until he fired himself up to whlte
Is heat in irving to force through thing
II that no one opposed, and at last the con
" ,.ertion learned what the fellow wanted
While he was in the highest pitch OF fren
~ he exclaimed, in screaming tones, te"'
o 5o,bt, M, true and trif3 RepabHcaHtSp
,t of Dr. Grsqg!" As no one in that GROVE
nd had expressed doubt on this point al
&c looked ~ though they thought the anxious
Dis to.he Judge had made Il great noise abou
nathina. Gregg was made the chairman q
the committee Lobdell wilted away an
10 the chairman of the convention appointe
Ny = committee. who selected a central Con
~ uittee according to the original secret CAT
at plan, viz;
re Dr. p. Gresg-Rnck Island,
". c. Beunett-Moline,
J. X, GlasScock Cordova.
/. b. Thomas-Coal Valley.
will W. II. Wommacks
ate Wauts-to.b e-Judge Lobdell having e
at hausted himself upon Gregg, was not at
I on TO offer any further resistance to t
ave schemes Of his supposed enemies.
N. MASON THROWS A chr OVER THE GARD
[ FENCE
When it was announced in convention II
ton Culver had6G votes and Lobdell and oth'
ter is. Nh. Mason. Of Moline, moved 70 try it on
hos again. as there was one vote too ma
cast This move lit upon the meeting |
bomb shell. and all sorts OF motions VI
made Lobdell sat still and saw his triet
try to throw a brand into the conv'
ton and offered 10 resistance to IT, !
Y. friend Mr.. Sleight, seeing that the Mol
this delegation we're getting the meeting int
Is of row and themselves into bad oder, mo-
the to make the nomination Of Judge thu
the unanimous. At this Lobdell sprang
men his feet and told his ofiicious friend I
lers he should have left that job for h
nder SIeight withdrew his motion, and Lob
are then. with sardouic grin, a tear in
ntry. corner of his left eye, and his fingers uu
Il do his coat tails, did what he might have
mer- some credit for dong If he had done i
far soon as the vote was announced But
was too late. 1t would have been be
for him at that stage Of the game, to /
kept his seat, and also kept his m'
shut
POOR MAQUIzER. : GOOSE COOKED.
u ~. When Cook cooked Wiser, the la
NV ~ Mougb net q dslegats moved that the /
''''' nation he made unanimous. This
J. "''' done in better time than Lobdeli did
III n'- same Job in his case, but this expire
., Of willingness on the part of both
''.'' men to be unanimously slaughtered rem
VI ", VI one Of the willingness Of condemned ;
- inlIs to die.