Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-29
PATCHING IT UP For RINck.

AS time passed. the delegates seemed
more impressed with the idea that in
comp limenting Whitman they had
snubbed Mr.. Rinck, who last spring led
the republicans to victory for the first
time in many years. And though they
tried to patch and smooth things over by
nominating Mr.. Rinck for assistant SUI
pervisor-thus in fact adding insult TO in
iury-they will find today that it was
Just conviction that smOte their con"
sciences last night, for Rnck, who is
not fond of "retrograde advancement,
has announced his determination to with
draw from the ticket. The ballot;
O'Connor 3d. Rinck 20; Conrad Schnei-
der 10; Geo Schneider Jr,, &c. Taylor
IS; Levey IS; Sauerman 10; Feibig 2;
Knox 1; Atkinson /; Nader 1. Messrs
Michael O'Connor VIM, Rinck, Conrad
Schneider and Geo. Schneider, Jr,, were
declared the nominees.
CLELAND Is SATISFIED.
The names of John Ii. Cleland, E. M.
Wilcox and Morris Rosenfeld were pro-
posed for assessor.
Don't vote for Rosentleld," whispered
delegate; "save him for coroner next
fall He wants to be coroner"
An informal ballot was taken and Gle
land received 81 votes; Wilcox 10 and
Morris Rosenfield /. A formal ballot
followed, showing Cleand 81; Wilcox 10;
| Walter johnson 1.
Il declare Mr. Cleland elected asses
sor;" said Mr.. Mitchell and the convcn'
ton took short informal recess to Iaug h
over the chairman's sarcasm.
The announcement that nominations
for collector were in order, gave the irre>
pressible OConnor opportunity to talk
| again. He had no difficulty in command
| ing attention and in words of eloquence
he placed the name of William J. Gahe-
gan in nomination, speaking of tn candi-
date as one who had been after the nomiN
nation ever since he (OConnor) had been
| in Rock Island; that Notwithstanding his
| repeated defeats, he had always taken his
| medicine like little man, and the con-
| vention had better nominate him now and
be done with it. Mr.. Gahegan was mons
mated by reclamation.
The time for selecting a chairman for
the city township committee having ar
rived, Mr. B. +. Knox mentioned j. Ed.
Loosely, and the latter promptly retalia-
ted by nominating Mr.. Knox. II nomi-
nate j. X Cooke" said delegate Jim
mic, that is" but Jimmie was not built
| that way, and he told the convention so
| in few well selected words. Some one
had the cheek to propose Boss Wells, and
in the tumult of excitement which fol>
owed, the delegate so offending broke
loose and escaped from the hall. Luckey
delegate he. w. ii. Jordans name was
suggested, and Mr.. Jordan made a vigor-
GUS and effective kick right there. Secre-
tary Denkman rose to his feet and, after
"a desperate effort. attracted the chair
mans attention and succeeded in getting
motion before the convention insisting
upon Mr.. Loos'ey's election. Loosely
rose. stamped his feet and made all sorts
of GESTURES with his hands and arms,
screaming Question" at the top of his
lungs, but to no avail. He was elected,
and amid the confusion left the hall de-
wildered.
Some of the candidates hurried out
and made repeated attempts to turn
down the lights and shut the door to the
bar room, but in this they made disma
failures. Those delegates had been there
before