Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-16

being named as tellers, and ballot
| followed with the result: Maucher
| %, Huesing 9. Sinnett 6. Lemburg .
MIR. Mauc6er was thereupon declared
| the choice OF the caucus for alder
| man by reclamation. A committee
| composed of Walter Dauber. John
Looney and Henry Lemburg was aP-
| pointed TO select delegates to the
| city-township convention. and the
| following were chosen to thus serve:
John V. Dauber. J. W. Potter, Henry
Lemburg. Charles r. Wheelan,
| Charles Detlefsen. G. W. Schlegel,
Allen ID. WEIGH. John Looney and
John Gipson. Ben Lamont was
selected ward committeeman and the
caucus then adjourned.
Fifth Ward
| The Fifth ward voting precinct
| was crowded with the hustling demo-
Gratis of that ward last night, the as
| semblage which was a large one be-
| ing called to order by Ward Commit
| teeman I. A. Fender. j. w. Cav
| anaugh was called TO the chair, J. Il.
| Johnston being elected secretary.
| The first business being the selection
| of candidate for alderman, the
| names of Robert kuschmann. f. H.
| Collins and David Fitzgerald were
| shown on an informal ballot, Robert
! kuschmann being selected as the can
| didate on the first formal ballot.
| which stood kuschman 81. Collins II.
| scattering /. The first named was
| then made the unanimous choice OF
| the caucus. The selection of dele
| gates to the city-township conven-
| ton was then taken up. a committee
| composed of II. L. Wheelan, David
| Fitzgerald. Robert kuschmann. NJ. f.
Murrin and Frank Taylor being APP
| pointed by the chair TO select the del
| gates. Their report included the
following list: John Fender. NJ. f.
Murrin. E. II. Collins. Henry Prick,
T. Frank Wheelan, j. W. Cavanaugh,
John Brennan, E. W. Boynton, j. II.
Johnston and Pierce keane. The
three ward committeeman, 7. A.
Fender. George Simmons and David
Fitzgerald were then rechosen. after
which the meeting adjourned.
sixth Ward
The caucus in the Sixth ward was
| called to order by Peter Frey, ward
committeeman. l.. c. Banding was
called to the chair, and j. F. Din
| dinger made secretary. The name
of John kanosky was presented for
! alderman and he was declared the
nominee by reclamation. Delegates
| to the city-township convention were
then selected as follows: F. Shields,
Peter Frey. John Dolly. William Nc
| Carly j. F. Dindingor. John Kanosky
and P. Kennedy. j. F. Dindinger
was elected ward committeeman.
! seventh Ward.
| Ward Committeeman James f. Lar
| kin called the Seventh ward assem-
| blage to order and was elected chair
| man, Robert Wagner being called to
| the secretary's desk. \ ballot was
taken for alderman with the result
that Fredinard Bein received votes,
E. Larkin .. Paul Thiesen l, Robert
| Wagner 6, 5. j. Stader 3, George
| Bick /, W. II. Bragdon l. Mr.. Bein
was declared the nominee by accla-
| nation. The delegation was COM
| posed of j. W. Lawhead, Edwin
| Ward. f. Schofer. George Bick, r.
| Schwecke and Il. Wagner. J. Z.
Larkin was elected ward committee
| man.
The Candidates.
| The caucuses are all to be con-
| graduated on the aldermanic selec-
| lions made.
William Roth, the candidate in the
| First ward, is head salesman for
| Weyerhauser * Denkmann. His
friends are legion all over the city.
He will be overwhelmingly elected.
! Fred Schroeder. the nominee in
the Second ward, is the junior mem
Der of the contracting firm of Held
! emann d Schroeder. progressive
| minded business man who is deserv-
eddy popular.
Aid. Dan Corken, the candidate for
| reelection in the Third ward, needs
| no introduction to the people of the
citv. His record as councilman
his stand on all measures looking to
the city's advancement, should COM
mend him to all the voters of the
ward and insure his unanimous cleo
ton Mr.. Corken is superintendent
of the foundry at the Rock Island
pillow works.
w. C.. Maucker, the choice of the
Fourth ward democrats, is q wide
awake business man. proprietor of
the Maucker house and livery barns,
Young man whose sympathies are
with the progressive spirit, that has
forced Rock Island to the front. He
is amply qualified for the duties of
alderman.
Robert Kuschmann, the democra- |
tic candidate for alderman in the |
Fifth ward, is a longtime resident of |
the city and of the ward. He has the |
best interests of the city at heart and |
will make the ward a creditable rep |