Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-16
WORK WELL DONE.
Democrats Choose Strong Aldermanic
Candidates-The Caucuses

Taking it all over the city the
democratic ward caucuses to nomi-
nate candidates for aldermen and to
select delegates To the city-tOwnshiP
convention which meets at Turner
hall tonight. could not have been
more earnest and enthusiastic, or
, more in accordance with 4 policy TO
put the energetic young men of the
city 70 the front. than they were last
. night And it is to be hoped that
the predominating spirit so unani-
mously prevailing may characterize
tonight's convention. Without ex-
ception the attendance was larger
than ever before 1t would be
difficult TO forecast the complexion
OF the delegates a a whole as to the
city ticket. The Second ward was
formally instructed for T. j. Medill.
Jr, for mayor. H. c. Wivill for police
magistrate and John Barge for asses
sor.
While no formal instructions were
given in any OF the other wards,
there are three more wards at least
where Mr.. Medill is the favorite for
mayor and this with the fact
that this morning his friends pre-
vailed upon him to permit his name
to 90 before the convention, brings
him forward As the most probbale
candidate whose name will be pre-
scented. The party would he per-
fectly safe in uniting on Mr.. Medill
as the candidate. He possesses
| every element of success in the can
vass. being popular with all members
| of the party and is in every way
lqualitied to make n splendid mayor.
First Ward
There was large gathering of rep
resentative democrats in the First
ward. The meeting was called TO
order by Ward Committeeman John
| Corcoran, Frank Raible being Sc
| lected chairman and Thomas Byrnes
secretary. The first business tran
sacted was the nomination OF can
didate for alderman, William Roth
! being the unanimous choice, and was
nominated without dissenting
voice. A committee OF three was
| then appointed to select delegates to
! the city-township convention to be
held this evening. that committee re-
| W. Coreoran. Frank BlockIinger.
| Thomas Byrnes, 7. knockbouer. X.
| Geiger. Gottleib Hoch and Jacob
| Borrel. John Corcoran was then
rechoser ward committeeman. The
meeting was as enthusiastic as it was
| large, and the utmost confidence was
expressed in the prospects for q
/ sweeping victory.
second Ward.
In the Second ward one OF the most
largely attended primaries ever held
| Assem- bled. and when the hour for
/ calling to order came the voting pre-
cinct was crowded with enthusiastic
democrats. The meeting was called
to order by William Eckerman. ward
committeeman, c. C.. Hodges being
chosen chairman and John p. Sexton
secretary. Nominations for n candi-
date for alderman then being in or
der, the names of Frederick Schroe-
der and George T. Roth were present
ed. and on motion formal ballot
was taken resulting as follows:
Schroeder 20. Roth 10. On motion
the nomination of Mr.. Schroeder was
then made unanimous. \ committee
of three composed of Mai. l.. NJ. Blu
ford NJ. II. Sexton and Chas. Dur
mann was then on motion appointed
by the chair To select delegates to the
city-township convention. The del
egates reported by the committee
were: G. G. Hodges, Maj. l.. NJ. Blu
ford, Joseph Geiger. Henry Kinner,
John Ohlweiler, Sr., William Ecker
man. John Blocklinger, Frank Eek
crt, Emil Koehler. Andrew Coleman
and NJ. II. Sexton. After the com
mittee had made its report 4 motion
was made to instruct the delegation
for T. j. Medill, Jr., for mayor,
which carried unanimously. Similar
motions instructing for H. G.. Wivill
for police magistrate and John Barge
for assessor were then carried, after
which George Hansen, John Imhoff
and Frank Eckert were chosen ward
committee and the meeting ad-
iOurned.
Third ward.
The Third ward caucus was well
attended in numbers and enthusi-
astic in spirit. The meeting was
called to order by Ward Committee
man M. M. Briggs. and George w.
Henry was selected as chairman,
Louis Ohlweiler being named as sec
rotary. Aid. Daniel Corken's name
was presented for denomination and
he was upon motion declared the
nominee by reclamation, amid an
ovation that was in every sense u de-
served compliment to the popular
and industrious member of the coun
Gil from the Third ward. A commit
tee composed of Joseph Grotegut, M.
NJ. Briggs and Hardy Hetter was APP