Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-06

nois in convention assembled, hereby ex
press our. hearty appreciation OF that
grand old democrat, John NJ. Palmer, and
trust that he may be the next senator
from this state, q sturdy and honest rep>
resentative of the principles which are so
dear to the hearts and minds of all true
democrats: be it
Res0lred, further, That We express our
appreciation of the honor conferred no
on this district by the state central com
mittee in the election of the Hon. Delos
Phelps as chairman of that committee:
be it
Resoloed further. That We express our
disapproval OF the course OF the repnoil-
Can party in the further continuance OF
our present high tariff-of that war tariff
which is so burdensome and unnecessary
for the welfare OF the people of our
country. and that tariff which protects
the few to the detriment of the many
aud further we express our most hearty
Fdisapprovsl of the Mckinley bill now
pending before congress.
THE NOMINATIONS.
Upon motion the roll of counties was
called for nominations. aud Mr.. ). L..
Swisher responded for Rock Island. He
made an exhaustive and earnest plea for
the nomination of Mr. B. T. Cable. He
was an able and polished gentleman. a
man OF affairs. and gentleman who
would represent the district creditsbiy in
congress. He was charged by some
With hainu rich man opd "a rnononnlIst
The former statement. the speaker adj
mitted, was true, but the latter, he said,
could not be substantiated by facts. Mr..
Swisher referring to the questionable
manner in which Mr.. Cables father had
been defeated for congress twenty years
ago, said that If Ben T. Gable is nomin-
mated here today all the powers under
heaven will be unable to count him out
next November. Applause } MIR
Swisher then dwelt upon the situation as
he had found it. and thought the only
wise thing to do was to nominate Mr. Ca
BILE. and that if he should be chosen to
lead the democratic hosts this fall the
convention would never regret its sc
ton. II he is nominsted he will be
elected
Mr.. Guy G. Scott. of Aledo. when
Mercer county was called, stepped to the
front, and in a we'll delivered speech.
ably seconded Mr. Cables nomination.
He said he ssked for Mr.. Cables nomina-
ton in the name of the young democracy
of the district, and if the conve ntion
would do its duty and select him as their
standard bearer. when the votes were
counted in November it would be found
that Gable and Gest would go to the
south line of Mercer county meek and
neck" The speaker said that this was
the fifth time that the county of Melon
ough had asked for the congressional
nominee. and it was about time the
claims of the north end of the district
were recognized. He eulogized Mr..
Gable in fitting form, and said he was not
only the choice of the delegation, but of
the whole democratic party of Mercer
county. His speech was extemporaneous,
but none the less brilliant and convinc
ing. and he was spplauded to the echo.
Henderson. Warren and Hancock were
successfully called and passed. Melon
ough presented the Hon. W. FL. Neece
through Mr.. j. Ross Mickey. who made
an earnest and eloquent appeal for the
congressman. His speech was punctured
with applause. and was decidedly credit
able to him as an oratorical eff yrt.
Mr.. Webster Leonard. of Schuyler. then
presented the name of Judge s. B. Mont-
gomery, and 1t was thought the speeches
were over. But there was surprise in
store. The Hon. E. W. Hurst arose
among the Rock Island delegation and
stood before the convention. lie spoke
earnestly and impassionately in behalf of
Mr.. Cable. and clearly pointed out to the
convention that it was its duty to nomi-
nate him.
DALLOTING COMMENCED.
Mr.. j. r, Johnston, of Rock Island.
moved that an informal ballot be taken
for candidate for congress. which was
carried. The ballot resulted:
Cable-Rock Island. IS; Mercer, o;
Henderson. A. Warren, a. Total, 80
Neece-Henderson L; Warren, 6; Me-
Donough, 16. Total, 90.
Embellishments 90.
Montgomery-Schuyler. 10.
With the beginning of the regular bal.
lots Scofields name was dropped while
Schuyler stuck to Montgomery until the
4th. when the contest narrowed down tC
Cable and Niece, both receiving A votes
for six consecutive ballots. The creates,
excitement prevailed and the delegates
were importuned aud labored with to
change their votes. There was no break
however, until the tenth ballot when &
Niece delegate from Schuyler was pre-
vailed to vote for Cable. The cheering
that followed was deafening. and wher
order was restored the Hon. W. II
Niece appeared on the rostrum. He cor
daily thanked his friends for the lively
interest they had taken to secure his nom-
ination. and urged them all to take theil
coats off for the nominee. He, himsel
would take pleasure in doing So. and wal
the solid support of the democracy in III,
lower end of the district.
The convention then adjourned hur
riedly. and the north bound delegstei
mad barely time to catch their train.
The formal ballots by counties are APP