Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-20
THE BRAVES ASSEMBLE.
Boss Wells and His LieutenaGts
Confer at the Harper.
The Republican County convention
TO Meet Tuesday. june 10th for All
Purposes-..This M0rnina's Political
Experience Meeting.

There was republican love feast in
Wells, by virtue Of suspension of the
civil service rules for his special benefit,
presided. Il was held in the reading
room at the Harper house, the boss
occupying a seat at the head of the table,
and after all the little bosses had been
seated all republicans not strictly mem
bers of the boss confidential council
were invited in Influential republicans
in Rock Island were conspicuous for their
absence. and with the exception of those
who are anxious to go forth as warriors
into the bloody field political. Boss Wells
was the only representative of the party
in Rock Island. First there was roll
call of the big boss lieutensnts from the
various townships, and each in turn as
his name was called-if present-wss
obliged to contribute his proportion to an
experience meeting The almost unan-
imous answer was: I'VE republicans
are all right in our township"
This monOtouoas response soon he.
came tireseme to little boss Payne,
and when Zuma was called he said. 1.-The
ssters are all right In the upper end of
the county" This caused Wells to blush
clear up to the roots of his hair and he
reproved his lieutenant with the admoni-
ton that 1--WE are not out on campaign
for females we are after voters" When
Edgington was called Doc. Boughton
reported that Elgington was "all right
with as many high aspirations as ever, and
he was going to say more when he caught
Bro. Crawford's eye which brought him
to an abrupt stop.
An exchange of opiaioa as to the best
time for holding the republican county
convention followed, after which the big
boss ordered the doors closed and he
called his sworn lieutenants about him in
secret council
The following were the members of the
committee present:
Howard Wells. chairman; II. Kohler,
secretary; and the following township
committeeman: Andslusia. --Parmen-
ter; Black Hawk A r. Brown; Bowlby,
Cyrus Miller; Buffalo Prairie, J. S.
Browner; Canoe Creek, G. W. McMur-
ply: Coe, p. L. Cox; Cordova. w. r.
Freek; Drury. DR.. Vim. NJ. Twlgg; Ell
gington. DR.. w. F. Boughton; Hampton,
A. d. Cox: Moline, B. g. Keator: Port By
ron,J. W Simonson; Rural, r d Bollman;
Rock Island. Howard Wells; South Rock
Island, Thomas Campbell: Yuma, VIM.
Payne.
The committee decided to hold but one
convention for the nomination of county
officers and the election of delegates to
the senatorial. congressional and state
conventions. and decided upon Tuesday,
June 10. as the day. and the time at IL
a. n. The representation decided upon
was the same as in 1881
The streets are full of candidates today
and a man whose political proclivities are
not we'll known is likely to have his ear
talked off. Many an innocent non-ss>
piring citizen has been buttonholed three
different ways at once by as many differ.
ent politicians before he was able to dis
Germ the cause of his treatment. Pesrssll,
Payne. Donaldson, Harris. Crawford,
BOughton. Cozad, Lambert, Campbell.
Kohler, Southwell and Cox have all been
out cunning, and while some have been
more modest than others in their manner
of dealing. heap of work has been done
in short time today. 1t might be said,
too. that not the least conspicuous
| among the reorganized leaders of the G.
O. p was NJ. NJ. Corbetf, formerly of this
city. and now of Cordova. 1t is under
stood that Boss Wells has already en-
gagged Corbett to stump the county dur
ing the coming campaign.