Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-03
DEERE TO LEAD FIGHT.
Selected Chairman of AntI-Yates-Lorim err
Hopkins Faction.

Hopkins Faction.
{. III. Deere, of Moline, has been in
yited to become chairman of the state
organization to fight the Yates-Lor-
imer-Hopkins-N machine. He
is agreeable to both Dawes and Ma
son, although known to be in favor of
the former for United States senator.
Mr.. Deere will probably accept the
place rendered him. He was down in
Rock Island today, in company with
Fred Rank, one of the Moline SEN
atorial candidates, and Billy Meese
getting a line on what is doing here
on the eve of the republican county
convention.
Mr.. Deere has publicly hidden de-
tiance to the state administration,
and incidentally to Billy Baker and
Jim McGarvey. by sending out letters
to the republicans of the county an
nouncing that ne is supporting Dawes
for the senatorship. The excuse for
the letter is the report Mr.. Deere has
heard of being circulated to the effect
that ne * opposed to federal build
ing al Moline because the government
rents from him there. Mr.. Deere de
mics this is so or that ne * for Mr..
Dawes for the reason. as alleged. that
he might he in position to dictate to
him. in the event of his election. in re-
lation to matters affecting the coun-
". He says he is for Dawes because
he believes him the best fitted of the
aspirants for the position of United
States senator.
The Rock Island city delegates to
tomorrow's republican county CON
ventiOn have been called together at
the circuit room this evening to
elect a delcgatc-at-largc and Incl
dentally to give the various candi-
dates an opportunity to count noses
in advance.
The Moline delegates had a meet
ing Saturday evening at which G. \.
Stephens was elected dcIegate-at-
large and a resolution adopted in
dorsing l.. NJ. Magill for representa-
tive. Friends of G. w. johnson, the
senatorial candidate, sought similar
treatment for their fellow, but were
reminded that that would not be
fair to Fred Rank. who is also trying
for the nomination for senator.
Rural Delegates.
The republican primaries in the
rural districts were held Saturday
Delegates were chosen as follows
South Rock Island-Thomas Camp
bell, William Lucas, Frank Norris.
David Kennedy, William Pate, George
II. Richmond, Ed Robb. c. Cushman,
Jacob Scherer, Harry Dack.
Andalusia George SpickIer, Thorn
as Bopcs, Charles Wenks, William
Parmentcr, Albert Hofer.
Bowling Cyrus Miller. Robert Mill
err, w. II. Heath. James McAfee.
James Hayes, Ed Tindall. W. r. Will
son.
Buffalo Prairie--Guy Gilbert. Guy
Vanatta, Gideon Reed, George Blake
", Hans Parkett, Charles France, DR..
J. II. Bende.
Coal Valley-f:mil Carlson. William
Carlson. II. IIintz, NJ. Conner, r. /.
Wilson.
Coe-C. w Wake. Z. c. Donahoo,
Jerry Pearsali, Simon Trent. William
Dillon. Judson Cox, Erie Tharnblom.
Black Hawk-Georgc Tenges, o.
South, yGsorge Brown. s. W. Heath,
Ira Zahn. Lewis Cohen, John blazer,
Thomas LauGhlin, Wilson Matthews.
Edgington (Precinct Ma. Id. +.
Vance. Robert Mcintyre, Guy Wheat
IN. William Connolly.
Edgington Precinct No. 2)-l
Charles Titteri9gton, w. S. Clark, w.
II. Miller, II. B. Carpenter, o. L.
BrImer.
South Moline precinct No. IL
Conrad Josephson, Fritz Mason, Os-
AR Bcrklund. G. l.. Peterson. William
August Carstens, Nathan
II Erickson, Walter Peterson, Ernest |
Bomberg.
Port Byron-L. S. Pearsall, y. II.
Iyendt, John j. Huntley, ID. +.