The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-17
HANCOCK COUNTY
CONVENTIONS HELD
Three Parties Arc Busy and Choose
Thsir Candidates on Monday
When They Meet.

CARTHAGE. ILL.,, Sept. 1.-THE
Hancock county political conventions
were held here last Monday. All
three parties were represented and
the selection Of delegates and com
mitteemen were made. The pro-
ceedings Of the three party conven-
lions follow:
Democratic.
Thos. Garvey, county chairman, ana
Paul CALM. secretary. were re-ele.t-
ed for two years. without opposition.
The executive committee is Thos.
Garvey, John F. Scott, Chas. Abbott.
Earl Wood, n. w. Shoup.
Delegates to state convention: ].
w. Williams. David Ayres, Chas. Alb
bott. ]. g. Mayor, VIM. Sanderson,
Earl Wood, George Carlisle. 9. p.
johnson, VIM. Hook.
Delegates to congressional conven-
ton: Dr. H. ID. Seigfried, c. p.
Johnson, w. J. Horney. Thos. Garvey.
DIR. w. L. Irwin. 7. e. Burner. H. G.
Williams, Louis Lamet, Geo. n. Hart.
The present committeeman for Han
cock county, elected last Wednesday,
which compose the county central
committee, are: Augusta, John Meri-
deth and Gao. Miller; st. Marys, J. H.
Weir and VIM. Wade; TT. Green, M.
ID. Alton: LaHarpe, Allen st. Clair
and John Travis; Chilli. Alpha Witt;
Harmony. H. w. Shoup; Carthage. G.
j. O'Harra and John F. Scott: Pilot
Grove. Harold Moore; Durham, Chas.
Bartlett; St. Adams, A. L. Maberry;
Bear Creek, E. c. Wetzel; Prairie,
Thos. Garvey; Rock Creek. Chas. Alb
bolt; Dallas City, s. Michaels; Pom
toosuc. o. 8. Lamb: Walker. Geo. Fra
zier; wythe, D. Ayers: Montebello.
Frank Highly and Earl Wood; Sonora.
]. F. Schmidt; Appanoose, P. ]. Kim
ball; Warsaw, c. e. Wallace: Nauvoo.
G. H. Hart.
Republican.
The republican county central COM
mittee met in the county court room
In the court house, Monday, and ef-
fected a temporary organization by the
election Of o. F. Berry. chairman. and
Ed. Hoch, secretary. The following
permanent officers were elected: w. J..
Carlin, chairman, and NJ. G.. How'd.
secretary. The following were chosen
as delegates to the state convention:
o. F. Berry, Carthage; Frank Thorn
Der, Sonora; A. D. Barber, Monkebel-
10; e. W. Durham, Durham; ]. c.
Ash, LAHarpe; ]. A. Mead, Augusta;
Phil Dallam, Warsaw; A. J. Beger,
Nauvoo; j. J. How'd, Pilot Grove.
The following precinct committee
men were present: ]. L. Bradfeld,
LaHarpe: W. J. Carlin. Bowen: o. F.
Berry, Carthage; ]. ]. How'd, Burn
side; ]. b. Elder, Hamilton; w. Il.
Gabe. Elvaston; D. NJ. Rindle, Ferris;
Ed. Hoch, Carthage.
ProeressIves. ~ b
Convention called to order by e. A.
Wilcox, chairman. Temporary organ
ization effected by the election Of D.
A. Wilcox, temporary chairman, and
H. B. Graham, of Dallas City, tenn
porary secretary.
On motion by George Hamrick Of
Fountain Green, temporary organiza-
ton was made permanent.
On motion, the chair was authoriz-
ed to appoint four delegates to the
state convention at Urbana, to be
held September IS.
Delegates as named were Two
Hughes, LaHarpe; Dean Fry, Basco;
H. B. Graham. Dallas City; e. G. Nc
Anulty, Carthage.
The following townships were rep
resented by the committeeman, viz:
Augusta, Fountain Green, Hancock,
LaHarpe, Chilli, Dallas. Bear Creek,
Pilot Grove, Prairie, Carthage, Dur
ham, st. Adams, Pontoosuc, Wythe,