The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-28
THE 0FFIcEHoLDERs MEETING
InE UffIGthuLDEhS mEElIN6
The Old Ringsters in a Scram-
bic for the SpoiIs.
Guyer's Put-Up Job.
He Engineered The Whole
Ticket.
Powerful Rebellion Against the Guyer
Ring.
General Bot on His Candidates
Predicted.

Predicted.
Among the familiar ring leaders of the
office holding clique who were present at
the Republican meeting in Darts Hall,
last night. were:
Post Master Murdock
Ex-Sheriff Nose Merrill.
Circuit Clerk Harson
Asst, City Attorney Parks.
Whisky Gauger Beardsley.
Ex-Superyisor Dart.
Alderman Atkinson.
Defeated-candidate- Alderman Sam
Keator.
Ex-Whisky Gauger Hawes
City Marshal Hawes.
Ex-Policeman Hull
Defeated candidate for alderman Taylor.
Ex-Deputy Marshal Miller.
Ex- City Surveyor Stoddard
County Judge Guyer.
Draw bridge tender Fleming.
Sheriff Perkins.
| ExTown Clerk Walker
Ex-Revenue Collector Wiser.
Alderman Woods.
Defeated-candidate for Alderman VIM.
E. Cropper
! Ex-Town Collector Cleaveland
| Ex- " Huber.
Deputy County Clerk Webster.
Ex Deputy Sheriff Wilson.
Deputy Circuit Clerk Bowman.
Ex-Poceman Taylor.
Post Office Clerk frank Philleo.
Z" g Al. Frantz.
Library director McMaster.
Postal Clerk Wilcox
Justice Henry Hayden.
Justice Cooke.
States Attorney Parmenter.
Revenue Collector Wood ct al.
I j. Nj. Montgomery, chairman Of the
committee, called the meeting to order,
aud, after reading the call, nominated II.
!. @. Cleaveland, for chairman. Seconded by
j. j. Parks, and Harry took his seat.
J. Frank Robinson was appointed sec
retary on motion of Montgomery.
Guyer moved that the chair appoint a
! committee of three on credentials
Carried, and the following were appointed.
}. S. Heater, S. S. Guyer and NJ. D.
Merrill
Merrill and Guyer refused to act
VIM. Pratt was chosen; he first declined
but finally accepted, and then Jim Parks
was added, aud the committee went t,
! work, consisting of Parks, keator anC
i Pratt. The names Of the delegates were
: called and humber of vacancies filled.
e j. j. Parks then moved that the chail
s appoint three tellers. Carried, aud tht
: chair appointed Milton j. Mills, W. J
d Browne and J. 2. Taylor
o 5. 5. Guyer thea moved that h. kre
o be nominated supervisor by ACCLAIM atior
/ A vote being taken about one third @
the delegates voted in the Gegative-an
y hn =, {,
d many Of the crooked" transactions c
a KrelI when he was supervisor. sprang t
d his feet and uttered a loud and decisiy
e mol"
Guyer insisted upon a division of th
house, but Messrs. Dart, A. F. Flemin
y and a number of others insisted that kre
could not be nominated by acclamation
there was single vote against him
Henry Dart then nominated W. |
a. Sweeney for supervisor.
le Jim Parks, in order to quiet the oppos
a, ton to Krell, moved to reconsider Guyer
Is motion, which was done.
" Then jim moved that the meeting pr(
5, ceed to formal ballot for supervisor, gi'
10 ing as a reason why he called for form
is ballot, that there were as many officers
er be nominated that informal ballots Won
lg waste time.
e--' Guyer again nominated his little ma
I'd Krell, and stated that he had talked wit
d. Mr.. Sweeney, and that that gentleman hs
ID refused to be candidate for supervis
e. but would be candidate for assistant S
e pervisor.
Sc A. T, Fleming nominated ". G. Well
IN but Mr.. Welch arose and said he didr
want it.
The vote was then taken, and resultt
as follows:
Us John Aste1
ng M Wrhst hreh Midb
W. L. Sweeney Observation-Disclosures.
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