Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-01

Mack Snyder. G. A. johnson. John
Duden, L. McGill, W. A. Meese, P. A.
Merriman. A. H. Kohler c. P. Skin
ner. F. W. Rank. Robert Whiteside.
A. H. Arp, Frank johnson. Frank P.
Hall, Walter Johnson, Frank Rogers,
William Elelman. T. H. Weideman.
Dr. John Reiter. g. A. Virgins. f.
q. Frazer, James Clegg, Cyrus Miller.
o. l.. Bruner. George Z. Spickler,
James Hutchinson. John Eckhart.
+. f. REYNOLDS.
Mercer Mckinney, ID. n.
Blazer. W. B. Cullison, W. b. Martin.
William Schreitling. Philip Cell, j. X.
SNYDER H. c. Riley, j. F. Main
Elisha Lee, Fred Crosby, A. E. Crap
nell, S. L. Nelson. J. 5. Allen. George
Lytle. David Noble.
Stark-A. G. Hammond. b. F. Gar
rett. Frank Brace. V. G. Fuller, j. IL.
Baker. George L. Oliver, W. A. Wash
burn. NJ. Ryan. Sr.
Henry-B. F. Baker, J. F. Lieber.
knecht, A. W. Albro. j. S. Filings.
worth. F. S. Melvin. W. G. Skinner,
I. II. Cheslev. A. L. Boyle. c. L.
Pierce. A. W. Errett. N. W. Tibbitts,
Charles Sturtz. Adam Deem, E. H.
Ash, Theodore Becker. G. NJ. Sanders
August Mathis. Henry Arnett. Alley
Murchison, Robert Ferris, W. A.
Bolles. f. ID. Richardson, William
Ringle. j. n. Rosenstone, Patrick Ne
vile. W. l.. Meyers. II. f. Mallory
George b. Holt, W. K. Tracy, Ma
Hamor.
Knox County-Eugene W. Welch
X. F. Brown, F. r. Jelliff, K. r
Stricken l.. A. Townsend, F. r. Hin
man. James Richey, f. A. Bartlett, q
l.. Campbell, W. o. Dayton. Ale,
Sornherger, John Sherman. r. ID
, Robinson. F. c. Rice. Henry Gardt
George Conley. F. F. Cooke. F. T. AL
bert. j. l.. Burkhalter NJ. q. William
son. H. II. Griffith. p. S. Post. G. +
Hurbaugh. j. W. Andrews. Il. n
Woolsey, F. A. Freer, John Johnson
, j. c. Simpson, Frank Adams. j. p
, Evans, j. L. Long. Elisha Johns. Il
i Hampton, w. W. Wiley, l.. w. Olson
= James Rebstock, V. b. West. o. j
: Oberholtzer.
Whiteside-J, W. Dinneen, K. J.
Burchell, George S. Sardam, j. W
6 Broadhcad &. f. Alderman, Charlie
a Demon, Chalkley John, j. F. Utley
ID. l.. Miller. G. l.. Sheldon. " S. Fel
q guson, Elmer Crawford. c. Burl
holder, William Parker, f. w. Dow
! Charles Bent, ID. $. Spofford, Osca
! Woods, +. A. Smith. S. q. Baldwin
&. w. Fem. p. w. Kempster, Ere
Smith. Joshua Harrison. George !
Goodenough, w. l.. Blodgett. JOSEF
S. Burns. W. V. Parker.
l. The temporary organization W;
made permanent on recommend
: ton of the committee on organic
o ton.
IL The chairman said he believed the
l. was something else to do. The del
e gates snickercd.
# The appointment of compression
" committee was moved. These we
. named: Henry county. S. V. Dea
a Knox. o. l.. Campbell; Mercer, ID.
is Blazer: Rock Island, Walter Johnso
l. Stark. A. G.. Hammond; Whitesid
ID George 5. Sardam.
v Candidates are Presented.
D Now came the squeeze. the pr
Is sentation of candidates for {
al congressional nomination havil
5. been called for. f. W. Welc
l. states attorney of Knox county, pl
er sented the name of George W. Prime
IS with spread-eagle speech, in viii
as he lauded to the skies the virtues
IN the Galesburgian. Then the roote
I'd let loose. The shouting lasted fully
te minute.
Henry passed but voted for Prin
~ subsequently.
il John +. Main presented j.
U. Brock. MERGERS candidate He thrt
a few words of jolly for his man. t
p ling the delegates that he was ann
qualified for the position which
es sought. He was not only lawy
s, and an orator. but business man.
Charles j. Searle was presented
es Joseph l.. Haas, who said Rock Isla
r. county's candidate was fully as cal
r. BILE rs either of the men who had be
put before the convention. He 81
ed Rock Island county did not want to
r put in the light of kicker. but
If said it would do no harm to remi
the republicans of the district IL
mt she had bowed to the will of the II
ioritv. 10, these many years. and
was about time she was given sho
ev There was long shouting.
"a Stark. through A. &. Harmon
d. seconded the nomination of Prince.
he l.. f. Brookfield was submitted
he the choice of Whiteside bv Jud
Frank &. Ramsay, who also mad,
C. little speech, in which he said
l.. county was about firing of bel
o. frost bitten at the hands of congr
n sional conventions. and he believed
er. would be nothing more than fair
nominate Brookiield.
Then the voting began. Here
the way ii went for 76 ballots.