Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-01-08

were before MIN. 1uO party had
just emerged from the greatest de-
feat in it's history and it would be no
small task to gather together its
scattered army and place it on
fighting footing. From that task.
however, the chairman declared that
he would not shrink. but would ad-
vance to it with ar the zeal and fifiel-
ity that he could command. The
work of the committee, he said. had
heretofore been pretty nearly all de-
volved upon the legislative commit
tee. This. he thought, was not as it
should be. and he should favor the
creation of a number of committees
for special work. IL was not the,
duty of the committee 10 bnild tn
platforms nor nOminatos csndidd1
and that line of work would nee
entered upon, but it would
aim, Mr.. Hinrichscn said, - Sha1
the strongest possible MAD
forward the interests Of cAd3lan
cratic party. u, g.
MANY democrats" said he. -su6
discouraged by the result of the 11)&i
election. but l am not. Our pfil&t
pies remain the same, and witt
principles boldly proclaimed we eq1
enter upon the campaign of
with good prospects of success.
| closing his brief remarks, Mr.. His
richsen paid high tribute to the -
firing president, Delos r. Phelps,
whom he declared to be able, Jealous
and absolutely Clean Dennis Hogan
nominated Theodore Nelson for Sec
rotary. Sam Il. Chase nominated
Thomas Gahan for vice chairman,
and j. ". Potter nominated w. Il.
Brinton for treasurer. All three
were elected by reclamation.
Franklin Macvcnch Speaks.
franklin MacVeagil was in the
room, and upon being invited to adj
dress the committee. responded
briefly. He expressed his gratiiica-
ton upon the harmonious organizes
lion of the committee and thought it
was the very best that could be SCI
lected from the material the party
has in the state. He did not quits
agree with the chairman when he
said it was no part of the commit-
| tees work to construct platforms.'
He believed the committee was the
most competent tribunal in the state
to discharge that duty, and he rec
commended that it lose no time in
getting ready to put forth a declara-
ton of the principles Of the party.
1t was. as Mr.. Hinrichsen had said,
the duty of the committee to organ
fn viz I'm
recognize the fact that in self defense
and in the performance OF duty to the
people. campaign of education
must be carried forward. 1t was
not enough to organize for the pur-
pnse of getting out the vote. There
must be an effort made to stimulate
democratic thought. Democrats
must be taught to support their own
principles. II they had done this in
the last campaign they might have
been defeated, but not have been
overwhelmed. Let the work of edu-
cation. Mr.. MacVcaSh argued. begin
at once. He believed the principles
of the democratic party were the
principles Of the people. and yet,
strange to say, the people went back
on them at the late election. The
party must be taught to stand by its
principles and the work of education
should be entered upon at once.
Alex j. Jones. who was Hon. Ben
I. Cables proxy, offered resolu-
ton which was adopted compliment
tarv to the retiring chairman, Delos
J. Phelps, and recognizing his SER
vices to the party. whereupon the
committee adjourned.