The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-10-13

Conclusion of the Work Of
Yesterdays Mass Con-
vention.
The Morris Temperance
Twaddlers Fairly
Beaten.
How a Young Rock Islander
Captured a Hat.
Prospective Wedding in
Hampton Township and
other Newsy Items.
CONCLUDING WORK OF THE TEMPERANCE
CONVENTION.

1
1esterday's ARGUS contained full re
port of the work of the Temperance Coun
| ty Convention up to the hour of going TO
press, when it became apparent, as was
| stated, that certain men in the interest of
Morris, particularly, were endeavoring to
kill that part of the call for the conven-
ton which provided for the nomination of
a temperance ticket, Independent of all
other tickets now in the field. The ARGUS
reporter quilted the room while DIR. j. W.
Morgan, of Port Byron, was airing his Re
publican orthodoxy preliminary to getting
in his work in behalf of Morris, and
against the temperance sentiment in the
form of the following substitute for the
Wells resolution:
WHEREAS, We claim it to be the highest
right of an American citizen, in a Repub
lican form of government, to have the
privilege to vote on all great questions
and laws; especially questions that should
become organic laws, in the form OF con
stitutional amendments; therefore, be 1t
ResOJoed. As we are opposed to the hq-
uor traffic, that we win not vote for men
bers of the House of Representatives IN
less they are in favor of and will vote for
Gf elected) the submission to a vote of the
people of constitutional amendment pro
hibiting the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquors as a beverage.
fses0Syed, further, We will not place new
candidates in nomination, nor will we en-
dorse candidates already nominated, but
will leave every temperance man free
to vote for such nominees as he deems best
for the advancement of the temperance
| cause.
Resolued, further, That in submitting
the foregoing resolutions we do not wish
to pledge men to total abstinence or pro
hibitiOn, but only to pledge them to
respect the great rights and demands OF
| the people; as all governments and laws
| in government of the people, by the
people, and for the people, come from
the people.
Mr.. Christy favored the substitute, but
as DIR. Cook started hubbut No. by NOV
ing the appointment of committee on
resolutions, (which was seconded by Rev.
Fl. O. Lindeblad, who desired to see the
committee appointed and the resolutions
properly REFERRED the chair and pretty
much everybody in the convention were at
sea again in a very
LEAKY PARLIAMENTARY TUB.
Finally after a general air saving Rev.
Mr.. Searles moved that Sheriff Aukrum
forthw with remove from the room all who
| hadn't signed the call and who, therefore,
| were not really members of the convention.
To this Mr.. Strong vigorously objected,
saying that this being mass convention
of temperance men he had an undoubted
right as a temperance man.
TO GET HIS OAR IN
wherever he could. This brought DR..
Morgan TO his feet again, in Jack-in-th
box sort of way, and he inflicted upon the
convention his views for the second time.
He was violently opposed to thai part OF
the call which provided for the nomination
of an independent ticket but if
the convention decided to nomi-
nate he should pick up his ulster and shake
the dust of the court house from his feet.
Mr.. Spencer and Rev. Mr.. Harper were also
with DR. Morgan, horse, foot and dra
POOHS, aflu II onC eCAhpOAohSC AAASA ''NAAo
into the new ticket business they would
tearfully say "olive oil' and retire. Mr..
Bullen, as godfather of the call, didn't
understand that the convention, under the
call as read, was in duty
BOUND TO NOMINATE
an independent ticket but, rather to take
such action as seemed needful or expedi
emit, leaving the question of the putting
of a new ticket into the field wholly dis
cretionary with the convention. Finally
the chair appointed Messrs. Bullen, Spen
| Ger, Harper, Wells and Reynolds as COM
| mittee on resolutions, and the committee
| retired with the Wells and Morgan efforts.
| Uncle Richard Haney, who is said to be
| IN the field for congress as the representa-
tive of the greenback aud prohibitory
| interests, having been introduced, poured
oil quite freely upon the troubled waters.
| His allusion to the gentlemen present
as brethren was, however, little strained.
| in view OF the fact that the aforesaid
1 4 ro,-<. ouau then anoaOed in the