Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-09-10

A TICKET NAMED.
Rock Island County Populists
in Session.
FORMER ORGANIZATION CONTINUED

urer aud segur for sherin-No Nomina-
ton Made for Judge nor Superintendent
of schoois-The Details.
The adjourned convention of the
peoples party of Rock Island county
assembled at the court house at 2:30
this afternoon, that hall having been
selected in view of the court house
being occupied by court.
The convention was called to order
by Louis Jahns. of South Moline,
chairman OF the county committee.
and also OF the former convention.
William Ferman. of Hampton. con-
tinued to serve in the capacity of
secretary, reading the minutes of the
previous convention. July 81.
Chairman Jahns reported that the
addition of two names to the COM
mittee on credentials had been agreed
upon, and that all delegates would
be required to sign the constitution
and platform of the peoples party.
He thereupon named j. P. Warren
and Z. Fechner, of Moline, to act
with Max Hauberg, the original COM
mitteemau, as the committee on Gre
dentials, and the committee pro-
ceeded with the discharge of its
duty.
List Of Delegates.
The committee on credentials in
due time made its report of delagetcs
to the convention as follows:
Moline-First Ward, f. Fechner,
A. G.. Swanson, Louis Volz, Henry
SeitZ. A. Swanson; Third ward. F.
Horn. Frank Suman; Fourth ward.
A. S. Stromberg. J. b. Olney, Jack
Warren. j. II. Miller; Fifth ward
Marcus Hanson, John Knaack, Peter
kelting. John Maasen; Sixth ward,
Chris kiel, Henry Schenck, Gust
Nelson. John Temple, Fred johnson
Seventh ward, Andrew Lindgren.
Black Hawk-A. A. Buffum. Fred
Bopes, William Mosher, William
FitZsimmons.
Hampton - First precinct. Z. C,
Letsch. Peter Cewe, William Fern an
Sam Devinie, David Willard; Second
precinct. William Letsch, Peter
Greth. John O'Brein, Joseph Donald
John Groth; Third precinct. c. F.
Carpenter. August Klebe, William
Zeigler, Henry Frels, Fred Hofstet
| ter.
Coe-Georgs W. La Rue. William
Winterfeld, NJ. d. Hauberg.
South Rock Island-John Young
Adam Yohe. Charles Yohe, c. L
Jackson, j. Cushman.
Coal Valley = Murt Connor, NJ
Casey, Gilbert Perry. d. L. Edwards
Andalusia-A. H. Mosier, S. L
Mosier.
South MoliN-George Miles. Fl
mer Heck, Louis Jahns.
Nominations.
The next business being the nom
ination of candidates for count
officers. and the county Judge bein
the first office to fill, the nomination
was passed over for the present o
Max Hau berg's motion on the grour
that there is not at present n lawye
in the party. 1t was therefore lei
with the committee to act in tn
matter according to its best iuds
ment.
For county clerk, the name of "
c. Wilson. of South Moline, was pre-
scented and his nomination was upo
motion made by reclamation.
For county treasurer, A. A. But
FUN. of Black Hawk, was named an
he was nominated by reclamation.
For sheriff, Gustavus Segur, of NJ,
line, and William Letsch. of Ham,
ton. were presented. The latte
withdrew and Mr.. Segur was d,
clared the nominee by acclamatior
For county superintendent {
schools. there being no name preser
ted, the matter was, upon motion
left with the county committee.
Delegates
Max Hauberg moved that eigl
delegates De nominated for the cor
gressional convention. with the III
derstanding that if the convention |
q mass convention that these eigh
with as many more as possible, a
tend. and with authority to increas
or diminish the number to suit tn
ruling of the congressional CONVEX
ton. The following were elected
Fred Horn of Moline. August Cley
of Hampton, William Winterfeld {
Coe. William Fitzsimmons OF Milar
NJ. ID. Hauberg of Coe, Louis Jahr
of South Moline, David l.. Edward
of Coal Valley and Thomas Dough
erty of South Rock Island.
The convention then proceeded I
select a delegate from each votin
precinct represented in the CONVEX
ton to the senatorial convention. Th
following were selected: w. NJ. Mo
sher, of Black Hawk; Martin, Cor
nor, Coal Valley; John Temple, Nc
line; K. c. Letsch. W. NJ. Letsch,
c. Carpenter, Hampton; L. S. Knatt
South Rock Island; George Mile
South Moline; S. Mosher, Andalusi:
A. &. Swanson, Frank Suman, j.
Warren, Peter Kelting, Chris Kie
Andrew Lindgren, Moline.
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