The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-09
FAMILY FIGHT.
The County Republicans and
Their Troubles.
Bitter Feeling against Nor
ris and Fleming.

The republican disaffection over the re
cent nominations for county officers has
not been healed over, as many thought
| would be the case; but the most bittel
feelings are still experienced over the re-
suit of the county convention.
The nominations for county judge, clerk
not excite any personal antagonism, but
Fleming, the nominee for county treasurer
| and Morris, the successful candidate fol
sheriff, are receiving their full share OF
abnse.
REPUBLICAN
yesterday stated that the democrats had
displayed more good judgment the present
year in not agitating the question of calling
an early convention than he had ever
known in the past twelve years. He satd
that the nominations of the republicans for
treasurer and sheriff were most unfortunate
for that party, as one of them, Morris, was
most unpopular with large class of the
voters, and Fleming was totally unfit for
the place.
He thought that those two nominees
would surely be defeated at the polls,
next November, as the fight within the
party over their selections was daily grow
ing more intense and bitter.
USUALLY
the democrats, recognizing such weakness,
would call a convention and place their
candidates in the field. The mere fact
that there was another candidate in the
field would cement the republican faction
and cause them to unite in fighting the OPP
position nominee. The present year the
disaffected republicans had no such outside
men to fight and the result was that they
were enjoying fight among themselves,
which if allowed to continue, would de-
feat Morris and Fleming without fail.
INCOMPETENT.
A we'll known resident of Moline, in
speaking of Fleming's candidacy, said Il
will not support man for the position of
county treasurer when I would not allow
him to handle my own financial affairs. |
do not consider him competent to fill the
place, and think that man to hold that
position should be one whose ability is I'M
questioned"
THE MAJORITY
of republicans feel that great mistake
was made in nominating Fleming for that
position, and they explain the result by
saying that pity and desire to help the
man along resulted in placing man in
nomin alton that would not receive the
support of half the delegates that voted
for him in the convention.
A good many republicans are of the
opinion that the organ of the city faction
helped Fleming with the understanding
that if elected he would give that paper
The tax sales and other business of the
office
Reeds friends claim that Fleming will
De as badly beaten as Crompten was few
Years ago, although Crompton was the
ocular republican nominee and was man
IF considerable ability and well known
They claim that Fleming has record in
his county which when made public, will |
,eat him as sure as darkness follows day
light.
W. G. MORRIS,
he candidate for sheriff, for some reason, |
has antagonized large number of republi |
IAN voters who will make it warm for him
Turing the present campaign.
The Irishmen are opposed to him on
principle, as his Ergerst nativity and gen.
raj John Bull characteristics make him
.nything but favorite with the Irish
American citizens.
The Swedes are also opposed to him be-
ause of his unkind criticism of a certain
,wede who was running for Office in Mo-
inc on the republican ticket.
He is reported to have said on that occa-
ion, Cant you give us better man than
hat d SwedeT'
ANKRUM's FRIENDS
lain that the English ring, consisting of
Iominee for sheriff and the alien editors of
he Rock Island luminary, ran the conven-
ion to suit themselves, and now they want
be party to back them up at the polls.
This, it is claimed, will be an impossi-
ility, and it remains for the democrats to
ominate two good men for those positions
D order to secure the offices at the next
lection.