Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-17
A NEW CHAIRMAN.
The Democratic state Central Com.
mittee Has Delos r. Phelps at its
Head...Ben II. cable for Congress.

Inc DemOcfat1c Stotc central Com.
mfttee Has Delos r. Phelps at its
Head--.Ben T. Cable for Congress.
Delos P. Phelps, of Monmouth, mems
Der of the committee at large, was yester-
day unanimously elected chairman of the
democratic state central committee at the
meeting in Chicago. Upon accepting the
office he made a graceful speech, refer.
ring at some length to Mr.. Campbells
services TO the democracy of Illinois, and
predicting democratic victory at the
coming election, which would insure the
choice of senator of the party In SYM
patty with the people.
The following memorial was adopted
during the session, reported by Messrs.
Thornton, Haynes and Bouton:
WHEREAS, death has removed from
among us our late member and charm an,
Hon. j. &. Campbell.
'ReSoi0ed, That in his death the state
has lost an honest and upright citizen.
the democratic party one of its most un-
state committee an able and energetic
member.
"ReSOloed, That this committee extends
to the family of the deceased its heart
felt sympathy in its irreparable loss.
''Res0lOed, That these resolutions be
spread upon the records of this commit.
tee, and that the secretary be directed to
transmit copy TO the family of the de-
ceased.
A sub committee. consisting of Messrs.
Richards, Chase, Cummings, Nelson and
j. d. Wright. was appointed to draw up
constitution and bylaws to govern the
workings of the committee. Two plans
were also proposed looking to a more eff
fective organization. One was the hiring
of competent secretary at salary of
$1,000 for the campaign. and the other
for an enlargement of the state commit
tee-instead of 2. members as now con
stituted, to have 102 members, or two
from each senatorial district. In con
nection with its regular report Of the
proceedings of the committee. the Chi
cago Herald has the following to say in
regard to the Tenth and Eleventh dis.
tricts:
The presence of ex-senator Bell, of
Peoria, who ran for lieutenant governor
on the ticket with Gen. Palmer two years
ago, and who is now editing the Peoria
Herald. revived the story that he would
contest the Tenth congressional district
with Post this year Mr.. Bell would
neither affirm nor deny the story, how
ever, contenting himself with saying that
he thought Post would be beaten this
year, and he did not understand that
Worthington was candidate for the dam-
ocrauc nomination. Another democrat
from the western part of the state who is
expected to redeem congressional dis
trict this fall was Ben Cable, of Rock ISL
and. Mir. Cable is young man of great
deal more than ordinary ability and indie.
pendent means, who could easily carry the
Eleventh district were he to make the
race. He, like Gest, the present con
gresham, lives in Rock Island, which is
the strong republican county of the dis
trict, and, as he is Just as popular there
as Gest is unpopular. could easily carry
that bsiliwick. Chairman Phelps, who
lives in the same district told Mr.. Cable
yesterday that were he to take the nomi-
nation he could promise that it would
come to him with practical unanimity,
and the entire sentiment of the district
seems to be in that direction