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

lican county convention from NUN -
there was not one farmer, or one iaD''oi'
Who were the delegates Lolaor
!. james NJ Beardsley, ofnce-ioiuoi
and lobbyist -.
or, ex-alderman, ex-city treasurer ga
county Judge, and banker
3. Thomas Murdoch, ex-mayof'anu 0oii-
tractor -, :;
4. Elijah Carter, ex-mayor, and clerk IN
glass works
5. Oliver Olsen, lawyer.
6. Henry Curtis Jr., lawyer
:. Ernst Krell, supervisor, ana reS'auf-
ant keeper al
5. J. r. McCalister, ex-preaeher' ana
merchant
6. E. W. Spencer, ex,alderman, and
dealer in stoves, etc.
10. c. b. Knox, coroner, ex-superVlsor'
chronic office seeker, and undertaken,
IL. Holmes Hakes, ex-candldate Tor
mayor, aud Spectator.
! II. Joseph Miller, saloon keeper
Is. J. RI. Kaufman. dealer IN grave
/ stones. etc.
IA. j. W. Bracket, lawyer and man OF
leisure =,
Is. II. B. Burgh, government othee-hold-
er.
l6. J. B. Cargill, ex-olhce- holder, and
grocery keeper.
II Ben Harper, ex-mayor, capitalist.
and business man-refused to have any
thing to do with the convention and would
not even attend the secret caucus
Is. Morris Resented, manufacturer.
f 10. j. H. Wilson, capitalist, manutac-
turer aud miner
%. J. f. Bready, manufacturer.
81. J. Ross Mills, speculator.
%. S. c. Plummer, ex-eandidate for
mayor. and physician
%. VIM. Atkinson contractor
"A. John Peetz, bo,k-keeper.
I Not a farmer, or a aborer, among them.
Several Of them had nothing to dc
! with the convention a. all. A few, little
clique, run the machine, In the same
) old rut
How was it in Moline? There is large
5 township, containing large number OF
I wealthy and excellen, Republican farmers
. And the town of Milne is largely made
up of workingmen. How many farmers
5 and laborers did the Moline wire workers
r put in as delegates? Let us see.
E /. H. H. Barnard, manufacturer, ole
party hack, been trustee, supervisor, etc
!. etc, is now alderman and is always read,
4 for an office
y ,. ". j. Entrikin lawyer, city attorney
II town clerk, etc,
3. II. 0. SIeight manufacturer, he'll
/ office in Henry county till they kicked hin
out. and then turned up as a Moline poll
tician, with his mouth open for anythin
to that drops into it,
L !. ", c. Bennett, manufacturer, an
" standing chairman lf Moline Republica
caucuses, getting ready for an office
5. J. G. Salisbury, contractor, standin
M delegate, and ready to do any small polit
sc cal job.
he &. J. NJ. Christi, manufacturer, el
lr' supervisor and general office seeker.
nd I. }. W Morey, druggist, unsuccesstI
~. candidate for postmaster, which he lost b
or cause he was for jim Beardsley for col
al gress chairman of county committee, al
wants something
ur- $ j. ;. keator, manufacturer, now a
M derman, and has he'd every office he cou
the induce the people 70 give him since
i'm lived in town
I 'Hr 9. John NJ Goul manufacturer al
IN. banker, who has held on To three offices
Pr a time from both SIZES for the last TIVE
i've. tv wears, aud who has no back bone on a
ign subject.
., TO- A. J. Tobias, school teacher defe;
MY ed candidate for alderman, and ready
en- try it again.
,ed II. O. X Ferguson, book keeper a
~ ex-city clerk
y u. G. o. Mason manufacturer, a
the member of the school board ready
hat any good paying office.
on -. H. II. Grover, clerk. and memt
IN of the school board-wauts better Off
II. d. l.. Wheelock, capitalist and {
Il" mayor
Is. Charles Reese, saloon keeper
, me ways put on Just 10 please the Germans
and 10. c. W Lobdell dry goods dealer,
ant trustee, ex-aldermau, now supervisor, C
and didate for county judge, and wants sol
,tice thing all the time
sci, SCI, II. f. A. Peterson, grocery KEEP
defeated candidate for collector last spri
tbe Is. VIM. Soderstnm, cant find hin
the directory.
can 49, W. H. Roystou, assistant-postma:
ESQ and ex tax collector
and % J c. Starr, manufacturer, ex-whl
ron Inspector, and chronic office seeker
81. j. g. Wells, policeman, tax coll
'aus or, constable and standing office seeker
eve - Henry Harwood livery stable keel
has ex-street commissioner, etc.
King %. J. 5. Richards, druggist, sci
trustee and ex-towu trustee.
If there was farmer or a laborer f
r the Moline. It must have been SoderStT
u r,,, We do not know who he is
e bill Now, here are f. delegates-al almost
and half the convention. and how many re
sentatives can you find of farmers aud
ssed borers? Not one-unless it is the unku
made Soderstrom
1tinr Then take the nthnr townships,