The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-08
Aug. Huesing Of Rock Island for Sheriff
Eric oksrberg Of Moline for Coroner
Recommendation of Choice of
Good Men For representative.
EVERYBODY SUITED WITH THE RESULT


Good Men For Representative.
EVERYBODY SUITED WITH THE RESULT.
The Republican Rings will be Beaten in the
County.
The Independent Reform convention as |
sembled in Negus's Hall at 10 o clock,
Tuesday Sept. Sth, S. r. Porter, of Mo
line, read the call and DIR. Reiter. of Zu-
ma, was elected chairman and Frank Ii.
Harris, of Black Hawk. secretary.
A committee of three, on credentials,
was appointed, as follows: Madison
Bowles, VIM. d, Clark, Geo. Crawford. :,
Mr.. L. d. Edwards, of Hampton, moved
that a committee Of FIVE be appointed to
confer with the committee. appointedlat the
mass meeting held at the court house on
the Goth of August last. Mr.. Edwards
supported his motion in short speech, in
which he suggested that the committee
be named by the convention. aThe
following were appointed James
First, of Moline A. G. Stevens, of Hamp-
ton VIM. Kale, of Rock Island John \,
Liphardt, of Canoe Creek and S. l..
Swisher, of Coe
Mr.. l.. d. Edwards explained that it
had been decided to call the legislative
convention at Cambridge, on the Goth in
slant.
The committee on credentials reported
the following as entitled to votes in the
convention which report was adopted.
Rural-Lewis Wilson.
Goes. l.. .Swisher, VIM. n. johnson.
Bowling-John Forgy, H. McCulloch.
Hampton A. G. Stevens, r. s, Silyis,
Geo. A, Crawford, i. d. Edwards, W. d.
Clark.
Zuma-J. Reiter, NJ Bowles.
Cordoya-Geo. Marshall, j. Hoke.
Moline - Eugene Lewis, Vim. Giles,
Daniel Haines, Fred Calkins, James Nc
Burney, Claus j. Jasper, Henry Kahn,
James First, Adolphus Weckel, James
Shaw, Eric Okerberg, John Elmstedt,
Simon Hirsch.
Black Hawk-F. II, Harris, Gus STEM
gle, Chas +. Kyle, NJ. Donahue.
Canoe Creek-John A, Mphardt
Rock Island - Dr. Truesdale, II. c.
Connolly G. p Hengstler, r. B, Taylor,
Henry Woltman, VIM. Shearer, G. Akin
son, VIM. Kale, i. NJ. Buford, Bailey
Davenport, Swan Swanson, Henry Ber-
COVER, Michael Kane, S. BStoddard, VIM
Bell, James NJ. Butord, 2. L. McElherne.
Coall Nalley-Fred Frecberg, Thomas
Lees, George Henry.
Edgington.- 7, Seymour, W. II.
| Wheaton
Buffalo Prairie-A. }. Little.
Andaldsia Robert Ross, Samuel Ken
nedy.
The chairman then read the following
communication from the chairman of the
conference committee from the McCor
mick mass meeting;
| Rock ISLAND, Sept. 3, 1sy4
Dr. Rciter, Chairman Of independent Reform
| County Convention of Rock Island Co.;
| Dear Sir:-A county convention held in this
city on the Goth of August last what is know
as the Mccormick call for state convention, 81
committee of five was appointed to confer win
your convention in relation 10 uniting wit said con
yeutlon in adopting platform, nominating candi'
dates, and appointing delegates to the COMPRESSION
al and legislative conventions provided an honora-
bic and satisfactory arrangement could be smade.
That committee il now in session and ready to con
fer with your convention Respectfully, etc,
}. X. JOHNSTON, Chairman of Com
On motion the communication was re-
ferred to the committee already appointed.
On motion, adjourned till clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
The convention did not come to order
until , clock, the delay being occasioned
by the lengthy conference of the two com
nttces. Their presence in the hall was
the signal for business to commence. The
committee ON credentials reported the al =
rival Of additional delegations who were
admitted to seats. On motion of Lewis
Wilson the delegations were authorized to
cast the full vote of their respective town
ships. The chairman then called for the
report of the conference committees. The
secretary of the joint committe read the
following report.
Gentlcmcn of the Independent Reform Convention
OF Rock Island county:
The conference committee would res
pectluly submit the following report:
The committee unanimously recommend
the following platform:
First The restoration of gold and silver a. the
basis of the currency the resumption of specie pay
ymcuts a. soon possible without disaster t the
business interests of the country by steadily oppos
NJ imitation, and by the payment OF the national
indie Otct ess in the money OF the civilized world.
| second Free commerce; no tariff for any pur-
pose bat Cor revenue
Third. Individual liberty and opposition TO stump
tuary laws
Fourth. The right aud duty of the state TO pro-
cct its citizens from eNtorIon and unjust oiscrim-
nation by chartered monopoles.
| Fifth. Rigid restriction Of the Governments both
state and national to the legitimate d0mtin Of po-
titai power, b! excluding therefrcm all executive
and legislative intcrmeddng with the affairs oi
ciety, whereby monoqolies are fostered- privileged
CLASSES a-grandized, aud individual freedom un-
necessarily and oppressiycly restrained.
| They also unanimously recommend Aug.
/ Huesing for sheriff, and Il. Okerberg for
coroner
The following named gentlemen are rec
commended for alternate delegates to the
congressional convention: d. thinner
man, c. Tegeler, IL. &. Connolly, James
First, DR., Piper, Il. d. Buford, William
Moore, ). l.. Swisher, +. Sharp Silvis,
John kistlcr, David Iiegler and Thomas
Kerr.
They also present the following named
gentlemen as suitable persons Tor repre-
setatiyes, either of which will receive the
hearty support of this committee, to-wit
DIR. j. Hoke, VIM. ID. Clark, r. VI. Gre
nell, George Allen and Lewis Wilson
j. HoKE, Chairman.
J. Il. JOHNSTON, Secretary.
The report was received aud the com
mlttee discharged
Mr.. L. ID. Edwards, in the discussion on
the question to adopt the report, said he
did not propose to be captured by the Me
| COrmick platform.
On motion OF Lewis Wilson the plat
| form as reported by the committee was
again read.
Mir. Edwards continued the discussion.
read sometimes from his little book on the
| Decatur platform and said he had thought
the committee would adopt his platform.
! He then, by request, read the whole of the
/ Decatur platform. lie went on to discuss
| that platform but raised no objection iO