Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-14
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candidate for state auditor; Col. J
Z. Rankin, OF Monmouth. candidate
for secretary Of state; I. n. Pearson
Of Maconb. candidate for sscvstar,
Of state; Samuel Snow, Of Ottawa
candidate for clerk Of the suprem,
court; c. G. Duffy, candidate fol
clerk Of the appellate court; H. /
Tice. Of Jerssyvi candidate fol
secretary Of state.
Delegates % vasioas Conveussons.
The committee on selection Of dele
gates to other conventions reported
as follows and the reports were
adopted:
State. w. simonson. G. b
Henry. w. r. Crawford. Ed Tindall,
=. N. Tindall. II. Kohler. George
johnson, r. A. johnson. William
Clsndenin.. s. II. Sohrbeck, b. r.
Peek, Henry Csrse. Frank Kelly. G..
u. Craig. J. X. Scott, I. II. Thomas,
William McConochie.
Legislative-A. p. Frisk, L. F.
Cralle, q. +. Anderson. Axel Kohler,
George H. Edwards. William Sch.
merit, j. x. Keams. Sam Arndt,
Charles Oswald, j. G. Lindholm, j.
NJ. Hutchinson, Albert Gould. J. E.
Wrsy, DIR. Reiter.
Congressional-H A. AinsWorth,
William Butserworth. w. T. Ball,
=. A. Landee. W. G. Bennett, L. d.
Dunn, e. 8. Kerns, j. X. Clemins,
N. 4. Muuson, William Edwards,
William Jackson, James McGarvey,
X. A. Dooaldson, DIR. J. X. Hollow.
bush, Horst Won Koeckritz, Mai.
J. NJ. Beardsley. William McCono.
ohie. &. +. Gaetjer. DR.. James Cozad.
David Sears, William Ashdown. DR..
w. r. Freek. DR.. J. H. Bendle, Will
liam A. Hubbard. John Swank.
Rssoistioss.
The committee on resolutions then
made It's report.
The resolutions deneuuce the ad-
ministration Of the democratic party
rs uniquely and utterly and un-
compromisingly unAmerican. de.
claring that the ills suffered during
she past few years are the result Of
tho persistent policy Of the demo-
cratic party TO iegislste for the ben
cit OF foreign commercial and finan.
cial interests; favor the ad.
justment OF the tariff law 30
rs TO secure TO American producers
the first opportunity Of supplying
American demands and that will
produce ample revenue from i'm
ports and that will be levied so as
so encourage reciprocal relations
with other nations; declare for
. currency Of paper. silver
and gold. every dollar OF which
shall be equal to every dol.
lar and should be rs good as any
medium; uphold the
Monroe doctrine in its broadcast,
truest sense; instruct for William
Mckinley for president, John X.
Tanner for governor, W. A. North.
eott for lieutenant governor. George
G. Rankin for secretary OF state,
GEORGE ". Prince for congress. NJ.
NJ. Sturgeon for the state board Of
equalization and &. ii. Deere for DEL
ogate to the national convention.
"sissss" Payne Again.
The names Of William Payne. Of
Iuma, and Thomas Campbell were
presented for members OF the legis.
lature and ballot was ordered,
which resulted:
Payne, 1864; Campbell, "a.
The ChairmsnshIp.
William Jackson moved that w. F.
Eastman. OF Moline. be the choice Of
the committee for chairman, and he
was elected; and 8. J. Collins nomi-
mated J. W. Simonson, OF Port Byron,
rs secretary Of the committee, and
he was elected.
Visitors In Town.
The convention brought to the city
republicans from all corners Of the
state, who were attentive listeners to
tho deliberations and active partici-
pants in the antc-convention discus
sions. There were W. A. Northcott,
candidate for lieutenant governor;
Clark +. Carr. u. S. senator; I. N.
Pearson, II. j. Tice and j. r. Rankin
for secretary Of state; +. b. Needles
for state auditor; +. c. Aiken, attor-
ncy general; A. +. Schoch for state
treasurer; Samuel Snow for clerk OF
the Supreme court; Charles Duffy
for appellate court clerk, and E. NJ.
uoughten and Frank Melvin, OF
Henry county. for the legislature.
senosoriai Convention.
The republican senatorial commit
tee OF the Thirty-third district met