Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-28


Coming Candidate-How the Final Break
Occurred-Rock Island and whiteside
Stick to Their Candidates to the Last.
GALvA, Feb. 2S.-George w. Prince
was nominated on the 147Sth ballot.
In Detail
GALvA, Feb. 2S.-On the whole.
yesterdays proceedings in the Tenth
district republican congressional
convention should go down into the
history of the political annals of the
state. Beginning with Entrikin's
surprising sermon in the morning,
and continuing through the day,
there was series of incidents alto
gether eventful. Following Entri-
kin's comical exhibition. the Henry
county humorist. Ashley. had been
brought forward to entertain the
convention during the lull in the
monotonous proceedings, and here
came a very unfortunate and I'M
pleasant incident, Delegate Charles
Bent. of the Whiteside delegation.
rising and Indignantly protesting
against further nonsense and that
the convention proceed to business.
Ashley was about to mount the plat
form, and he and his friends were
placed in a most Notifying position,
and they felt it, although they at
tempted to take it good naturally.
Henry's Efforts.
Henry county's fruitless attempts
in the afternoon to patch up a truce
was the innovation in the afternoon.
The plan was a plausible one to all
but Knox. and Knox kicked it over
board. The reception of the White
side county telegram, which the
chairman declined to read and the
committee attempted to kill, al
though the convention was clamor-
ing to hear it, smacked of the scnsa-
tional. 1t come from a friend of
Bayliss', whom Ramsay, for whom
Whiteside was instructed. and was
fighting, defeated in the county
convention. 1t suggested Bayliss as
the candidate who could break the
convention deadlock. l.. f. Brook
field, the spokesman for the White
side delegation, moved this caustic
answer.
1--WE have plenty of candidates.
Send us provisions"
The convention balloted until 4:45
without result, and then adjourned
on the 1,145d ballot, as stated last
night, to give the steering commit
tee q chance.
A resolution fittingly eulogistic of
Gen. Posts memory was presented in
the afternoon and adopted by a rising
vote of the convention.
Wanted, Workers.
Rock Island county needs a steer
ing committee-one that is worth
something. The Gest men are work
ing hard, but that they lack general
ship must be painfully apparent to
the candidate. 1t is to everyone
else. The hand of the sagacious and
astute politician is wanting. The
Gest men are probably the most
stubborn on the floor. All the other
counties realize this, but stubborn
ness is aggravating and antagonistic
to the other counties rather than in
ducive to support. The guiding
geniuses of the party in times of
peril are not of the delegation. Had
they been, there would have been re-
suits long before this that would have
given the Reck Island contingent an
opportunity to come home with
brooms over their shoulders. Last
night, in despair, telegram was
sent to Hon. II. A. Ainsworth, at Mo-
line, to come down and do his best
for Gest. He came this morning
The supplication was deferred as
long as possible, but last night the
inevitable was resorted to. 1t was a
humiliating procedure on the part of
the Gest men, but it was necessary.
Anything to win.
During the afternoon the wires
were kept hot with Moline, one of the
most important received being from
an individual very near to c. H.
Deere. suggesting his candidacy as a
possible solution of the difficulty.
The effect of the presence of Aims
worth cannot be estimated as yet.
Last nights session of the conven-
ton brought no change, every ballot
if anything. solidifying each delega-
ton and making more remote the
chances of compromise.
Aweary and Exciting Night.
Last nights was the most exciting
session the convention has vet had.
lasting until 4:30 this morning.
Henry had determined to push mat
tiers. and made the attempt by Civ
ing her votes in such way that
either Gest. Ramsey or Mckinney
could have been nominated with a
few more votes. Then Knox gave 20
votes to each of the candidates ex-
cept Gest. and on one ballot gave Gest
five votes. The highest number re-
ceived by the candidates was: Gest,
So: Ramsay and Mckinney, so each;
Hammond, 81. The convention
worked till $50. when Prince tainted
from exhaustion and the heat of the
room. The convention then adj
journed.
On ballot 1901. Henry made a
break to Hammond staying with
e. IL