Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-20
REPUBLICAN RUMPUSES.
The Faithful Begin with Warlike
Aspects.
The Republican Primaries F0retell
S3d---Delegates ana Preferences.

S3d--.Delegates ana Preferences.
The republican ward primaries were
held last evening and from the spirit of
dissension shown In the different eau.
cuses there is TO be the characteristic
fight 10 the convention over the head of
the city ticket. Down town the Carse
wing envelopes all the delegates. while in
the four upper wards the caucuses were
packed for Mutual Admiration Society"
McConOchie, though there are pretences
OF favoritlsm for others. and Dr. Trues-
dale and DR.. Stewart may get scattering
complimentary votes in the convention
In all the wards there was more or less
bad blood on the surface. but there were
enough political doctors on hand in all
cases except the Fifth ward to administer
temporary remedy at least. But in the
Fifth the warning elements were not quite
so easily harmoniZed The caucus was
packed in the interests of McConochie for
mayor, Montgomery for clerk and Knox
for alderman and a revelation Of this
fact SO incensed Supervisor Schneider,
who was present as representative of the
claims of Chas. Oswald for the alder
manic chair, that he told the delegates
what he thought of them. But Mr..
Schneider's discoveries were made too
late and the slate won.
In the First ward the Schafer and War.
mock factions met and after a brief co.
counter the Wsrnock combine gained
the ascendency. But the candidate wa.
named in the face of his own emphatic
disapproval and declines to accept. The
ward committee will probably now fall
back on Schsfer whom they knocked out
after his giving them two terms of faithful
service in the council
In the other wards the internecine
warfare was not so apparent, though
there is nevertheless considerable feeling
over the results. Especially is there much
surprise and no little soreness over
the strength shown by the McConochie
forces, the sentiment in opposition
to him being particularly strong among
the members of that body of progressive
and representative citizens, the Citizens
Improvement association, an organiza>
ton he has lost no opportunity to show
his hostility TO in the council, and an Or
9anizstion which he has delighted to give
vent to his sarcasm concerning clubbing
IL at one time, as he rose in his seat in
the council, with the high sounding and
very respectful title, the mutual admi>
ration society, over on the corner" Mr..
Csrse, on the other hand, is prominent
member OF the association. one OF its or
ganizers and its vice president. SO it
will be readily seen that there is not
likely to be much mutual admiration"
between these two factions when they
meet in convention. Edwards, the other
uptown favorite, seems to have been
lost in the triumph Of the McConochie
gang.
A review of the field as reflected by the
results OF the caucuses would seem to in
dictate the following as the ticket:
For mayor-Henry Carse.
City clerk--Robert Koehler.
City Attorney. L. Haas.
Collector-Chas. Fiebig.
Treasurer--G. M. Loosley.
Police Northumberland Bennett.
Justices of the Peace-David Halves,
s. F. Cooke
THE FIRST WARD CAUCUS
organized with the selection sof Martin
Prick as chairman. G. F. Bladel, secre-
tary. James D. Warnock was chosen for
alderman and Charles Hodges for com.
mitteemsn. Delegates to the city-town.
ship convention were chosen and in
structed to vote for Hugh Warnock fol-
mayor, as follows: John Bladel, Phil
Miller. Charles Hedges, M. Peterson,
James Mccarthy, W. J. Gahagen and
Fred Osterman.
SECOND WARD.
In the Second ward John Hetter was
nominated for alderman and G. j. W.
Schreiner was made ward committeeman i.
Albert johnson, William Sugdon, Simon
Kerns, DR.. w. A. Paul, o. P. Olson,
Adair Peasants, Simon Meanor, Ezra
Welcher and W. T. Pratt were chosen
delegates. The following resolution was
adopted:
ResolDed That it is the sentiment of the
Second ward convention that the dele,
gates to the republican city convention
here chosen be and they are instructed
to vote for Henry Carse for the office
Of mayor Of Rock Island and use all hon,
orable means to secure his nomination.
Declarations were made in favor of the
denomination of Justices s. F. Cook and
d. Halves. and police magistrate, Robert
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