Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-27
CRAWFORD AND FISHER.
The Republican Legislative Ticket
Nominated.
The District Convention ut the Court
HOuse-A storm Brewing Over the
Practice OF Voting.

HOuse-A storm brewing over u"
Practice OF Voting.
The republican senatorial convention
met in the court house this afternoon.
The convention was called to order "A
9 p. IN. by Oliver Olson. chairman of tn
senatorial committee, who. after lamentinl
on the absence of many of the delegates
said that he thought the convention hat
best get into working shape as soon a
possible. He read the call and suggested
Mai Moderwell, of Henry county, to
preside over the convention. Geo. Roth
was upon motion, selected as secretary
A committee on credentials was APP
pointed consisting of N. r. zeigler. oi
Rock Island, and F. d. Jones, OF Henry
county. The committee performed its
duty reporting the following as author
lied delegates
Rock Island County-N Il Z.igIer.
Geo oldest, II A Aiusworth, Geo +
Roth. Michael O'ConnOr, Merritt Goble,
James Van Horn, w Simonson,
Jerry Pearsall, John S Branner, Chas
ritterington, Jr.
Henry couniy-C E Moderwell, o W
Holt, L Roseustone, n ferguson, q
Bengston. Asa Crook Ed Fehlaan, Fred
d Jones, N W Tibbets A A Crane, Alex
Casteel, S A Kellogg.
Upon motion the temporary nominees
were declared permanent. Nominations
being in order, Mr.. Ainsworth, of Mo
line, presented the name of w, f. Craw-
fsrd, and Mr.. BengstOn, of Geneseo, Fl.
V. Fisher, and they ware, upon motion,
declared the nominees by acclamation.
The chair named as members of the
senatorial committee, Il. +. Parmenter
and N Il Zeigler, of Rock Island, and F.
H. Macarthur, c. Bengston and G. A,
Kellogg, of Henry.
1t looked as if the two counties
were going to surprise themselves by
settling their deliberations without any
unpleasantness. All went well until at
the last moment Chairman Moderwell
threw a bomb shell into the convention
by making the open statement that Rock
Island county had not acted in good |
faith with Henry county at the last cleo
ton, as the returns showed that Mr.. |
Fisher, the Henry county candidate, re- |
ceived six hundred votes in his own |
county more than he did in Rock Island |
county, and he proposed, MS remedy
for this grievance, that at the coming
election each county vote for its own
Mr. Olson was on his feet in an in,
,tant. He resented the insinuation that
Rock Island county had treated Henry
Unfairly, and he deprecated Maj Moder-
Wells idea of each county voting for
is individual candidate. Such proceed
ngs would simply be turning a state
lection into county election. II it had
last year that Rock Island cast
lOre votes for her own candidate than
or Henry county's it was only once in
Eighteen years, and it was not likely to
ccur again.
Chairman MoGerwel replied that it had
cen the rule rather than the exception,
hat Rock Island had acted thus unfairly /
Oward Henry county. That it was
ractice which Rock Island had intro. .
uced and it was becoming more apparent
very year. Il
Mr. Olsen wanted to know if the utter. {
nee of the chairman was prompted by /
reconcertcd action on the part of the +
Ienry county delegates, or if it was the t
utcome of any steps taken by the Hen ry a
ounty convention. J
Mai Moderwell assured Mr.. Olsen that
he suggestion was wholly personal one I
n his part. 4
Il am very glad to hear this, said Mr..
'lsen.
Hon. II. A, Ainsworth, of Moline, OPP y
osed the proposition. as il set a bad ),
recedent and was not exactly prop q
r. Finally the matter was left to the .
istrict and the county committees to =
sttle, and then Mr.. Fisher. in few =
ords, thanked the convention for the
onor conferred upon him in renoml~ d
alton. C
Mr.. Crawford, we would like to hear b
ON you" said the chairman. Il
Mr. Crawford came forward and [
Ianked his friends for "your kindness "
me-" He knew he had some weak "
oints he said, but he meant to do right !,
7 all classes. II represent the fars u
ers" he continued, 'they call me HAYS d
ed but while believe in standing up u
,r the producer, believe manufacturers d
rs some rights and would be in duty 81
,und to support them in the legislature, K
o. Now my friends, l thank you for D
lis kindness shown me in this nomina> u
m" d