Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-12

and Corns 20, the former being de-
clared nominated.
| W. &. Allen, of Moline, was propos-
ed by j. +. Egan for county superin-
tendent of schools. and there being
no opposition he was nominated by
reclamation.
The committee on selection of del
egates to the state convention re-
ported the following, who were APP
proved: j. T.. Looney, j. +. Dindinger,
j. +. Egan, j. Il. ladders. j. w. Linn,
". c. MauCkcr, Il. Mullane, T. /.
F. Lockhart, Edward Coryn.
Defeat Primary Election Clause.
George Z. Morgan, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, then read
the report of that body. Among the
resolutions was one that had been
presented with the approval of the
Moline delegation favoring the en-
actment of primary election law,
requiring all political parties to
hold their primaries on the same day
and under all the provisions for the
afforded by the Australian ballot
system. After the resolutions had
been read, j. +. Egan moved that this
clause be omitted. This led to de
bate, with Mr.. Egan and j. p. Looney
ON one side and Anton Benson and
Louis Jahns on the other. Those OPP
posed TO the clause argued that the
proposed system would be expensive
and that the adoption of ii by the
convention would accomplish moth
ing. Those supporting il urged that
il was a step in the right direction
and that the cost was insignificant
as compared with the value to the
voter of securing his rights in the
free expression of his choice. \
vote by roll call was demanded by
the Looney supporters and resulted
in killing the clause by n vote of %
To Al. The resolutions as left were
adopted, as follows:
The democrats of Rock Island
county, in convention assembled, re-
affirm and pledge devotion 10 the
great interests of humanity and the
principles of freedom, as given To the
world by their incorruptible and fear
less leaders from jefferson to Bryan, |
and as expressed in our national
platform, and we again submit for
at the polls our declared |
intentions.
We call attention to the fact that |
all the ills which beset us as a peo
pie, all the oppressive combina lions
and evils of a fevered business ex-i
istence, the immense war expense |
and the ever present extravaganza /
of unfortunate administration, are
due to reckless disregard of Jeffer-
sonian principles and the abandon
ment of our political beacon light,
Equal justice to all and especial |
privileges TO none" We demand that |
~ in the operations of the trusts,
which can only be adequately ac-
by repeating the tariff
upon trust commodities. We demand |
tariff reform for the people, not for
the trusts.
To Cuba, the child of freedom, the
direct and logical fruition of demo-
cratic devotion to liberty, we extend
greeting, and we demand equal lib
erality toward the Philippines, whose
people Dewey declared, and we be-
lieve are as well or better fitted for
self-government than the Cubans.
Looking with amazement at the re-
suit, but without surprise at the fact
Of the betrayal of every civil service
reform promise of the present repub-
lean administration, and the shame
less prostitution of state interests to
private ends, we pledge our best eff
forts to secure business-like conduct
IF state affairs. and civil service
which shall be in fact the merit sys-
tenn.
In their determination to secure
arbitration and an enforcement of
heir rights, by conference with their
employers, our sympathy is on the
side of the toilers in the mines and
and we pledge our best
Efforts to secure the reforms advo-
;ated by the American Federation of
labor. We favor the creation of a
cabinet position to be known as the
department. of labor, and such at
ention to the aims and objects of
labor as the government
IAN give. We oppose government by