Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-18
THE ROUND UP.
Closing Proceedings OF the Machine
Convention Last Evening - Dele

Closing Proceedings OF the Machine
Convention Last Evening - Dele
gates.
Last nights ARGUS carried the repor
of the republican machine convention W
to the selection of members of the county
committee. the election of delegates and
adoption of resolutions, the paper con-
tanning all of general importance that was
done in the convention.
Following the expression of sentiment
as to the legislative preference, the roll
of townships was called TO select members
of the county committee with the follow
ing result: Howard Wells being reelected
chairman and II. Kohler, secretary.
Andalusia, r L Reede; Black Hawk,
A r Brown; Bowling, Cyrus Miller; Buff
falo Prairie, Briner; Canoe Creek. q
w McMurphy; Coal Valley, David
Lyons; Coe, p f Cox, Cordova, w X
Freek; Drury. J f Wray; Edgington, W
T Boughton; Hampton, l. f Baker; Mo.
line, II Koher and b G Keator; Port
Byron, w Simouson; Rock Island,
Howard Wells and X Cooke; Rural, A
d Bollman; South Moline. NJ Y Cady;
South Rock Island, A w Bowen Zuma
VIM Payne.
The committe to select delegates to the
various coming conventi,Ls reported the
following list, which was adopted, to-
gether with motion on the part of Del,
egate Ainsworth, empowering each dele
CATION to fill vacancies in its own num-
Der.
Congressional district convention at
Bushnell. April 25-R Montgomery,
Dan McNeal Fred Osborn, j W Morgan.
Jesse s Daley. George Tucker, ThOs.
Martin, NJ Cady, G Il Barth, II G Me
Connell, Robert Bennett, Christ Gaeijer.
G G Craig, G G Carter, G E Hemenway,
Levi Cralle, II Kohler, b G KeatOr. Con
rad F Grant,.
Legislative district convention at Rock |
Island, April 27--N r Zeigler, Geo Olde
fest, James w Atkinson, Geo F Roth, |
Michael O'COnnor, James f Van Horn, |
j W Simonson. Jerry Pearsol, John S
Bruner, Charles Titterington, Jr., Merritt
Goble.
Supreme judicial convention at Ro-
chelle. April 30. Henry Curtis, E d
Sweeney. E E Parmenter, Cornelius
Lynde, It Browning J w Simonson,
s Parks. G Ii Deere. w r Moore, Fred
Denkman.
State convention at Springfield, May 9
Morris Rosenfield, T Ii Thomas q l.
Walker, I'll G Cleaveland. w G Bennett.
G II Deere, J M Gould, ii A Ainsworth,
John L Noah. w T Kerr. Alternates-
DR. G l. Eyster r A Donaldson, G Schnei>
der, A G Dart. w Clendenin, A Il Morgan,
Everett Wheelock. E IL .Sleight, Frank
Rogers, VIM Parks.
Congressional District convention at
Rock Island, Aug 1.-E d Sweeney, Geo
Perry, A II Hampton, VIM Edwards, w
S Knowlton, r A Smith, w J Entrikip,
A G Swanson, Peter E Lind p Fl Vessel.
w r Freek, g G Wake L f Baker, G w
w III Womacks Daniel Mont
VIM Drury, Thomas Campbell,
Cyrus Miller.
The appended resolution, offered by
Hon. II. A. Aihsworth. was adopted;
Resolved, That this convention declares
is high esteem and regard for William
Il. Gest, the present representative in
congress of the Eleventh district, and in-
tructs its delegation to present his name
or denomination at the district conven
ion to be held in Rock Island on the 1st
II August, and give him its solid and
learty support.
Mr.. E. d. Sweeney submitted the fol-
owing resolution which was unanimous> s
y adopted: G
"ResoIUed, Recognizing the eminent :
bility of the Hon. George W. Peasants
s Jud ge, we do hereby instruct the del
gates to the judicial convention, to be
eld at Rochelle, April so, to use their
est efforts to secure his nomination for g
for Judge of the supreme court
or the Sixth judicial district to fill the
'lace of Judge Sheldon, retiring from the
ench."
The delegates to the state convention B
re not instructed, but are for Col. Clark s
J. Carr for governor. F
The programme previously arranged h
y Boss Wells and henchmen, having * x
cen carried out to the letter, the con- o.
ention adjourned and it now remains b
)r the voters to give Boss Wells ma. NJ
line setback. such as was done two "
ears ago, when the parsons doom was su
'aled, and not only the sherifs, but the til
easurer's office passed into control of SS SS
n co