The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-06-06
Republican Co., Convention /!
ONLY TWO TOWNS SEND DELE
GATES!
Nobody but ofice-Holders Present
A General Row and Rumpus |!
HAWLEY AND THE INITIATION GANG
SNUBBED
GRANT SUSTAINED.

After drumming around until half past
3 oclock few Office holders met in the
Supervisors room, to hold county con-
vention. There were present:
From Rock Island-Dr. Gregg, u. S.
Arsenal Surgeon: NJ. T. Wiser, U. S.
Revenue Officer; David Halves, U. S.
" Risky Inspector; S. S. Guyer, County
Judge.
From Moline--Geo. D. Gould, Circuit
Clerk DR.. Morey, Supervisor CIV Lob
dell, Assessor; j. u. Salisbury, Contractor
on School Buildings II. H. Grover, Supt
of Schools Maj. Morris, Moline editor of
the Union.
And that's all--only two towns repre-
scented.
In an adjoining room was VIM Payne,
Sheriff; Henry Dart Supervisor Thos.
Campbell, Supervisor ALEX. Steel, Haw-
ley's confidential advisor.
DIR. Gregg called the meeting to order,
and Wiser was made Secretary.
DIR. Gregg was then made chairman.
The chair then read paper from X. ID.
Sweeney requesting eX-Clerk Hodges to
act for him. Accepted.
A long and dreary silence.
Walter johnson came in.
Mai. Morris told the chair to do some
thing, was no use setting there and doing
nothing.
Morris moved for a committee on Gre
dentials.
The chair appointed Morris, Steel and
Dart.
Dart wanted to be excused. The chair
refused to excuse him.
The Committee on credentials found
none present from any towns but Moline
and Rock Island, and asked the convention
to let everybody be delegate
The convention on motion granted the
request.
This added 4 to the convention viz: Oh
sen, Harson and fat man from Ohio
who sat in the window. and THE ARGUS
reporter.
The chair said it was illegal
Mr.. Dart said there were so few present
that it would make the convention a little
larger and he thought the motion proper
On motion the chair appointed COM
mittee on resolutions, viz: IIobdell, Nor
ey and Campbell
The committee on credentials kept right
ON and reported the above names with one
addition, that of Daniel Porter, brother of
Sam Porter.) Daniel went out.
Silence for 10 minutes.
Wiser and Gregg whispered
Haverstick came in and took back
seat
Wiser moved to appoint delegates to
the Springfield Convention. Carried
| Wiser moved that the Chair appoint a
committee Of to select delegates. Car
ried.
The chair appointed NJ. 7. Wiser, Geo
D. Gould, s. 2. Hodges, II. II. Grover j
G. Salisbury.
Committee retired
There was about half an hour Of silence
Morris and the fat man hanging out the
window.
Maj Beardsley came in and was appoint
ed delegate from Andalusia.
Committee on delegates came in anC
handed report to chairman, as follows j
/. Browning, D. B. Sears, S. FL. Velie, C.
Lynde, Jr., \. Belcher, T. j. Robinson
and j. NJ. Beardsley
The report was adopted, and the dele
gates authorized to get somebody else t
go if they could.
The Secretary read the following resolu
tons:
Besolced, That it is the sense Of this con
vention that the Republican doctrine, rela
/ tive to the currency question, IS the same
! to-day that it was two years ago, as showr
| by the 18th resolution of the National Re
publican platform of 1872, which is as fol
/ lows:
We denounce reputation Of the public debt il
any form or Disguise, "a national crime. We wit
/ ness with pride the reduction of the principal O
the debt and of the rates Of interest upon the bal
ance and confidently exp Ct that our excellent ia
! t1on2l currency viii be perfected by speedy re
, sumption Of specie payment
And that all measures or legislation tend
ing to dcpreciate our currency would be al
act of bad faith with our creditors and {
Reputation of our former professions.
Resoired, That we are opposed to an 10
/ fiatlOn OF our national currency, and heart
/ lily indOrse the President in his action il
vetoing the sO-called imitation act, believing
/ that his action was In accordance with true
| Republican doctrine and the views Of ;
large majority Of the people of this State
and nation.
! Resolyed, That the delegates elected tt
the State convention are hereby instructed
: to labor therein to carry out the spirit O
the above resolutions,
G. w. LoBDELL.
j. w. MoREY,
THos. Campbell.
Aleck Steel moved that they be laid OIL
the table.
| Wiser moved to amend by adoptin,
them.
Hodges said Grants veto was not thu
position of the Republican party Il. e. J tn
Illinois delegates in Congress He did no
want to condemn them, thought the part,
had better not succumb to the East.
Steel said it wasn't fair to press this cur
rency question upon this convention whel
only two towns were repTesented. becaus