Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-03-03
TURNER TAGESATUNG.
Inc Upper Mississippi Bezirk's
Convention.
important Resolutions Adopted and
delegates selected 20 the National
Meeting i'm New York-..The Pro.
eeedfngs.

IA new NOrk-..The Pro-
eeedings.
The twenty-fifth tagesatung of the
Upper Mississippi Turn Bezirk was held
at Turne' hall, in this city yesterday
saturday night most Of the delegates ar,
rived. AMI were met at the depots by the
local reception committee and escorted to
Turner hall where an evening of inter.
mingled sociability and song was spent.
The convention, however, convened al
10 o'clock yesterday morning and was
called to order by Fred Roll, of Des
Moines, district vice president. An or
ganization was perfected with the cleo
tion OF {. l.. Sucksdorr, of Northwest
Davenport, as chairman, John Fahrner,
lot Davenport, secretary. and Hans
Ravena. of Burlington, assistant sec.
rotary. The remainder of the fore.
noon was given to the appointment OF
committees, etc., the committee on ere.
dentisls having reported the following
| LIST OF DELEGATES
having seats in the convention:
Daven port-Chris Mueller, VIM. Reu
ter. Ed. Kaufman: John Fahrener, Hem
ry korn, NJ. j. Rohlfs, Frank Mschr, Ed.
Lishcer, August Lerch. Z NJ Geisler, DR.
Braun, John Killian, Otto Ludenberger,
Adolph Petersen, Ed. Berger.
Rock Island-John Ohlweiler, ST.,
John Otlweiler, Jr.
Clinton-P. Lueders. Robt. Brumer,
Louis Seeber. Jol. Andersen, W. Niessen
Buffalo,. ]. Frank.
Burlin gton-Chris. Geyer, Fl Ravene,
A, Kurrle, Joe Voelkel, Theo. Wslder-
schmidt.
Northwest Davenport Chss. Sucks
dorf, H. .Tebens, E. Hsucksfedt, Gus
Bsckelmsun.
Walcott-John Struebe, II DietZ.
Des Moines-H. Ruhmland. L. Diegel,
John NJ iassen, Emil Schnabel. F. Har>
| bach.
Ottumws-A Dauqusrd, John Wagner
Muscatine-B. Schmidt.
Durant-H. Gruemer.
Dubuque-Ed. Schubert.
Holsttin-H. BAKER.
The hall was tastefully decorated with
dsgs, flowers and bunting while an i'm
mense boquet adorned the presiding Off
GERS table. About the walls of the room
were the names of the cities represented
In the 5ezirk which is comprised of
thirteen societies-twelve in Iowa and
oue-Rock Islsnd-in Illinois; Des
Moines, Davenport, Dubuque, Mus
catine. Clinton, Ottumws, Burlington,
Buffalo. Holstein, Dursnt, Wolcott,
Northwest Davenport and Rock Island
Des oines was continued as the head
quarters of the district board. The bien
| NAL funniest to be held next June was
located at Burlington. and Ottumws was
selected as the place of the next annual
convento on of the bezirk, a year hence.
This is practically all that was done at
the morning session.
The convention reconvened in the sf-
ternoon and some time was devoted to
committee reports, discussions sstl action
thereon. A number of
RESOLUTIONS
were adopted, the most important Of
| which declare entire adherence of the
bezirk 10 the principles and sentiments
| expressed in the platform of the national
organic alton of turner's; oppose sump-
tusry lie yislstion aud Sunday laws. and
more particularly pettioning congress
not to pass the proposed laws providing
for constitutional amendments with refer
ence to emigration and naturalization,
the resolutions setting forth that such a
change would work hardship to many
good people who seek homes in this free
land, and that the present naturalization
laws are fully sufficient if properly and
strictly applied. The Upper Mississippi
Bezirk n this respect simply endorses the
declarations Of the executive council of
the National Turner'S Association at its
recent meeting at st. Louis, and agrees
furthermore to distribute the petitions
to congress drawn by that meeting with
reference thereto. Resolutions were
also adopted opposing the passage of the
Blair educational bill as against the poll
icy of the constitution. Tue bezirk de,
cided to send delegate to Washington
In May to act with representatives of
otbar n ,zirka thrnuOhout the c0untrv to
the end that the proposed congressional
legislation above mentioned may be pre-
vented
Resolutions were unanimously passed
rejoicing over the election and Inaugural
ton of Governor Boies on q liberal plat
form in the state of Iowa, and commend
ing him for his manly declarations to
carry out the liberal policy and reforms
asked for by the democratic party of that
state.
The election of delegates to the
NATIONAL CONVENTION
to be cid 10 New York in June next oc-
cupied considerable time, and the follow
ing were finally selected: Chris. Mueller,
F. T. Blunck and VIM. Reuter-, Daven-
| port. Joe Moetzel. Des Moines, A. Dan
quad, Ottumws; alternstes-C. Geyer,
Burlin yton; II. Hensen, Des Moines
John Ohlweiler, ST. Rock Island. The
convention at 7:S0 adjourned.
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