Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-16
NAMED WINNERS.
The Democratic City-Township
Convention.
SPLENDID NOMINATIONS MADE,

| publican Machine Edict is ScruDuioustv
Obeyed in Each Ward at the Primaries
OF that Party.
The democratic city-township con-
vention to select candidates for the
oiilceS OF collector. assessor. SUPER
visor and assistant supervisors was
held last evening at Turner hall.
The convention was called to order
at $50 by Chairman II. l.. Wheelan,
OF the democratic citv-township com
mIttee. and ut his suggestion nomi-
nations for chairman were in order.
the name of l.. &. Banding being
proposed by Leo Deisenroth and he
was duly elected. j. W. Bvrnes pro-
posed Leo Deisenroth for secretary.
and the nomination was approved BY
the convention. At the instance Of
the chairman Secretary Desenroth
read the call under which the con-
vention had assembled.
The Composition oil the Convention.
The selection of committee on
credentials being in order and the
chair being empowered to, name
three, appointed Aid. W. c. Mauc,,er,
Henry Prick and George B. Barker.
The committee proceeded with its
duties. reporting the following as
entitled to voi7e in the proceedings:
First Ward-Edward Murphy.
Thomas W. Byrnes. Mathes Buncher.
Tim Sammcns, Emil Schmcchel.
Rinehart Geiger. William Ewerts.
Second Ward Thomas Sexton
George Il. Barker, Oliver Graham.
James Flynn, William Dover. vii
liam Eckermann, Joseph Gciger
William Ferkcl, George Ohlwcilcr.
Dennis Coleman, W +. Davis.
Third Ward-John Anthony. c. II.
Seidcl. John Stroehle, George Mold.
Robert McQuadc. Leo Dei>enroth.
c. j. Long. f. Swanson. Gustav
klotz. X. G.. Lloyd, j. W. Corken.
Fourth Ward-Charles Bleuer.
Timothy Kennedy.C. W. Schlegel.
John Gibson, A. Eckermann. Q. NJ.
Cloudas. W. c. Maucker, +. j. Staas
sen. Henry Lemberg.
Fifth Ward-Julius q. Junre. Hen
tv trick. Thomas Cox. X. kuschmann.
Tim Collins. Hugh Conwell, T. Me
Mahon, George Rispcn, George
Scherrer.
Sixth Ward-William Browncr.
A. j. Roseniield, l.. c. Banding,
Peter Frey, William McCarty, Mich
ael Brennan. I. Lawler
Seventh Ward-J. +. Larkin, J. W
Lawhead. Edwin Ward. +. B. Grady,
Ferdinand Bein, William Bragdon.
The report was adopted, and upon
motion all delegates were authorized
to fill vacancies in their own num-
her.
Nominations in Order.
The convention then proceeded
with the nomination of Il candidate
for collector. The presentation of
candidates being in order. Aid.
Maucker presented the name of II.
Seidel; William Eckcrmaan named
, Oliver Graham; Thomas Cox nami-
mated Joseph Grotegut; Lee Pau
offered the name of c. c. Hodges.
and Henry Lemburg named George
W. d. Harris.
William Eckermann and William
Bragdon were appointed tellcrs, and
an informal ballot was taken, result
ing: Seidel, 8; Graham. 9; Grote-
gut, 30: Hodges. 3; Harris. 10
A formal ballot followed, Mr.. Sci
del Withdrawing his name, and the
result was: Grotegut, %: Graham,
10; Hodges, 4; Harris, II; necessary
for Il choice. 81.
Previous to the taking of the next
formal ballot. Aid. Kinner withdrew
Mr.. Hodges name and the ballot
proceeded: Grotegut, So: Graham.
s; Harris, 20. The result nominated
Mr.. Grotegut.
The nomination for q candidate for
: assessor being the next duty of the
convention. an informal ballot was
upon motion taken, which developed
' candidates and votes rs follows: j.
X. Johnston, / John Barge, 20: q.
W. Henry, 10; j. Z. Larkin, 81;
, George Lamont. /; Phil Miller, /;
, George Foster. l.
Mr.. Larkin announced that he was
> not n candidate for the Office of as
, SCISSOR. and the convention proceeded
, with the formal ballot which gave:
a., Barge. %: Henry. p; Johnston, ?;
, Lamont, l. Miller. =.
Mr.. Henry Withdrew his name, and
> Mr.. Johnson informed the convention
, that he was in no sense n candidate.
\. j. Roscnfield thereupon moved
that Mr.. Barge's nomination he made
f by reclamation, and the motion pre-
vailed.
, a nomination for supervisor being
c next. the name of supervisor George
t Lamont was presented, and despite
= the fact that the captain sought to
y decline. he was declared the conyen-
tons choice by acclamation, 'on mo-
ton of Oliver Graham.
For assistant supervisor the names
of +. j. Staassen, Gustav Stengel. j.
W. WEIGH, David Fitzgerald, James
Archer and James X. Johnston were
presented. Messrs. WEIGH, FitZger-
aid and Johnston Withdrew. and al
informal ballot was taken which re.
suited: Staassen. 90; Stengel, sc
Larkin. &c: Meth, 3; Henry Simmon,
: 9; WEIGH. (.
J A formal ballot was taken which