Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-22
ALL ARE NOW In IT.
Wrangle Among Tenth District
Republicans.
EACH COUNTY HAS IT'S CLAIMS

49, - my AsOAAsoSsOaA9 AAbS Ah0 A10e
Rock Island May b. Left Oat-Ii
It Asks Too Much 1t WIN Get Nothing
Penalty for Past Greed.
The republican convention of the
Tenth congressional district which
assemblies at Harper's theatre at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning will have
q task en- its hands, if the first honor
is to go without argument to Knox
county, in the denomination of Con.
gresham George w. Prince, who BY
the way will be here in person. As
stated in yesterdays ARGUS. the &C.
ton of the Whiteside republicans
Monday practically puts NJ. NJ. Stur-
geon, OF this city, out of the business
as a candidate for denomination for
member of the state board of equal
ization, and as has been referred to.
the combination which has been ef-
fected by other counties to the detri.
ment Of Rock Island promises to i'm
press the republicans of this county
with the fact that unrelenting greed
on the part of one aspirant for
uohoA . ~ tuC 0oANo COuSculIUu u
year ago is to come back to present
and future candidates which the
party in the county may present for
recognition. In other words, Stur-
geon now must suffer for the selfish
determination of Gest. At the Galva
convention both Whiteside and Mer-
Ger came to the Rock Island delega-
ton and sought complimentary votes
for their respective candidates. not
so much with the idea of succeeding,
as to break the deadlock and thus as
certain the conventions true prefer
ence. But Rock Island would take
no chances, notwithstanding that
the proposition was as fair to one
county as 1t was to the other. and
each county submitting the PROPOSE
ton promised to reciprocate for the
courtesy. But the Gest crowd was
stubborn. 1t would enter into no
bargain that did not give it the best
of it and it went down stolidly and
seltishly standing out against the con-
vention. Indeed the Rock Island
county delegation, as composed at
that time, would have been voting
solidlv for its man yet and giving
no quarter, had not some other coun-
ty broken.
AS an outcome OF the convention,
Knox county left the field feeling
under obligation to Henry, and
which obligation it promises now to
repay by going over 70 Pierce for
member OF the state board of squali-
cation. Henry felt that it had
done its duty by all concerned, but
in the present view Of the situation
thinks Aind toward Knox. Whiteside
feels tina: it can 60 into a combina-
ton with Henry with good grace as
Rock Island refused point blank to
combine with her when an opportun-
ity was offered. Mercer has been
considerable to Rock Island county
beyond what could reasonably be
asked. and it has pointedly told the
friends Of Sturgeon that it felt under
no obligations to:do anything in view
of the Galva incident.
How They Will stack Up.
Each county in the district will
come to tomorrow's convention with
an AK to grind. Knox will come for
the congressman-and will get him.
Henry county will come for mem Der
of the state board Of equalization and
will get him. Mercer will ask that
James Mckinney be made a member
of the state central committee.
Modest MolIie Stark will seek the
Endorsement of the convention of
Kinney for clerk OF the supreme
court. Whiteside will request favor
for Brookiield for delegate to the
national convention, aud it gives a
pointer to Rock Island that il it asks
TOO much it will get nothing. If it
persists in asking for Sturgeon it
will be snubbed entirely. II Stur-
geon withdraws, as now seems prob
able. the county will be in position to
ask for the delegate and alternate to
the national convention. This much
conceded, Charles Deere and W. II.
Edwards will be presented. respect
lively for the honors. If this program
carries it will leave the elector to
either Whiteside or Stark.
But there must be heap Of rec
onciling before such a program can