Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-12
ALL'S OVER NOW.
The Interment of a Once Brilliant
Political Idea.
The Liberal Republican Club is Sol
emily Laid Away-A Number
of Lesser clubs Formed
Last Night.

consigned to oblivion last night, never
lators of party policy on that side of the
fence in Rock Island, are consulted. Pur-
suant to arrangements agreed upon after
the death bed scene Tuesday night, a
number of the members of the party as
sembled at the Office OF E. E. Parmenter
last evening. The first solemn duty was
the interment of the late lamented idea,
so cruelty and prematurely cut short.
This Office was performed, it should be
stated. with ceremonies Of a becomingly
solemn occasion, so much so that no one
ventured to speak. There we're no words
OF eloq"ence at the untimely taking off.
The once brilliant ide, was simply in>
tered, inferred deep and inferred for>
ever.
In the place of the late lan.ented, there
then came forth the Rock Island Repub
licsh club. and then Much-Subdued Will
cox plesdingly asked if the action OF
c hanging the name of the club did away
with the official appointments. to which
Chairman Eyster replied in the negative.
Messrs. Wilcox. Perry and Conant were
thereupon appointed q committee on
headquarters.
TWAS still apparent that the admins
tration was not showing the motherly
spirit to the new organization even
though it had been changed to attain that
end, that it should. and a motion was
offered and accepted that something
should be done placing all elements of
the party on more equal footing. and
including a proposition to make Post
master Howard Wells chairman of a COM
mittee to make changes and additions to
the official roll. Flattering as was this
offer to the administration representa-
tive, who had up to this time manifested
dignified Indifference to the efforts of
those composing the Liberal reservation,
he did not propose to accept the profer
until all things came his way. He was
not a member of the Liberal
club, he said, if it had merely changed its
name. II the club would adopt the league
rules of straight-lscei republicsnism
without any quibbling or side shows. he
would be willing to accept. A number
of members fastened to assure him that
When the Liberal idea expired, the club
had sought recognition among the clubs
of the republican league. Being thus
informed, MIR. Wells consented to serve
and a motion was quickly made and
adopted that the proposed committee on
changing and adding be composed of
Howard Wells. chairman, and member
from each ward, and the committee was
then fixed up as follows:
Chairman, Howard Wells; First ward.
Andrew johnson; Second ward. j. A.
Genung: Third ward. DIR. G. B. Kinyop,
Fourth ward, DR.. G. G. Craig, Fifth
ward Charles Oswald; Sixth ward, Will
lam Edwards; Seventh ward, NJ. +.
Sweeney.
L. was decided to have the committee
on headquarters report at the next
meeting, to conduct the campaign on the
same basis as four years ago-when the
Wells war whoop frs. became known
and to send FIVE delegates. in addition to
the president and secretary, to the league
convention at Springfield. Aug. IS.
These delegates as selected are: G. F.
Lynde, William McConochie, G.. F.
GsetJer, DR.. G. B. Kinyon and Morris
Rosenfiela. The meeting adjourned. as
the Union puts it-suhject to the call of
the recognizing committee
SOME OTHER CLUBS.
the First and Second Ward Republic
can club completed its organization at
meeting at the Phoenix hose house last
evening.
Committees were appointed for various
purposes, including the placing of
flag at Third avenue and Ninth street.
Adair Plesssnts. E. Kreis, L. V. Eek
hart, A. Genung and Phil Miller were
appointed delegates to the league con-
vention, President /. D. Burgh and Sec
rotary A. G. Peterson being ex-oficio
delegates. After the clerk makes q can
vass of the field it will no doubt see the
wisdom of consulting some of its com
mitteemen before eniisting them as MEM
bers.
The Third and Fourth ward club was
organized at the office OF NJ. e. Sweeney.
It was determined to term the club the
Central Republican League club, and an
invitation was extended to the republic
cans of the Fifth ward, who have thus
far been left out in the cold in the club
forming business. to Join the club at its
next meeting. 8. j. Collins was
elected president and John Rinck secre-