Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-16
THAT CONVENTION. :
The Gest Resolutions Not at All
Flattering.
INC "eie&ates to the Congressional
ana legislative Conventions
Notes or the Day

The lists of delegates to the congress
sional and legislative conventions Sc
lected by yesterdays republican county
convention are appended:
Congressional convention, to be held
at Bushnell Aug. 17-G. M. Ford, B. G.
keator, Oscar Peal. W. n. Carpenter
n X. Zeigler, G. A. Barnard, John b
kearns. ]. N. DIN. P s. McGlynn, VIII
lam Hubbard. William Drury, WI
Crawford. William Pearssll. Daniel Mc>
Neal. M. Goebel. Fred Osborne, George
McMurphy. F. G. Rogers, E. E. Psrmen-
ter. Howard Wells, Robert Bennett. E.
IL. Guyer, M. M. Sturgeon, w. P.
Quayle, David Don. S. s. Hull, Gen. W.
A. Schmitt. w. F. Schroeder, 8. Miller.
William Jackson.
Legislative convention, to be held at
Rock Island Aug. 29.-Dr. John Reider,
Daniel Montgomery. Charles Tittering-
ton. ii. W. Hyde, G. II. Deere. j. B.
Oakleaf. P. A. Keller. J. w. Saddler,
Dr. George Virgins. w. B Ferguson,
DR.. G. b. Kinyon, L. s. McCabe.
This much being done the convention
adjourned-the favored ones to the Bush
nell convention leaving this afternoon.
and a more luke-warm lot OF men. so far
rs their inclinations toward Gest, as a
whole, were concerned, has not started
on a political mission before. The
delegates bear their instructions as to
what TO do in the matter of carrying out
the "select committees" idea that Gest
should be nominated. The exceedingly
narrow margin by which the Gest reso-
lutions passed the convention, the oppo-
sition to the same being led by Chairman
Keator. of the republican county committee
was as direct reputation of Gest's cans
ddacy by the ruling spirit of the conven-
tion as it was OF the clause in the same
| resolutions endorsing his career as con-
gresham, and doubtless had not the Mo-
line contingent had pretty near its own
way in the making up of the county
| ticket the opposition to the Gest candi-
dacy, so marked in that city, would have
succeeded in defeating the movement in
his favor Without commenting on the
modification the action of the conven-
ton must have caused Mr.. Gest him
self, the natural Inference comes that if
the other congressional aspirants do not
do better in their own counties respect
lively, than Gest hiss in his, there is most
excellent field for dark horse candidate
who is with honor in his own country.
CONVENTION CHAT.
Sister Payne will have the legislative
nomination without an effort.
Senator Bill Crawford of the lower end
and Sister Payne OF the upper end, came
up to manipulate their respective locsli-
ties.
Moline should have been pretty well
satisfied with the outcome of the conven-
ton. Moline is generally salts fed when
it has everything it's own way.
In justice to that gentleman, as we'll as
to the republican party in fact. it should
be said that the nominee for states at
torney is not the individual who distin-
guished himself in connection with his
utilization with Tomalley & Co., some
months sgo.
There don't appear much more danger
of Gest being nominated tomorrow than
there is of Wbitelaw Reid ever being in
a position to accidentally become presi~
dent of the United States. The Ameri-
can people, even in the republican party.
sresagainst a contingent that would lead
to either.
With all due Difference to. the conven-
TONS action, Mr.. Sturgeon was not treated
rightly by the ruling element of the con>
vention. He was beaten perhaps. by the
delegates of this city were in
structed for him. or pledged to him, but
owing to the fact that the delegates were
not voted by roll call, as is the custom in
conventions and by which Mr.. Sturgeon
would have been able to tell what dele
gates were acting in good faith and what
were not. MIR. Sturgeon is thoroughly
Disguised. and may we'll be. for had he
received fair shake he would have been
nominated, as there were enough dele>
gates absolutely instructed for him to
have nominated him.