Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-04

| ing the candidacy OF George w Gam
Bile for the position of clerk of the
appellate court and the other against
an instruction of the delegates in re-
gard to the United States senatorial
question.
Convention Assemblies
Immediately after the city delega-
ton adjourned the county convention
was called To order i'm the circuit
court room at the court house by
William Baker. who acted in the alb
sence of Il. F.. Knox. chairman of the
county committee. The only motion
entertained at the court house was
one for an adjournment to the Illinois
theatre. At the theatre the delegates
were all seated ON the ground floor
and the seats were all taken. The
country delegates were placed on the
west side, the Rock Island delegates
in the center, and the Moline dele
gates on the east side. The use of
the theatre had been secured only
on condition that there he no spit
ting on the floor. And no smoking and
repeated admonitions from self-ap-
pointed Scrgeants-at-armS secured Il
fair enforcement of the rule during
the morning.
Capt. Bennett Temporary Chairman.
At 11:IJ William Baker again call
ed the convention to order and ask
ed for nominations for temporary
chairman. The name of Capt. w. {.
Bennett. of Moline, was presented by
w. y. Meese and he was chosen with
out any opposition. The captain
L 4
be lifted over the footlightS. Then
he made short address of thanks i'm
which he emphasized the Importance
of harmony among the delegates. On
the call for nominations for secretary
&Ir. Meese proposed the name of II.
G. SchafTer, of Rock Island, for secre-
tary and Walter johnson, of Rock Is
land and John Sundine, of Moline. as
assistants. There were no other nom
nations and it went. Meese, in the
Moline delegation. and Charley
Searle, for Rock Island. kept on their
feet as the spokesman of their respec-
tive followings.
After the official call for the con-
vention was read Meese suggested
that. as the cities of Rock Island and
members of the committees the coun-
try delegates be given IA chance to do
likewise. Therefore the lower and
central divisions went out and made
their selections. the reports being
adopted and the various committees
approved as follows:
Comm Ittees Appointed.
Permanent Organization-W. j.
Ransom. John Carse. ii. =. Bollman.
Rock Island: w. {. Bennett, w +.
Eastman. Jacob StOfft, Moline; j. f.
Whiteside, upper division; lanes
Hutchinson. middle division; ii. h
Carpenter. lower division
Resolutions. j. Ingram, William
Kennedy. NJ. f. Sweeney, Rock Is
land; f. G. Allen, Il. +. Peek. W. \.
Meese, Moline: \. III. Wendt. upper di-
viSion:- Wilson Matthews, middle di-
vision; Cyrus Miller, lower division.
Credentials-S. 5. Hull. Frank Col
Inns. +. b. McKown, Rock Island;
William Butterworth, Harvey. Will
Jams. r. W. Entril<in. Moline; {.
George. upper division. George Rich
mond. middle division; j. p. Johnston.
lower division.
state COnVentIOn-S. j. collins, NJ.
NJ. Sturgeon. Frank Knox. Rock Is
land; &. V. Johnson. +. \. Herbst, +.
L. Morgan, Moline; Eli Corbin, upper
division; {. l.. Hawley, middle divis-
ion; David Bendle, lower division.
Legislative Convention-Ralph Hav-
erStick. Warren Reck. \. T.. Nelson.
Rock Island; Morris Geismer. {. ID.
Waters, c. +. Battles. Moline; James
Mills. upper division; II. l.. Wilson.
middle division; Guy Nannatta, lower
divisioR.~
Congressional Convontion-W. t.
Channon. William McConochie. IL. \.
j. Mcdonald. Rock Island; W. y. Nc
Beth. George W. Woods. +. NJ. w.
Anderson. Moline; Jerry Pearsall, up
per division; s. w. Heath. middle di-
vision; George Spickler. lower di-
vision.
Following the reading of the COM
mittees by the chairman a motion
was passed that the credentials he
handed i'm order that the committee
could be at work during the noon
hour and then an adjournment was
taken till o'clock.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.