Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-17
TO BE- NO PRIMARY.
Republican County Committee
Declines to Allow Voters to
Name Delegates.
MEMBERS DO IT THEMSELVES
Request of the Rock Island Represen-
tatves Is Ignored by Vote
of 20 to g.

Rock Island republicans were de-
feated in their position on the selec-
ton of delegates to the state and con-
gressional conventions, at the meet
ing of the county committee this after
noon. The meeting was called to or
der at 1870 in the grand jury room
by Chairman A. H. Kohler of Moline,
and on motion outsiders were allowed
to address the meeting on the ques-
ton of selecting delegates, and c. J.
Searle and H. NJ. Schriver expressed
the request of the Taft club of this
city and of the city committee and
lcity-township convention, favoring pri-
maries. The other position was taken
| by l.. c. Blanding of Moline, who adj
dressed the committee on behalf of
| Moline republicans.
| Decision of Committee.
When the proposition went to a
vote, the committee stood 20 to 9 in
favor of the selection of the delegates
| by the committee itself, rather than
the RELOCATING of that power to the
voters generally.
| u
ballot be taken, and Frank Hall of
Moline moved as an amendment that
the ballot be an open one. The posi-
ton of Rock Island republicans was
stated by B. d. Connolly, who offered
a resolution to provide for primaries
March 81, and a convention March
"a, for the selection of delegates by
lnl
out of order, and a vote was taken
on the method of balloting, the open
ballot being chosen by close vote.
Mr.. Connellys resolution was then of
fered again, and when put to vote,
was lost 20 to 8, the Rock Island
delegates standing firm on the propo-
sition of a primary.
Delegates Named.
J. w. Simonson then made a mo-
tion which carried, that the commit
ltee members caucus and select dele
lgates as follows: Rock Island, to
the state convention and IA to the
congressional convention; Moline the
same number; the upper townships OF
the county districts, 3 to the state
conventions and to the compression
al conventions, and the lower rural
districts 8 TO the state and 6 to the
congressional conventions.
The caucuses We're then held by the
committeeman. and the following del
legates reported:
Rock Island, to state convention
c. ]. Searle, Charles Oberg, H. C
Schaffer, DR.. Joseph DeSilva, DR.. F
A. Smith, E. w. Schoede and J. f
Witter; to congressional convention
Fred Carlson, William Sehnert, JOIN
G. Swanson. August j. Utke, James
Mcnamara, Sam Ryerson, G. C. Wen
ger, john Rinck, DR.. Ralph Dart
Thomas Cox, Hon. L. S. McCabe. C
J. Larkin, Otto Rudert and Ro.
Schofer.
Moline. to state conventional. A
Landee, A. II. Kohler, R. H. Hamil
ion, w. A. Meese, G.. w. Johnson, J
A. Schaible and F. P. Hall; to con
gressienal convention, l.. C. Blanding
John Godehn, c. V. Johnson, p II
Vessel, l.. NJ. Magill, Frank Andel
son, Aaron Abraham, f. G. Allen, JON
, Sundine, H. J. Gripp o. F. Anderson
4, p. R.. InglesOn, c. E. Whiteside an
! w. C. Bennett.
Country precincts, to state CONVEX
tion-George Direen, w. r. Freak, c
l.. Peterson, George Richmond, J. N
Hutchinson and George Harris; t
congressional convention, Charlie
, George, John McCawley, Z. c. DonS
, hoo, F. J. Clendenin, D. McNea
George McMurphy. W. Fl. Whitesid'
Charles Wenks, Foster Armstron:
= Thomas Latin, John Campbell A. /
II Wilson and Frank Reynolds.
II The caucuses each named two men
= bers of committee on resolutions t
report at this session of the commi
l. tee.