Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-19
ALDERMAN SMITH IS ELECTED
CHAIRMAN BY THE CONVENTION


II. l.. Wilson, Coal Valley. and com
mittee was NAMED to select the dele
gates 10 the state. congressional and
senatorial conventions, these commit
tees including e. w Schoede, William
Sehnert and b. f.. Knox of Rock Is
land; d. r. Whiteside, Fred Frisk and
A. c. Eberling of Moline; Charles
George of Cordova, w J. McEntire OF
Reynolds and j. II. Ballard of Anda
lusia
l.. c. Banding moved that the men
elected at the primary election be de
clared the committeeman. The motion
carried.
An executive committee was named
by DR.. DeSilva, on motion of E. w
SchOede, as follows: b. f. Knox, f.
w. Schoede and A. G. Anderson, Rock
Island; l.. G. Banding. George w
Johnson and c. F.. Whiteside, Moline
w. j. McEntire, Reynolds; James
Hutchinson. Rural, and Charles George
Cordova.
Endorse Administrations.
The resolutions committee reported
resolutions endorsing the national ana
state administrations and the nationa
platform of the republicans. The reso
lutions, which We're adopted, also
pledged the support of the committee
to the national, state, district and coun
ty tickets
The report of the committee on al
application of F. II. Caldwell of Milal
for endorsement on his application t.
Governor Deneen for position on The
commission of the Illinois and Mich
gan canal, furnished feature of th'
session. The committee referred the
matter TO the convention, recommend
| Ing that no endorsement be given.
| G.. Anderson moved that Mr. Caldwell
application be tabled, and it was, d.
DeSilva denying the man from Milan
| the right to discuss the matter Late
Mr.. Caldwell secured the floor, an'
said that his application was made a
1.-THE request of Senator F. A. I.andee
The endorsement was not given, how
ever.
| Delegates Named.
! The committees reported the variOu
delegations as follows:
STATE.
! Rock Island-Captain w A. Roseu
field, B. F. Knox. Dir Joseph DeSilya
F. \. Van Calder, e. w. Schoede. CaI
tain H. \. J. Mcdonald, and Hon.
S. MCCabe.
| Moline-W. A. Meese. r. y. Hami
ton. c. W. Lundahl. Elmert Heck. Ser
ator F. A. Landee, 0. f. Anderson, I
H. Vessel.
! Country precincts-Dan McNeaI
Hampton; Charles George, Cordova
J. c. Burgoyne. F. c. Mewes, And;
lusia; F. p. Gillett. Drury.
CONGRESSIONAL.
Rock Island-C. f. Gazetteer, c. 4
Schenebrecker, James Mccormack
Hans Schroeder. A. J Riess, Colone
W. r Channon, George Stroehl'
George g. Bailey. Hans Clemann. Al
gust Utke. o. p. Olson. Carl HELPER
stell J. K. Tuckis and W. H. Schrive
Moline-F G. Allen, William Blu
terwOrth. George w. Johnson. F.
Clendenin. II. G. Gripp. w F. Eas
man, John Godehn. Sol Hirsch, n.
Peterson, Captain w. c. Bennett.
B. Oakleaf, DR.. a. Fl. Arp. Fran
Herbst, Frank Guessing.
Country precincts. B. McMichae
Hampton; F. Rogers, Port Byron;
Pearsall, Coc: II. * Entrikin, Hill
dale; John T. Mount Andalusia
George Harris, Edgington; John Eel
hart. Buffalo Prairie; CYRUS Mile
Bowling; Henry Dibbern, BlaC
Hawk: William Thomas. Buffal
Prairie: r. l.. Wilson, Coal Valley
John +. Campbell, South Rock Islan
SENATORIAL.
Rock Islaud-C. j. IIarkin. Mayo
II. c. Schaifer. Msltin McNealy,
Fickenscher. William bunker. o.
Bruner. William Moody, Carl f. Eber
James Fuller. J. X. Byandenberg, lie
VermeTe. John Rinck. John Fasse
and John Swanson.
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