Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-29
DID IT'S DUTY.
The Democratic County Con.
vention,
IN SESSION AT TURNER HALL.

Named for County OMcey-Nerus for
sheriff. Waldmann for Clerk, Gordon
| for Treasurer and MarAhau to Succeed
| Himself-StrOng Resolutions Endorsing
Hon. Ben T. Cable for U. s. senator-Dele-
gates to State. Congressional and sena-
torial Conventions.
| The Rock Island county democrat
&c convention was held at Turner
hall this afternoon and proved one of
the most largely attended, and inter-
es,ing conventions the party has ever
held here.
During the morning delegates
were arriving from all portions of the
county, and the party representa-
tives gathered on the various street
corners to discuss probable and avail
able candidates before the conyen-
ton, as well as the best course of
action to pursue in the interests of
party policy and welfare. The feel
ing engendered in the republican
party in the county as the outprowth
not only of the bitter rivalry among
candidates. but of the climax of the
days proceedings in smothering the
sentiment of the committee on reso-
lutions, had left such lasting effect
on the party that conservative demo-
Gratis felt that all that was essential
IN today's proceedings was to place
the right men in the field for county
candidates, and to act with Judgment
in the selection of delegates to the
various conventions, rs well as the
character OF the resolutions adopted.
1t became apparent. too, that while
there had been no formal announce
mcnt of democratic Candidates prior
To the caucuses. the party had album
dance OF excellent material not ONLY
in those who had been mentioned in
connection with the various offices.
but otherwise.
Called to Order.
The delegates assembled at 1;3O
O'Clock and were called to order by r..
5. Silvis, chairman of the county
committee.
The call was read by William Nc
Entry, secretary of the committee
and William Hoeft moved that Mayor
L. j. Mcdill be chosen temporary
chairman, and the motion carried.
Mr.. Medill made a short speech. in
which he thanked the convention for
the honor conferred. Capt. George
Lamont nominated H. Detjens
for secretary. William Degulla
nominated n. +. Peterson, but he
Withdrew, and Mr.. Detjens was
elected.
Delegate kenworthy moved COM
mittee of three be appointed by the
chair on credentials. The motion
prevailed, and the chair named: j.
L. kcnworthy. South Rock Island
Framing. of Black Hawk. The COM
mittce discharged its duty. and re-
ported the full number of delegates
ut 163; necessary to n choice, So.
The report was adopted, giving the
following seats in the conventions:
Rock Island.
First Ward-Martin Weinberger,
August Geiger, Mathes Buncher,
Thomas Van Heck. Lee Fuller,
George Simpson, Jacob Burrell, L.
W. Byrnes.
Second Ward-L. NJ. Buford. Henry
Kinner. Joseph Geiger, Fred Schroe-
der, Charles kregar, j. P. Sexton,
John Ohlwe;ler. George F. Roth, c. c.
Hodges, Emil koehler, William P.
Dover, j. j. LaVelle.
Third Ward-T. j. Medill, j. W.
Corken, Gus Klotz, George W.
Henry, Gustav Stengel, William
Hoeft, l.. Diesenroth, j ohm Ainsworth,
George Stroehle, Patrick Rooney, Her
man Seidel.
Fourth Ward-Chris W. Schlegel,
James Lamont, Ferdinand Vogel,
George Lamont, Charles r.
Wheelan. Charles Bleuer, NJ. W..
Battles, Herman Eckermanu, j. v.
Dauber.
Fifth Ward-J. X. Johnston. David
Fitzgerald, Robert Kuschmann, Lee
Pau, Thomas Bagley, T. A. Pender.
John Wheelan. Daniel DAILY, j. E.
Reidy. II. l.. Wheelan.
Sixth Ward-L. c. Blanding. J. +.
Rosenfield, John Dindinger, Herman
bet items, John Kelly, Richard Carnes,
W. Browner.
Seventh Ward-J. Z. Larkin, F..
Ward, j. H. Kerr, p. Theisen, j.
w. Lawhead, Il. Wagner.
| Moline.
First Ward-Mat Rogerson, Her
man Milde. Henry Refining. j. f.
Mulcrone, Herman Hanecke, Nels Z,
Peterson.
Second Ward-A. F. Vinton, C..
Prech. Frank Samuel, Victor Pc
terson, William Degulla, w. b.
Zones, N. Brady.
Third Ward-Isidor Verhulst. DER
nv Kelly, P. j. johnson, Dave Holm
gren, Ed Wies, Peter Rosene, Miles
O'Reilly.
Fourth Ward-Dr. X. c. j. Meyer,
d. W. Gould, Max Kohn. NJ. j. Nc
Entry, w. G. Thede.
Sixth Ward-Daniel Stewart, Joe
Wilkinson, L. n. Eklund, Charles
Aswege, Ed. Coryn. John Miles.
Seventh Ward-Wesley Giles, Pratt
DeYoe, Tom Walker.