Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-18
NAMING WINNERS.
The Democratic Ward Caucuses
Saturday Night.
STRONG ALDERMAN1c CANDIDATES.

The ProceedinCs OF the Primariks The
Democratic City.Township Convention
ut Turner Hall Tonight to Complete
the Good Work.
The democratic ward caucuses
were held Saturday night and all
were we're well attended. resulting
in excellent nominations being made
in each meeting. In the First ward
j. Surman. . stove mounter at the
stove works and president of the
Stove Mounters' union, is q represen-
tative of the intelligent class and q
winner. H. H. Lohse, the nominee
in the Second ward, is carpenter by
trade and one of the representative
citizens of the ward. w. C. Maucker
in the Third ward is an ex-member
of the council with a highly credita-
BILE record. His election is a fore
gone conclusion. Charles Bleuer in
the Fourth ward, is one of our pro-
gressive young business men, being
of the firm of Kramer, Bleuer & Co.
book binders, and is q man whom the
people of the ward will delight to
honor. Aid. r. Kuschmann in the
Fifth ward receives his nomination
as a testimonial to worth. the same
approving sentiment that suggests
his name for mayor. j. F. Ro-
senfield in the Sixth ward, is
plumber. being of the plumb
ing firm of Rosenfield Bros, and
will beat the irregular opposing
candidate to standstill. In the
Seventh ward, w. j. Kerr is a young
man of energy, ambition and public
spirit and comes from a part of the
ward that has before been without
recognition in the council. He will
be elected.
In the First ward Committeeman
Thomas Byrnes called the meeting to
order and read the call. Charles
Strupp was chosen chairman and
Thomas Byrnes secretary. The names
Of several representative democrats
were presented as candidates for
alderman. That of John Surman
being mentioned, he was at once
taken up and nominated by acclama-
ton. After being informed of the
action taken Mr.. Surman was brought
in by committee and in a neat
speech of acceptance declared it his
intention to do all in his power to
show himself a winner. On motion
the chair appointed a committee of
three composed of Edward Murphy,
Ferdinand Knochbauer and Rinehard
Geiger to select delegates to the city
township convention. The commit
tee reported the following: Henry
Butler, Richard Geiger, Henry Wehl-
ing. Joseph Repine, Ferdinand
Knockbauer, Thomas Byrnes, Charles
Strupp, Charles Weinburger and An
thony Kopp. A resolution endorsing
A. D. Huesing for city clerk. was then
adopted and the delegates instructed
for him, after which Thomas Byrnes
was again chosen ward committee
man.
Second Ward.
James St. Clair called the Second
ward caucus to order, and read the
call. Henry Kinner being chosen
chairman and j. P. Sexton secretary.
H. H. Lohse was nominated for al
derman by reclamation. The chair
was authorized to appoint a commit
tee of three to select the convention
delegates. Oliver Graham, j. P.
Sexton and Joseph Geiger were
named as the committee, which Sc
lected delegates as follows: c. c.
kraeger. Pat Murrin, Fred Schroe-
der, Gait Graham. j. p. Sexton, An
drew Lerch, Charles Kammerer,
William Kinner, Jacob Imhoff, Eu-
gene Burns and Joseph Geiger.
James St. Clair, Pat Murrin and c.
c. Kraeger were made ward commit
teemen.
Third Ward.
The ward meeting was called by
Committeeman c. j. Long, who was
made permanent chairman and Will
liam Hoeft secretary. For aldermen
the names of B. Winter, w. c.
Maucker and c. c. Lemberg were
mentioned. The chair appointed
Dan Corken and Gustav Stengel
tellers, and an informal ballot, which
was decided upon, resulted: Win
ter. 46; Maucker. 81 and Lem
burg. 9. The formal ballot nomi-
mated Maucker, who received 60 votes
to so for Winter. Gustav Stengel.
Dan Corken and b. Winter were
named by the chair to select dele
gates to the city convention. The
delegates are: c. J. Long, Arthur
Burial. j. w. Corken, Pat Rooney,
Leo Deisenroth, G. j. Stengel, Jr.,
William Hoeft, Bruno Staubach, NJ.
NJ. Briggs, John Ainsworth and
George Mold. The chair named NJ.
Nj. Briggs, Dan Corken and G. W.
Henry as ward committeeman and
the convention delegates were in
structed for Deisenroth for collector
and Huesing for clerk.
Fourth Ward.
The Fourth ward caucus was called
t. order by Walter Dauber. William
McEniry was chosen chairman, and
Allan ID. Welch secretary. The call