Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-20
Willy BILL WON.
The MCConOchie Crowd Cap
lures the Convention.
NO ONE Else WAS IN 1T AT ALL.

CLANS Run by the Mayor and Boss
JolIins-uther Aspirants for Office had
to paddle their Own Canoes-Treatment
of n oehier-ln Insult to Schroeder-The
Order of the Evening.
! 1t was McConochie crowd and
McConochie won.
Thus is told briefly the result of
Saturday nights republican city
township convention at Turner hall.
! McConochie had arranged the de-
tails in advance, and when the con-
vention got to order. Boss Collins did
crossed it was seen that the ruling
and overshadowing spirit was Me
Conochie. Early in the preliminary
canvass McConochie made n combi-
nation with his old associates, Robert
Koehler and Joe l.. Haas, but a. the
! the growing strength of the Schroed-
, ernie Donald-Haa ticket, and the
more he watched it the more he sat
istied himself that the advance of the
Schroeder faction possessed strong
elements of danger to him.
! aIcConochie Breaks schroede-'s Forces
! To stay its progress until after the
convention at least. the willy mayor
resolved to break into it. 1t was a
| bold audacious move, but when Nc
! Conochieism Is at stake and in peril.
| 10, do, b i,,,r
| While maintaining to all appearances
| his friendliness with koehler. Me
| Conochie stole out and made his
peace with Mcdonald. In due sea-
son he succeeded in working the snap
whereby in return for Schroeder
votes for mavor he was to deliver
Koehler votes to Mcdonald. Through
| the aid of his lieutenant. Steve Col
Inns. McConochie succeeded in carry
ing ont this double scheme -Schroe-
der was slaughtered. and 50 was
Koehler. and McConochie came out
! on top Of the heap.
Insult to Injury.
In anticipation of this outcome the
crafty MAYOR had during the day sent
| for his aid. MIR. Collins. and proposed
| to him a scheme to pacify Schroeder.
and one also to pacify koehler. This
plan was to nominate Schroeder for
police magistrate, and if possible to
| put H ehler on for assessor. Collins
! worked the last proposition through.
and during the convention it was
attempted to put the other idea on
the part of the mayor through, but in
| the latter endeayor, he failed. To car
~ out the McConochie plan, Weld.
JamersOn and Harris, all avowed can
| didates for police magistrate. had to
he sacrificed, and in order TO fix
Weld, who was given q Justice OF the
peace berth. Justice Cooke had to be
| turned down. In the lower wards
Miller had fixed things with the sim
gle idea of delivering everything 10
McConochie regardless of other can
didates. On the point of the collec-
| torship eN-Congressman Gest had his
way in the choice Of Steve Hull. and
Notwithstanding that the eN-con-
| CHEESEMAN'S protest was oyerruIed
and nominating speeches forbidden.
Mr.. Gest ignored the spirit of the
convention and made Il speech in
nominating Hull. in which he took
occasion bv the way to east retlec-
tions on his own ward.
starting the MuSIc
! Chairman Collins Of the republi
can city central committee started
the proceedings with his usual APP
| peal for the delegates to huddle to-
gether rs far as possible This man
date having been complied with. the
afore mentioned Mr.. Collins pro-
ceeded without ceremony to read the
call under which the convention was
| assem- bled. The same Mr.. Collins
then suggested the selection of a
chairman and Prof. c. W. Foss was
proposed and elected.
Mr.. Foss returned thanks from the
bottom of his heart, for the honor
thus so unexpectedly thrust upon
him. T. &. Hemenway and ). j.
Keator were suggested for secretary.
The former had other fish to fry APP
parently, and declined. SO did Mr..
keator, but the convention refused
to hear Mr.. Realtors declination and
his objections were lost in the noisy
appro baton of his selection. y COM
mittee OF three was appointed by the
chair on crededtials on motion OF the
before referred to :. j. Collins, the
committee being composed of Ii. {.
Cleaveland, w. II. Edwards and +.
NJ. Sinnett. The committee soon dis
charged its duty with power dele
gated by the above mentioned 5. j.
Collins prevailing motion to fill
vacancies in its own number. The
report was approved, the chair in