Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-20

and stout in heart, just and strong
IN courage to further steer the
ship of state in safe and upright
course; that We have such a man
III the parsonage of Woodrow Will
son must be apparent to every
true, patriotic and thinking Amer
lean citizen; that here we are
reminded of the wise and timely
saying of President Lincoln dur
ing the dark days of the rebellion.
in the presidential campaign Of
1864: You should not swan
horses in the middle of stream"
Therefore, be it further resolved
that we pledge ourselves to use
every honorable endeavor to ac-
complish the reelection of Presi-
dent Wilson.
Second: Be it further resolved
that we commend our present con-
gresham, Honorable Clyde H.
Iavenner. for his energetic and
faithful efforts in behalf of the
constituents Of his district and
his earnest efforts in behalf of the
common people and his heroic eff
forts to rescue this government
from the grasp of the world wide
war trust and in unmasking the
Navy league; that his services in
behalf of his constituents entitle
him to reelection,
7. A. Fender, Rock Island, and DR.
R. W. Hood, Monmouth, temporar,
chairman and secretary Of the conven
ton were made permanent officers O.
the congressional committee.
Political Pot BOils.
The congressional political po
started to boil in earnest at the ses
sion of the republicans which wa.
also held in Monmouth yesterday. Eff
forts to effect a combination whereby
James Mckinney, Aledo. would b,
eliminated as a candidate for con
gress. evidently failed for he made {
definite announcement of his candi
dacy
This served TO force J. NJ. Pace, Ma
comb and F. E. Abbey. Biggsville, into
the fight with renewed vigor. Will
". J. Graham. Aledo, B. E. Pinker
ton, Monmouth; and Judge R. W
Olmsted, Rock Island, already avoWet
candidates, 1t looks like anybody:
contest in G.. o. P. ranks. Every coun
ty in the district has one candidate
except Hancock, and Mercer has two
The determination of Mr.. Mckinney
to enter the struggle against W. J
Graham of his own home city, caused
something OF sensation and it is evi
dent that a bitter contest for thu
nomination is to be staged.
Resolutions were adopted at the
convention endorsing the candidacy o
L. Y. Sherman for president and J. H
Jayne for secretary of state. DR.. j. NJ
Evey, Monmouth, was made Chairman
and E. R. Petrie. Aledo. secretary O.
the congressional committee.
State Conventions.
State conventions will be held to
morrow. Democratic gathering will bt
in Springfield, the delegates and al
ternates from this county being a.
follows:
Delegates-T. A. Fender, William
McEniry, Henry Wheelan, Corneliu;
Donovan, ]. H. Coburn, NJ. W. Battles
DR.. R. c. ]. Meyer, NJ J. Murphy
Floyd E. Thompson, Fred Saulpaugh
Ed Cool
Alternates-W. c. Maucker, Henri,
Kale, John Day, George Wagner. Rob
ert ". Rank, H. S. Fristoe, ". R
Moore, Andrew Olson, James A Nc
kown, George D. Foster, Ira Ziegler.
Republicans will convene at Peoria
the following being the delegates ant
alternates from this county:
Delegates-A. G. Anderson, P.
Cary, F. W. Rinck, ]. K. Brandenburg
S. ". Searle. H. B. Hubbard, George
H. Richmond. John Upton, F. A. Ian
dee, c. P. Skinner, William A. Meese
NJ. r. Carlson, F. G. Allen, DIR. ". E
Taylor, A. B. Johnson and J. F. Mills.
Alternates-C. J. Searle, DR.. JOSEPH
DeSilva, NJ. T. Rudgren, j. X. Scott
william H. Edwards. R. W. Olmsted
David ]. Sears, ]. ! Burgoyne, u. !.
Peterson, R. B. Lourie, H. H. Colby, /
A. Johnson, L. c. Blanding, George
W. Johnson, Frank Wake and Charles
George.