Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-27
NOMINATED FOR SPITE.
Remarkable Results OF the HepubIi-
can Ward Caucuses -DOwned ut the

The republican primaries were held
last night and the results in almost every
instance will be no less a surprise to the
public than to the party which is to bear
the burden of unpopular nominees
There was scarcely a ward in the city in
which a fractional feeling failed to pre-
vail, and consequently many of the NOM
nations are the outgrOwth of factional
determination and spite work, rather
than a manifest ambition to place desirs-
BILE men in the field, who may meet with
public appreciation and challenge popu-
lar support. In fact some of the candi-
dates were nominated for spite" the
ticket thus presented being nothing other
than triumph of one element of the
natural consequence will be a retaliation
at the polls. In the First ward for in
stance, Aid Howard was renOmnated in
spite of the hostile opposition in his own
ward; in the Second ward the same is
true. Both these candidates have failed to
satisfy their own constituents. Realizing
this, both have on numerous occasions
heretofore expressed themselves as op
posed to running again but when the ops
position cropped out in their own party
they avowed their determination to get
there" Just to show their opponents they
could. The probable outcome of such a
condition of affairs can be imagined. In
on w. A. Guthrie. In the Fourth ward
F. Ludolph was nominated as last re-
sort, the other as pirants losing courage
after Saturday nights democratic caucus,
In the Fifth ward the faithful, encour-
aged by the peculiar circumstances of
two years ago. prevailed upon Alderman
W. B. Ferguson to try it again, forget
ting, however, that the democratic party
presents a solid front in one of its strong
holds in the city this spring In the
Sixth ward Alderman Edwards was
pushed to the front again, but in the
Seventh ward occurred the sensation of
the night, and the caucus which gave the
butchers champion black eye, caused
as much of shock to the present incum>
bent himself as to the party which has
heretofore supported him. Following
are the detailed reports of the caucuses:
FIRST WARD.
Il. H. Bowman, Jr was chairman and
b. j.. Hodges secretary. There was a
big crowd present and the nomination for
alderman was made amid great ex>
element. The result was of follows:
Howard SO; Youngberg A; Smart 10;
Frick 3. Aid. Winslow Howard was re
nominated Fred J. Hodges was made
hmitteeman. The delegates
lstructed for w. J. Gahagen and
Phil Miller, F. j. Hodges, Hugh
Ralston, James. Hardin and II. G. Schaf-
fer.
SECOND WARD.
Howard Wells was chairman, W. Ii.
Jordan secretary. The ballot for alder
man showed the following: Hampton
"a; Folsom 10. w. A. Gray was made
committeeman. Delegates: j. w ,Brack>
EFT. G. J.sW. Schreiner,.J .R. Huber, Je-
rome Woodin, Morris Rosentield and w.
II. Jordan.
THIRD WARD.
David Halves was chairman and w. S.
Knowlton secretary. William A. Guth-
rie was nominated by reclamation. F.
II. Schroeder was made" committeeman.
Delegates: d. Halves, b. II. McKown,
John o. Freed, Henry Brockman, j. F.
Van Horne and W. S. Knowlton.
FOURTH WARD.
DR.. J. w. Stewart was chairman and
E. II. Guyer, secretary. f. Ludolph was
nominated for alderman. M. OConnor
elected committee men. Delegates: Ii.
j. Lowrey, John Peetz, Phil Mitchell, II
G. Mcconnell, j. W. Stewart E. II.
Guyer and q. NJ. Loosely.
FIFTH WARD.
A. &. Dart was chairman and B. F.
Knox, secretary. Alderman W. b. Fer
guson was renominated. d. f. Noftsker
was made committeeman. Delegates:
j. L, Loosely, j. r. Mills, George
Schneider, ir., B. F. Knox, A. G. Dart
and Frank Nader.
SIXTH WARD.
p. j, Carey was chairman and II. f.
Lamp, secretary. Alderman Edwards
was renominated. Andrew Bladel was
chosen committeeman. Delegates: John
j. Reimers, William Edwards, William
Levey, T. II. Dolley and II. Hartman.
The caucus appointed poll workers and
instructed its delegates to favor E. NJ.
Wilcox for assessor and w j, Gahagen
for collector.
SEVENTH WARD.
Joshua Hasselqust was chairman and |
John T Weyerhauser secretary. An ins
formal ballot was taken for alderman,
which gave votes to w. w. Scott 8 to |
W. F. Schroeder, . to F. NJ. Sinaet, . |
to J. Rider and l to w. Atkinson. A |
formal ballot gave Scott 10, Schroeder 8 |
and Sinnet 2. Another formal ballot |
gave Scott II, Schroeder 8. Scott was
nominated. II. ii. Holland was chosen
Delegates: William At
kinson, A. q. Anderson, H II. Holland,
F. NJ Slnnet and Henry Rlisch.