The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-03
The Senatorial! Convention.

The Senatorial! Convention
The democratic senatorial convention
held at Cambridge yesterday was any
thing but harmonious affair. From
the outset it became evident that the pol
icy of the Henry county delegation was
to rule or ruin. They would accept
neither the chairman or secretaryship of
the convention, with the apparent inten-
ton of being ready to bolt at d moments
notice; and when the crisis came they
carried out their policy to the letter by
leaving the convention hall.
The ARGUS heartily deprecates the
strained relations between the democracy
of Rock Island and Eenry counties as
engendered by yesterdays convention.
While it could not but admire the power
ful and logical plea made by Hon Chas
Durham for the rights of Henry county
and Mr., Paddelfcrd, still it thinks he
overstepped the bounds of propriety by
his lengthy and aggressive attack upon
the democracy of Rock Island county.
There waS a time during his remarks, if
vote bad been taken, We doubt whether
Mr.. keHW 0rthg would have received the
united support of his county, for 1t issbut
fair to say that MIR Dunhams persuasive
elOquenCe and argumentaJive power was
so strong that It would seem at least
prudential to weigh well his words But
when it was so clearly demonstrated that
he and his colleagues would either have
their way or bolt the convention. the
Rock Island county delegates decided To
nominate Mr. kenworthy at all hazards
Messrs. Lundy, McEniry and Banding
made able replies to the insiunations
against the democracy of their
county. Ga tie whole, the discussion
was highly animated, and some things
were said that in wiser moments would
have been unspoken.
1t is more than probable that an>
other candidate for representative will
be placed in nomination in this dis
trict by The labor party, and we are OF the
opinion further that said nominee will
be supported by u portion Of the demO-
Gratis of Henry county-those who so bit
terly opposed Mr. KenWorthy in the con-
vention yesterday. But we doubt wbeth-
err the rank and file OF the democracy of
Henry county will in follow the footsteps
of the malconLenis The question is ser
iOus one, however, from a party stand
point and should be looked straight III
the face Il being an assured fact that
Mr. Kenworthv will meet with strong OPP
position in Henry county. it behooVes
this county to give him most hearty
support Rock Island cannot afford to
see him defeated. He is by far the abest
man nominated by either party, and We
need his services at Springfield.
1t is the duty Of the ARGUS in speaking
of yesterdays convention, to correct an
assertion made by Mr. Durham. While
one of Rock Island's orators was claimin o
that as his county had the largest nuns
Der of votes, she should have more rep
resentation in the legislature than Henry
county, Mr.. Durham interrupted hitu
by positively stating thar Henry county
polled more votes than Rock Island
The erroncousness of this statement can
be seen in the following vote cast for
president in 1884: Rock Island county,
total vote, 1899; Henry county, total
vote, $3.50. Rock Island over Henry
$40. Please do not misrepresent US in
this manner again, Mr.. Durham.