The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-26

with the following result:
Geo. Il. Bailey. ...2l
John Coyne |
j. 2. Taylor. .............
Martin Frick
Bailey was then declared nominated.
Bailey then got up and said that he ex
pected his election would be holly con-
tested, and as the caucus was a small one
he hoped that his friends would stick to
him and work hard. He showed, in his
talk and actions, that he considered his
chance of election very slim.
j. R, McCalister, Oliver Olsen and
Martin Prick, committee appointed to
select delegates, reported the following,
which was adopted:
n n P Park, !! so " s ossse,
John Perry, Jacob Keiser,
John Taylor, B Sawyer,
] f Ankrum, Oliver Olsen,
Jake keiser was chosen member of the
| city committee.
Olsen then got up and said that Butler
appeared to be the choice of the Second
ward for mayor, and he then moved that
the delegates to the city convention be in
structed to cast their votes for VIM. z.
Butler for mayor"
j, R. McCalister and Robert Coyne OBJ
jeeted to this, saying land truly tool that
this meeting was very small and they did
not like to take the responsibility of in
structing for the whole ward.
Olsen then modified his motion 30 that
: it would read The being the first choice OF
this meeting" This was carried.
IL THIRD WARD.
This meeting didn't amount to very
)much 1t was called to order by L. f.
Harson. deputy circuit clerk Q. s. Com.
missioner E. ID. Sweeney was chosen chair
man, and Deputy Circuit Clerk Harson
, secretary.
County Superintendent Sturgeon and
W. j. Pratt were appointed teilers, ant
an informal ballot was taken for alderman
as follows:
Sam y. heat0r IL
Dart was then declared the choice of tn,
meeting for alderman. But Mr.. Oar
didn't propose to be slaughtered this yeal
. if he knew himself, and he refused to &C
t cept the water board rings nomination
IL Keator was then nominated.
The chair then appointed County Judg
8. s. Guyer, d. +. More and John I
Noftsker committee to select delegates t
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1 ported as follows:
SIS Guyer, ED Sweeney,
!. L Woodruff, NJ NJ Sturgeon,
4 Amos Sage, Chas Hansgen,
E Carter, 81 Keator,
lW j Pratt, Thayer,
fl The report was adopted and the dele
gates instructed to cast the vote of tn
meeting for Wn. P. Butler as mayor.
: A. G. Dart, NJ. M. Sturgeon, Il. Garter
IS E. w. Spencer, D. +. More. L. +. Harsor
% Amos Loge, s. 8. Guyer, and e. 1
h Sweeney were appointed committee {
nine to attend the polls on election day an
work for the success Of the water boar
y cket.
ID FOURTH WARD.
This was very slim meeting. 8. "
e McMasters, library director. was chose
IN chairman. and Z. j. Rodman, Butler
brother in-law, secretary.
An informal ballot was taken for aide
al man, the vote standing as follows.
e. a. e Fleming ........ s........
"A H. e. Woods.
w. u. WEIGH .....-.......s......
Richard Lloyd 4. $1,000.
De Il. III. Anawalt. {.
E. Fleming had majority but he wouldn
re have the nomination.
- Another informal ballot was take
= Woods receiving 6 and Welch votes wi
y or 3 scattering. WEIGH then withdre1
of and w Gods was nominated.
Of The delegates to the city conventie
- are: 4g
s, W. McMasters, A. +, Fleming,
John Lahif, William Atkinson,
Frank Sinnet. Chas. e, Case, Nz
III Chas. e. Case was appointed to the ci
committee.
ne The delegates were instructed to stu
ID to Butler and the water board ring, a
id the few persons present ahen went hon
ut s.s FIFTH WARD. m
hel The meeting was celiad % oedne 3