The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-08-17
THE CONVENTION.
The Democrats in Session
To-Day.
Proceedings Of the Meeting
and the Nominations.


but also of interested spectators. The
| meeting was not called to order until an
hour after the appointed time. and the pro-
| ceedings were conducted in a most orderly
morning the delegates from the country
! arrived in the city, and considerable eau
cusing was INDUCED in by the friends of
| rival candidates AS result of this con-
{ versation, the action of the convention on
the subject of nomin ations was not a mat
| ter of surprise. The delegates all appear
ed to be anxious to secure the most availa-
BILE candidates and all expressed themsel-
yes as confident of electing the nominees at
the coming election.
THE MEETING
was called to order at ! 30 o o'clock by Mr..
j. NJ. Buford, chairman of the democratic
county central committee. The published
call was read by the chairman, giving the
vened. Mr.. Buford, in calling the meeting
to order made few appropriate remarks
as to the Importance of the meeting. Mr..
Buford nominated Hon. Fl. c. Connolly.
as chairman OF the meeting. The motion was
carried and Mr. Connolly took his seat.
Dir. Connolly. in taking the chair, sum-
! marrIsed the objects of the meeting. He
dwelt particularly on the congressional
convention, intimating that the importance
of perfect organization could not be over
estimated. Mr.. Connelly's remarks were
received with applause.
On motion of John La Franz, NJ w.
Parker was named for secretary. No other
nomination having been made, Mr.. Parker
was declared the secretary of the conven-
ton.
CREDENTIALS.
The chair stated that the business before
the meeting was the appointment of COM
mittee on credentials. On motion of Mr..
OMara. the chair was authorized to APP
point committe of five on credentials.
The motion prevailed, and the chair an
nounced as such committee Hon. p
OMara, of Rock Island, James Taylor, of |
Reynolds, Louis Wilson, of Rural, Thomas |
Kerr, OF Milan, and George R. Wells, of |
Hampton. The committee, after an exam
ination of the candidates of the different
delegations, reported that all the towns and
wards were fully represented, with the ex-
ception of Drury township. The report of
the committee was adopted. The roll call
was then ordered. On motion the dele
gates present were authorized to cast the
full vote of their delegation.
COMMITTEES.
Mr. J. III. Yore moved that the chairman
appoint two committees whose duty it
shall be to select delegations to the Con
gressional, State and Legislative conven-
tons. Mr. Buford suggested a single
committee.
On motion the chair was instructed to
q ppoint committee of eight to select the
different State, Congressional and Legisla-
tive delegations. The chair appointed as
such committee, J. II. Yore, B. D. Buford,
John Edgington, A. Donaldson, DIR. G..
Piper, T. J. Ziegler, o. J. Dimick and
Sam Heagy. The committee retired and
made the following report on the different
delegates to the different conventions
State Convention J. Kerr. Milan W.
H. Lundy. Rock Island; r. Battersby,
Coal Valley D. W. Gould, Moline and
John Dickson. Milan.
Congressional Convention B. d. Blu
ford, Rock Island Jas. Winans, Hamp-
ton; H. c. Connolly, Rock Island; A
Donaldson, Rural DIR. c. Piper, Moline
and Jas. Taylor, Rural.
Legislative convention: j. s. Silvis,
Hampton: A. Hussing, Rock Island; G.
r. Wells, Hampton; d. Martin, Cano
Creek; DR.. E. E. Rogers, Port Byron; o,
J. Dimock, Rock Island NJ W. Parker.
Rock Island; J, Fitzpatrick, Rural: E.
Smith Moline; s. Swisher, Coe; Eugene
Lewis. Moline and r. NJ Mitchell, Rapids
City.
NOMINATIONS.
The report of the committee was accept
ed by the convention. and on motion the
proceeded to cast an informal
vote for sheriff. John WEIGH, John La
Franz and ]. NJ MacEnary were named as
tellers.
John NJ Reticker was then placed in
nomination by ]. FL. Yore. w. Young pre-