Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-12

night 1t was bright moonlight night,
conse quently the csucuses were all pretty
well attended.
IN THE FIRST WARD
+ Fl. Bowman, Jr., presided and E. B.
McKown was secretary. The programme
was cut and dried and carried out &C.
cording to Hoyle. Aid. G. F. Blsdel was
renominsted by acclsmation and J. F.
McGarvey, j. Il. Gardner, J. B. War
mock, John Rolleff. A. C. Peterson, Will
liam Reddig, Theodore Harder and Will
liam ConQueror were elected delegates to
Tuesday nights city-township conven~
ton with instructions to vote for August
G. Peterson for assistant supervisor. The
caucus then adjourned.
SECOND WARD.
In the second ward the proceedings
may be briefly told. c. F. Lyrde was
chairman and R. A. Donaldson was sec
rotary. J. A. GenuDg was nominated for
alderman by acclsmstion. The delegates
are: Albert Johnson, Adair Peasants,
Samuel Mesner, John Hotter, J. A. &C.
hung, Daniel Latter, Charles 0berg. L
V. Eckhart, Adoiph Nelson.
THIRD WARD.
In the Third ward there was not very
large attendance and an utter absence of
anything akin 10 sand. The little groups
that assembled before the hour set for
| meeting talked IN whispers, and Ficken-
sCher's friends didn't think the time was
ripe TO spring him on the people. Capt.
j. NJ, Montgomery and Henry Jordan
were thought TO be about what the doctor
| ordered for the occasion, and the former
presided while the latter acted as secre-
tary. The only list of delegates that was
in sight had been distributed beforehand
and were chosen in silence, after which
| someone in a dark corner moved to sd~
! journ until Monday evening. which was
agreed upon, and noiselesslY the little
band o, willing workers dispersed to
come together again when it is hoped the
prospects will have frightened. The fol-
lowing were the delegates chosen: H.
Brockman, E. G. Fickenscher. w A
Guthrie. +. c. HemenwaY, j. F. Van
Horne, F. Hifnger and William Rinck.
The feature of the
! FOURTH WARD CAUCUS
was the crushing blow delt the aspira-
tions of Aid. ". P Tindall for reuomi-
nation. c. L. Walker was chairman and
G. NJ. Loosely secretary of the caucus
which was held in the Dimick livery sta
BILE building on Third avenue.
Il move we proceed TO an informal
ballot for alderman" said John Fleming
al the oppOrtune moment, and the motion
| prevailed The result was: S. J. Col
Inns, 81; W. p Tindall. 4; with scatter
ing votes for George E Bsiley,G. NJ.
Loosely and Don B Shaw. The nomins
ton of Mr.. Collins was upon motion de-
clarcd unanimous.
Speech yelled John Fleming, and
the candidate took of his hat to respond.
The caucus was, nevertheless, about TO
proceed with the regular order OF
business. Notwithstanding. when Boss
Wells called halt
Hold on herel' he said, Mr. Collins
was about to make q speech when you
shut him eff l move he be heard -
The boss sdmoniticn was needed and
the candidate spoke. He had said he
would not be a candidate; he did not
want it. Yet he hated to stand back.
Il don't know, ne said, "but suppose
will have to accept the situation" The
caucus elected these delegates and sd.
jourueG: DR. C Truesdale, G. E Bailey,
William Jackson. Fred Hsnsgen, Charles
Yerbury. W. A Norris, D. B. Shaw, Il.
E Krell.
FIFTH WARD.
The Fifth ward caucus was packed
solid. J F Robinson was chairman and
John n. Huntoon was secretary. The
ballot for alderman showed total of IS
votes, of which Evans had 65, Bollmsn 5.
Oswald II, SchoesseI 2. George Schuei-
der I, Huu!oon /. Msj Beardsley moved
| the nomination of Mr.. Evans be declared
unanimous The proposition gave Chair
man Robinson most distressing attack
OF hysteric colly obbles.
81 would like some evidence from Mr..
Evans that he will be 81 all times loyal to
our party if we nominate him" he declar-
ed Mr.. Evans was found and brought
before the meeting. He said he had al
ways made it a point to stand by his
friends This satisfied the caucus and
| Mai Reardsley's motion was adopted