Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-21


the Resolutions and n Majority on the
State Central - Sentiment Tending to
Con.crvat sm on Bath sides-A Louis.
vile Democratic Paper Calls for Har.
din's Withdrawal.
SPEISGFIELD, Aug. 2l.-The combat
thickens in the Democratic state gather
ing here, and the situation also clears
The silver men held meetings again
yesterday to secure endorsements for
their resolution, but while they were
making speeches the Brice men secured
the organization Of the convention, carry
Ing sixteen of the twenty-one districts in
the selection of members OF the various
committees. The committee on resolu-
tions Is composed OF business men liko
President Ingalls,, OF the Big Four; Ex-
Congressmen Mcmahon, Hurd, Vance
anl Achauer, as follows: NJ. T. Ingalls,,
Il. i. Hunt, John A. Mcmahon, w. l..
Mckenzie, J. j. Moore, J. w. Eylar, n
s. Murray, j. VI. Lewis, Frank Hurd,
John l. Vance, o. w. II. Wright, A. ID.
Ii Tner, w. T. Schofield, Lewis Brucker,
II. +. Achauer, J. g. Briggs, A. w. Pat
rick, j. c. Deiirich, Charles Fillius, Al.
fred Whitaker, Judge T.. J. Blandin-.
named in the order Of the districts they
represent, beginning with the First.
ErIce Also Gets the state Committee.
The Bricc men also secured majority
Of the state central committee, which
holds over till after the selection of presi.
Dental delegates next year, as follows:
John Hagserty, John +. Bruce, Joseph
H. Dowling, \. ID. Marsh, w. L. Decker,
Hugh l.. Nichols, Senator \. T. Van
clifc. McAlden Damn, Ross Hodge, j. :.
German. X X. freeman. James Cayen,
Nj. A. s,maIley, Frank Il. Mercer, j. o.
Oakley, Wilbur l.. Mcdill, /. X. Hill,
Louis Lochot, II. r. Dobson, Horace w.
Ncri. Z. j. HISgins-also in the order OF
the districts they represent beginning
with the First.
That Consultative Dinner Comes on.
The delegates are all here and the qucs.
tion is as To what concessions shall be
made to the minority, which claims to
have over t-ro-filths and almost onc-ha!f
the membership Of the convention. The
Brico men are not placing any objection
to any OF the free silver candidates
neither the Hon. John ii. Thomas or
Colonel james kilbourne, for governor.
md they are pronounced advocates of tho
free and unlimited coinage of silver.
John ii. Thomas has been opposing Sem
ator Brice very strongly, but Senator
Brico, Ex-Governor Campbell and other
leaders dined with Thomas yesterday,
and it is understood that n compromise
was outlined. but 1t will not be known
what the leaders did until after their
plans are developed in the convention.
Making No Fight ON i:ric..
Just before Senator Brice arrived the
city was flooded with dodge bearing the
following resolution adopted at the meet
ing OF the silver dele gates: I'VE favor
-, the Immediate restoration OF the law pro-
viding for the free coinage OF both gold
and silver coins and their use without
discrimination, AZ provided for in the
constitution" The silver men met Sena-
TOR BriCc ana pledged him that they had no
fight on him. and all they wanted was
tn. plank The senator and his friends are
non-cumnittal and want all to wait for
the regular report. On the arrival of the
train bearing Ex-Governor Campbell,
p Campbell badges were distributed broad
cast in anticipation of his nomination.
During the afternoon Brice, ex-Gov-
ernor Campbell. and other leaders re-
spondcd 70 calls for speeches rs tho clubs
pnraded by the Lagonda hotel. at that
time General Asa :. Bushnell. the Re-
publican candidate, happened tn be cali
ing on Br.cc, Campbell, and Others, and
he also responded, welcoming his political
opponents TO the city.