Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-22

applause. MIR. keatOr received the
chairman in the wings of the theatre
and. escorting him to the front, in
trOduced him. The captain expressed
his appreciation of the honor con-
ferred, and spoke of the size and i'm
portance of the convention. He re-
allied the duties before him and the
extent to which it might tax his abil-
ity before he got through with it. He
made a plea for good nature aud
harmony in the proceedings. To
aid in carrying out that aim, Maj.
Beardsley slipped up behind the
chairman and placed a claw hammer
on his table.
The nomination of a secretary be-
ing in order, w. II. Edwards named
F. &. Denkmann, and Horst Won
koeckritz suggested William Jack
son. The later withdrew in favor Of
MIR. Denkmann as the permanent
secretary. and the convention APP
proved of the proposition. The
chair suggested that delegates on
arising to speak give their names and
ward or precinct they represented.
Committees Named.
The next business being the selec-
ton of a committee on credentials,
Delegate Carpenter, of Moline, pro-
posed committee composed of
seven. and the following were duly
elected: William Jackson and Thomas
Smart, of Rock Island; DR.. Freek, of
Cordova; John S. Bruner, of Buffalo
Prairie; George E. Brown, of Black
Hawk; Charles A. Barnard and Il. A.
Smith, of Moline.
A committee OF seven on resolu-
tons was thereupon selected COM
posed of: c. l.. Walker and DIR. c.
b. kinyon, of Rock Island; Charles
Spickler, of Drury; F. f. Rogers. OF
Port Byron: j. NJ. Hutchinson, of
Rural. and ID. o. Reed and F. A.
Lande, of Moline.
Delegate Jackson moved the ap-
pointment of 10 to report delegates
to the state, congressional and legis-
lative conventions, on the recon-
vening of the convention in the after
noon. Delegate Morgan. of Moline.
offered as an amendment a motion
for the appointment of three COM
mittees, each of seven members, to
appoint the delegates respectively
to the various conventions. The
amendment prevailed. The commit
tees were thereupon appointed as
follows:
To select delegates to state con-
vention: H. H. Holland and Albert
Johnson, OF Rock Island; G. Tucker,
of Buffalo Prairie; F. II. Cooper, of
South Moline; A. F. Hollister, of
Coe; William Butterworth and j.
w. Morgan, of Moline.
To Select Delegates to the Con
gressional William Jack
son and c. W. Foss, of Rock Island;
DR.. Bendle, of Drury; G. E. Brown.
Of Black Hawk; Clark Corbin, of Car
bon Cliff; Oscar Peal and c. H. Per-
rim, of Moline.
To Select Delegates to the Senator
ial Convention-L. S. McCabe and
j. r. Hollowbush. Rock Island:
James 3. Clark. Bowling; /. A. Men
teer, of South Moline; DR.. John Rel
ter, of Yuma, and c. F. Grant,
and S. S. Crompton. of Moline.
The chair suggested the appoint
ment of a county central committee
then and there, and Delegate Morgan
proposed the appointment of COM
mittee of seven in the same manner
that the other committees had been
named. Delegate Simonson amended
the motion to the effect that the con-
vention name the committee men,
bers, and the amendment being
adopted. the convention proceeded
with its task with the following re-
suit:
Cordova-S. S. Cool
Coe-P. F. Cox.
Canoe Creek-James Mills.
Hampton-W. r. Carey.
Edgington-William McIntire.
Rock Islands,. j. Collins. Robert
Bennett.
Zuma-W. H. Whiteside.
Port Byron-F. f. Rogers
Black Hawk-G. Z. Brown.
Coal Valley-D. H. Lyon.
Rural. W. Caldwell.
Bowling-A. l.. Freeberg
Andalusia--W. j. Vandeveer.
Buffalo Prairie-Dr. j. H. Brcadel.
n Drury-J. E. Wray.
South Rock Island. F. Mead.
South Moline-Herbert A. Gould.
Moline-W. +. Eastman, S. S
Gro COMPTON.
The names thus presented were
confirmed by the convention.
IsilIy NIusou e., ~. rc.o
Delegate Bennett then suggested
that inasmuch as Hon. w. +. Mason,
OF Chicago, was present. he be in
vited to address the convention. The
idea was accepted, and Mason ap-
peared. He made one of his char
enthusiastically funny speeches. sac-i-
ficing logic for humor and sarcasm;
said present hard times were all due
to the democratic party and the