Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-04
DELEGATES NAMED,
Rock Island County Republic
cans Select Them.
TO THE JUDICIAL CONVENTION

! the Court House This MorniuE-Other
Counties Preferences Something OF n
Forecast Of Who VIII be tho Nominee.
Pursuant to the call of Chairman
). j. Collins, the delegates selected
TO the republican county conven-
ton, assembled this morning at
the court house for the purpose OF Sc
Letting delegates to the convention
to be held at Monmouth tomorrow to
nominate a successor to Judge A. A.
Smith, of the Tenth judicial district.
The delegates started to gather about
10 O'Clock, full attendance be ng on
hand about II O'Clock.
Called to Order.
At IL O'Clock Boss Collins mounted
the rostrum in the court room,
looked over the assemblage. and rap
ped the convention to order. Steve
then read the call. The next thing
in order then was the selection of q
temporary chairman. Boss Collins
named j. I. Haas, and he was unan-
imously chosen. The city attorney
highly appreciated the honor be-
slowed upon him at the hands of the
convention, expressing his elated
feelings in brief way.
William jackson nominated W. F.
Eastman, of Moline. secretary, and
he was unanimously chosen.
j. I. Browning. of Moline, moved
that a committee of seven on creden-
tials be appointed by the chair. The
motion prevailed, and the chair
named Spencer Mattison, William
Atkinson. W. F. Eastman, Axel Koh-
Ter, w. F. Hubbard, Thomas Camp
bell and Dan McNeal.
The temporary organization was
then made permanent. After the
committee on credentials had COM
pleted its labors in canvassing the
convention, the names of the dele
gates present were read and con.
firmed.
| The Delegate-.:
A motion by c. j. Searle that the
chair appoint committee of seven
to select the % delegates to the dis
trict convention carried. II. II.
Cleaveland. W. H. Gest. c. j. Searle,
w. j. Entrikin. c. G. Carlson, S. F..
Roberts. Thomas Campbell and DIR.
| Ae~NeSi "SAS ShoSCu dS SUN. HIS
committee retired and in due time re-
ported the list which was approved
by the convention. Following are
the delegates selected: c. J. Searle,
William jackson, c.. l.. Walker, w.
II. Gest, j. l.. Haas. f. f. Parmen-
ter. NJ. E. Sweeney. H. c. Cleave-
land, Prof. j. E Gustus. E. B. Kries,
H. A. Ainsworth, r. A. Smith, w. F.
Eastman, W. j. Entrikin, G. w.
johnson, c. F. Hemenway. G. W.
Gamble. H. kohler, j. b. Oakleaf. C.
F. Grantz, Dan McNeal. DR.. J. Reu-
ter, Thomas Campbell, S. S. Roberts,
and j. A. Minteer.
Preparing the Preliminaries.
The Rock Island delegates to to-
days convention met last evening at
the Lincoln club rooms for the pur-
pose of agreeing, if possible, on con-
certed action, and selecting a dele
gate at large. Hon. H. c. cleveland
was called upon to preside, and S.
W. Searle was elected secretary. w.
P. Quayle received the distinction of
being selected delegate at large
Any attempt to agree upon a can
didate was found out of the question,
SO many preferences existing within
the Rock Island delegation. There
were found to be many personal
inclinations to Bigelow, of Henry, yet
there was feeling among some of
of the more prominent delegates that
it would be policy to coincide with
the Knox delegation and confer upon
that county the candidate, and thus
get the endorsement of that county
for the continuance of Rock Island
county man on the bench in the office
Judge Peasants now holds. How
ever, as stated, no definite plan of
concerted action was formulated.
Other Counties Represented.
At the county convention today.
counties having candidates for the
vacancy were represented, Knox COM
ing up solid for q. W. Thompson.
those present in whose interests, in
addition to the gentleman himself,
being F. A. Freer, j. j. Turncliffe, 4.
2. Williams, +. +. Cooke, T. S. Nc
Grier, Frank Carney, E. w. Welch, j.
l.. Buckholtz; while Judge A. X.
Mock, County Clerk +. &. Welton
and Sheriff George H. McClugg, of
Henry county, were looking after
Bigelow's forces.
Apropos of the Knox county dele
CATION, it is interesting as well as
gratifying to know that Clark T..
Carr was not at the head of it. 1t
will be remembered that Thompson
was the choice of the republicans
there from the first, although Will
liams was candidate, but the latter
seeing how things were going, with
drew. just about that time Carr got
back to Galesburg from the big Tom
Reed meeting in Chicago. He did
not like the idea of the republicans
Of Knox doing anything in his alb
sence, so he saw Williams and rees-
tablished his claims to candidacy,
and took charge of matters himself.
but when the the Knox county con-
ventiOn was held Carr was effectu