Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-06-11
SOBER AFTERTHOUGHTS.
Following the Republican Conven.
ton What?
The Wfndu p or Yesterdays Political
Circus-HoomIng Gest and Giving
Ross Wells the Ropes.

Last nights ARGUS covered the pro
ceedings of the republican county con
vention up to the appointment of tn,
county com nittee, all of the nomination.
etc., having appeared in the report of thu
day. After the selection of the variou.
township committeeman. Boss Wells go
the appointaes together and assumed the
reins of government over the new assert,
ment. making Ben G. Keator. of Moline
his fgurehe sd as chairman, and having
himself elected secretary and treasurer
which practically means that he retains
his former relations as chief boss
The convention prior to its adjourn,
ment, adopted resolutions booming Con,
gresham Gest for denomination for con
gress, and indorsing A. II. Taylor as a
candidate for clerk of the supreme court.
The Gest re solutions were almost super
fuous, as the convention was run from
first to last in hi interest His hench-
men had the key to the situation. and
the proceedings which became disgusting
to represen tative republicans, especially
when the legislative fight came up and
delegates were personally solicited
by Collins and his friends to vote for
him, were manipulated with an eye sin
ely to Gest's interests. The shameful
treatment of w. r. Moore, who went
into the convention for senator. backed
by petition signed by the
very delegates who afterward knitted him.
was but on a par to the snub given to
Hon. Henry Csrse, man twice mayor of
the city and man who has always been
identified with the citY's interests. who
has given his time and attention on many
occasions to the furtherance of the city's
best interes Is and is In every way rep
resentative citizen. in order that novice
scarcely out of his political twaddling
clothes might be pushed to the front
The exceedingly bad break made in this
regard by party that has seen fit to ig>
more such party workers and representa-
tive men also as Oliver Olson, Adair Pleas.
ants. G. L. Walker aud others who might
be named, to say nothing of Mr. Carse, is
such as cannot fail to react in a
manner to be keenly felt by that party at
the polls next November. where the party
lash that was welded so effectively in the
convention halls yesterday cannot be
used with such intimidating force.
Today representative republicans who
would otherwise hang their heads in
shame Owe the legislative ticket. are de-
irving consolation over the fact that they
were mot in t., and that they were no
party to the combination which has man.
ifested such deplorable, disregard for
the best welfare of this legislative dis
trict. In. order. however. to add more
to these representative repub-
licans the ARGUS publishes the speeches
of acceptance made by the senatorial
nominee, Hon. W. F. Crawford, and the
candidate for the lower house, W. c.
Collins. Crawford's modest words were:
Gentlemen:-
L consider it a great honor to repre-
sent this district. which is one of the
most imp ortant in the state. Your
beautiful valleys stretching up to the
doors of YOUR city, are dotted with fac
tories. My heart is too full to say fur
Their.
While Mr.. Collins acknowledged the
honor conferred upon him in this manner.
Friends and Fellow Citisens:-
sincerely thank you; will give you a
good work and requisite.
These we're the two eloquent speeches
that rang upon the ears of the conven-
ton. The candidates may have been
stage struck, or as Crawford said, their
hearts may both have been too full to
speak. One citizen who was present
a republican at that was heard to re-
mark: 1T didn't know Crawford to be
a teetotsler | would most assuredly think
it was not his heart but something else
was full, and when he heard Collins he
said he was not satisfied but what the
whole convention was not full"
1t is unnecessary to go into details as
to how the county slate was made and
carried through; suffice it to say that
there was more than one deliberate SELL
out 10 which men who had stood by the
party for years were the sufferers The
convention is over. but what will come
after can we'll be conjectured when
viewed in the light of the criticism and
scorn that has been frequently expressed
today by republicans who have had ex-
perience enough to know whereof they
speak and know how far they can carry
our their convictions.
The Central Church Entertainment.
The entertainment given under the di
rection Of the ladies of the Central Pres
byterian church at armory hall last even
ing was a very pleasant affair. and would
have been much more successful finan-
cially had the weather been more fav0r-
able The ladies served supper early in
the evening, and later occurred the
Peak Sisters" entertainment from an