Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-15
MADE A DAY OF IT.
The Republican County
Convention.
TALL FRACTIONAL WRANGLE.
Inc Gest Resolutions Cause Much
DiscOrd.
SEARLE FOR STATES ATTORNEY.
SAMPLE Has a Waik-Away For Cir
cult Cierk-The Other NOmina-
tiOns-Proceedfngs of the
COnventiOn-NOtes
EARLE FOR STATES ATTORNEY.

The convention was characterized by
two distinct features. one its size, con.
tanning more delegates than ever were
called together in a county convention in
Rock Island before. and the other the
train of bitter hostilities over the states
convention, and which in fact was car,
ried into its proceedings. Both these
notable characteristics were traceable to
the same cause. the strife and struggle of
the friends OF the rival candidates for the
nomination for the office of prosecuting
attorney. While MIR. Sturgeon had cap
tured the Rock Island caucuses and had
made good showing in Moline consid-
ering the force OF the opposition to him
there, young Searle had shattered his an
ticipations in the lower end of the coun-
ty. and managed to hold his own fairly
we'll in the upper end. Long ago it be.
came conceded that with the politicians,
Sturgeon had a decided advantage, and
aiming to offset this, Sesrle succeeded in
having a convention called larger than
any before, in hopes of simply outdoing
the poiitici ans numerically.
Saturday night the delegates of Rock
Island met at the Harper and elected
Boss 5. j Collins delegate at large. 1t
was purley a Fourth ward affair, William
jackson presiding and Spencer Madison
being elected secretary. The Moline
delegates elected Boss D. o. Read dele
gste-st-large. and as far as the two cities
were concerned they were fixed. This
morning as the news came in as to how
the country delegations stood, they were
received with much esgerness and anx-
iety by the respective candidates. and
by the fellows they were not for.
Saturday night the Black Hawk town
ship caucus complicated the plans of the
Gest select committee by instructing for
Rev. w. T. Kerr for congressman. and
there was no end of flying around this
morning when this became known.
CALLED TO ORDER.
At 1:30 O'Clock Chairman B. c..
Keator mounted the rostrum and called
the convention TO order. He called at
tention to the absence of Secretary
Wells, and said that he would read the
call himself. He did so, and then called
for temporary chairman. 1t is need
less to say that Capt. w. G. Bennett, of
Moline, was proposed and elected. The
captain was introduced, and was ten
dered an ovation. In acknowledging
the honor he said it was nothing new for
him to preside over county convention,
but he had never been privileged to pre-
tide over a convention SO large as this
before. He counseled harmony, and ex
pressed the hope that the business of the
convention would be dispatched as
speedily and satisfactorily as possible.
He asked for nominations for secretary,
and Delegate Oakleaf proposed Walter
johnson, of Rock Island. Mr.. johnson
declined, on the ground that he was not a
delegate. There was disposition
to urge that he serve anyway, but before
it could be settled Delegate Montgomery
suggested w. P. Quayle, of Rock Island.
and he was elected.
Delegate Keator proposed COM
mlttee of FIVE on credentials. The
sue gestion took the form of a motion
with the understanding after discussion
that the chair appoint the same. The
chair asked for nomiD atoms from various
parts of the county. They came and the
William Jackson of Rock Island, Paul
Keller of Moline. William Whiteside Of
Yuma, Daniel McNeal of Hampton. and
George A Virgins of Black Hawk.
Delegate Keator proposed the appoint
ment of committees on permanent Or
ganization, on resolutions, and the Sc
| lection of delegates to the congressional
and legislative conventions. The chail
| held that it ould be out of order to ap-
| point committees on selection of dele
gates at this time until permanent OF,
panization was formed. Mr.. Keator then
withdrew the portion of his resolution
pertaining to delegates, and so amended
the motion was adopted.
| The following committees were there
upon appointed:
Permanent organizstion-E. Fl. Guyer,
Rock Island; w. II. Carpenter, Moline
| II. G. Trent. Port Byron; Robert Little
Bowling and Fl. o. Norton, Hampton
Resolutions-M. Rosenfield. Rock ISL
and; G. II. Deere, Moline; Charles
George, Cordovs; NJ. w. Gilbert. Drury
Arthur Goodrich, Canoe Greek.
Delegate B. c. Keator then moved to
adjourn until 2 O'Clock, and supplemented
i the motion h4 q sIggestiop that all resO-