Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-27
BULL MOOSE IN
COUNTY MEETING
Admirers of Terrible Teddy
Gather at the Illinois
Theatre.
LONG DELAY IN STARTING
Main Herd Of the "Mooses" Have to
Be Rounded Upon Streets and
Driven Together.
Ooooey! ooooeyl ooooey!


Members of the Rock Island Bull
Moose forces got out in front of the
Illinois theatre this afternoon TO call
together the men of the county who
want Teddy Roosevelt to get back in
The big ring for the presidential race.
With two policemen To guard the
stronghold Of the party, the Illinois
theatre, the Teddy men of the county
began gathering at o'clock, but it
took them same time to oil the bear
ings of the machinery.
The floor managers were DR.. F. a.
Smith, Steve Collins, Charley Harris
and others of less importance in the
party with which they were formerly
allied. II is understood an attempt
was made 10 tie some OF the more
rantankerous moose outside for fear
fear they would kick a hole in the
program but the scheme failed to
work.
WITHIN HEARING.
Captain Walter A. Rosenfield, who
managed L. Y. Sherman's successful
campaign for United States senator
republican state central committee
from this district was an interested
observer. but upon advice OF counsel
declined to be interviewed. He mere
ly said, 81 am still with the old nag"
Judge c. ]. Searle was within hear
ing distance of what was going on,
and acted very much like man who
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FLAY REPUBLICAN PARTY.
When enough OF themembers had been
herded together TO make a crowd of
a hundred or whereabouts, II. w. Coop
er, provisional district committeeman,
called the meeting 70 order and
Frank Gates Allen of Moline
was named temporary chairman
In his Introductory talk he roundly and
soundly scored the republican party
and laid bare some OF it's inside work,
ings. His audience of ex-republicans
appreciated the tongue-lashing accord
Cd their former teammates and ap
plauded as much as a minute when he
finished. Then came the selection OF
W. NJ. Walker as temporary secretary
and the appointment by the chair OF
the following committees: Organiza
tion-H. W. Cooper. F. G. Weller and
Frank Collins: resolutlons-Dr F. A.
Smith, l.. &. Banding and Professor
Noulton: 10 nominate state delegates
). j Collins. 4 6 Abraham, So
lIirsch, Charles Harris and John Nc
Gimpsey
\ recess was then declared 10 per
NIT the committees To get together.
DEIEG NTES 10 CHICAGO.
The committees took only few min
utos 70 formulate their reports. as ev
orything was all cut and dried before
hand The temporary organization wa.
made permanent and then the follow
ing delegates 10 the state convention
together with their alternates, wer,
nominated and elected:
II. w. Cooper. Moline, o. E. Child
alternate: A. G. Abraham. Moline
Emil Danielson. alternate: F. G. Al
len. Moline. A. G. Barber. alternate
l. c. Blanding. Moline. O. F. Ander
son, alternate; c. l.. Kerns. Moline
Sol Hirsch. alternate: DR.. +. A. Smith
Rock Island. A. ID. Sperry. alternate
:. J. Collins. Rock Iseland, J. T
Eckhardt, alternate: DR.. J. f. Myers
Rock Island. V. o. Peterson. alternate
Or. G.. a. Andreen, Rock Island, F. G
Weller, alternate; c. r. Chamberlir
Rock Island. DR.. c. Bernhard. alter
nate: John Eckhardt. Buffalo Prairi,
T.. d. Fisher. alternate: w II. Wenk.
Edgington, J. b Clark. alternate; ,
Martin, Coal Valley. r. W. No
Gimpsey. alternate: Conrad Schad
Silvis. Eugene Lund, alternate: NJ.
Yolton, Port Byron. c. c. Opdycke, a
ternate.