Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-07
CITY CLERKSHIP.
Hugh a. McDonaid's Candidacy
Reluctantly Announced.
sOHRoEDER's HAND Is SEEN.

Capt. Montgomery in 1t to stay Despite
the McConochie-Xo ehIer Com oination-
Fixing 1t up for Down Town Representa-
ton on the Machine Ticket-1'he Fight
Becoming Daily More Interesting.
Notwithstanding that the ARGUS
some time since announced the can
didacy of Hugh A. Mcdonald for the
city clerkship nomination on the re-
publican ticket as part and parcel OF
a combination headed by Aid.
Schroeder, and whose main object was
to defeat the McConochieko ehler
Haas combination, the Union has
steadfastly refused to respect Nc
Donald's candidacy until now. From
the first the Union has been inclined
toward the retaining in power of the
administration combine. 1t ignored
Capt. Montgamery's candidacy until
the latter became tired and formally
announced himself. Today with
much reluctance it accompanies Mr..
McDonald's personal announcement
of his own candidacy by gracefully
stating Capt. Mcdonald gives notice
this morning that he woud like TO
have the republican nomination for
city clerk, n position for which he is
well qualified, etc. Between the
lines of this announcement The Union
might have said in words, what can
be readily discerned-that notwith-
standing what Mr.. Mcdonald or any
other body would like 10 have, "
there is but one candidate within the
republican fold for the city clerkship
nomination, and that candidate is
Robert Koehler, by permission of
William McConochie. So much for
the political relations OF Mcdonald
and Koehler and the attitude OF the
mayor as regards their candidacy.
Montgomery and KoehIer.
But there are three cand dates for
the republican nomination for city
clerk. and the Fifth ward enjoys the
distinction of claiming taem all.
There the preliminary Skirmishes are
going on. there the bitterest feeling
is even now being engendered and
! there the hottest fight is to be had
| over the delegation. Two years ago.
and as long as four years ago. j. Alex
Montgomery was \ candidate for the
city clerkship nomination early in
| the canvass as he is now. At the re-
publican city township convention OF
! 1891 when Mr.. McConochic was max
| ing up his slate for second term he
met Mr., Montgomery in Turner hall
and asked him is he was a candidate
J before the convention. and Mr.. Mont
gomerv at that time informed himthat
he was not, whereupon NJ. McCono-
HE significantly replied that if he ran.
that he would not" Capt. Koehler
also came to Mr.. Montgomery and
| asked him not to allow his name to
be used. These circumstances amply
demonstrated that what held good
then. holds good now, that it is Me
Conochie, Koehler Il Co.. now until
death. and death to one i death to
all. SO it will he from every indica-
| tiOn-death to all.
As to the Collect orsaip.
The fact that all the republican
candidates who are bound to be nom
mated whether or no. those who are
in the combine, reside up town has
| lead to the formulation Of truce
| with some one for collector residing
down, town and to that end Burgh
and McGarvey are both in favor and
both are doing all but breaking their
necks to get into the combination.