The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-03
The nomination be made unanimous. Car

rled.
Albro, of Henry, moved fora committee
of one from each delegation to wait upon
Gen. Henderson Carried.
Some jealous delegate took the honor of
being on the committee from Albro BY
moving that the chairmen of the delega-
tons be that committee. Carried by a
loud vote, Mixter's voice being heard above
all others. This almost put post office
or Washington appointment within his
reach.
Loud calls were made for the committee
on resolutions. Before they could respond
the committee returned with Henderson
who had heard the cheering and was wait
ing near by, his friends having told him
to be
PREPARED WITH A SPEECH.
| Cheers greeted Gen. Henderson as he
stepped upon the platform. He is tall,
well built man, with iron gray chin whis.
kers. dark eyebrows projecting over small
sunken eyes, has pleasing, affable way in
meeting people, is rather an easy speak
err, though not very forclble in express
sion or logical in thought, and just the
kind OF man to be tricky, as his vacilla.
ting speech showed him to be- He stated
that he would not attempt to disguise his
qualification on being nominated, as that
would be absurd He thanked them over
and over and said he was doubly grateful
as he had been
UNDER A CLOUD
for ten years, and because his political in
tegrity had been assailed. The conven-
ton took this to refer to his attempt to beat
Lovejoy, the regular Republican candidate,
IN 1921 by running as bolter on the Dem
ocratic ticket, when he came within six or
seven hundred Of accomplishing his pur-
pose. Had he succeeded he would now be
a Democrat. He further said that he
was willing to let all animosities be by
genes and things of the past, and would
not accept if he thought he was not ac-
ceptable to all the party. He said he
doubted his ability to perform the duties
of the Office if elected; that Hawley and
Lynde were both more competent, as he
had known them both for twenty years.
He was not gratifed at being built up by
pulling better men down. This made the
Rock Island delegation squirm. The
speaker then glorifed the Republican par
ty, and said he had been aconsistent party
man all his life. This produced peculiar
smile on the faces of some of the delegates
Of Bureau county. 1t then suddenly oc-
Cured to him that the
FARMERS MUST BE TICKLED,
and he delivered a little buncombe on
transportation said that many years ago
his father was in favor of canal and so
was he at the same time; said he worked
on farm when he ives small boy, and
that hence the Republican party was the
friend of the farmer. Heaven save the
mark He further said, in answer to the
charge that he was in sympathy with rail
roads, that he had never been a railroad
attorney only in few cases, and then he
didn't get oyer 81 800 or $4,000, but that
he would like to get a few railroad cases as
an attorney. On the currency question he
was
NOT IN FAVOR OF A SPEEDY RESUMPTION
Of specie payments, he thought that time
and the business of the country should
regulate the volume of the currency; said
we now have the best currency the world
ever had and he thought it inexpedent to
tamper with it. On the tariff he said that
while he was in favor of tariff for rev.
enue he thought the tariff should be
so HIGH AS TO PROTECT
all the industries of the country. Again
thanking the convention he closed,
John b. Hawley was then called for, and
| in the usual manner of defeated party
men, pledged his support to Henderson.
His speech was not very heartily rellshed
by the Rock Island delegates. Loud calls
were made for Judge Lynde, but the
Judge was not in the hall, and didn't show
up.
The committee on resolutions then made
the following report:
RESOLUTIONS.
RESOLVED, That we reatfii m the platform adopt
ed at the last Republican state conventions held at
Springfield, June I. 1874.
2. That the construction of a canal from the
Mississippi river to the Illinois river is imperatvey
demanded by The people OF the Sixth congressional
district. and that from the very nature Of such
canal 1t should be constructed by the general gov
eminent and be owned by the people, and be Oper-
ated exclusively for their benefit.
B. That we are in favor of the passage Of the bill
now pending in Congress, with such amendments
struction of Il double track freight railway from
ide-water on New York bay to the Missouri river,
with branches to Chicago and St. Louis the same
sion, to be appointed by the general government at
actla cost Tor transportiOn.
4. That we pledge our hearty and indiy dual sup
port Tor the nominee Of this convection.
On motion the following were named by
tbC hihci Wv StuhtlSS 40 iuClbDCIS VI tUe
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE:
s. g. Paddock, Bureau; K. L. Steele,
Henry; II. II. Mallen, Lee; VIM. Dur
ley, Putnam; L. NJ, Hayerstick, Rock Isl
and.
Only some ten or twelve members of the
convention were remaining in the hall
wheu these appointments were completed,
all having left in disgust at the delay of
Henry county in naming its member of the
committee. 1t seems that Albro wanted
the appointment but finally they outvoted
him and named Mr.. Steele. This
handful of the convention then nominated |
and elected l.. NJ. Haverstick as chairman
Of the committee. Later, the members
from the other counties came to the deter |
to repudiate this action, believ-
ing themselves competent to select their |
own chairman.
The convention then adjourned sine die.
This ended the three cornered fight in
which Bureau county gave Rock Island |
away by
DECEIVlNG MIR. LYNDE
aud his friends, in promising not to bring
out any candidate This is proven by the
fact that Lynde's friends have written
pledges from Henderson that he would
not be candidate, and hence the bringing
,ut of Lynde by Hawley's enemies Had
hey brought out Henderson in this coun-
y in place of Lynde it is probable Hawley
would have secured Rock Island county,
But by deceiving Lynde, Hawley lost his
'wn county and then Henderson came 10
md made three cornered fight previously
how Lee and Putnam would stand,
henderson, thus being master of the situa-
ion, with the convention and bis delegates
light at heme, was able to
CROWD ROCK ISLAND To THE WALL