The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-03
WORKS
RULE OR RUIN
Rock Island County Cheated out OF
the Candidate!
TREAcHERY OF HENDERSON
How Hawley was Defeated Z!
HOW LYNDE WAS FOOLED
A Regular Republican Squabble
with all Sides Disguised.
WHOM TIE GODS WOULD DESTROY
THEY FIRST MAKE MAD"
Vurav NOHYN ArYo0,
HOW LYNDE WAS FOOLED
A WEAK NOMINATION !

VENTION.
The night and morning was spent in can
wasting the situation. The convention
came to order at 9 o'clock without any i'm
portant changes in the various delegations
1t was thought proper, in view of the
unusual number of ballots taken without /;
choice, and as Rock Island county had fail
ed to develope any strength for its cand
date, and as he was the weakest of the
three, that he should retire first. Further
more, it was pretty generally understood
that the opposition to Hawley from Rock
Island was one of personal spite In the
event of
BREAK IN THE ROCK ISLAND DELEGATION
it was thought by Hawley's friends thai
the members of the delegation would not
dare to say to them, we do not want your
votes" especially as members of the dele
CATION and their friends were prospective
candidates for other Offices. But by their
persistency in bullying the convention they,
in effect, said the same thing.
The l4Sth and l49th ballots indicated
not the slightest change from preceding
votes. Considerable figuring and consult
ing followed between Rock Island anG
Henry, Henry insisting that Rock Island
should
TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY.
Maj Beardsley, Henry Curtis and George
Mixter stiffened up the backs of the dele
CATION, claiming that Hawley must in nc
event receive their votes. After consult
ing some time the Rock Island delegation
asked for a recess of 90 minutes. Grant
ed. The Rock Island delegation at once
left the hall and betook themselves to
Judge Lynde's apartments in the Ameri
can Hotel. Information soon came, through
the reporters, that Rock Island had deter
mined to decide the nomination on the first
ballot This was what the other delega-
tons had told them they must do Delega-
tious from other counties said to Rock Isl
and "7his is no quarrel Of ours Ioal
brought 1t here and you shall decide 1t. We
are suited 'wtM Mr., Hawley. If you haze
got hr0ugh aoith hns-aU right; pe shall
hare candidate IN Mat event, but zoe aoill
make goa decide Jetaceen our man and a
man from your o,cn county," And by
yielding they
CONFESSED THEMSELVES INFERIOR
to the balance of the convention, intellect
ually, and in all that goes to make up re-
liable representatives. Judge Lynde in
structed the delegation to withdraw his
name, and then vote was taken and show
ed majority for Henderson. This settled
the question, as it was known the other
delegations would never yield. The dele
cation left Judge Lynde's apartments for
the hall, and the Judge sauntered leisure
Iy about the hotel, looking very much re
lieved
The convention, by common consent.
came to order az soon as the Rock Island
delegaiion appeared and took their seats.
The only indication to the convention what
their vote would be was Comanche grin
IN the countenance Of Major Beardsley,
who sat in front George Mxter arose,
and, with hands resting on the back of a
chair, said. in George S most melancholy
tones. meant for eloquence, and with
ieorge's most meaning looks, meant to
convey great intellectual strength, that, at
he request of Judge Lynde, Rock Island
would
WITHDRAW HIS NAME.
lie then gave reasons for the persistent
manner they had supported him, and with
A knowing look at the Bureau county dele
al;
'tiice to an appointment at Washington.
which look was pantomimicaly duplicated
y the remainder of his delegation, he pro
eeded to pronounce well studied piece
N Gen Henderson The friends of Hen
lerson cheered loud and Justify. The
turdy men of Lee, Putnam and portion
# Henry looked in wonder and pity upon
be Rock Island delegatiOn-wonder that
nen should thus throw the nomination
way from their own county, and pity
t their subdued and crestfallen appear
brought about by the very un-
ortunate position they occupied in allow
ng their
PERSONAL HATRED.
D override their judgement. The ARGUS
eporter regrets that he cannot at this
me give pen-picture of the delegation
5 they then appeared, but Mixters wind
slipping and the convention is about
eady to vote and we on y give their names |
nd leave the readers of THE ARGUS, to
HON they are known to photograph them
1 the light above given. Here they are :
lenry Curtis, Jr. J. NJ. Beardsley.
hos. Murdoch J. c. Starr.
leo. W. Einton DR.. J. Cozad.
}. j. Cleland VI. ID. Merrill.
eo. Mixter. }. II. Browning,
l. A. Ainsworth. j. Q. Wynkoop.
|. e.. Trent. Geo f. Brown.
A still more sorrowful spectacle will
lese men present when the people of
ock Island county, all of whom are inter
'ted in the great Island improvements
ere, come TO ask them, some of them at
lie future election
WHY DID YoU Do IT?
as their hate stronger than selfrespect?
as their hate stronger than their interest
the county? When Judge Lynde with
Few they had performed their duty to
IN as the county's favorite, and to the
invention that appointed them. Their
NEXT DUTY WAS TO THE COUNTY. II
ow have they met that responsibility?
It the people decide that for themselves.
At the close of Mr.. Mixters speech. Al
o, of Henry county,one of Mr.. Hawley's ,
tterest personal enemies, because Mr..
awley refused to remove a disabled sol
er from the Galva post Office at Albro's c
quest. moved that the order of voting be I
anged by calling Rock Island county :
St This was
DOUBLING THE DOSE OF INSULT J
Rock Island, but her delegates we're ,
IipI'ed and cowed and the motion was
-ried. The call If counties showed Rock
and II tor Henderson Bureau IL for E
Henry 10 for Henderson. 9
Hawley. This was sumner to the =,