Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-03-12

| Nv III
The democratic city township con
vention last night, not only failed fo
nominate candidates for either city o.
town offices in the approaching mum
cipal election, but determined by
unanimous vote that such nominations
be passed. although discretionary pow.
er was left with the committee TO ill
vacancies should the eXigencies of the
situation develop occasion for such ac
ton.
What will be the result of the con.
vention's course. so far as the vote OF
the party is concerned. is at this stage
of the election problematical. The
Argus has for its own part, nothing to
say either in CenSure or commend {.
ton of the policy the convention has
adopted. Seeking rather to serve
than TO dictate to the party, and an
nOuncing, as it did. at the time tho
citizens nOn-partiSan movement was
launched, its purpose to abide the ac
ton of its own party, it has not sought
in the intervening time to influence
the party's disposition. Duty demanded
that it protest against insincerity in
whatever might be done. Yielding only
to this prerOgative. The Argus main
| tanned that the party through its choS
en- representatives should be straight
forward above all things. and in no in
l-ta DIV n Ntrba l1oiUht hops
| the appearance of sham by favoring OF
countenancing a candidate likely to be
tray the party or use ii for trading pur
poses.
In just so far as advice was offered
that advice was accepted last night
The party has not been moved by in
sincere motives. On the contrary !;
has acted with extreme frankness. TIL,
convention has released its represen:
atives to go as they please for the in
slant, as pertains to the election o
general city and town officers. Will,
the aldermanic nominees have beer
left. so to speak, as orphans, the &C
ton of the convention can in no wa.
lie construed as removing the part.
obligation to the aldermanic nominees
A large percentage of the party viii
feel disappointed that the default q
to nominations pertains to the town
ship as well as to the general cit,
ticket the conviction being that il
view of the fact that there is but on
other town ticket in the field the den
locrats who might have been favored il
this respect would. owing to the pecu
liar circumstances existing, have stoo
a reasonable show of endorsement !;
the polls This fact was repeatedly
urged prior to the convention by TIL
Argus as one worthy of consideration
While a number of leading demo
Gratis have since the convention openl
declared their determination TO SUI
Iport the republican city ticket in som
respects, there are great many OIL
ers who have been equally positive i
announcing their allegiance TO the cit
jZens' movement, declaring thu
democrats are under no obligation t
the republicans, whose representative
declined all overtures of fusion b.
fore the primaries, whereas the cit
/. zens' convention recognized the dem;
cratic party in two places, in namin
w. H. Lamont for the important offic
of city clerk and G. o. Huckstaedt fC
. the city treasurership. The latter o
} fee was the only one on the city ticks
, that such influential republicans as wer
: consulted before any lineups weT
made, would admit might be turne
over to the democrats as a basis {
fusion.
At the time the democratic city cor
mittee met and determined to call
+ convention. The Argus spoke at lengt
of the arbitrary disposition OF the r,
publican party toward the democrat