Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-02-22

tation as follows:
Counties. VITA. Delegates.
Henry. .32g5 81
hnox ........... -...-......- 5SU -
mercer ....s4U II
hcck lslano. ........... ...... ..oJ2 %
Stark. 12Jo
Wnuee.ue.. ........... 3oiS ~
What the Convention Will Do.
The duty of the convention will
be the nomination of candidate for
congress for the term commencing
March 4. 1897, the naming of cam
didate for member of the state board
of equalization, the selection of two
delegates and two alternates to rep
resent the district in the national
convention to be held in St. Louis
June 16, and further to select Q pres
idential elector to be voted for at the
general election next November.
1t was anticipated that the meet
ing OF the com mittee would be pre-
coded by conference in which some
thing of an idea could be formed of
what the district preferred in the
matter OF candidates. or at least the
distribution of candidates. This
plan was finally abandoned. however,
and this afternoon the candidates for
the various Offices are being heard.
There are present from abroad DIR.
Joseph E. Robbins, OF Quincy; Col.
Horace Clark. of Mattoon, candi.
dates for governor; George c. Ran
kin. of Monmouth, who would like
to be the nominee for secretary of
state; H. V. Fisher, of Geneseo. who
would love to display his devotion to
republicanism by becoming the tail
to the Tanner kite; NJ. NJ. Sturgeon,
Of this city; +. p. Pierce, of Kewanee;
I. &. WeltOn. OF Cambridge; A. A..
Bocock, Of Toulon, all Jealous TO be
members OF the state board Of equal
izatiou; c. II. Deere. of Moline, who
seeks to be delegate to the national
| convention, etc., and G. L. Walker,
OF Rock Island, who would be elector
rom the Tenth district.
There are some peculiar situations
developed in the forming of combi-
nations such as will harmonize
the party interests throughout the
district. 1t is conceded that Con-
gresham George w. Prince will be
renominated. That fixes Knox
county, but then comes the member
Of the state board of equalization.
1t so happens that Messrs. Sturgeon,
Pierce and Bocock are all at present
members from this district. Sturgeon
representing the old Eleventh, b.
cock the Tenth and Pierce the Sew
enth before the old reapportionment.
/ = 81 Ia, L,
Collins-Walker faction in this county.
A Knife for Deere.
One of the sensational incidents OF
the gathering came to light this
morning in the discovery Of scheme
to sidetrack Mr.. Deere in his canvass
for delegate to the national conven-
ton by putting him forth for one Of
the four delegates at large from the
state and thus to give Rock Island
county the elector, to which honor
c. L. Walker, of this city, aspires.
The plan seems nevertheless to give
Mr.. Deere the recognition he seeks 10
his own district to make Frank G..
Ramsey, OF Whiteside, elector. CON-
ing as he does from a county which
has never had anything from the
party, although staunchly republi-
can, to give the member of the state
board to Henry or Stark and to pla.
cate the other counties with commit
tee membership.
Knox county, las usual .over.towered
all other counties in representation.
1t was composed of the flower OF the
party down that way with Clark E.
Carr at the head. There were also
in the crowd Mayor j. j. Tunniclif,
Representative Frank Murdoch.
States Attorney E. w. WEIGH and
other representative republicans and
newspaper men.
1t goes without saying that those
OF the party who are long tried in
the service in Rock Island and who
now look forward with cherished
hope and fond anticipation to the
crown Of their labors were there
Collins was not. being detained in
Chicago, but 7. H. Thomas was; SC
was Editor johnson, and last. but
not least. Brother Quayle. the latter
running about and gIeefully exhibit
ing piece OF tin which he brough,
with his own hands from EiIwood
Ind. where he says the largest tin
factory In the world exists, employ.
ing 2.400 men. and which has beer
fostered under McKinleyism. 1t wa,
. master stroke on the part of til.
lately returned supervisor 80 Tar al
its effect on his rivals was concerned
and they viewed him with envy II
his flight from one part of the 70
tunds to another.
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