The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-09-11
They got the Tail of the Ticket.
THAT'S ALL!!!

All day long the anxious and troubled
offiee-seekers have been wrestling with the
rural delegates. shaking hands. inquir-
ing after their honorable health, their hon
orable crops, their honorable children, their
honorable dog, and in divers ways trying to
convince them of their fitness for office and
their deep sohcitude for the country's
welfare. They have chased the delegates
all over the city until some of them came
into the convention with weary and
worn look upon their noble brows. Some
of them are evidently church-going people
and are used to being bored-came to the
convention to be bored, and were not dis.
appointed. Never has convention been
held where there has been so much haul
ing, pulling and lying as this one, and one
that so fully illustrates the beautiful
science of thin ble-rigging.
Promptly at 2 o'clock the convention was
called to order in Darts Hall, 1.-THE Court
House being occupied,) by j. j. Parks,
who acted in Mr.. Benefits place. He
read the call, and nominated Col. l.. w.
Beal, of Yuma, as chairman. On motion
of Lawyer jackson, Mr.. G. D. Gould. of
Moline, was elected secretary. Gould
didn't know how the thing was set up by
the Rock Island ring" and wasn't present.
LAWYER Jackson, therefore announced that
MIR. Gould wasn't there, he was unwell, !"
and therefore named some one by the name
of r. j. Bell, of Port Byron. who passes
himself off as lawyer. He was elected,
and walked up With. all the dignity imagin-
able, took his seat, aud looked awful wise
during the entire proceedings.
On motion of Quincy Mcneil com
committee of FIVE on credentials was ap-
pointed, being as follows: W. H. Gest, j.
w. Simonson, Simon Hirsch, Alex. Owens
ana Adam Failing.
The committee was about half an hour
making up aud getting the delegations
| full, which time Lawyer Jackson aud
Judge Guyer, "the lion and the lamb" Of
the party, were lying down together IL
one corner, so as to be ready to run the
machine. The committee finally reported
as follows:
Hampton. l. III. Cary, VIM. E. Eek
strom, j. W. Lewis, Hugh Wadsworth
Orin Skinner, James Payne.
:, Coal ValIey-L B. Thomas, w. J. Ran
som, Daniel i. Evans.
Edgington-W A. Hubbard, j. w
Lloyd.
Buffalo Prairie VIM. Drury, Ben
Vanatta.
Cordoya-J. Q. Wynkoop, Il. W, Rath
bun.
Coe-Duane Nicholson, A. F. Hollister
J. 2. Day.
Andalusia j. W. Ballard. Fl. G. Homes
Port Byrou-J. W. Simonson, R. j. Bell
George McNeal.
zuma-L, w. Beal, Wm, Payne, G. c
Wake.
Rural-Adam Failing, John Warnock
Bowling John Montgomery, j. N
Adams.
Drury-P Peter Demoss.W fl. Womacks
:. r. Drury.
Moline-S. H. Vehe, G. W. Lobdell, I
L. Wheelock, L. Il. Kerns, s. Hirsch, GEE
ID. Gould, B. G. Keator G. f. Grant,. A
L. Wickstrum.J. B. MagilI, II. o. Sleigh
j. N. Elmstedt, H. A. Barnard, Cha'
Reese, Gustaf Swenusson, @. W. Woo
f ward, N. r. Zeigler, Everett Wheelocl
Geo. Herbst, Il l.. Brown. VIM r. Moor,
E Black Hawk--K Hayford, Fl NJ. Coor
A. Owens.
Canoe Greek JAMES Dillon.
2 Rock Island--lst Ward-D. HAYES
3 Walter johnson. w. e. Gest, Phi
Mitchell. 2Dd Ward II. A. Johnston,
j. Wagner. Robert Coyne. Sd Ward
VIM. jackson, r. w. Spencer, Geo. /
Bailey, w. Schroeder, S. s. Guyer. 4t
] Ward-H. 4. Woods, w. Atkinson, job
!, Reimers. Henry Holland. 5th Ward
Chas. Ritter, Phil Miller, H. Schnitgel
John Davis. 9th Precinct. NJ. Boards
ley, Thos. Campbell.
, Rural and yuma have each one NOR
1olanoko than Had for in fba naf
The report was accepted and the con
mittee discharged, on motion of s.
Guyer. The extra delegates from Ruri
and Yuma were allowed to vote, but tn
delegations from these towns were onl
allowed to cast the vote to which the
were entitled under the call.
On motion of S. s. Guyer the conven
y ton proceeded to nominate county judge
Judge Guyer moved the appointment {
three tellers. He named the following
G. w. Lobdell, s. s. Guyer and Wm
e Drury,
These three wanted to be excused froI
81 this work in order to work the machine
Mr. Guyerwa however, willing his Iamb-Iik
9 neighbor should serve in his place. Wm
+ Drury felt sick. Lobdell wanted to b
g let Off So the chair appointed E. W
a Spencer, Ben. Keator and Duane Michel
son.
Riley: Hayford something of leader
: in his mind, named Lucian Adams, th
D author of the bars address upon the non
e partizan characterof the judiciary. as car
= didate for county Judge. A young ma
from Fort Byron, who is, or pretends to b.
:. a lawyer. attempted to rush the nomini
d ton through by reclamation but was III
d ceremoneously shut up, and an informs
Is ballot taken. He was informed that
: looked as though Adams was afraid to {
before the convention on a ballot thi
& there was another candidate If he didn
IS get but one vote.
The informal ballot, IS votes cast, stood
Lucian Adams. ......... ......65 vote
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