The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-05-16
Illinois Republican Roster.
From me SprinaReld Reqister.


The Republican state convention is to
meet in this city on May Gath, to select a
ticket to be presented to the people of
this state for their suffrages. 1t is sup
posed the convention will be a full one, as
the strife for nomination is very bitter,
aud all the aspirants will see to it that
their friends and supporters will be present
in full strength.
There will be in attendance, in the first
place, all the federal Office holders of the
state--revenue collectors, pension agents
and postmasters, marshals, deputy mar
shals aud bailiffs, gaugers and storekeep-
ers, and all the nameless host of parasites
which an extravagant system of govern
ment and villinous revenue system have
fastened on the body polite. These men
will CONTROL the convention, and will dictate
the ticket, and they in turn will be con-
trolled by host of worthy Republicans,
each of whom is deserving a special para
graph, thus
John A. Logan will be here He has
long been accused of completely in the
Indian ring. but the full proof Of his guilt
in this respect is not yet before the
public. He is one of the men who OBJ
tanned from congress a series OF appro-
piations for light house and break
water at Calumet harbor, for the purpose
Of improving private property, and he is
proven. by official testimony, to have been
an accessory latter the fact) to the crime
Of plundering Miss Sweet, the pension
agent at Chicago If he has not also been
"a silent partner in the whisky ring, all
indications fall and he has been sing
ularly unfortunate iu the selection Of his
friends.
j. ID. Ward was state senator when
the lake front bill was pending, and voted
for it. He was elected to congress in 1872;
was left at home in 1874; was appointed
United States attorney for the northern
district of Illinois in payment for his vote
on the fore bill resigned by request
and is now under indictment for com
pcty with the whisky ring. lie will be
here, aud his influence will be very great
in the convention.
Frank Eastman, formerly postmaster
at Chicago will he here. He is one of
the leading Republicans, in Chicago, and
is now under indictment for crookedness
Dan Mum is another Of the leaders of
the party, but his talents are such that he
is not confined to Chicago, although he
may be confined elsewhere. He is the in
innate friend of Logan, and is, indeed,
his first lieutenant. He was supervisor
Of internal revenue for this district, and
is under indictment here, at St. Louis,
Chicago and Milwaukee for defrauding
the government, n, b. 1t is possible
that Daniel may be unable to be present,
unless he ''secs" Secretary Bristow, as
Rehm. Hesng ct al. did, for he is now a
prisoner at the bar in the United States
court in Chicago However, if Logan
wants him present Daniel will answer to
roll call.
Dave Linegar, who is Munn's right
hand mar and who is al o in 1icted {, T CON
plicity in the whisky frauds, will be OF
hand to aid in directing the party.
John T. Harper who is indicted fol
conveying" 100000 Of the public mo
ney in his hands as United States collect
or for this district, will be on hand, and 81
will W. II. Harper. sound Republican
who pouched $4,000 OF the fees received
by himself as chief grain inspector at Chi
cagO.
Phil, Wadsworth, an ex-collector, of Chi
cagO. who is indicted for crOokedness, vii
answer, Here"
j. Y. Scammon, who has been indicted
for miSappropriating the funds OF the Me
chanics' National Bank. will be here Il
lHG BIuuu party.
Gil. j. Burr, the Republican treasurer
of Jackson county, who has been published
as a defaulter, will attend and with hin
and the others will be host Of indicted
gaugers and storekeeper5 from Pekin
Chicago and Peoria, all of whom are sounC
Republicans, and have been indicted fol-
the official, personal aud political crime o
theft.
Charley Farwell, Of the Indian ring, o
the whiskey ring of the Chicago custom
house ring, very lately Of congress, ant
always Of the draw poker ring, will zeal
the convention to order"
Ben Campbell, United States marsha
of the northern district of the state, who's
son.in-law, Gen. Babcock, narrowly escape,
the penitentiary, and who is personally
convicted by public opinion of blackmai!
ing Miss Sweet, the Chicago pension agent
will probably be in attendance, as will ais
be his partner in crime and in politics. j
Russell Jones.
Dave Blakcly, another sound IlllnOi
Republican, should be here, and his alb
sence will be mourned, but his man,
friends in the party must comfort them
selves with the fact that he publishes tn
state organ of the Republican party" il
Minnesota, and that u worthy compeer i
ILLINOIS will represent his presence an
position.
There is some doubt as to the attend
ance of Jake Rehm, Buffalo Miller an
Hesng, for they have pleaded guilty t
robbing the government, and they may b
sentenced any day.
While our roster of those who are likel
to attend the convention is far from be
ing complete, either as to persons o
crimes, there are some good Republican
who have heretofore aided the party i
this state, who will not be present. @
these we may mention Charles Stephan
ex-collector of the 18th district, and mem
ber of the Republican state central cou
mittee, who was indicted for stealing fror
the government, and who now is ia Canad;
With him are Hoyt and Bridges, ez
revenue officers of Chicago, aud squads {
Republican ofhce-holders from all parts {
the state, not forgetting Chester L. Roo
chief deputy in the collectors office i
chicago, who is held by many persons
be the soundest Republican in the stat,
lnasmuch as he stole more and divide
less than any other member of the party
Ii any of these reported as likely to
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