Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-30
DEMOCRACY,s DELEGATES.

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Results of Saturday Nights Caucuse
= 1.-The Coming County convention.
. The democratic caucuses in the variou
u city wards and rural precincts were hol
Z Saturday afternoon and evening to selec
u delegates to the democratic county con
> vention. to be held at the court house mex
Friday afternoon.
I FIRST WARD.
: In the First ward the caucus selected
t the following delegates: NJ Buncher, Jno
g Corken and Frank Raible.
SECOND WARD.
II. g. Wivill was chairman of the meet
ing in the Second ward, and II. L. Cas-
teel secretary The delegates are: j, IL
Yore, Swan Youngren l.. M. Buford, NJ
F. O'Reilly, II G. Wivlll and c. W.
Durham. On motion of Geo. ". Copp,
seconded by J. II. Yore. the delegates
were instructed for Eugene Lewis for
states attorney, and on motion of j. H.,
| Lore LOT Ii. f. SdStceI LOT circuit CteTk'
THIRD WARD.
Daniel Corhen presided over the Third
ward caucus. and Louis Ohlweiler was
secretary, Delegates were chosen as
follows: T. S. Silvis, John Sullivan,
Arthur Burial, M. NJ Briggs, Louis Oil,
weller and G. W. Negus.
FOURTH WARD.
Ward Committeeman b D. Butord
called the Fourth ward caucus to order.
". II. Judge was made chairman and j,
W. Potter secretary. Messrs. b. ID.
Buford. NJ. Wyrick and j. F. McKibben
were appointed a committee to select
delegates to the county convention and
the committee recommended the follow
ing list which was approved Peter
Fries, John Aster, V, Dauber, E. W.
Hurst, j. W, Potter, b. d. Buford and
T. j Medill, Jr.
FIFTH WARD.
There was Il large and harmonious ats
tendance at the Fifth ward caucus. Ward
to order and City Attorne, icEniry was
elected chairman. James Reidy was
chosen secretary. Messrs. Geo. Foster,
John Gaffey, Jr., and George Simmon
were. upon motion. named by the chair
as a committee to select delegates to the |
county convention, and the following list
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A. Lift, II. NJ. Abel, j. E. Reidy. Mr. |
J. w. Welch made few pointed and
well received remarks concerning ward |
politics in the Fifth, speaking of the
strength of the democratic party there
and the harmony prevailing within the
party's ranks now. Whatever differences
now, and under these circumstances the
Fifth could be depended upon for its old
time solid democratic majority. Mr..
WEIGH spoke enthusiastically of the OPP
pOrtunities for democratic success in the
coulty at the coming election. The re-
publicans, he said, were distracted, dise
state and county. President Cleveland
had by his fearlessness and conscience
ness of public duty and welfare forced an
issue for the next campaign, on one side ,
Dr. the other of which every one must
place himself in the coming election, and
all would be obliged to show by their
votes whether they favored a reduction
If the tariff and of the surplus or not
dr. Welch's little speech was received
With applause and the caucus upon mo-
ion adjourned.
SIXTH WARD.
Mr.. j. f. Dindinger was elected chair
nan of the Sixth ward caucus, and L. G.
Banding secretary. Delegates were
lected as follows: V. M. Blandng, J
>. Dindinger and John Atkinson.
SEVENTH WARD.
In the Seventh ward Paul Thiessen
'as elected secretary. The delegates are \
. ii. Kerr and Ed. Ward
SOUTH ROCK ISLAND. Il
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Messrs. Grin Leonard and J. T. Ken
yorthy were selected as delegates by the
outh Rock Island caucus and were in-
tructed for Mr.. Andrew Donaldson for
ne legislature and j. II. Yore for chairs q
ian of the county committee. w. @.
Iaucker was recommended as a member
f the county committee.
BLACK HAWK
Jos. Fitzpatrick, G. c. Hartman. j. X,
erry, E. G. Spencer and Sam Baker
ere elected delegates from Black Hawk a
'wnsbp. "
COAL VALLEY.
The Coal Valley meeting was called TO
rider by John Barton, who was made
hartman, T. r. Lees was made secre-
Try. The following were chosen as I'M 4;
structed delegates Richard Battersby, "
enry Hitler and T. II. Lees. with r.
7 Battersby, John Barton and John s. =
orns, alternates. After "love feast =
lie meeting adjourned. I
Fred s. Gates presided at the Port
yron caucus, and Ed Rogers acted as a.
ecretary Fred Gates and II. McCor- A
lex were chosen as delegates to Il
)unty convention.
The Coming Convention.
One of the larues Il and most imnortant | :