Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-17
OMAHA For sTATE's ATTORNEY.

| oMARA FOR STATES ATTORNEY.
| Upon the first, fourth and seventh bal
lots 11S votes were cast, one too many
On the sixth ballot Saville Johnston re.
ceived 0 votes; on the seventh, 10; eighth,
8; and on the ninth, vote. Mr.. OMara
receiving majority of the votes cast on
the ninth ballot, was declared the unari.
nous nominee of the convention. The
Sturgeon delegation made the break
that nominated O'Mara.
For clerk, Mason, of Moline, nomins
ated G. W. Gamble; Drury, of Buffalo
Prairie, G. W. Halves; Hodges, of Rock
Island. f. II. Bowman, Jr.; Hampton, of
Rock Island, Quincy Mcneil. The in
formal ballot resulted: Gamble, II;
IIawes, 12; Bowman. 20; Mcneil, IA.
GAMBLE FOR CLERK.
The formal ballot resulted: Gamble,
rs; Halves, 20; Bowman, II; Mcneil 9.
Mr.. Gamble was declared the nominee of
the convention.
HALVES FOR CORONER.
For coroner, W. B. Bruner. of Taylor
Ridge; David Halves, of Rock Island;
Anthony Mapes, of Moline; and L. V.
Eckhart, of Rock Island, were named.
The informal ballot resulted: Bruner, &c.
Halves, so; Mapes, go; Eckhart, 8. Be-
fore the formal ballot was ordered Eek
hart withdrew his name. Morris Rosen-
field, the ARGUS candidate, didn't get a
vote. The formal ballot resulted: Brun-
er, &c. Halves, so; Mapes, IA; Eckhart,
2. David Halves was declared nomin-
ated.
PADDOCK FOR SURVEYOR
For county surveyor II. d. Paddock, of
and Daniel Cord on, of South |
were nominated. The formal |
ballot resulted Paddock 81, Gordon 40.
CRAWFORD FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
For representative, r. S. Montgomery,
Of Edgington, nominated Hon. w. F.
George c. Wait, of Yuma.
VIM. Payne; r. A. Smith, of Moline, w.
G. Whitehead; W. E. Stevens, of Mos
inc, w. r. Moore, The informal ballot
was: Crawford, 81; Payne, 29 White.
head, II; Moore. 81.
The first formal ballot resulted: Craw-
ord, SO; Payne. 40; Whitehead, 12;
Moore z. The second formal ballot
stood; Crawford, Sc; Payne, So; White
lead, 3.
On the third ballot the name of Mr..
Whitehead was withdrawn. In calling
he role for this ballot, Secretary Denk-
nan became ratified and called "Daven>
,ort" after Rock Island. This slip of
he tongue brought down the house.
The fourth ballot resulted: Crawford,
10. Payne, So. 1.-THE erratic individual
las got in his work again." said the
hartman; "11S votes have been cast"
mother ballot was ordered, which
esulted: Payne, So; Crawford SO;
crawford was declared the nominee.
Resolutions were adopted instructing
he congressional delegates for Gest and
be judicial delegates for Judge Pleas
nts. Boss Wells was reelected chair
IAN of the county committee.
1t was machine" convention all the
ray through. Everything that was done
'as cut and dried before hand. The pro.
eedings were mere formalities and the
elegates mere figure heads.
POLITICAL TIPS.
Attorney General Hunt was in the city
Mr.. Hunt is a candidate for
be republican denomination and he is
boxing after his fences.
Col. Clark E. Carr, of Galesburg, was
1 the city last night. He got everything ,
xed up with the machine, and did not
Iait over for the convention.
Senator Pearson, of Macomb. repub
can aspirant for secretary of state, 8
ound it convenient to come up and pay 1
is respects to the convention.
Gen. John j. Rinaker, of Carilnville,
be man who so nea rly laid out Cullom =.
Or the republican gubernatorial nomina-
ion few years ago. is in the city. Gen
Iinacker has got that same bee in his S
Onnet yet.
Myi what lot of buzzing there was
t delegates during the noon recess to-
ay by the ambitious ones. But why !
hould there not have been7 The tenn
orary adjournment was taken for that r
cry purpose. 1t was a part of the ma 4
hines programme under which the en-
ire convention workings were manipu-