The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-27
DEMOCRATS m COUNCIL.
One of the Best Political Conventions Ever
Held in Rock Island.

Held IN Rock Island.
The democratic city-township conven
ton was called to order in Turner Hal
last evening at the appointed time BY MIR
M. NJ Corbett, chairman of the city
township committee, after which Mr. j.
w WEIGH was selected as chairman and
Sheriff j M. Reticker secretary A com
mittee on credentials, consisting of
Messrs. r. r.. Johnston, e. w. Hurst and
]. G. Lafrenz, was appointed and after
the customary examination, report was
made that each ward had full repre-
sentation. DR. j. w. Stark and Mr..
| William Ecker were appointed tellers /,
after which nominations were in order.
Before entering upon this branch of the
subject it may be well to say that never
| before in its history has the democratic
party in this city had so much and such
excellent material from which to make
selections for the different offices. Mona
mate whoever they night for each position
and it was simply impossible to commit
an error. One would be led to infer,
therefore. that there would naturally
have existed much strife of an unseemly
character. Not So Even our repubh-
can contemporaries admitted this morn
ing that the proceedings of the convention
were based upon harmony and good
order
THE NOMINATIONS
- n hat
Messrs. j. T. Mott, NJ s. ONeil. H. G.
Connolly and w. III. Lundy were
in the field. although this was
an error 50 far as Major
Connolly was concerned, Le having dis
tinctly stated that the nomination was
not desired and that If nominated his
business would not admit of acceptance.
An informal ballot was ordered with the
following result: Mott, &c; O'Neil. g.;
Connolly. l. Lundy. 1. On motion Mr.
Motifs nomination was made by acclama-
ton and committee consisting OF
Messrs j. r. Johnston, Gustav Stengel
and Peter Schlemmer was appointed to
wait upon the nominee and bring him be
fore the convention.
Immediately after the committee retired
Mr. W. III. Atwood received the compli-
mcnt of nomination by reclamation for
city clerk and made neat address of ac-
ceptance Mr. NJ NJ Corbett was also
honored with nomination to the city at
torneyship by reclamation which he ac-
cepted in a happily worded. but brief,
speech. For city treasurer two most ex-
cellent names were presented, those of
Messrs. J, NJ Buford and Albert Huesing
Before action was taken upon them the
committee appointed to inform Al
derman Mott of his nomina-
ton returned with that gentleman
who briefly thanked the convention for
the honor. his remarks being received
with considerable enthusiasm.
An informal ballot was then had for
treasurer, resulting ia 10 votes for Mr..
Buford and 13 for Mr.. Huesing. Thefor-
NAL ballot gave Mr.. Buford the prize. by
vote of 10 to 10.
For supervisor honest John Aster had
no competition, and was nominated by
reclamation. Nominations for the four
assistant supervIsorships were made as
follows: Mcssrs Peter Farrell, Martin
O'Reilly. Andrew Hoffman. Charles En-
gel, j. w. Stark Arthur Burial, w. T.
Scotch, B. II. Kimball, ]. Z. Lafrenz.
Messrs. Scotch, kimball and LafrenZ
haU al al
dered, the four having the largest number
of votes to be declared the nominees of
the convention. The result was announced
thus: Farrell, 81; Hoffman, 80; Stark,
%, Engel, 90; O'Reilly, II; Burial, /.
Therefore Messrs. Farrell. Hoffman.
Stark and Engel carried off the prizes in
the order named.
For assessor Mr.. John Barge was nom
ing Mr. Barge the convention honored
itself and the city no less.
For the collectorship the contest was
most spirited, not to say stubborn, yet in
the best of feeling. between the friends of
Messrs. J. F. McKibben and Louis Oil
weller For days it has been known that
the race would be between these gentle
men, each of whom has host of warm
personal friends, therefore neither spared
any honorable means to achieve victory
in convention. Prior to the assembling
of the convention, therefore, it was i'm
possible to forecast the probable result of
the balloting. When the collectorship
was reached in regular order an informal
ballot was ordered, resulting thus Nc
Kibben, II; Ohlweiler. IA A formal bal
lot was simply a repetition of this vote
and Mr. McKibben was declared the
nominee.
After the selection of Mr.. j. w. WEIGH
as chairman of the city township commit
tee the convention adjourned, well salts
fed as it had right to be, with the result
of its deliberations.