The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-20

MOLINE.
Dan W Gould, James Shaw,
Eugene Lewis, VIM Beardsee,
Thos Dunn, John Smith,
+ Bokman, Vim II Fairclough,
james McBurney, Dan w Dmock,
II Hannecke Ezra Smith.
John Il Jasper.
coR0ovA.
X M GIsnel, wD Webster.
Daton Irish.
ANDALUsIAI
IL II De Santo, Robert Ross.
ROCK. ISLAND.
c Tegcer, Walter Trumbun,
5 II Porter, B II Kimball,
John Bladel, ID Buford,
Ferdinand Vogele, Eugene Biddison,
j L Kenworthy, & Schlemmer,
Geo Buchanan, ChRs W Durham,
NJ Murphy, Geo w Henry,
T McElherne Adam Maucker,
Jacob Wolenhaupt, Chas Fiebig,
John Aster, August Herkert,
VIM Lundy, Christ Sarvey,.
Harrison Borgess.,
HAMPTON.
S Meader, Aug Wilken,
Ira Crawford. Robert Laferty,
Heagy, Jas Winan.
Geo Wells. Paul Mohrs
YUMA.
John schaier, Madison Bowles.
RURAL.
Lewis Wilson, AndrewDonaldson,
COZ.
John Shall, Mark Ashdown.
NJ D Hauberg,
BLACK HAWK.
Thomas Kerr, Geo. NJ. Dickson,
Thomas Gray. W. A. freeman,
E. G. Spencer.
Canoe Greek, Buffalo Prairie, Port By.
ron, Drury, Coal Valley and Edgington
were not represented.
The report of the committee was adopt.
ed, after which the secretary read the cal
under which the convention was held.
The chair then announced that the next
business in order was the nomination of @
candidate for circuit clerk.
B. Ii. Kimball moved that the conven'
ton proceed to an informal ballot for cir
cult clerk. Carried
August Herkert moved that commit
tee of three be appointed as tellers. Car
ried, and the chair appointed b. ID. Blu
ford, August Herkert and ID. W. Dimock
On motion of J. T. Kenworthy thu
delegates present we're authorized to cas-
the full vote of their delegation.
The convention then proceeded to an in
formal ballot for circuit clerk resulting a
| follows;
w. H. Fairclough, of Moline As; D. w
Gould s. Thos. Dunn |; August Huesln!
?; w. II. Lundy 8.
On motion of J. T. Kenworthy, of Rocl
Island, W. II, Fairclough was made tn
unanimous choice Of the convention fo
circuit clerk,
The convention then proceeded to tn
nomination of candidate for states attor
ney.
b. II. Kimball moved that ?. OMAR
be declared the unanimous choice of tn
convention for states attorney. Carried
The next business in order was the nom
inati0n Of candidate for sheriff.
B. D. Buford nominated L. S. Silvis
aud briefly alluded to his fitness for tn
position; that the Office sought the man
and that if elected he would honOrably e
the position, and that he be declared tn
unanimous choice of the convention. En-
Enthusiastically carried.
The convention then proceeded to nomi
nate candidate for coroner.
! B. III. Kimball nominated L. Oker
berg, of Moline Not seconded Wm
Beardsley. nomidated T. G. Bokmau, c
Moline, seconded by j. T. Kenworthy.
j. S. Drake remarked that he was nc
u member of the convention, but he was
member Of the Democratic party and wbe
he saw q Republican come into a Demo
cratic convention and ask for any Office &
the hands of the Democratic party, b
proposed to object every time; that b
had the best authority for saying thu
Okerberg was Republican: that if he wa
wrong he was willing to apoliogze-tht
Bokman was Democrat, good ma
and a worker, and would make a goo
coroner. Kimball then recalled the non
ination stating that he was not aware thu
Okerberg was a Republican.
On motion of A. Herkert, +. @. Bol
man was declared the unanimous choice
the convention for coroner.
On motion of J. T. Kenworthy the cha
was authorized to appoint committee of
to select delegates to the state convention
The chair named: j. T. Kenworthy,
NJ Grenell, Madison Bowles, j, Winal
and Geo. NJ Dickson.
: The committee reported the followir
names: John A. Boyer, D. w. Goul
Walter Trumbull, B. d, Buford, S.
Meader. j. s. Drake, August Timr
August Huesing.
, The report of the committee was unar
; mously adopted.
On motion of r. NJ. Grenell, the cha
was authorized to appoint con- mittee
three, to select delegates to the congre
4 siona convention when called. The cha
q appointed r. NJ Grenell, Andrew Donal
son and J. I. Kenworthy said commute
The committee reported the followil
Q names as delegates to the COMPRESSION
g conventions Il. III. Grenell, of Cordoy
! L. p. Feaster, Canoe Greek; John Scha
. Coe; Madison Bowles, Yuma; Jesse Ma
we'll, Port Byron; Samuel Heagy, Ham
+. ton; d. W. Gould aud ID. w. Dimoc
s Moline; Samuel K. Porter and Augu
i Huesing, Rock Island; Geo, NJ Dickso
Black Hawk; George Hitler. Coal Vale
Lewis Wilson, Rural; Robert Ross, A
I dalusia.
o On motion of VIM. Peardslee the CHI,
4 was authorized to appoint committee
: three to select l3 delegates to the sen
torial convention.
The chair named WIN. Beardslee,
= Nj. Grenell, and b. ID, Buford said 90