Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-30

For Circuit Clerk.
THOMAS r. NAYLON Rock Island
For Coroner,
GEORGE =. M'NABNEI $500. Hampton
The Rock Island county democratic
convention was called to order at Z:oO
O'Clock this afternoon in the circuit
court room at the county building by
J. =. Sexton. chairman Of the county
committee. The call was read by e.
p. Stauduhar. secretary OF the com
mittce, showing the purpose OF the
convention to be to nominate candl-
dates for circuit clerk. states attorney.
coroner and surveyor, and To select
delegates to the congressional and
senatorial conventions. G. B. Mar
shall. who was proposed by /. }. Me
dill. was elected temporary chairman
Mr. Marshall said in viewing the CON
yention he saw many Of the old faces
and not a few new ones, proving That
not all the new votes were going to the
republican column. 1t was an easy
matter to be a republican in the state
of Illinois. IL was easy TO follow the
tide. II was no selfish interest that
brought together the democrats OF
Rock Island county. They were NOV
ed alone by a great moral principle.
Referring To- the apathy attending the
recent national republican conven-
ton he said that the man on horse
back" was the whole party. There
was no better eXemplitication of the
republican party as presently admin
ha IN hnTGnhgRly
n symbolism of greed. dominance and
aggression. riding over the rights Of
nations and men. The speaker saw
in the forthcoming national demo
cratic convention an opportunity TO
name q man vino would lead his party
to victory in the fall He cared not
for the personality Of the candidate, so
that he was a man who would be close
to- the people. one III sympathy with
their cause. -. W. Matthews was
chosen temporary secretary. lie was
nominated by J. G.. BrittOn.
Committees Named.
On motion of +. J. Medill the chair
man appointed four committccs-on
credentials. resolutions. permanent
organization and for the selection of
delegates To- the congressional and
senatorial conventions.
Credentials-O. NJ. Cloudas. DR. J.
T. Comegys. G. =. Stauduhar. T. T.
Cole. Mat Bedford. c. Trevor. Andrew
L.indgren.
Permanent Organization - L. G.
Berry. w. c. Hubble. Louis Fmken-
stein, Andrew Donaldson. n. w. Ell
lott, \. SaddoriS. T. +. Charlberg, NJ
w. Battles. Robert Rank.
Resolutions T. J. Medin, H. l..
Wheclan. W. l.. Aster. J. G.. Britton
John Schafer Fred Saulpaugh. W. r.
Moore. W. \ Reed. c. ID. Hicks.
To appoint delegates. p. Sexton.
Carl Naab. l.. y. BOurdeau. 7. r. Les,
Cornelius Donovan. William FilbeTt.
w r. Moore. J. W. Day. John Foley.
The committee on credentials re-
ported the following entitled To seats
in the convention:
From Rock IsIHnd.
First ward-F. Nachbaur. Robert
Beck. Ed Murphy. William l.. Aster.
Henry Kaie. Henry Borell. George
Simpson. r. Neussii. Dan Mckinney
Second ward-E. C. Berry. Carl
Naab. Henry Kinner. J. Il. Sexton. IL.
W. Ward. John Cahail. George Barker,
Il. IL. RObb r. l.. Curnyna. Ed Kakert.
George Iiuntley. +. Mandel
Third ward-P. j. Lee. T. +. King
w. II. Lamont. Lonis Schroeder. An
drew Sinnett. William Borgess.. John
Schlemmer. Peter Burns. William Fleu-
gel. c. ii. Seidel. George Schmalc. VIII
liam Ryan. John Stroehle. Fred An
thony. W. c. Hubble.
Fourth ward I. J. Medill. s. r.
Kenworthy. John T. Sexton. O. NJ.
Cloudas. Charles McHugh. David
Sharpe. DIR. J. p. Comegys. p. CorCor-
an. Valentine Daubcr
Fifth Ward-H. l.. Whev Ian. George
b. Canode. George L. S'aEd',-
har. Joseph McCrory. J. 4. Murrin. d
c. Murphy. G b. Marshall. Henry
Voege. T. +. Wheelan. c. W Schillin-
ger.
Sixth ward-Franls Meenan, John
Buck. Frank LAWYER. Frank Wich.
George Wright. l.. y. Bordeaux. {. c.
Wilson. Herman Detiens. William Nc
CulIough. T. J. O'Brien. Chris Baker.
Patrick Kennedy.
Seventh ward C. Christensen. c.
NJ. Cannon. E Thiessen. l. Funken-
stein. A. Carlson. James Moran. Jr..
A. c. Schofer. a. Peck. J. E Larlin.
Edwin Ward.
From Moline.
First ward-John Day. w II. Eff
fandt, Charles PAIL, T. f. Charlberg.