Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-26
MONDAY, MAY 26. 1890.
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES
saturday Nights Ward and Township
Primaries---Wh0 VIII Have seats

Primaries---Wh0 VIII Have seats
in Thursdays convention.
The various ward caucuses of the de-
mocracy Saturday night to select dele
gates to the county convention next
Thursday were all largely attended and
much enthusiasm was manifested In
many of the meetings speeches were made
and preferences expressed as to probable
candidates and great confidence in the
result of the political contest soon to be
entered upon was shown.
FIRST WARD.
The First ward caucus was called to
order by MIR. Winslow Howard in the ab
sence OF Chairman John Corken. Mr..
Chss. Eogel was made chairman and
Thos. Byrnes secretary. The following
delegates were appointed; Chas Strupp,
Winslow Howard. Thos. Byrues, Martin
Weinberger and Fred Holdorf
SECOND WARD
In the Second ward the committeeman
was not able to be present, and the
meeting adjourned to Tuesday evening,
when the caucus will be held
THIRD WARD
Sheriff Silvis was called TO the chair in
the Third ward caucus and Supervisor
Arthur Burial was secretary. Delegates
were elected as follows: Fred Hass, John
Sullivan. T. S. Silvis, James B Finn,
Arthur Burial, Daniel Doyle. John Gar
win, John Barge. A number of speeches
were made on the ACCESSIBILITY of the
nomination of two candidates for the leg
islature by the democracy this year and a
vote being taken on the subject the eau
Gus expressed itself as unanimously in
favor of such action. and the delega tes to
the county convention were instructed to
urge the favor of that body upon such a
course
FOURTH WARD.
Hon. E. w. Hurst was chairman of the
Fourth wsri caucus and T. j. Medill was
secretary. The following delegates were
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Henry Frick. B. F. Cook. F. ]. Keller
str,ss, j. w. Potter aud r. J. Medin. Jr
FIFTH WARD
OF the Fifth ward caucus j, w. Welch
was chairman. and Eugene Burns secre,
tary. The delegates chosen were: j.
W. WEIGH, James Csvanaugh, Eugene
Burns, II. Wheelan Geo. Foster A. Hill
debrsndt, Daniel DAILY and Thomas PEN
der.
SIXTH WARD
l.. G. Blanding presided over the Sixth
ward caucus. and ]. F. Dindinger was
secretary. Delegates were elected as fol>
lows: L. G. Blanding, Peter Frey, Geo
Browner. Frank Meenan; alternates, Pc,
ter Lsrkin, VIM. Mccarthy, j. F. Din
dinger and Patrick Kennedy. Speeches
were made, in which Mr.. B. T. Cable was
strongly and enthusiastically endorsed
for congress, and Mr.. Geo. W. Vinton
was highly complime nted as legislative
candidate.
SEVENTH WARD
Aid. James E. Larkin was chairman of
the Seventh ward caucus. and Aid. Paul
Thiesen secretary. Delegates were elec-
ted to the county convention as follows
James f. Larkin, Paul Thiesen, James
Mccain, Edwin Ward.
SOUTH ROCK ISLAND.
The South Rock Island caucus was
called to order by Committeeman
W. G. Maucker. Scott Gardner was
elected chairman and W. G.. Maucker
secretary. Thos. Bollman was elected
township committeeman. Delegates to
the county convention were elected as
follows: Geo. Lamont, w. c.. Maucker
and Cyrus Valentine.
BLACK HAWK.
The township committee of Black
Hawk selected the following delegates:
Thos. Kerr, Joseph Fitzpatrick, c. C.
Terry and Fl. l.. Framing.
MOLINE
The Second ward democratic caucus in
Moline Saturday selected delegates as
follows: Peter Ksdel, G. F. Mueller,
Nels Eklund and Victor Peterson.
HAMPTON.
HAMPTON. May .-Hsmpton's dele>
gates to the democratic county conven-
ton are Morris s. Heagy, James Winsns
and Geo. McNabney.
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