Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-03-25

went over and held an undertOne CONVEX
sation with the down town delegates.
The second formal gave: Koehler
"a: Montgomery, 8: Eggleston, 10
Eawes,-2.
The third formal ballot resulted
Koehler, 25; Montgomery. 8; Eggleston
10; Halves, l. The "masheen" began II
be encouraged.
The fourth ballot gave Koehler, 90
Montgomery. Is; Egglcston. II; Halves
1. 1t began to look blue for the ina
sheen" and Jim Cooke gave vent to biz
feelings by kicking an innocent dog
that got in his way. The dog yelped
and the chairman called it to order.
The fifth formal resulted: Koeh.er,
IS; Montgomery. II; Eggleston. 10.
There had been a miscount; five votes
had not been counted and the "mssheen'
ordered that they be credited to Keohler
This was done and it raised that candi,
dates vote to 90.
The sixth ballot showed the "masheen'
to be gaining: KoehleI, 25; Montgom-
cry, 10; Eggleston. IS.
On the seventh the "masheen" tri,
umphed. and the chairman heaved a sigh
of relief that could be heard all over the
house: Koehler. 2s; Montgomery. S;
EgglestOn, 81. There was discrepancy
of one vote. The secretary whispered to
the chairman that it could be taken from
Koehler and yet leave him the NOM
inee. This was done and Ke ohler was
declared the nominee. Koehler got up
and bowed his thanks for the honor
which had been forced upon him for the
sixth time.
j. l.. Haas was nominated for city at,
torney by reclamation. on motion of ].
K. Cooke. The candidate made a speech
in which he frankly acknowledged that
he had hoped that the motion to exclude
speeches in nominating would apply to
the nominees as well. This awkward
was either a rough compli.
ment to the nominees who had already
spoken. or it showed that Haas had enter
tanned well founded anticipation of
what the convention would do.
The names of Geo. NJ. Loosely, j. F.
Robinson and Capt. John Peetz were
presented for the nomination for treas>
urer. The informal ballot showed: Loos.
ley 80. Robinson 13, Peetz /, DR.. Paul
moved that Mr.. Loosely be declared the
nominee by reclamation. The motion
prevailed.
THE ''MAsHEEN" IS HAPPY
Ben. De Gear moved that Robert Ben
nett be nominated for police magistrate
by reclamation. No sooner said than
done.
For the Office of supervisor the names
of Conrad Schneider. VIM. Atkinson,
Chas. F. Ritter. o. P. Olson, C. ]. Lar
kin, VIM. Rinck and VIM. Robb were
submitted. Oson's name after greaI
gesticulation and the explanation that he
was down for something else." was
withdrawn. In reading the names the
chairman mentioned Olson. when Cooke
jumped up and said, mo, no 1 tell yot
we have provided for him." An infor.
NAL ballot gave the following result
Schneider %, Atkinson II, Ritter Z, Lar
XIX 3. Rinck 3. Robb 1. Larkin and
Ritter declined.
The formal ballot resulted as follows
Atkinson. "a; Schneider, 9; Ralston, s
Rlnck, /; Robb. l. Atkinson bowed his
acknowledgements.
For assistant supervisors the following
names were presented: Frank Collins
Chas. Oberg, o. P. Olson. W. C. Collins
Conrad Schneider. A w. Williamson, F.
Ludolph, Fay Lynde. T. f. Gary, II. Fl
Holland, VIM. Levy and C. W. Eos,
were presented. Frank Collins, William.
son, Foss. Holland and Lynde declined
Then came the informal ballot which
gave: Olson, so; Oberg. Il; Collins
A; Levy, 10; Schneider, 40; Ludolph
1S; Gary. 25.
On motion the four receiving tn,
highest number of votes were declared
the nominees-Olson, Schneider, Collins
Levy.
THE "MAsHEEN" HAS ANOTHER TUssEL
When nominations for the office O
collector were called: H. F. Lamp, Johr
Evans. Chas. Fiebig, Joshua Hasselquis
and Spencer Madison, were suggested
and the "masheen" had another russell o
it to put another link in its combination
chain. though it finally triumphed.
The informal ballot gave: Lamp Is
Evans 10. Fiebig 12. Hasselquis! IA
Madison 2.
The formal ballot resulted: Lamp 10
Fiebig 10. Evans TO- Hasselquist 7, Mat
tison 8. scattering 1.
The second formal ballot gave Lamp !
Fiebig "a. Evans Is, Hasselquist g. Mat
tison Z.
The third ballot: Fiebig "a, Evans 81
Hasselquist 4, Madison 4.
The fourth ballot: Fiebig. go; Evans
&c; Hasselquist. 1; Madison. 4. The
"masheen" grosned and Thomas wen
over aud had talk with the down town
delegates.
The fifth ballot was all right: Fiebig
30; Evans. %; Madison. 2. Fiebig wa
nominated and made speech predicting
success for me and the ticket"
When it came to balloting for assessor