Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-27

siding officer.
The wisdom of securing a force of
deputy sheriffs in the interests of or
der instead of police in league with
Looney was amply shown. With such
assurances manifest at the outset
that the convention would be control
ed by the majority and by fairness, the
rule-by-riot element soon gave up and
faded away.
CLOSING BUSINESS OF CONvEN rION.
New County Committee Appointed by Del
egatiOns After a Debate.
After the report of the committee
to choose delegates to the state con-
vention had been appointed, H. l..
Wheelan, of Rock Island, moved that
that the roll be called and each dele
CATION in the convention nominate
member of the county committee
from each precinct in the county.
S. f. Hicks, of Moline, raised the point
that under the call for the conven-
ton no power was given for the nam
ing of a new committee; that that
duty as he understood it, should be
performed at the second convention
Ut WHICH IHe county ilChel was ~ Dt
nominated. Chairman j. W. Cava-
naugh replied that the convention was
representative body and could act
as it saw fit in the premises. The
election Of a county committee could
come before it, as under the call
the convention was 20 select delegates
to the state convention and transact
such other business as might be pro-
perry brought before ii. W. Il. Moore.
of Moline, produced the call under
which the caucuses in his city were
held. The call appeared in one of
the Moline papers. and the names of
Chairman J. p. Sexton and Secretary
G. p. Stauduhar, of the county com
mittee, were attached to it. In this
call it was stated that the convention
was to choose state delegates. Mr..
Sexton stated he never signed such a
call. One that he did sign appeared
in The Argus empowering the con-
vention TO attend TO such other bust
ness, aside from the naming of the
state delegation, as WAS properly
brought before il. DR.. II. c. j.. Meyer,
of Moline. said that the contention
represented the democratic party in
Rock Island county. If the democracy
of the county was not satisfied with
the work of it's committeeman in the
various precincts it should name new
men, and he knew of no better place
nor time to straighten out matters
than there and then. These senti-
mcnts were voiced in remarks by
II. l.. Wheelan. Joseph Grote-
gut and J. E. Larllin, of
Rock Island. Mr.. Hicks at this juno
ture moved an adjournment, but the
previous question was called for by
E. c. Berry, of Rock Island.
Convention Sustains Chair.
Chairman Cavanaugh considered Mr..
Eerry's point well taken. Mr.. Hicks
appealed from the decision of the
chair. The chair submitted the ques-
ton to the house and was sustained by a
rising vote of the convention, about
one dozen in the Moline delegation
voting with Mr.. Hicks. The roll was
thereuPon called on Mr.. Wheelan's
motion and the following committee
men were appointed:
ndalusia-Thomas L. Colo.
Black Hawll-Robert Kane.
Bowling-C. 3. Ellis.
Buffalo PrAirie-Edward Kelly.
Canoe Creek. ". Martin.
Coal Valley-T. r. Lees.
Zuma-W. L. Filbert.
Moline-First ward. first precinct,
T. Z. Charlburg: second precinct, John
Day; Second ward. first precinct, Ed
ward Jones, second precinct, Theodore
Hasse; Third ward, first precinct,
John Foley. second precinct, J. p. war
rem; Fourth ward. first precinct, Will
liam Reid. second precinct, Henry
Trefz Seventh ward, first precinct.
Frank Gustafson. The Fifth and Sixth
ward delegations and Port Byron viii
report their committeeman later.
Rock Island-First ward, first pre-
cinct, Joseph Lerch. second precinct,
John Hclzhammer; Second ward, first
precinct, John Cahail, second precinct,
Carl Naab; Third ward, first precinct,
Joseph Grotegut. second precinct. Eu-
gene Doyle, third precinct, W. {.
Hubble; Fourth ward. first precinct,
David Sharpe, second precinct, 5. L
Kenwcrthy; Fifth ward. first precinct.
II. l. Wheclan, second precinct, C. P.
Stauduhar: Sixth ward. first precinct,
+. w. Cali,ins, second precinct. J. w
Sni'zer; Seventh ward, first precinct,
Ed Ward. second precinct. !. +. Lar
KIN third precinct \. C. Hanson.
Coca. Saddoris.
Cordova-Edward Cool.
Drury-J. H. Foster
Edgington-First precinct j. u.
Patterson: second precinct, James
Baker.
HamptOn-First precinct, Joseph
Hermes; second precinct, Edwin E.