The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-28
The Ticket Nominated by the
Republicans.
How. the Convention Passed
Off.
Latest News About the City
Campaign.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.


characterized the opening OF city cam
lpaign for lo-these many moons. There
was not the least excitement or enthusiasm
manifested in the proceedings, and the
great difficulty appeared to be to secure
enough names for the offices TO be elected
at the coming election.
The meeting was called to order by Louis
May, chairman of the city republican COM
mittee, who read the call and nominated
Justice Halves as permanent chairman. AS
this was the only nomination, Mr.. Halves
was duly elected, and on taking the chair
he returned his thanks to the convention.
| Some one suggested the propriety of
selecting secretary, as it was thought
that the election of such an officer Would
sound well in the printed proceedings.
ii. G. WEIGH, J. w. Montgomery and j.
D. Warnock were named for the place.
The two former declined to run. and Mr..
Warnock had a walk-away for the po-
sition. He was declared elected and took
his scat.
! Somebody wanted to know who were
entitled to vote in the galaxy of youth,
beauty and republican reform.
Justice Cooke thought the point well
taken. and in the absence of his statutes,
he would move that committee of one
from each ward be selected to act as a
| committee ON credentials.
Justice Halves wanted to know whether
the plaintiff desired a jury or was willing
to submit the case to the court on its
merits, in other words, should the com
mittee be appointed by the chair of the
convention.
Justice Cooke animated that he thought
the judicial training of the chair had quail
flied him to make the selection, and he
would so amend his original petition.
The following committee was appointed,
]. M. Beardsley. S. F. Cooke, w. FL. Gest,
NJ. O'Connor, J. F. Robinson, A F. Elem
ing and Gilpin Moore.
The herculean labors of the committee
soon ended, and they reported that the list
Of delegates had been ascertained but for
safety the roll was called, and each mem
Der was requested to answer when his
name was called.
Nominations were decided to be in or
der, and G. H. Ritter was named for Sup
ervisor. Other nominations were asked
for, but in vain, and Mr.. Ritter was nomi-
mated by reclamation.
f. M. Sinnet, c. H. Stoddard, c. J. |
Blomberg, George Schneider ST. George
az T.
ervisors
The last name was Withdrawn, when !
Major Quincy Mcneil addressed the con-
7ention and said that he did nor see why
swo members of the same family had been
nominated. and one of them withdrew. He
liked "old George" and was also very
friendly with young George" and he
thought that if either party should give
way it should be the senior member of the
household He was in in favor of civil SER
rice reform even in the family circle.
The chair called Mr.. Mcneil to order
e. W. Spencer thought that it would IA
,ilitate matters if the four names were all
voted for at once, and to properly present
t to the convention he moved that the
our nominations be made by acclama-
nation.
The motion was recorded by Louis May
w. Il. Sweeney nominated John OleH
or the position of Supervisor.
The roll call was demanded and it was
nsinuated that persons not delegates had
'een usurping to themselves rights that
elonged only to the duly credited repre-
of the several wards.
Mr.. Spencer refused to withdraw his
notion, but finally consented when Mr..
lay stated that he could not withdraw his
ecord. The matter was satisfactorily ar
s follows: F. NJ. Sinnet 80; G.. FL. Stod-
ard 80; c. ]. Blomberg "a; George Schneid-
42; J ohm Oloff 9. and Louis May Is.
The four candidates receiving the high
1T number of votes were declared the
ominees of the convention.
The result was applauded by Major Nc
ell, and ex-street commissioner Warren. |
III. Koch, A. K. Philleo, and S. w. Nc
[aster were named for Assessor, and the
Dte resulted: M. Koch II; A. X. Philleo
and S. W. McMaster S. Mr.. McMaster
ithdrew his name, M. Koch refused to
In, and A K. Philleo was nominated on
e second ballot. :
Major Wilson and w. G. Gahegan were :
for collector. The ballot stood: d
rilsop 90; Gahegan Is, and Wilson was t
sclared the nominee. =
j. M. Beardsley was elected chairman of =
e city committee, after which the conven
On adjourned.
POINTERS.
There is some talk on the streets to the II
feet that Ell. G. Cleveland will decline to r,
n for alderman in the Fifth Ward. I'll
The nationals nominated J. w. Cavan- O
gh in the Fifth Ward and Peter Boland r
the Sixth Ward as aldermen. In the q
naming five wards they made no nomi- o,
.tions. a,
The democratic voters of the First Ward =,
I'D caucus last night and nominated G. oil