Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
POPULIST PARTY.
The County Convention at the
Court House.
SEEMS TO BE ALL UPPER END.

The Delegates Reported and Work so Fa,
Accomplished - Talk About Adjourn.
mcnt and Talk Against the Proposition.
The peoples for populist party
convention of Rock Island county
assembled ut the court house Mt 2:3U
O'Clock this afternoon. Louis Jahns.
OF South Moline, called the meeting
to order. and he was elected chair
man. William Fcrman. of Hampton.
was elected secretary. 1t was adopted
rs the sense of the convention that
II citizen was present from any vot-
ing precinct not represented by any
authorized delegate he might be en-
powered to act.
Max Hauberg, of Coe. was APP
pointed a committee of one. by the
chair, on credentials.
The Delegates.
The committee on credentials re.
ported the following delegates pres
emit:
Coe-J. W. Larue, NJ. ID. uauberc,
X. kirchof.
Moline-E. Fichner. a. G. Swan
son, Z. y. Christopher. j. I. War
rem, T.. Bechner.
Hampton, First Prccinct-R. C..
Letsch. Peter Cewc and William Fer
man; Second precinct. William Let
sch. John O'Brien and Peter Groin:
Third precinct. August Clehe, G.. T.
Carpenter and Henry Frels. Com
mittecman ut Large, Adam Hofstet-
ter.
South Moline-George Miles. FL
mer Heck. Louis Jahns, Samuel Su-
man. Charles Larson.
Coal Nallcy-D. l.. Edwards. Mart
Conner.
Rock Island-First ward. Simon
Byrnes; Second ward. Frank Eek
hart; Third ward. ". A. Corcorau:
Fourth ward. j. +. O'Connor: Fifth
ward. &. +. Evans; Sixth ward. J.F.
Dindinger; Seventh ward, Frank
Bledsoc.
Talk of Postpone,nent.
Delegate Max Hauberg stated that
he thought IL would be well to con-
slider the propricty of postponiur the
convention To- some future time. Peo-
pie in some places knew nothing of
the convention. as il was not thor
oughly advertised.
Jahns suggested that before post
ponemcnt the steps should he taken
to form a thorough county organiza-
ton.
Mate Permanent.
IL was moved and adopted by j.
L. Warren OF Moline, that the tenn
porary organization bc made pcrma-
ncnt.
Delegate Warren asked for infor-
nation concerning the date of the
congressional and senatorial conven-
tions. William Letsch. of Hampton.
Informed him that the senatorial
committeeman werc waiting Tor the
Rock Island county call.
Ned Kane. an outsider. addressed
the convention in an incohcrent man
ner for several minutes and sat down
with u seli-satisiied air.
Mr.. Hauberg made @ motion that
the delegates from each ward and
township report the name of one man
to the secretary TO act rs county com
mittecman.
Nsddie Kane Elected.
Az TINS luncture Sheriff Silvis was
called upon to quiet Neddie Kane,
who up to this time had kept up n
continual clattcr. lie was elected,
and left the convention with NUT
tered curses.
The committeeman as chosen are:
Moline-First ward. T.. Fechncr:
Second ward, Edward Roesner: Third
ward. Frank Suman; Fourth ward.
j. IL. Miller; Fifth ward, Peter Kelt-
ing.
Coe-Georgc W. Larue.
Coal Nallcy-D. l.. Edwards.
Hampton-first precinct. Il. c.
Letsch; Second precinct, Pete. Groth;
Third precinct, G.. +. Carpenter.
j. Z. Warren made motion that
when the meeting adjourn it do
so to meet on sept. 10, at o'clock
in the afternoon.
William Lotsch made n substitute
that the meeting be postponed until
three weeks from today at = o'clock.
The original motion was put and car
ricd.