Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-03

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Upon the result of the ballot be-
ing announced, Delegate Edwards
moved that MIR. Gest be declared the
choice Of the convention by acclama-
ton. The motion was adopted.
Delegate Parmenter moved the
appointment Of committee OF
seven to select delegates to the judi
cial convention of the Fourteenth
district to be held at Harper's thea
ire tomorrow, and the motion being
adopted. the chair named James
Peetz, H. N. McCaskrin. j. L. Haas.
NJ. Schoonmaker. W. F. Crawford,
F. G. Allen and F. A. johnson.
The restless spirit broke out again
in motion to adjourn, which, how
ever, was defeated. and thereupon
Delegate Parmenter got through q
resolution providing that the dele
gates to b. selected be empowered to
represent Rock Island county in the
old district also, should . convention
be called there.
The motion TO adjourn bobbed up
again, and while it was decided neg
atively, the delegates began to leave
the hall. The chair finally got them
back and standing with hats on.
they again voted on the motion and
it was again defeated.
The Delegates.
The committee to select delegates
to the judicial convention then made
its appearance, and its report was
adopted as follows:
Z. E. Farmer ter. H. A. Ainsworth,
Axel Kohler, H. H. Parks, j. B. Oak
leaf. w. j. Entrikin, G. W. johnson.
c. w. Lundahl. P. II. Vessel. G. W.
Gould, +. A. johnson, l. Minteer,
A. P. Fisk, G w. Gamble, B. D.
Connolly, NJ. NJ. Sturgeon. W. L.
Ludolph. j. j. Roach, j. L. Haas,
William McConochie. w. F. johnson.
E. D. Sweeney. ]. E. Gustus, B. F.
Knox, j. W. Ransom, H. c. Cleave-
land. John Swank, J. H. Reiter. W.
F. Crawford. George w. McCaskrin.
Frank Naylor, Thomas Campbell,
NJ. Schoonmaker. George B. Henry,
Charles George. ]. W. Simenson, 4.
A. Smith.
Delegate Parmenter moved that
the delegates got together and
have a little talk. After dis
cussing various places of meeting
the delegation was instructed to
meet in the hall at the close of the
convention.
Rock Island Oauouseo.
The republican cauouses were held
in Rock Island Saturday night, and
in many of the wards the contes,
between the two factions was ami
mated to the point of bitter ness.
The Peasants men buried the Gest-
ties deep in the First, Second aud
Sixth wards. In the Third ward tn.
Peasants followers made no opposi-
ton to Gest having the delegation in
his own ward. but Gest went after
the judges ward just as he has after
the judges position, but was showed
under 1S7 to 80. In the First WARD
Peasants won lis to rs and in tn,
Sixth ~ to 81. Gest got the Fourth
by 81 to AZ, but by snap Judgment,
his opponents claim, in closing the
ballots before all the Peasants mel
had voted. In the Fifth ward it wal
red hot, Gest delegates receiving So
votes to Ga for Peasants. In tn,
Seventh Gest won 76 to Ga.
The Moline delegates met Satur
day evening and elected Gusta,
Swensson, q Peasants man, delegate
at-large by q vote Of So to 20 for j
b. Oakleaf. Gest representative.
The Rock Island delegation Sc
lected E E. Parmenter delegate ~
large.
The Tug Il to Come.
The real tug is to come in tenor
rows judicial convention to be held
st Harper's theatre In this city, fol
by taking up Gest for Peasants tn,
republic ans have invited q contes,
with the other counties that Would
otherwise have been avoided. It il
claimed on the one hand that Henry
county will never support Ges'
solidly, and that Mercer and White
side will therefore be in q position
to combine with Henry aud leav,
Rock leland out, while on the othe,
it is declared. and this by the Ges,
men, that Rock Island and Henry
are so closely allied in the senatorial
district that the two will control tn,
nominationsand will unite. NO mat
ter who 10 Rock Islands choice. Be
81 e. the largest county in the dis
trict is conceded one Of the judges
This is the Gest view and the ticke
which his followers have planned
upon proposing 10 Gest. Bigelow ant
Ramsay. From the present indica
tionG however. Henry county is tn,
only one that is absolutely certain o
. judge. The county Of State Sena.
tor and Wou!d-be-C Congressman
Fisher holds the key to the situation
F. D. Ramsay. Of Morrison, White.
side county's candidate for judicial
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