Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-15
DEMOCRATS HOLD
COUNTY MEETING
DR.. G.. F. Johnson of East Mo.
line Is Named at Chairman
of Organization.
STATE DELEGATES NAMED
Republicans Meet at Court House and
Name A. G. Anderson as Chair
man.

The Rock Island county democrat
ic precinct committeeman, composing
the county convention, met this af-
ternoon in Turner hall and after the
retiring chairman, NJ. w. Battles,
called the meeting to order, tempo
rary organization was effected
through the selection of DR.. G. F.
Johnson of East Moline as chairman
and NJ. ]. McEniry of Moline as the
secretary. On motion of George p.
Stauduhaur of Rock Island, the or
ganization was made permanent, fol-
lowing which Mr.. Stauduhar was
elected treasurer. On his motion,
committee, consisting of T. A. Pen
der and DR.. ]. P. Comegys, Rock Is
land, ]. Carlberg, Moline, and Edward
Cool and ]. F. Foster from the coun-
try precincts, was named to report
the names of five delegates from
Rock Island, four from Moline and
three from the county at large, to
attend the state convention in Pc
oris Friday.
DELEGATES SELECTED.
The committeeman went into eau
cUses for the purpose of designating
delegates. The report made by
Chairman T. A. Fender according to
instructions from the delegation, was
as follows:
Rock 1sland-E. w. Hurst, George
! P. Stauduhar, Henry Kale, H. P.
Simpson, DR.. ]. P. Comegys. Alter
mates, William McEniry, s. A La Van
way, John Linn, Frank Wheelan,
Daniel Corken
Moline-Andrew Olson, NJ. J. Nc
EniTy, Frank Gustafson, John Co
burn. Alternates, Theodore Charl-
berg, w. R. Moore, John Day, w.
Efland.
Rural districts-Dr G. r. John
son, Thomas r. Leas and A. II. Sad
doris. Alternates, w. d. Hall, F. E.
Thompson, Cornelius Donovan.
Hon. E. w. Hurst was by resolution
! elected chairman of the state delega-
ton, which was also by resolution in
structed to use all honorable means to
secure the election of NJ ]. McEniry
of Moline as delegate from the Four
teenth congressional district to the ma
tional democratic convention at Balti.
more. The delegation was instructed
to adopt the unit rule in all questions
and to fill all vacancies that may exist
SPEAKS FOR JUDGE COOKE.
Charles B. Marshall, judicial commit
teeman from Rock Island county, spoke
at length on the question of the coming
judicial election, paying a beautiful
tribute to Judge Cookies predecessor,
Judge Guy c. Scott, and speaking elo-
quently and forcibly of Judge Cooke as
his worthy successor. Mr. Marshall
spoke Of the splendid record Judge
Cooke had made on the bench, of the
republican newspapers in the state that
had commended his course, and advis-
ed his reelection an honor due him as
one of the two democratic new mem
bers of the tribunal
REPUBLICANS MEET.
The meeting of the republican coun-
ty committee was held at the court
house. A. G. Anderson was elected
chairman, y. A Nelson of Moline sec
: rotary and A. B. Johnson of East Mo
, line treasurer. Committees of seven
= men each on resolutions and on the
I nomination of delegates to the state
e convention were named and put &c
g work.
: Resolutions endorsing Roosevelt, De
S neen, Sherman, Searle and all the can
d didates on the legislative ticket were
s presented and adopted by the commit
teemen.