Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-15
SOLONS TN CONVENTION.
The Gathering of Supervisors at
Peoria.
The Banquet and Concluding Session
To Champaign Next Year
supervisor Wilson's Letter.

PEORIA, Jan 14.-The banquet which
followed the second days session of the
State Supervisors and County Commits
sioners annual convention was held at
Rouse's hall. Invitations had been issued
to prominent citizens and covers were
laid for 300. There were nine long Ia
bles very prettily decorated with palms
and potted plants. The linen was immsc
C late and the china and silver service
new. A most elaborate hill Of fare WAS
served by Caterer John Kellev, folio we'd
BY music and speeches. Addison Ballard,
of Cook county, addressed the big audi
euce on the subject of Coun'rj Road"
He said that during this convention a
great many speeches had been made by
democrats, and he wanted to know what
chance a Q Iaker and republican stood
He had visited the poor farm and on the
Urain there was carload of Peorias prn-
cipai product. On the return a straw
vote had been taken and ii was over
wheimingly democratic. One of his best
and dearest neighbors is democrat.
The speaker finally got down to his
subject, and spoke of country roads. he
s III he had once travelled on a country
road two days and two nights and re-
NAMED both nights at the same tavern
The speaker is a prototype in appear
auce and speech of the late E VI Hines,
and his witty remarks called forth cOntin-
uOus rounds of applause.
After this speech the band played the
Tenth Regiment quickstep
The chairman said an assault had been
made on Peoria's chief product and it re.
ouired some defense, and ne would cali
on John Downs, the poet laurett of The
Peoria board, to make the defense. MIR.
Downs arose and offered an apology for
| the unavoidable absence of Judge Worth
ington. Many gentlemen had remained
over to hear Judge Warrington who was
| q scholarly gentleman, possessed of
| mstCbless eloquence. In reply to Mr..
Ballads remarks regarding Peoria pro
| duct, he took sho, at Chicago sewerage.
| Speaking of county officers Mr.. Downs
| said they were observation-disclosures pc
| culiarity about Peoria county officials
was the fact that the Office sought he
| man. In this respect we are differenl
! from Mclean county, where every man
| who is eligible is a candidate for some
| Office. In Peoria county q man goes to
his friends and says the office is seeking
him, ana he cannot get out OF the way
There were other talks by A L. White,
eff Eermil on county. and Dr. a L. Con-
verse, of Springfield, "Ol Taxation,
Hon. NJ c. Quinn, Our State A "
Nudge, of Ma ison county, on Relation
of Cl,y Towards Coun ry," W. J. Bal
dredge, Of Mclean county, Public Char
tiles" J. W. Hall, of Peoria, Sing e
Tax" and Z. T. Brown, The Pres"
The convention was to be called to
| order at 0 this morning, but from some
cause unknown, unless it was on account
of the lateness of the hour that the ban
quet closed, the hammer did not fall IN
til 10. Reports of the several committees
were handed in and nearly all adopted
One that was championed by a farmer
relating to exempting farm and real estate
| mortgages was referred TO the committee
on resolutions of the next convention.
who are TO procure some able speakers TO
| discuss the question before that cOHveu>
| ton. One resolution requiring the
| states attorney to make an annual report
TO the county board was pretty thor
Oughly discussed and finally ado
The resolution making it obligatory on
the board 10 have the reports of the over
| seers OF poor published with the proceed
| ihSo lhCI I'NtiS tSyGEtlCusJ DhL V as phSstO
| by a small maj Ority.
The commi tee on location reported ia
favor of holding the next meeting at
Champaign. An amendment was made in
favor OF Aurora, but Champaign came
| out on top, as was the case at the ban
| quet last night.
After adopting the usual resolutions Of
thanks to the citizens of Peoria, the
| county board OF Peoria county, the off
GERS of the convention. the meeting adj
| journed to meet at Champaign the first
Tuesday in January, 1898.
J 4. WILSON.