The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-14
FRACTIONAL FIGHTS.
The Unpleastantness in the
Republican Camp.
How the Congressional Fight
is Progressing.

AZ 1lOo1 OCcIuSs
The republicans of Rock Island county
arc now enjoying a family fight, which
promises to assume huge dimensions if the
different factions are allowed time to wage
their battles.
There is more hair pulling and i'll feeling
among the different clans than ever was
known before in the history of that great
sectional organization.
The trouble is of long standing, and
only required the disaffection incident to
the recent county conventions to bring it
prominently before the public.
ITIsA FACT
generally known that Rock Island pos
sesses among its citizens several gentlemen,
who imagine that they were created to
hold down a chair in the lower house of
congress.
They have entertained that feeling, 10
these many years, but for reasons that are
manifest, the people have not called them
to become their congressional standard
bearer
They and their following have fought
each other in the republican county and
congressional conventions, and the result
has been that candidate from some other
county has represented the district for the
past ten years.
are freely made against one another, and
the war is still in progress.
One faction claims that a certain as
pirant is in league with government Off
cials, and virtually dictates what men shall
receive federal POSITIONS, and what men
shall remain out in the cold world with no
sinecure position upon which to earn their
daily bread.
Another candidate is described as the
prince of monopolists who has secured an
immense fortune at the expense of the
toiling millions, while thirds only claim
to the position is the fact that he has
certain church at his back whose members
will stand by him till Gabriel's trumpet is
heard on resurrection morning.
TT Is CLAIMED
that the first named clique has candidate
training for the race who has antagonized
a number of the rank and file of the party.
The candidacy of this individual has
caused the disaffection now apparent, and
resulted in the meeting last Friday. At
that time the meeting was captured, and
the disaffected republicans held second
meeting on Tuesday night when they man
aged to organize and get ready for an ac-
tive campaign.
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
of the republican party will meet at Mon
mouth On Thursday. At that time the
number of delegates, the place and day
for the congressional convention will be
decided upon. After this is accomplished
the fight will be renewed with vigor as all
the candidates and their friends will at
tempt to secure the county delegates so as
to obtain the nomination, or falling in
this, to make the best terms possible with
the successful competitor
IN ADDITION
to this fight, certain members of the party
are disguised with the nominees of the
convention for treasurer and sheriff, and
openly announce their intention of boiling
the ticket.
And the plot thickens even on the coun-
ty ticket fight, for it is stated that certain
indlscreet friends of Morris the nominee
for sheriff, have visited a popular and
probable democratic nominee for that po-
sition, and told him that if he would run
for treasurer in place of sheriff they would
work for him in preference to Fleming.
the nominee of the republican party for the
Office of county treasurer
Jennings friends are disgusted with
such proceeding. and claim that if Nor
ris allows his friends to make such propo
sitions they will make it warm for him at
the election.
1t will thus be seen that the republicans
are not enjoying that unity and concord
that is essential to party success.
As one republican expressed it yester
day, they are fighting one another, and the
democrats have displayed the good sense
of not interfering with the war by
placing their candidates in the field
HIS FRIENDS.
The following letter was addressed to
Mr.. H. A. Ainsworth, of Moline. and was
signed by j FL. Browning, E. E. Parmen-
ter and others:
MOLINE, H., June 8, 1882
Henry A. Ain worth Esq, Moline, Ill.
DEAR SIR:-Recognizing your fitness and
ability to represent the Tw enty-frst Sena-
torial district in the Legislature of this
state, we solicit the use of your name as
candidate for the office of State Senator,
subject to the approval of the republican
Senatorial convention.
Should you consent so to do we viii
consider it a pleasure to work for your
nomination and election. An early and
favorable consideration viii oblige, yours
truly,
In reply to the communication Mr. Aims
worth evolved the subioined.
MOLINE, H.; June II, 1882.
GENTLEMEN have the honor to ac-