Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-04
Treachery Charged in Today's
Judicial Convention.
BAD FAITH IN HENRY COUNTY
Bigelow, Gest and Ramsay
the Nominees.
A Swift Acting Body at Hair.
per's Theatre.

Mercer county was defeated for
representation on the judicial ticket
in the new Fourteenth district in the
convention at Harper's theatre this
afternoon through sharp political
tactics, which the Mercer county
men proclaimed in open convention
bordered pretty closely on to treach-
erv on the part Of Henry county.
The convention was . short order
proceeding. All that i; did was
transacted in so minutes. 1t was
late in getting down to business.
Although the hour was IL o'clock
it was 1910 when all the delegates
had assembled. Henry and White
side had fixed up combination last
eseuing. and learning of it. Rock
Island got into it with both feet,
leaving poor little Mercer out in the
cold. But the outcast did not sub
nit without protest that was Wig
orous and earnest to the point Of be-
ing almost pathetic. but which va 8
unavailing, nevertheless. The
plucky spokesmen for the county
below us received cheers for their
courage and spunk. but only groans
for their ambition.
Couvention Assemblies.
Chairman E. f. Parmenter, of the
Judicial committee, called the con-
vention to order and announced that
the committee had selected Judge
John Hand, Of Henry county. 80
chairman. and w. L. Ludolph. OF
Rock Island, as secretary. Upon
motion these officers were made the
permanent officers OF the convention.
The reading Of the call was dis
peDsed With and the chairmen Of the
respective delegations were in
structed to hand their lists to the
secretary. The lists were presented
and approved. showing delegations
from the different counties entitled
to seats as follows:
The Delegates Present.
Rock Island e. E. Parmenter,
H. A. Ainsworth, Axel Kohler, H.
II. Parks, J. b. Oakleaf, w. J..
kntrikiB, G. w. johnson. G. W.
Lundahl, P. H. Vessel, G. W.
Gould, F. A. johnson, I. Minteer,
A. P. Fisk, G. W. Gamble, B. d.
Connolly, NJ. NJ. Sturgeon. w. l..
Ludolpb. j. j. Roach. j. L. Haas,
William McConochie. w. F. johnson.
E. d. Sweeney, ]. E. Gustus, B. F.
Knox, j. W. Ransom, II. c. Cleave-
land, John Swank, J. H. Refer. w.
F. Crawford, George w. McCaskrin,
Frank Naylor, Thomas Campbell,
M. Schoonmaker. George B. Henry.
Charles George. j. w. Simonson. r.
A. Smith.
Henry County-F. G. Wslton. J.
G. Banister, A. w. Albro, 8. v.
Deem, John Root. Clark Ably, John
Kewish. T. H. Chesley, Charles E
Sturtz, j. Q. Hill, A. w. Errett, X.
Caverno, w. C. Stickney, j. Jacob
son, s. N. Barker. August Mathis,
John P. Hand. J. v. Sireed. E. c.
Graves, Thomas Mowers, Harry E.
Brown. William H. Foster, Mahlon
Love. w. H. Lyman, John N. Nor.
gan, f. H. Ash, w. w. Cole, A. r.
Mock, N. B. Gould, T. S. Brown, H.
Quinn.
Whiteside County,. F. Utley,
Thomas Diller. Walter Slayer, NJ.
John. H. G. Ward, v. S. Ferguson,
l.. E. Brookfield, Elmer Crawford,
G. Burkholder. 1. N. Martin, c. A.
Brown. c. A. Clifford, George Par.
menter. X. L. Burchell. G. N. Mason,
Oscar Woods, Charles Bent, L. L.
Stocking. Il. A. Smith. c. C. Fuller,
A. V. viner. j. w. White, William
Parker. J. H. Mosher, William
Mathis. H. G. Besse, William Mitchell
and ]. w. Broadhead.
Mercer County-James Mckinney
James Cummins, D. N. Blazer, J,
w. Dilley, L. ID. Kirkpatrick. DR.. E