Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-23

county committee, expressing sor-
row over his death and sympa-
thy for the bereaved family in their
loss. The resolution was, upon mo-
ton Of Delegate Jackson. adopted by
a rising vote of the convention.
Then came the dramatic event of
the day, the spectacular elimination
of the series of entertaining incidents.
As soon as the last mentioned resolu-
ton was adopted Delegate jackson
at once moved an adjournment.
Chairman Walker, of the committee
on resolutions, was on his feet in
stantly, as were other delegates in
various parts of the house. remind
ing the chairman that the committee
on resolutions had not made it's re-
port. "A motion to al journ is not
abatable, "admonished the chairman,
lit must be voted down before fur
Their proceedings are in or
der" The motion carried. The
Gest crowd was thunderstruck.
The committee on resolutions had
prepared set of resolutions after
being created by the convention for
that purpose, and then to get such a
cold snub at the hands of the con-
vention, was something almost in
conceivable-an unheard of procedure
in political assemblies.
Cold Snub of Gest
The object of the convention sit
ting down on the committee was
chiefly to choke off any endorsement
of w. H. Gest's candidacy for con-
gress, as it seems from the resolutions
of the committee the Truesdale reso-
luton died in the committee anyway,
and the preamble was merely an at
tempted declaration of republican
principles and an attack on the dem
Ocratic party. the resolution as to
Mr.. Gest and the one that followed it
being as follows:
Resolved, That this convention
recognizes that the services of the
Hon. W. H. Gest, while representing
the Eleventh district, of which Rock
Island county formed part, were of
conspicuous value to the district and
the nation; that we call upon him
again to become a candidate, and we
instruct our delegates in the coming
republican convention of the new
Tenth district to present his name as
4 candidate for congress, and to use
all honorable means to secure his
nomination.
Resolved. That we notice with
pleasure the candidacy of A. W.
Bayliss, of Whiteside county. for
state superintendent of public in
struction, and ask our delegates to
use their best endcavor to secure his
nomination.
These resolutions were formally
signed by c. l.. Walker, chairman of
the committee, and Frank +. Rogers.
secretary. but that was the last of
them. The predominating influence
in the convention had it understood
that they were never to come before
the convention, and, as soon as Del
egatc Jackson's time came to make
the motion, he had no difficulty in
getting the eye of the chairman, who
was looking for him, and his motion
went.
How the Sheriff Business Ended.
The chief fight of the day was in
the nomination for sheriff. Hemen
way was slated for the nomination.
Moline was ostensibly for Moline
man and stood by Kittilsen as long
as he had show, and then threw
enough to the winner to have it tc
say that it had a finger in the pie
though this was the intention of the
delegation from the first. The Atkin
son-Eckhart combination announced
yesterday, was made as the ballot
progressed in hopes of beating Hem
enway, and as a last resort combi
nation was attempted with kittilsen
but Atkinson could not deliver the
goods. and the First, Second ant
part of the other wards broke away
and went to Hemenway. Tittering
ton was on the slate for county treas
urer, Moline swung the convention
for Mckeever for county superin
tendent, after Harding by his owr
bad break before the convention hat
destroyed his own chances. Pawn,
had a walk-away for the legislator,
and went around while the vote wa,
being taken with box of cigars un
der his coat-tail which he sprung a
the proper time.