Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-25
OF THE CONVENTION.
How the Circus of the Republican Party
Wound Up.


Wound Up.
The curtain was rung down on the
republican circus at Harper's theatre
at 5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The
candidatet before the convention for
sheriff were: WI. Ransom. l.. +. Cralle.
W.R. Carey, X. b. Olmstead, f. E. Rey-
nolds. N. X. Ziegler and David Sears.
Lieut.. Col. Ed Kittilsen sent tele-
gram from Camp Alger withdrawing
his name. He was given three cheers.
Cap. Ransom, who was sure he had a
cinch, pulled out of the race before the
| first ballot was counted. Cralle had a
walk-away.
Fred c. Hemenway, Frank S. Cool.
F. H. Caldwell. p. F. Cox, j. b. Tit
terington and G. M. Ford were in the
race for the treasuryship nomination.
Cox won out hands down.
For superintendent of schools there
were these aspirants: Alexander
Stewart, Z. b. McKeever, S. j. Fer
guson, w. N. Halsey and L. G..
Daugherty. Ferguson got there on
the second round.
The following delegates were Sc
lected to the senatorial convention:
James Darnell, George f. Bailey,
William jackson, Walter johnson, A.
G. Anderson, j. S. Gilmore, F. A.
johnson, j. F. Lindvall, w. c. Ben
nett, P. H. Vessel, H. A. Ainsworth,
| A. P. Fisk, DR.. j. Reiter, John Bisant,
j. H. Thornton, Frank Norris, w. T.
Drips, Henry Carpenter.
| The following county committee
was named: Andalusia, George b.
ISpickler; Bowling, Foster Armstrong;
Buffalo Prairie, J. S. Bruner; Black
Hawk. c. w. Thatcher; Coal Valley.
ID. H. Lyons; Cordova, Charles
George; Coe, w. H. Ashdown; Canoe
Greek. j. II. Dillon; Drury. Frank
Reynolds; Edgington. F. A. Wood;
Hampton. l.. F. Baker; Moline, +. G..
Allen, S. S. Crompton; Port Byron. j.
w. SimonsOn; Rock Island, b. +.
Knox, w. Baker; Rural. w. b. Cook;
South Moline, Frank L. Cook; South
Rock Island, G. G. Campbell; Yuma.
w. H. Whiteside.
|, Frank G. Allen, of Moline was made
chairman of the committee, and j. w.
, lSimonson, of Port Byron. secretary.
II Here are the resolutions adopted:
j, We, the republicans of Rock Island
county. in convention assembled
| fully endorse the administration OF
President Mckinley, and send greet
. ings and congratulations to our re.
publican executive. We congratulate
{ him on the prosperous condition tina,
, followed his Inauguration and the
, adoption of a new protective tariff.
II We congratulate him on his firm
, policy for peace, as long as peace wa.
possible, in settling the Cuban ques
ton. and settling it right. We con-
: graduate him on his firmness in in
e sisting on the proof of Spanish treach
lery in the destruction of the Maine
and the murder of our 263 seamen
: instead of proceeding on assump
) tionS We congratulate him OF
his success in shaping the dec
laratiOn of war i'm such wa,
! that the United States, while aid
ing the Cuban cause and seekin.
: to establish the freedom of grossl,
D oppressed people. should nevertheless
t be the leaders in the contention, an,
e not subservient to the revolutionary
force of Cuba. And.lastly we congratu
E late him on the glorious success tina
5 has attended the operation of on
navy, already placing Admiral Dewe,
: highest on the roll of naval heroes
r and establishing American superior
r ity on. the high seas. We recogniz,
: this war forced on this nation by
regard for humanity. not for the &C
QUESTION Of territory. but that on
a neighbors may with us enjoy tn
blessing of an independent nation
S who are and Of right ought to be free
Z We condemn the Allen law and al
: kindred legislation as opposed to tn
e the foundation principles of the re
I publican party.