Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-16
TO THE COMMITTEE
Is the Question of a Nomination
Left by Democratic Con.
gressional Convention.
MEETS AT CRYSTAL THEATRE
Resolutions Endorse Bryan for Presi
dency-The Republicans at
Aledo.

| AT the democratic convention of the
Fourteenth congressional district at
the Crystal theater this afternoon it
was unanimously voted to leave the
nomination for the Office of congress-
man vacant and the nomination of the
candidate was left in the hands of the
congressional committee.
Resolutions Endorse Bryan.
A resolution endorsing William Jen-
| nings Bryan for president of the Unit
ed States was presented by the com
mittee on resolutions and adopted
unanimously by the convention The
resolution upheld the principles of
the great democratic statesman,
and the fact that they had
been taken up in part by the republi-
can party was cited as showing their
popular approval by the citizens of the
country.
| Before adjournment the COMPRESSION
| al committee was elected as follows:
j. w. Williams, Hancock county; G.. w.
Wetzel, McDonough county; John Mar
dox, Mercer county; J. P. Sexton, Rock
Island county, and A. L. Link, Warren
county.
| The Organization.
The convention was called to order
at the Crystal theater by Chairman J.
p. Sexton of the congressional commit
| tee, Fl. Shirley of Berwick acting as
secretary in the absence of j. w Lusk.
Delegations from Rock Island, Han
cock, McDonough, Mercer and Warren
counties were present, Henderson coun-
ty being the only one in the district not
represented. J. w. Cavanaugh was
elected temporary chairman, and
George Houston of McDonough county
temporary secretary, the temporary or
ganization being made permanent on
motion committee on resolutions
was appointed consisting of r. j. Col
Inns. Rock Island j. A Barr. Hancock;
J. E. Miner, McDonough; Charles Par
ish, Warren; and Mr. Gilbert, Mercer.
PIantz Urges Nomination.
Truman PlantZ of Warsaw. on re-
quest of the chairman, addressed the
| convention briefly on the question of
making nomination for congressman
| He said in the course of his remarks
that though this district is regarded
as largely republican, there is every
indication in the condition of the times
that the prospects of the democratic
party never were brighter. With the
right candidate. solid organization
and an energetic campaign. democrat
ic candidate can be elected to congress.
Because the district is regarded as re-
publican. democrats should not be dis
couraged, but should nominate a good
man. whom he believed would have an
excellent chance of election.
The convention recessed during the
noon hour when it took up the question
of making a nomination at the present
time
| RenOmfnate Congressman Mckinney.
Aledo, H., Aug 6-(SpeciaD Con
gresham James Mckinney was renom-
inted by the republicans of the Four
| teenth district in convention here this
afternoon. He had no opposition and
the nomination was made on the first
ballot The convention was not called
to order till afternoon on account of
the fact that the Rock Island delega-
ton failed to arrive in the morning as
expected
r. S. Robinson of Oquawka was Sc
lected as temporary chairman and o..
E. Childs of Moline as temporary secre-
| tary, being later selected as the perma-
nent officers in their respective capa-
cities.