The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-27
THE REPUBLICANS.
The Primaries to be held this
Evening.
What a Prominent Member
has to say on the subject.

The republican primaries are announced
to take place this evening in the several
wards of this city, and in the various town
ships throughout the county.
A list of delegates numbering one hun
dred and one will then be chosen, who
viii meet in Turner Hall of this city next
Wednesday, and nominate candidates
for County Judge, County Clerk,
County Treasurer, Superintendent of
Schools and County Coroner, and Sheriff.
The several would be nominees arc about
in the land, shaking hands and informing
people generally that nature created them
for the special purpose of serving the pub
lie in the position to which they aspire.
THE FIRST CLOUD
that appeared upon the republican horizon
was some weeks ago. A few members of
the county central committee met and
issued call for county convention on
the 3Oth of May. This committee and a
few of the candidates decided that there
must be two county conventions the pres
ent season, the first to nominate candidates
| for the offices above given, and tb~ second
| to name delegates for the Senate and
Congressional conventions.
Some of the candidates made decided
| kick" at the arrangements, and pretended
| to claim that it was a move in the interests
of some of their competitors. They claim
ed that W. johnson, who issued the call,
was not authorized to do So as he had be-
| come citizen of bleeding Kansas and
had lost his vote in this state, and with it
his political office.
DISSERTATION.
They claimed that it was dissertation
to hold convention upon a day set apart
for the decoration of the fallen heroes of
| the civil war.
This latter objection appeared to touch
tender spot. as the call was changed to
the 31st. and on that day the miniature
followers of Logan, Cameron, Conkling,
Dorsey, Blaine and others of that ilk will
meet in this city.
Several prominent republicans, men who
have no favors to ask of the party, are
quite outspoken in their denuneiation of
the proceedings of the central committee.
They claim that it was usurping authority
in declaring Johnson member, and also
displayed very poor judgment in calling
two conventions wien one would have ac-
complished all the ends.
TROUBLE.
They state that if such high handed
usurpation is carried on in the convention,
they win not support the nominees, but
will do all in their power to defeat them
Yesterday man well posted in the po
1itical affairs of the country stated that
agricultural residents were somewhat exas-
perated over the double convention, and
thought it was a move To freeze them out
by compelling them to leave their work
twice in one year to attend convention.
They feel that it was a move in the inter
est of the two cities as against the rural
districts for the reason above given.
PROBABLE NOMINEES
The same authority stated that two of
the offices would be filled without much
opposition, and they were Hon. Lucian
Adams for County Judge, and Prof South
well for County Superintendent Of Schools.
He thought that r. A. Donaldson would
also be nominated for clerk, unless some
new combination was made the In interest
OF FL. o. Whipple of Moline, who had re
Gently announced himself for that office
On the sheriff nomination bitter fight
was immenent. Ankrum, Morris, Nichol
son and Eckhardt would each go to the
convention with ceLtain following,
Eckhardt's friends would probably sup
port Morris, while NichoIson's followers
would get Ankrum. He thought that
Morris would get it, and if this was not
the case, then Eckhardt might be the sue
cessful candidate.
For Treasurer the race was mixed and
depended somewhat on the result Ct the
other officers If Moline secures the |
nomination for sheriff, either Reed or
Fleming will obtain the Treasurership;
but in the event that Rock Island man
gets the nomination for sheriff, he thought |
that Moline man, probably A. a. Cramp-
ton, would be named for Treaurer.
The coroner would fall to the lot of JUS |
tice Halves, of this city, as no
name had yet been suggested.
IN CASE
All Rock Island men be selected he /
thought that Moline would not I
enter into the fight with much enthusiasm.
and considered good Democratic ticket |
as likely to draw many votes from that
place, as well as from other parts of the I
county. He said that the impression was
quite general in the county that there was
a Rock Islah1 ring, the members of which,
dictated the nominees, and he would not
be surprised If a first class row was enacted
in the convention, and at the POLLS after
the nomination were made.
INSANE.
Yesterday the County Court appointed
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