Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-23

lear. l. IL cooper FFeu OhiN'''iSi' =
Nordstrom. II. W. Cooper. Carl Sand,
berg. G. L. Peterson. j. W. Simonson
Gust Lyon. Dan McNeaL Isaac Nelson
John Hedeen. Gust Anderson, Frank
lGilIett. H. r. Martin, c. NJ. Frederick
sen. C. L. Walker. T. J. Murphy. L. W
Matthews. NJ ]. Murphy. Y. o. Peter
son. George Tucker.
Lowden-T II. Thomas, William Ed
wards, C. F. GAZETTEER, +. II. Kelly, G. II
Richmond. J. F. Murphy. o. P. Olson,
W. 4. Rosenfield. William McConochie,
Y. W. Parker. A. ID. Cox. DR.. y. NJ
Moore. Albert Myers. Fred Borgolte,
C. L. Ackerlind. Humphrey Brubaker.
| II. r. Mcintyre. John q. Stultz. I. /.
Stanley. August Karstens, c. l.. Haw-
ley. Hill Cox. George Schaible. Viii
liam Farber. Dan Larson, j. Q. Adams.
r. F. Peek. L. c. Handing. {. Y. John
lscn. William Butterworth. r. W. Ham
| ilton. Il. d. Connolly. +. \. Merryman.
| c. 8. Kerns. T. j. Mccain. Frank
Young. f. Grafton. r. \. Miller. Jr..
W. y. Meese, T. F. Cary, Worthy Dart.
Instruct for Roosevelt.
The following. presented by the res
Olutions committee. {. W. Taylor, of
Hancock; j. F. Mains. of Henderson;
d. S. Prentiss. of Mercer; J. II. John
son, of McDonough. and ID. +. DOnley.
| of Warren, were adopted by the. con-
vention:
Resolved. BY the republicans of the
Fourteenth congressional district, in
convention assembled:
That we indorse and commend the
wise. able and patriotic administra-
ton of President Roosevelt. and
That the delegates to the national
convention chosen here today be in
structed to vote for and use all hon
Orable means to secure his nCmina-
ton.
Resolved, That we recognize that
this congressional district is repre-
scented in the person of our congress
man. Hon. ID. f. Marsh. by one of the
leading members of The lower house
of congress, and we take this oppOr-
tunity in expressing our pride in the
long and honorable record he has
made therein.
Resolved. further. That we indorSe
the able and efficient services of our
member of the state central commit
tee from this district. Hon. James Nc
Kinney. and recommend him to the
delegates Of the Fourteenth congress
sionaI district for reelection to that
committee.
Notes of the Convention.
Sam Dart started for Bushnell Mon
day evening. going over the Rock ISL
and via Peoria. Sam was just in time
for the landslide at Coal Valley, re
naming in that busting little village
over night and returning home yes
terday at noon. 1t is hardly necessary
to state that Sam missed out on the
Bushnell doings. He was anxious to
be On the ground early in order to be
in touch from the start to the finish.
1t was a crushing blow to him, and
the Rock Island road would not be
half recompensing him for the loss he
feels by presenting him either coal
mine in Mercer county or block of
the roads preferred stock.
j. w. Simonson, Of Port Byron, was
added to the committee on resolu-
tons after the convention had been
organized.
\ hard blow to the Lowdenites was
the loss of the member on the con
gressional committee. and some are
kicking themselves for not remaining
in the hall to cinch this place. as it
may he used successfully to defeat the
aspiration of Mayor McConochie to
have the main job on the first floor at
the federal building after the next
presidential election. in the event that
| Roosevelt is returned TO the White
Hous..
So sure were the Lowden delegates
that the proceedings would be car
ried out to their liking that they gath
cred in the rear of the hall and cele-
Grated with singing war songs while
the credentials committee was formu-
lating its report. Tom Murphy. of
Coal Valley. who doubtless could have
made De Rezke look like a bogus
deuce in the days before the war. was
leader He was brought over from
the Yates camp, where il appears
| they were trifie shy on leaders.
NJ. NJ. Sturgeon made a speech TO
his delegates in the car before the
train pulled out for home, in which
he assured them that il was not the
loss of the nomination for the office
that he had been indorsed for by his
home convention that made him
angry. but it was the defeat of the
principle for which he was contend
ing in the house of supposed friends.
There would be day of reckoning.
The Lowden supporters said it was
n matter of principle with them. The
Yates delegates answered that it was
a matter of both principle and inter
est with them.
The Burlington depot at Bushnell is
several blocks distant from the main
business street. One of the Rock Isl
and delegates. on alighting from the
train yesterday morning. asked why
this was so. We'll, / reckon they put
it down there so that it would be near
the track" proffered one of the old
inha
The convention was held in the
theatre. a dilapidated structure. The