Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-07-06
LAWYER LEWIS.
Mo,;ne,s Democratic Attorney Will
Beat Sturgeon.
ssuxe ne Lewis, ESQ, Nominated I'm
aniInousIy for states Attorney by
the Democratic County Convention
Democrats Confident of Success.

The democratic county convention for
the purpose of placing in nomination a
candidate for the office of states at
torney for the special election to be held
July IS to choose successor to the late
Patrick O'Mara, met pursuant to the call
of the county committee in the court room
at the court house at o'clock this af-
ternoon. Considering the fact that this
is the busy time of the year in the coun-
try there was remarkably large attends
ance from all over the county, as we'll as
the cities of Rock Island and Moline,
and the heartiest enthusiasm prevailed.
In the face of the result of the recent re-
publican convention, it was apparent to
sll that only the selection of the right
candidate was essential to the success of
the democratic ticket Fully realizing
this fact the convention fitted its choice
to the circumstance in the nomination of
MIR. Eugene Lewis. of Moline.
1t was 80 o'clock when the conven-
ton was called to order by Mr.. George
W. Vinton. of Moline. chairman of the
county committee. who named Alderman
Winslow Howard, of Rock Island, as
by the delegates, and taking the chair.
Mr.. Howard returned his thanks for the
honor conferred upon him. On motion
II. E. Casteel, was made secretary. A
committee of five on credentials was
named by the chair on motion of b. d.
Buford, as follows: John Schafer, Port
Byron; M. j. McEniry. Moline; Jos.
Fitzpatrick, Black Hawk; T. j. Medil,
Rock Island; j. G. Taylor, Edgington.
The committee reported the following
named gentlemen as entitled to seats in
the convention:
ROCK ISLAND.
First Wsrd-John Corken, Winsl
Howard, Charles Engel.
Second wsrd-Swan Yourgren. J. s.
Dsrrah, G. W. Copp. H. c. Wivill
Third Ward-Thomas Carney, Hardy
Hetter, Fl E Cssteel, Dan Doyle, James
Flynn.
Fourth Ward-B D Buford, W H
Judge, T Medill. John Streckfus.
Fifth Ward-H L Wheelan, Daniel
Daily, A Fl Lift, A Hilderbrandt, John
Flanagan.
SIKH Ward F Dindinger. Frank
Babcock, Frank Lucas
Seventh ward. E. Larkin, Edwin
Ward, P Theissen.
South Reck Island-W c Maucker,
Cyrus Valentine, Ed Jens.
MOLINE
First Ward PAIL, II Hannecke. John
Schmidt.
Second Ward-Peter Cadet. Victor
Peterson. Geo Alderman.
Third Ward-Frank Schrader, George
Dunn, III Jasper, Jos Ray.
Fourth Ward-A Wright, G W Vim
ton.
Fifth Ward j Abraham, Jacob From.
Sixth Ward-Gus Nelson, n. Ceder-
berg.
Seventh ward-CP Ryder, NJ Nc
Entry
South Moline-A Weckel, James Has,
son, Samuel Suman, ID NJ Littig.
OTHER TOWNSHIPS.
COr1ovs- c B Marshall, w S Pidcock.
Coe-Henry Brsnt, Sr.
Canoe Creek-D nj Martin, Henry
Fender
Port Byron-John Shsfer, Jr, R K
McCo rmick
Zuma-Wm. Mold. John McEniry.
Black Hawk-H L Framing, j B Hais>
lip, Joseph Fitzpatrick.
Bowling-John Forgy, T J Starkey.
Coal Vslley-Thos Lees, Geo Hitler.
Rursl-Jos Allen. Andrew Donaldson.
EdRiugton-J Taylor, A w Elliott.
And slusia-Samuel Kennedy.
Hampton, Drury and Buffalo Prairie
were not represented.
Nominations being in order for states
attorney, B d. Buford arose and named
Eugene Lewis, Esq, of Moline. He
was good attorney, reliable man in
everv respoet and would make an
EXCELLENT candidate. The nomination
was quickly seconded by Andrew DON
alison, of Rural. and H. G. Wivill. of
this city, and upon motion it was made
unanimous by reclamation.
The chair appointed Geo. W. Vinton
and B D. Buford a committee to escort
Mr.. Lewis to the rostrum, where he was
greeted with storm of applause. The
nomin ee commenced by saying that he
was more accustomed to standing on the
floor of the court room than on
the elevation occupied by the cirs
cult judge. He thanked the con>
vention heartily for the unanimous ON
ination for the important Office of states
sttorpey-sn Office in which a man
sh Guild know no friends or enemies, pol
itics or religion, but only men charged
with crime, and prosecute all alike. The
speaker said if he was elected he would
perform the duties pertaining to the Office
to the best of his ability, and he would
guara ntee that the democratic party
would not be ashamed of his conduct
should he be chosen. Mr.. Lewis said the
campaign would be short, but he would
do all in his power to be elected, and
wanted his friends throughout the coun-
ty to exert themselves as much as posi-
BILE. If the democrats did their duty he
would be successful at the polls.
Mr.. M. j. McEniry, of Moline, was
then called for and made an excellent
speech in support of the nominee. He
was pleased to see 80 many present
which showed the democrats of thu
county were wideawake. They hat
nominated man of whom the party
could be proud, and against whom nc
charges could be brought, and hi
unani nous nomination proved conclu