Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-17
ONE DAY FOR ALL.
Republican County Convention
is Called.
APRIL IA TIE DATE FIXED.

To Nominate County Omcers and Select
Delegates to the seaatorisi. Congress
ssoasi and ststs Msetings-Ths BASIS Of
Representation.
"This day may either make or
break me quite" unused Chairman
Collins, as he came forth this
morning prepared for the duties
OF the day. at is the day that
makes or breaks ice and am
generally around when there is
any ice to be cut" So impressed
with his own importance on a politi-
cal occasion and with simulated
confidence In the result as conse-
quence OF past encounters, came
Steve Collins, "St. Patrick's day in
the morning." Steve bought little
bunch Of green ribbon MS he came
along past a notion store, but he
flung IL to the winds soon after Doc
Kinyon viewed with significant air
the boss politicians buttonette rs he
passed him. ".Glory, st. Patrick .
My names all right anyway and this
ought to be happy day for me"
continued Steve, in words that were
audible to people who brushed by
him.
"Going to put bust OF st. Pat
rick on the court house?" queried o
citizen who joined him.
THAT depends upon how the com.
mittec sees it," reioined the chair
man with q smile.
perhaps you wohld like to put
one In the new postofiice building?''
Intercepted the citizen further.
''No, but I would like to see one
Of his patron saints put in there.
somebody with the proper ring to
his name. and by the way that is
just what was thinking about"
"And what name did you have in
mind, prayP"
"How would Collins strike your"
BY this time Second avenue was
reached and the boss turned one way
and his conversationalist the other,
but the former had not gone long
before Sister Payne came rushing
across the street with the air Of st.
Patrick squeaking through his whis-
kers, and Immediately commenced
entertaining the chairman about the
wash woman he knew when n boy,
who always used Paris green for soap
on st. Patrick's day.
After that the chairman got along
pretty we'll until he heard Hjalmar
kohler attempting to sing "St. Pat
rick's Day" on the corner. when with
n countenance bearing all the dis
torted features of small boy who
had been eating green apples, Stephen
j. made break for Sweeney &
Walkers Office. There he received
such consolation rs only the sympa-
thetic heart may know and bestow.
and when he sailed forth again it
was with an avowed determination to
make some other fellows green with
envy. He steered straight for the
bank corner. where he found coun-
ty delegation basking in the sun, aud
entered with heart aud soul into the
discussion Of the duties to come up.
and Steve Collins was cutting ice on
st. Patrick's day. il he was not pay
ing much attention to "The Wearing
OF the Green"
County Committee Convenes
The republican county committee
convened in the parlors Of the Harper
Mt IL o'clock with the never failing
Steve in the chair. The morning hour
was devoted to u discussion Of the
topic as to whether one or two county
conventions should he held. and in
the exchange Of opinions represents
tive republicans outside Of the com.
mittee were invited to give expires
sion to their views. 1t was finally
determined to hold but one conven'
ton, and then the committee ad
journed for dinner.
On reasse m bling this afternoon tn,
date Of the county convention wal
liked ut April II in Rock Island
when nominations for county Office.
will be made and delegates selected
to the senatorial, congressional anG
state conventions. The basis of rep
resentation is to he one delegate fol
every 25 votes or fraction thereo
cast for the head Of the ticket in '92
together with one delegate at larg,
from each township.
All for Mcixinl and Tanner.
From talk among the committee
men the preferences seem to be prac
tically unanimous for Mckinley ant
for Tanner. although Cullom inilu.
ences have been at work in the coun
~. that is apparent, and so have
Hopkins. but by the time the conven
ton comes around the only talk viii
be Mckinley and Tanner-and o
course Prince.
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