Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-16
AS TOTHE OUTLOOK
Tomorrow's Democratic Coun-
ty Convention.
TIE LEa1sLATIvE CANDIDACY.

|THE LEGIsLATIvE CANDIDACY.
Wnilan AcEniry Has . Decided Lead
With Aasshall and Wilson Neck ana
Meek for Second s.a Fraaisg In the
kssr-csatssti.g DsIsgasisas.
TomOrrow's democratic county
convention At Harper's theatre prom
ises to be one OF the most largely at
tended and interesting in the history
OF the county, due to the eArnestness
evinced BY the supporters of rival
candidates for the legislative indorse-
ment. The outlook is that Mr. Nc
Entry will have a decided and clear
majority. Messrs Marshall and Will
son running neck and neck for Sec
ond place in the race, with Framing
In the rear. The contest for the
legislature. ~ has been said, DER.
shadows the other duties of the con-
vention, such as the nomination for
candidates for county Offices, etc. !,
but the delegates will have the good
fortune Of abundance Of excellent
material from which to compose
their county ticket.
Among the candidates so far mem
toned for consideration are Charles
Buford and S. r Kenworthy for
states attorney; Eugene J. Burns,
Charles Waldmann and John +.
Stafford for circuit clerk, and DR..
George Merryman and DR.. r. C. j.
Myers for coroner.
Tomorrow voorn;rp - 90 - Al.
Harper house the county committee
is to meet to hear from all contest
ing delegations with . view to pass
ing on those which are entitled to
seats in the temporary organization
and pass upon such other matters As
may properly come before it. The
convention meets at Harper's theatre
at IL O'Clock.
McEniry in the Lead.
1t is due to Mr.. McEniry to say.
and this is done without purpose to
speak disparagingly of the rival can
didates. that not only his sentiment
but his affiliations have been greatly
exaggerated and misrepresented
chiefly by John Looney, whose op-
position to him, not only in the
Fourth ward which he scandalized
Saturday night by his tactics. but in
the Fifth. the same night which he
also visited and whose delegation he
vainly boasts to control, and in the
Second last night. is due absolutely
to personal spite and hateful spleen
1t is the attitude OF this Mr.. Looney,
who has sought to array and expected
to have the party take up his per-
sonal grudge with Mr.. McEniry, that
has made the latter stronger If any
thing than he would otherwise have
been. The ARGUS has refrained all
along from expressing q preference
among the candidates for the legisla-
ture, although it has had one. and it
only makes these comments in &C
: companying the presentation of a
forecast Of the convention on the
nomination to which attaches the
greatest interest. The lowest con-
sentative estimate of Mr.. McEuiry's
strength, not taking into considera-
ton the contested Fourth ward in
this city or enumerating scattering
delegates from the other wards,
which are absolutely certain to 90 to
him, gives him 1O1 votes in q field
where "a are necessary to . choice,
and it is not unreasonable to attri-
butte to him an all around strength
before the convention of 1O5 to 121
votes. In Rock Island he has-ac-
cording to the lowest estimate in &C.
cordance with the concessions re-
ferred 10 above-S5 delegates. In
Moline he has 80. In the upper end
Of the county he has "a delegates
certain. aud probably more, and in
the lower end he has IL delegates
which he is sure of, with reliable
assurance of more.
Second GAUGES In the Second Ward.
When the caucus in the Second
ward adjourned Saturday nigh,
'Boney" johnson, who was there
ostensibly to discharge an obliga-
ton to City Clerk Hussing, declared
that another caucus should be held
as the original one was not satisfac-
tory. Whit ..Boney" said went. and
last night the irregular primary was
held. John Looney drummed up
the crowd. Henry kinner called the
meeting to order and Will Kinner
was elected chairman. Fred Meyers
was appointed secretary. James ST
Clair. Fred Schroeder and &. Ora
ham were constituted committee te
select delegates to the county con.
vention. and they reported the fol.
lowing: G. Graham, Will Kinner,
j. st. Clair. ]. Woodin. C. Heide
mann. b. Remley, H. Lohse, J.
Campbell, F. Meyers. William Ecker
/, mann and J. Maxwell.
The caucus Of last night was en-
tirely supsrfuous. The one Satur
day night was properly called and
properly conducted. A fair vote VA
taken on all matters, and the major.
ity was permitted to rule in ali cases
The Unioa,s Interest.
A few days ago the editor Of the
Union was asked il he was 60 ing Il
st. Louis. He replied in the negative
Saying thst he had . convention il
Rock Island to look after. The ex.