Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-19

prising feature was that notwith-
standing that Mr.. Wickman had been
duly placed before the convention bv
Mr.. Hasselquist, he did not get a
vote-not even Josh's. A second
formal ballot was necessary and it
resulted: Freed, 80: Hitler. 12:
Peterson, 10; Freeman, 3-still moth.
ing for Wickman.
j. l.. Freeman's name was with
drawn, and there was applause, par
ticularly in the Freed quarter, and
the convention went on with another
ballot with the following vote:
Freed. so; Peterson, 20: Hitler, IL.
There still being no choice and no
indications of weakening on the part
of any of the opposing candidates,
the convention took its medicine
again. The result was the same:
Freed, 80; Peterson, 20; Hitler, IA.
The necessity for another ballot
faced the convention and it was un-
dertaken, Hitler having the KEY to
the situation. The outcome was:
Freed, 80; Peterson, Is; Hitler, l6.
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was still a glaring incident.
The next ballot gave Freed 30:
Peterson, IS; Hitler, II. The con-
vention prepared for another ballot,
and it resulted: Freed. SO; Hitler.
10; Peterson, y. This insured
Freed's nomination.
Nominations for the office of asses
sor were in order, and }. III. Cleland.
Harry Wickman, Henry Guldenzopf
and j. l.. Freeman were quickly
named.
Mr.. Atkinson was on his feet with
another motion, but was reminded
that he was not Il delegate. Dele
gate Bailey moved an informal bal
lot.
Vote that down." shouted Del
egate Denkmann, and the convention
did. Then the formal ballot: Gle.
land, %; Freeman. 80: Guldensopf.
6: Wickman. ;. The second ballot
knocked Cleland out. as the vote in
dicates: Cleland, IS; Freeman, II;
Guldenzopf, 2.
The Squabble for Supervisors.
Nominations for supervisors were
in order, and the names of William
+. Einck. II. G.. Cleaveland, Charles
Oswald and John Crubaugh were
placed before the convention. Mr..
! IClcavcland withdrew his name and
seconded the nomination of John
Crubaugh. and the formal ballot gave:
Rinck. Sc; Crubaugh. Il: Oswald,
Is. Mr.. Rinck was nominated.
Nominations for assistant supervi-
sors were placed before the conven-
tion as follows: George f. Bailey.
Fred Ludolph. Martin c. Frick, W.
p. Quayle, William Gahagen, Charles
Oswald.
Delegate Denkmann moved that n
formal ballot be taken, and that the
two highest receiving the majority
OF votes east be declared the nomi-
nees. Delegate Gest protested. He
favored the nomination by separate
ballot rs the quickest way of dispos-
ing OF the matter. \ rising vote was
necessary, and Delegate Denkmann
ruled the roost. Then there was a
lively little skirmish in which Dele
gate Denkmann ran over among the
First and Second ward delegations
and fixed up Il scheme with honey
johnson with the result as shown bv
the ballot: Quayle. 40: Gahagen, 40:
Bailey. II; Ludolph, s; Frick. 10;
| Oswald. =.
Chairman of the Township Committee.
The nomination of chairman be-
! ing next in order. :. j. Collins was
proposed by Delegate Denkmann and
II motion was made and seconded
that the nomination be made by ac-
clamation. just before the motion
was put, however, Delegate Guthrie
arose and proposed William McCono-
chic. Collins was thunGerstruck.
\ ballot was necessary, and if Col
Inns was thunderstruck nj the oppo-
sition that cropped out i'll the men
tion of McConochie's name. he
was shocked when the result of the
| ballot was announced: Collins. 20:
McConochie, 81. The a. T. A. influ-
cnces had Haunted its banner over
the convention.
The incident was another instance
of the ingratitude of the ex-mayor.
During his last campaign year ago
he had no more faithful wprker
than Chairman Collins, of the repub-
lican city-township committee, who
devoted himself faithfully to his
cause and even went so far a. to put
up money out of his own pocket in
McConochie's cause. He was repaid
Saturday night, when. after the CON
vention adjourned. McConochie went
about shaking hands with ali the del
egates and growing and rejoicing
III his victory over Collins.
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