The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-01
REPUBLICAN, TICKET.
The County Convention held
Wednesday.
What was Said and Done at
the Meeting.
The Candidates Names for
Several Positions.

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The republican county convention was
held yesterday afternoon in the Circuit
Court room of the Court House.
The attendance was quite large. as in
addition to the one hundred and one dele
gates appointed for the different cities and
townships, the candidates and their out
side friends and strikers were also pres
ent
At $50 o'clock W. T. johnson, chairman
of the county central committee, called
the meeting to order and read the call for
the convention.
j. " Mahoney nominatedJ. M Christy,
of Moline, as chairman.
The nomination was seconded by l..
Owens, of Black Hawk.
No other nominations were made, and
on vote Mr. Christy was declared elect
ed.
Mr.. Christy, on taking the chair, thank
ed the convention for the honor co Inferred
upon him, and stated that nominations for
a secretary were in order.
DECLINED.
E. w Spencer named J. " Mahoney,
but Mr.. Mahoney declined to act in that
capacity, Mr.. Owens nominated FL. o.
Sleight, of Moline. Mr.. Sleight declined,
saying that Moline had already secured the
chairman, and he thought that was suf
ficient in one convention.
T. Campbell of South Rock Island,
placed in nomination the name of DR.. Car
ter, of this city.
The nomination was seconded, and DR..
Carter was elected Secretary.
F. Cramer, OF Rock Island, made mo-
ton that the chair appoint committee
of five on credentials which motion pre-
vailed.
THE CHAIR
appointed as such committee J. V. Ma
honey, Rock Island; W. G. Bennett, South
Moline; F. A. Cramer, Rock Island; L. V.
Reid, Drury; DR.. ]. W. Morgan, Port
Byron.
The committee retired.
THE CANAL.
j. w. Simcnson. of Port Byron, offered
the following resolution, and asked for its
passage:
this convention that it is the duty of Congress to
make liberal appropriations for the Improvements
of the waterways of the country and especially the
connection of the great lakes with the Missississip
p river and its tributaries by the construction Of
fha i1n6 end
ing in Congress, and that this convention upon
our representative in Congress the necessity of
SSiflns every effort to secure the passage Of said
III. o. Sleight arose to point of order,
as he claimed that the convention was not
properly organized.
H. A. Ainsworth, of Moline thought
the point not well taken.
E. D. Sweeney, of this city, stated that
he thought all were in favor of the resolu
was centered in the progress of the bill.
He requested J. NJ. Beardsley to give some
news of the measure. Mr.. Beardsley said
that last Saturday canvass of the vote of
the House of Representatives had been
made, and it was found that the measure
only lacked two votes of the necessary
two thirds to take the canal bill from the
calandar. He thought such expression of
encouragement as was contained in the
resolution would have a beneficial effect,
and therefore favored its passage. Mr.
Mahoney, chairman of the committee on
credentials, announced to the convention
that the presence of S. S. Crompton and
Ell. o. Norton, chairmen of the rival dele
cations from Hampton, were requested at
the session of the committee.
The resolution as above given was then
passed unanimously.
The thanks of the convention was then
rendered to Mr.. Beardsley, Judge
Murphy III. G. Connolly and
Hennepin canal.
DR.. Mckinney of Moline moved that the
resolution just passed be tel graphed to
Washington. The motion prevailed and
the chair appointed DR.. Mckinney, J. NJ.
Beardsley and E. D. Sweeney as such com
mittee.
TROUBLE.
The committee on credentials after be-
ing in consultation over one. hour, returned
and reported that all the townships were
properly represented with the exception of
Hampton, where two sets of delegates
were appointed. Two reports were made
by the committee a minority report
signed by ]. F. Mahoney favoring the adj
mission of L. F. Baker. w. III. III. Dow,
Daniel McNiel. S. S. Crompton, j. [. Frells
and /. Ell. Howard.
The majority report favored the admis
sion ofH. o. Norton, w. B. Underwood, |
j. d. Gilchrist, A. V, Cox, Jr., Ell. C. |
CLAM and j. w. Cox.
E. D. Sweeney moved that the majority
report be adopted.
L. F. Baker of the Hampton delegation
was asked to address the meeting on the |