Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-03
Republican County Conven'
ton Endorses Him.
JUDGE PLEAsANTs RETIRED.
Delegates Selected to the
Judicial Convention.
Resolutions and Other Pro-
ceedings.

Hon. W. H. Gest succeeded in win
ming the endorsement of the repub-
licans of Rock Island county over
Judge G. w. Peasants in the repub-
lican county convention at Turner
hall today. Mr.. Gest will be pre-
sented to the republican Judicial
convention in Rock Island tomorrow
as Rock Islands choice for q place
on the bench in the newly composed
Fourteenth judicial district.
In order to comply with the re-
quirements of the call, the conven-
ton assembled in the circuit court
room of the court house, where Chair.
man w. F. Eastman called it to or
der. P. H. Vessel. of Moline, was
elected chairman, and J. X. Scott, of
Rock Island, secretary. the selections
being proposed by the committee.
A committee composed of E. E. Par
menter and V. o. Peterson. of Roc K
Island, j. NJ. Holt and G. w. John
son, of Moline. and 3. A. Smith, of
South Moline. was appointed on Gre
dentials. Owing to the resolution
OF the board of supervisors, adopte d
at its last meeting, and after the cal.
had been issued, disco untenancing
the use Of the court house for polit-
ical purposes, F. g. Allen moved to
adjourn to Turner hall, which reso-
luton unanimously carried.
On reaching Turner hall the Mo-
line delegation went into caucus on
the stage and the curtain was rung
down amid applause from the au-
dience. The convention eventually
became restless and set up stamp.
ing for the return to the floor of the
house Of the delegation from proud
Moline. Finally after Is minutes
conference, during which the dele
CATION decided upon representation
on the delegates to the convention,
the curtain was rung up with re-
viewed applause, and the Moline men
returned to the convention. Then
there was o season of silent medita.
ton. during which the suspense was
painful. Eventually, however, Frank
e. Allen presented a protest against
the action Of the county board in d s.
countenauciug the use of the cou TT
house for political gatherings, and
suggested the adoption of a resolu-
ton condemning the action of the
board, and providing for the ap-
pointment of q committee of three
to present the proper resolution.
The motion carried and the chair
appointed F. G. Allen, OF Moline; G.
F. Lynde, Of Rock Island, and DR.. J..
H. Reiter, of Zuma. Mr.. Lynde de-.
clined to serve and NJ. NJ. Sturgeon
was substituted. Mr.. Sturgeon at ed
that he was not in sympathy with
the resolution. The court house was
not large enough to accommod ate
county conventions, but if the
committee would confine its &C.
ton to congressional, legislative and
Judicial conventions ne would act
Mr.. Allen replied that the commit
tee did not wish to be extreme, but
when the board said the court hou Sc
was too nice for a county convention
it was getting too fine haired for
Moline. MIR. Sturgeon finally CON.
sented to serve and the committee
retired.
Delegate Meese moved that the
convention adjourn until 1850, but
the motion was voted down. 1t was
then moved by Delegate Ainsworth
that il the committee on credentials
reported without contest it's report
be received without reading the
names. This motion was adopted.
REGULATIONS Adopted.
The committee on resolutions with
reference to the court house. brought
in q resolution setting forth that i,
be the sense Of the convention that
inasmuch as the court house was
built for the people, for the use oil
the people. it be used for all general
conventions, and that the action OF
the board be condemned. and the
board be respectfully requested to
rescind its action. The resolution
was adopted before any remarks
could be heard, although several rose
to speak.
Delegate Eastman presented a
resolution protesting against the
proposed gerrymander Of the con.
gre ssional districts of the state, hold.
ing that the republicans of Rock Isl.
and county protest against being
placed in a congressional district
containing $4,000 people. $4,000
more than needed for district, and
stretching more than one-third o; the
length OF the state.
MIR. Eastman explained that the
object of the resolution was to de-
nounce the most outrageous gerry
mander ever proposed in the state.
and which would put Rock Island in
shoe string district. the only OBJ
ject Of which was to construct Q dis
trict that would give DR.. Robbins.
OF Quincy, . chance to go to con-
gress. Mr.. Eastman had no obiec-
ton to DR.. Robbins or dispAragement
for his aspirations. he said, but he
felt that Rock Island county should
righteously oppose being thrown
into associations whose only purpose
was to provide q congressman whose
homo ~aa uosror Cairo Than RocL