The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-31
?. T. McELEERNE HAS A CON-
VENTIoN.
Some Delegates are Selected.
SOME CANDIDATES ARE NOMINATED
Peace with the Black Hawk Warriors.

Peace with the Black Hawk Warriors.
'Tis strange how these young lawyers Go
emulate. The ambitious Olsen calls con-
vention and struggles to run it consequent
ly Lawyer McElherne calls counterfeit
tant convention and runs it to the entire
satisfaction of Lawyer McElherne The
mere fact that no one attended the caucus
es and no delegates were appointed was
too trifiing to be taken into account.
Proper names were handed into this Of
fee as delegates, and SO published This
publication of course was credentials for
those who wished to attend. There were
a few present-the few who usually go to
conventions. They were properly called to
order and properly chairmaned by Lawyer
McElherne who nominated and elected
Mr.. VIM. Kale, and then properly secre-
taryed, by nominating and electing Lawyer
McElherne for that position. The con-
vention being ready for business, Secreta-
ry McElherne read his call and called his
roll and moved and carried resolution to
proceed to a formal ballot for supervisor
They proceed One delegate from the
| Third ward, who wasn't in the ring, want
ed to adjourn for ten minutes, to get ac-
quainted with well trained band Of
| Black Hawk warriors who were present
under the lead of that fiery little chief, ..
j. Dimick He was told they were harm
less, and again they proceeded. The chief
of the Black Hawks here intimated that
his band were peculiar people, not vers
ed in the ways of lawyers, and would
have to be formally invited to smoke the
pipe of peace, before they would join the
! deliberations Of the meeting
Lawyer McElherne made them welcome
with fowry speech, in which he assured
them they had his consent to enjoy all the
rights and privileges ofordinary white men.
The little chief gave sign of satisfaction
and seized his hat, and commenced to
gather votes for Supervisor, assisted by
Mr.. Huber. The following was the re-
suit Ii. Burgower % E. Krell l3.
II. Burgower was declared the unani-
nous choice of the convention.
Here it is proper to mention that every
one Of the McEherne delegates were sup
piled with a ticket with Burgower's name
on it, aud told to vote (which they did,
the Border Rangers voting solid for Krell.
Here came disturbing clement, the Bor-
der Rangers it seems had done little
nominating on their own account and Mr..
Dimick very modestly proposed that the
convention Just stop and endorse those
nominations and go on with its business
He supported his proposition with rat
Ting speech in which he reviewed the ac-
ton of the Republican convention in
snubbing and kicking out the Black
Hawks on Saturday highland further gave
as reasons that it was all on account OF
opposition to him, all Of which is probably
true.
Secretary McElhcrne didn't propose to
have his convention do any such thing-it
must be more regular in lis proceedings.
So it was.
=. j. Dimlck was then nominated for
assistant supervisor by accamation. This
pleased the Rangers and when J. B. Car
gill, who is strongly suspected by republi-
cans for his granger sympathies, was nomi.
mated for assistant supervisor, they vo
ted to a man for him
A. X. Phillieo, the present assessor and
candidate on the republican ticket was
nominated for assessor by acclamation.
John Barge was nominated for Towr
Clerk without opposition. Here it i.
proper to call attention to Mr.. Barge
card in another part of this paper.
Secretary McElherne then moved The
adoption of the following resolution which
was carried by one vote
ResOlUed, That In view of the various PROPOSE
tons for the benefit of the pub ic library by persons
offering themselves candidate for the Office O
TOwnshit Collector, that il is inexpedcnt for thi
convention to nominate candidate for that office
and that we viii support the man who makes thu
best offer for the library and authorize the Board
Directors of the library to put the name of tha
There was no call for division or for tn
ayes and noes, to test the intelligence of tn,
house, as was done by Mr. Gest in the Re
publican convention. 1t wasn't though
necessary by the secretary.
The secretary moved that the Soutl
Rock Island recommendations for Highwa,
Commissioners and Overseers be nominal
ed-John SCHNEIDER, 5. X. W. Field, ant
Jacob Brockman for Commissioners, anC
John Behan and NJ. Beckman for Over
seers Adopted.
The following was thecommittee appoint
F ed for South Rock Island Il. Richmond
S. X. w Field, Henry Shredder.
The secretary then thanked all who want
cd the office of Collector, and with becom
, ing modesty adjourned the most remarka
bic township convention ever held in Rocl
Island. Remarkable for its origin, re
: markable in its coming together at all, re
markable in its unaGimity of action, AM
remarkable for the fact that some of it
nominees will be elected.
t MIR. McElherne informs us, to-day, tina
he most emphatically declines the imputa
ton that he run the convention last eve
ning,or had anything to do with packing il
, and refers to delegates for proof.
f This is unnecessary, as the gentleman
Q word is good.