The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-28
TEE WATER BOARD ZINC,
TIE PINKIEY's OFFICE JOE
CARRIED OUT.
= Packed ard Set Up Thing.

! =
The water board ring (calling itself the
Republican conventionl met IN the court
house on Saturday evening and was called to
order by Assistant City Attorney j. j.
Parks.
| Supervisor Henry Dart was called to
the chair and Mr. Parks acted as secretary.
| The following committee on credentials
was appointed: First ward, City Attorney
Gest; Second ward DIR. .y.W STARK Third
ward, County Judge S. S. Guyer; Fourth
ward, S. w. MeMasters; Fifth ward,
County Clerk John V. Cook.
| This committee reporting. County Judge
Guyer nominated VIM. P. Butler for
mayor, and, as the thing had already been
set I'D. for him, there was no opposition.
4 Assistant Attorney Parks was then re-
elected chairman of the city committee
4 City Attorney Gest then made his
little speech, showing that he was afraid
of the result of the election, and tht
/ position of city attorney for another year
Public Administrator Quincy MeNei
then spoke, the principal point Of hi
speech being charge against Lawye
lSweeney tor supporting Mr.. Davenport 70
o collector in the spring of 1874.
u. S. Commissioner and Library Direc
tor Il. D. Sweeney then spoke. He sal
!, that Mr.. Gest had limited that Mr.. Daven
" port was going to back out of the contest
9 He did not believe Mr.. Davenport wa
e that kind of a man, as he had learned, b
his experience with him, that he was har
man to beat, and Buffers friends woul
have to work hard or they would be d.
,fl feated. As an example of the fact tn,
Mr.. Davenport never backed out after III
= dertaking anything Mr.. Sweeney Gale
10 attention to his action in regard to aidir
d the public library by the office Of collect'
in 1874. He said numerous offers we
made by our citizens, but Bailey Davel
n ports offers would go ahead of them a
O. and at last he got the Office for the bene
e. of the library. In answer to Quincy NJ
It Neil, he said that he had never attended
10 meeting at the court house since he su
ct ported Mr.. Davenport for collector witho
i. he had been drawn over the Goals for
Is and now all he wanted to say was, tt
er good book says that when you repent y
a. should be forgiven for supports
al Mr.. Davenport, for he did not regret the
n but for supporting wrong principle
setting up offices at auction.
or The meeting then adjourned.
re- Since the above was written we have
he ceived the following
err NOTE FROM MR.. SWEENEY.
To the Editors Of The Argus.
There appears to be misapprehens
on the part of some as to the tenor OF
rt, remarks on Saturday evening at the I
.st publican convention concerning my $,
- porting Mr.. Davenport for candidate
as town collector two years since IN the hi
He est OF the library.
ks With your permission permit me to
net that after being called several times 70
speech, [ expressed myself that did
Zee think Mr.. Davenport would back dow
as had been intimated by Mr.. Gest in
ry, speech that thought he would be b.
NO. man to beat; and then in support OF
opinion referred to the occasion when
LIZ run in the interest of the library; t
us. there was time during that contest wi
gis- thought he would back down, blu
never seemed to occur to him, and that
went to work and with his assistance
'.or elected him.
Site After expressing myself thus Mr..
use Neil followed and referred to the contes
had spoken of and stated what he tt
to do, to-wit; to put spelling book in
hands of every poor child that wanted
,ent education and that on the other b
,.na wanted to put novel in their hands.
'loo- / then arose and said, sportively, tn
uses had been abused in every political NEE
the | had attended 10 the court house s
A that election, about this matter, aid
80, as had thoroughly repented oft, acc
may ing to the good book, ought to be
ana given and | thought that this ought t
Drop the last of it.
the Now, understand, it is claimed s
r.. ri was sorry | had supported Mr. Davenl
| certainly did not say so, and did
theH mean any such thing. What l did I
for was that | had repented of the actor
Library Board took in the matter,
,rora became convinced before We got thr
= with it and have ever since been sat
" VI that the move was a wrong one and ]
office lowed ND would result in great harm
am not sorry for having supported
Davenport. On the other hand, l
always been grateful to him for helpi
word make the fight he did and for the u
..o,or that, through him, come into the Ii
a''e' fund, and with which we were enab
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