Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-06-15
ANDREWS THE CHOICE
Sterling Citizen is Nominated for
Congress by the Demo.
cratic Convention,
HELD AT THE COURT HOUSE.
strong Resolutions Adopted on National.
State and Other Issues OF Foremost Con.
Germ In the Minds of the People-The
County RepresentatiOn-New Committee

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democratic Tenth district convention
this afternoon.
The convention was called to order
in the supervisors room at the
court house at 1915 by A. ID. Hues-
ing, chairman of the congressional
committee, who also read the call.
W. IL. Allen was proposed and unan-
lmously chosen for temporary chair
man, as was j. III. Andrews for tenn
porary secretary. Members of the
democratic press present were elected
assistant secretaries.
Meigs Wait, William Hartgrove. NJ.
j. McEniry. W. 2. Conlon. T. W.
Ross and j. l.. Jennings. were Sc
lected as n committee on credentials
and permanent organization.
j. T. Henderson. Arthur Burial. f.
ii. kempster, j. L. Wasson. l.. +.
Brown and n. F. Anderson were ap-
pointed committee on resolutions.
The convention thereupon adj iourned
to l:30.
On reconvening the temporary or
ganlZation was made permanent.
Chairman Allen returned thanks for
the honor bestowed in being chosen to
preside over the conventions deliber-
ations, and made timely remarks both
of political and patriotic character.
The committee on credentials re-
ported the following delegates enti-
tied to voice in the convention:
Rock Island-C. b. Marshall.
Charles McHugh. Joseph Fitzpatrick.
Arthur Burial, Dan Corken. j. r.
Shields, j. c. Surman, j. A. Wilson.
E. NJ. Rogers. Henry Martin. W. &.
Davis, &. F. McNabney. +. l.. Mars
ton, H. McCarty, Herbert Foster.
Ben Fountain. w. b. Zones. Don
Leach. +. l.. Swisher. James Hasson.
NJ. j. McEniry, c. B. Fisk, John Fin
negan.
Mercer-George Lawson. Jr.. Rob-
ert Swearengen, Meigs Wait, j. f.
Henderson, John Downing, Frank Me
Hard, George A. Cooke. l.. B. De
Forest, c. NJ. Postlewait, NJ. L..
Shroyer. Anthony Imber, r. H.
Alguyer.
Know. N. Hartgrove. jeff
Bellwood, $. McWilliams. j. T. Was
son, r. NJ. Clawson, G. S. Snow. 4.
G. Ostrander. N. J. Daughertv. A. J.
Head, ID. NJ. Hickman, j. r. Robert
son, James Barry, ;. NJ. Andrews.
+. E. Wilson. c. ID. North. n. Dona-
son, II. Wood.
Henry-H. A. Reherd, P. f. TAYLOR.
b. Deem, Levi Higgins, J. L. Jen-
nings, p. A. Waller, l.. F. Dimick. J.
+. Andrews, n. F. Anderson. James
X. Blish, r. H.Hinman. ID. Stamm.
5. Thompson. James bowers. William
Mount
Whiteside-J. NJ. Eaton. l.. u.
Winn, John Allen, w. p. Conlon.
w. H. Allen. Z. H. Kempster. l.. Dun
bar, j. NJ. Gallinger. +. f. Andrews.
+. Devine, A. W. Bastian. +. X. Bas-
tian, W. II. hurry, Jarvis Densmore
Stark-T. w. Ross. j. l.. Code.
Thomas McHugh, DR.. l.. F. Brown.
William Caverlv.
Brief addresses We're made by J. l..
Jennings, NJ. j. McEnirv and Hon.
William McEniry, while the report of
the committee on resolutions was
awaited.
Resolutions Adopted.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
We, the democrats of the Tenth
congressional district in representa-
tive convention assembled. reaffirm
our allegiance to the fundamental
principles of the great party of the
people as set forth in the democratic
national platform adopted at Chicago
in 1896.
We pledge the nation our heartiest
support in the preservation of ma
tional honor at home and abroad now
and at all times. We are opposed to
the prosecution of war for the mere
purpose of greed and conquest. but
for humanity's sake we offer our
property and our lives without re-
serve.
We arraign before the bar Of public
opinion the present administration and
masters of the republican party for
their effrontery in assuming credit for
markets furnished by famine in for
eign lands and accelerated by specula-
ton and the red light of war.
We further arraign them for I'M
talthfulness to pledges and platforms:
for using the stress of an international
crisis as means to foster the inter-
ests of bondholders and monied
classes; for forcing upon the country
4 system of revenue that fixes upon
labor the whole burden of taxes. there
by exempting wealth.
We denounce the vicious and cor
rupt legislation OF the last general
assembly in the passage of the motor
ious Allen law. and demand its i'm
mediate repeal. We call attention to
the cowardly evasion of the republic
can state convention on this vital is
sue whereby attempt is made to blind
and mislead the people by DOODLE
coated promises.
A motion by j. l.. Jennings to post
pone the nomination of candidate for
congress was tabled.
Candidates Presented.
Fred X. Bastian urged an imme-
iiate nomination. in order that the
candidate could begin his canvass at
once. as his success will depend large