Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-05-28
NAMED DELEGATES.
Democratic Ward Meetings
Saturday Night.
REPORTS FROM THE 0AuousEs

County Coovont1On-The Duty to be Per-
formed - Candidates and Delegates
Change In the Place of Meeting.
The democratic ward caucuses in
Rock Island were held Saturday
night to select delegates to TUESDAYS
convention, which assemblies at Tar-
ner hall at l p. m. to nominate
candidates for the various county
Offices and to name delegates to the
state, senatorial and congressional
conventions.
First Ward
In the First ward, Ward Commit
teeman 7. w. Byrnes called the eau
Gus to order and was elected chair.
man, Charles Weinberger being elect
ed secretary. Victor Vinton, Charles
Weinberger and James O'Herne were
named as committee to select dele
gates to the county convention. The
committee reported the following. the
delegation being empowered to fill
vacancies in its own number: Mar
tin Weinberger, August Geiger,
Mathes Buncher, Thomas Van Heck.
William Roth, Frank Blocklinrer,
Jacob Burrell, T. W. Byrnes.
Second Ward.
Henry Kinner was elected chair
man of the Second ward caucus and
j. p. Sexton secretary. A commit
tee. composed of George +. Roth, l..
NJ. Buford and c. c. Hodges, was Sc
lected to name delegates to the coun-
ty convention. The committee re.
ported favorable to the following,
who were approved, with power to
provide for any vacancy that might
occur: l.. NJ. Buford, Henry Kinner.
Joseph Geiger, Fred Schroeder,
Charles Kregar, j. p. Sexton, Oliver
Graham, George +. Roth, C. c.
Hodges, George Warner, William P.
Downs.
George Warner was elected ward
committeeman in place of William
Eckermanp, resigned.
Third Ward.
Ward Committeeman WilliamHoeft
called the Third ward caucus to or
der, and Daniel Corken was elected
chairman. William Hoeft was made
secretary. A committee, composed
of Gustav Stengel. Gustav Klotz and
q. w. Henry. was appointed to re-
commend delegates to the county
convention, and the committee re-
ported the following. who were APP
proved, with power to fill any vacan-
cies that may occur: T. J. Medill,
j. W. Corken, Gus Klotz, George W.
Henry, Gustav Stengel. William
Hoeft, c. j. Long. John Ainsworth,
George Stroehle, Patrick Rooney Her.
man Seidel.
Fourth Ward
In the Fourth ward c. W. Schlegel
presided and j. V. Dauber was sec
retarv. A delegation was selected
composed of: Chris W. Schlegel,
James Lamont. Ferdinand Vogel,
Valentine Dauber, Charles K.
Whcelan. Charles Bleuer, NJ. W.
Battles, Herman Eckermann, j. V.
Dauber.
Fifth Ward.
j. X. Johnston was elected chair
man of the Fifth ward caucus, and
Lee Pau secretary. A committee of
three composed of Daniel DAILY,
David Fitzgerald and Thomas Fender
was appointed by the chair to select
the 10 delegates to the county con-
vention, and the following were
chosen: j. Il. Johnston, David Fitz-
gerald, Robert Kuschmann, Lee Pau,
Thomas Bagley, L. A. Fender. John
Wheelan, Daniel DAILY, Joseph
Scherer and John Galley, Jr.
sixth Ward.
l.. c. Banding was chairman of
the Sixth ward caucus, and j. +.
Rosenfield acted as secretary. The
delegation Is composed of l.. G..
Banding. j. F. Rosenfield, John Dim
dinger, Herman bet John Kelly,
Richard Carnes, W. Browner.
Seventh Ward.
Edwin Ward was elected chairman
of the Seventh ward caucus, and j.
ii. Kerr secretary. j. II. Kerr, Will
liam Bragden and K. Wagner were
constituted committee to select del
cgates to the county convention. and
they reported favorable to the follow
ing, who were approved: j. r.
Larkin, Z. Ward, j. II. Kerr, p.
Theiscn. j. w. Lawhead. X. Wagner.
At South Rock Island. L. S. Silvis
was chairman and j. S. Gardner Sec
rotary. Delegates were selected as
follows: +. S. Silvis. Ed Jens. j. L.
Kenworthy. George A. Richmond, G.
NJ. Luken.
Other Caucuses.
South Moline-The South Moline
caucus elected delegates as follows:
W. II. Meckling, W. c. Meckling.
Emanuel Suman, j. M. Benson, John
Weckel, William Quick, W. A. Christ
ison.
At the Coal Valley caucus Satur-
day night. David Moran was chair
man and Z. Il. Knapp secretary. The
delegates are: Henry Hitler, John
S. Corns, G. B. Knapp and John Bar
ton. Alternates-Thomas Lees, +.
Twomley, Fred Freeburg and Kich-
ard Calahon, Sr.
Blackhawk elected delegates as
follows: j. b. Haislip. &c. Terry, Z.
G. Gentry, II. L. Framing >. H.
Terry.
Hampton delegates are: James