Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-08-06
WASHINGTON Is 4 WINNER.
But Lincoln Gives the Capital Fad scare
An Exciting Incident.

After the conclusion of the preliminary
business, reports, etc, the encampment
took recess until 3 p. III. When it reas-
sembled it was generally thought that
Washin gton had a ''cinch7 on the location
for next years encampment. Her sup
porters had been betting all the morning
that not ! third of the delegates would
favor the capital OF Nebraska. which was
the only rival in the field. In fact they
gave it out that even the formality OF a
ballot would be dispensed with They
did not depend entirely upon the oratory
of their advocates. Their Invita- ion took
the form of an immense silver plate with
statues o. Thomas and Farragut on the
sides, yignettes of the Capitol. Mount
Vernon and Arlington around the border
and the invitation exquisitely engrossed
IN the center. The affair was inciosed in
a casket of satin and Russian leather
locked with key of solid gold.
Lincoln Depended on EIoguence.
The western men depended solely upon
arguments and the eloquence of their ad-
vocates. Paul Nandervoort. of Nebraska
set the ball rolling in behalf of Lincoln
and urged that the gathering should be
held once, at least, at a point that was
easy of access to the tens OF thousands of
veterans II Kansas Nebraska. Minnesota,
Iowa, the Ddkotas and the west gener-
ally. Governor Thayer Post Commander
Raes, of Minnesota, and Comrade Camp
bell, of Kansas, also spoke earnestly and
ut length in behalf of Nebraska's capital.
General Burdette and w Pipes. of Wash
ingtou, led the Ocatorical batteries in be-
half of the national capital Corporal
Tanner dweIt upon its advantages and
Edgar Allen, of Virginia came to its res
cue on behalf of the south.
Pennsylvania Makes a Break.
While the speechmaking was in prog
ress the Pennsylvania delegation. which
early in The day had been scheduled as
solid for Washington. asked leave TO re-
tire for consultation. This filed the
Washing on people with alarm aud they
redoubleo their buttonholing of the dele
gates on the floor of the hall. Confusion
reigned supreme, the noise of the gavel
was drowned i'll the roar of voices, inter
mingled with which We're sounds of warm
disputing When the Pennsylvania dele
cation filed in again it was with the an
nouncement that they had voted - TO Is
i'll favor of Lincoln and that it had been
decided t. enforce the unit rule in favor
of the will OF the majority.
Lincoln Men Are Too Previous"
anna scene Oh excitement TN paraIleIeu
in the history of encampments. the roll
was called, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Wis
consin, aud California and other large
delegations voting for Lincoln, and when
the last state had been called the tally
sheets apparently showed a majority for
Lincoln. Paul Vandevoort jumped upon
chair and shouted. The day is ours"
Thereupon President Oakley, of the Lin
coin board OF trade, and dozen others
tore off to the telegraph Office to spread
the good tidings. Meanwhile the appar-
emily defeated delegates had been clamor-
ing for a verification of the vote. and
when this had been done it was found that
the thirty six votes of New York had got
ten into the wrong column, and the cor
rected vote stood: Washington, 500; Lin
coin, $3.50.
AdjOurned in Confusion.
When The corrected count was an
nounced the western men were for the
moment stunned, while the supporters of
Washington yelled themselves hoarse In
the midst of the confusion an adjourn
ment until this morning was taken.
Lincoln, of Washington, who was
prominent candidate for commander-in-
chief, withdrew from the field yesterday.
There are no new developments in the