Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-04

L. Emerson, Ed Hammond, ". 81.
Bissell, e. E. limerick. G. w.
Bridger, L. B. Morey, J. n. Brock,
L. d. Thomson. J. H. Green, D. S.
Holmes. Fred Crosby.
Upon motion of Delegate Sweeney
the roll of counties WAS read for pre-
sentation Of candidates for the Judge
ship. nominating speeches being dis
pensed with. The result was as fol-
lows:
Hiram Bigelow, OF Henry, by F. G.
Welton; ]. H. Connell, Of Mercer, by
James Mckinney; w. h. Gest, Of
Rock Island, by n. n. Sturgeon; F.
9. Ramsay. of Whiteside. by William
Slayer.
MIR. Mckinney. of Mercer county,
thereupon moved that Judge Hiram
Bigelow. of Henry, and Hon. w. h.
Gest, Of Rock Island, be declared the
nominees of the convention for cir
cult judges by reclamation. The
chair put the motion and it prevailed
BY rising vote. and the two candi-
dates mentioned were declared duly
nominated.
The roll call of counties was the
order for formal vote on the other
two candidates. n n. Sturgeon. of
Rock Island. moved that the ballot
be informal. James Mckinney
moved that the vote be formal. mo
one is here for empty honore." said
Mr.. Mckinney. land we may as we'll
get through" So the. vote was made
formal.
Tho Tsob bic Begins.
Henry county was the first on the
list, and Mercer was evidently cooked
and primed for what followed then.
Answering to the call OF its name
Henry cast 81 votes for Ramsay, of
Whiteside. D. N. Blazer, of the Mercer
county delegation, was at once on his
feet. He demanded the roll call of
the Henry county delegates. The
steering committee of the Henry
county delegation had informed
Mercer county, he protested. that il.
would receive many Of the votes of
the delegation, and Mercer county
did not propose to have the gag rule
applied.
+. 6. Welton, chairman of the
Henry county delegation, replied
that the delegates had exercised
their individual preferences, and
that the chairman had been author
lied to cast the solid vote.
James Mckinney. of Mercer coun-
ty. declared that the republican
party was opposed to the unit rule
in politics. 1t had worked enough
injury to the republicans and the vote
Of Henry county should in all fair
ness be canvassed.
Judge Ward. of Henry county, re-
piled that complaint as to the man.
ner in which Henry county was vot.
ing should come from Henry county,
and Thomas Nowars Of Henry coun-
ty, took the same view.
L. ID. Thomson, of Mercer, protest.
ed that Henry Was not acting in good
faith. He held that both Rock Island
aud Henry had assured Mercer that
while they had agreed TO stand to-
gether, neither would interfere in
the fight as a county, between Mer-
Ger and Whiteside.
j. w. White, of Whiteside, rose to
o point Of order under the roll call
Chairman Hand ruled the prevail
ing motion out of order and the roll
call proceeded.
James H. Brock, of the same coun-
ty, made an extensive and feeling
plea for simple justice. Conduct that
would in ordinary cases be
termed as hypocritical, dis.
honest and cowardly, and should
not be employed in q political con-
vention. Mercer county did not pro-
pose to be driven out Of repu blican
convention. 1t had stood BY Rock
Island and Henry in the past and
would support the nominees of the
convention, but it protested that i,
had not been treated fairly, and the
speaker said it was done in all earn
estness and candor, and. that Mercer
county knowing that it was useless
to do SO. nevertheless cast her 16
votes for James II. Conneil. Rock
Island cast 20 for Ramsay and II for
Cornell, and Whiteside pumped %
for Ramsay. which gave him 70 to
S3 for Connell. the total number OF
votes cast being 112. with 81 neces-
sary for choice. Mr.. Ramsay was
thereupon declared the third nomi.
nee for judge.
The Committeemen.
The roll Of counties was then
called for members of the judicial
COMMITTEE with the following result:
Henry. T. H. Chesley; Mercer, j. H
Cornell; Rock Island, j. B. Oakleaf
Whiteside, H. c. Ward.
j. L. Hsas, of Rock Island, pre-.
sented q resolution setting forth that
in view of the question existing as
to the legality of the election oil
Judges now nominated to be voted
for in June under the new apportion.
ment, and moved that in the even,
OF court ruling to the contrary. the