Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-16
THE FIGHT is ON.
Lively Skirmishing Presages q
Stubborn Battle.
saturday Nights Republican eau
euses ana the OuteOme---A Family
Row IN the Fourth ward.

with the political breeze stirred up by thu
republican clans Saturday night. /
would have taken ine-tooth comb t.
find republican who didn't attend hi
r ward caucus. The dignifed aristocrat
the humble plebian and that absolute
necessity, the ward hummer, bobbed NJ
serenely. The principal fight was on thu
states attorneyship, although the othe
offices were holly contested. The big
gest row was raised in the Fourth
ward, where an attempt was made &c
smash the slate arranged by the foul
states attorney candidates. There was d
big crowd out. and the rumpus was slightly
deferred by the hardness of Committee
man Supervisor O'Connor, who was re-
ported in the outskirts drumming up the
faithful. The hum of voices was hushed
as O'Connor grabbed the stove poker and
gracefully tapped the table. He was
about to proceed with the regular bust
ness, when he cast his eye about, and,
evidently noticing that "a storm was
brewing, made 2x4 speech. advocating
harmony and peace. lie announced that
the candidates for states attorney had
agreed to divide the delegation by four
and each lake one deIeoatc He boped
that this would be satisfactory to the
caucps
Upon motion DR. Calvin Truesdale
took the chair and 7 #.
Noftsker was elected secretary.
The finn started unon motion
| nv William Jackson that ;he four
delegates he ballot ed for separately. as
this WAS virtually throwing down the
gaun,,e, IN the "machine" This motion
was promp,lv amended by E. d. Swee-
new that the four he elected at once.
wherapnon Jackaon nulled off hia over.
GOO, ond s,rucx n helIig.rert at,;tude
IT.. Gail that this was a gencraI caucus
for tho sr.o ;r,erchoroo If views and he
o,>.,.o,,, ,,, ronr,.non; of a ,ioLet
snch a, bo understood had hcen dane
OWN y ooid Mr. Jackson "ronublcon
no,;,ios IN THO ward 10 dr;f,;pg ipto n
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roi 'no S"ooee'iins NAH nun INC no" p
u oratory was unchecked. Candidate e.
)lsen made a sensible little talk, and -
hrae able bodied men were comne1Ied IN
o,1o ,ua H. 1-.; ..;o "
oiu y Hi"la' VIM onlJ so' III qu0s'ion te
TWO. Candidate Haas Kept as mum fc
s an oyster evidently being disguised Il
18th the entire nrsceed;nos Daleoate.
h. r,oa ot,,t an g. nte.;, u
no"'"o "Au' 'n 'ue o'"'oii o"' 3.
awe by making motion TO proceed to pl
vote, which was carried. TellerS were cc
len appointed, and the voting com>
Move the first ballot be informalw
slled some one in the crowd. TOO E
te raise a point of order" said Brave OF
turgeon. and the motion was UNDECIDED. al
be ballot showed that the machine was in
powerful, the vote being: Sweeney, CO
l.; Thomas, so; GAZETTEER, So; Bailey, So. tn
tim and their votes vera oil sca,tarinp OH