Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-17


feated and the original motion car
ried in an equally positive manner.
The chair nsned as the committee
on credentials: D. W. Corken. B. C.
j. Meyer. l. d. Nudge. +. E. Null
lery and n. II. Higgins. and the con-
vention adjourned until p. m.
Afssenosn ssssssa.
On reaesembling this afternoon,
Chairman Schafer asked for the re-
port of the committee on credentials.
It was submitted by Daniel Corken,
the committees chairman, and read
to the convention BY Secretary NJ.
Il. Sexton.
In the wards where contests oc-
CURED the committee reported in
favor of these delegations, the others
b,ing as heretofore announced:
Second Ward-John Ohlweiler, N.
II. Sexton, George Werner. Patrick
Murrin, Charles Kammerer, John
Coleman, Charles Schroeder. o. NJ.
Barth. John Burns. Charles Kroegsr,
Fred Grotegut.
Fourth Ward-E. W. Hurst, A. ID.
Huesing, J. W. Potter, w. H. La
mont, V. Dauber. H. W. Smythe,
William Bleuer. J. H. Maucker, j. P.
Comegys.
Sixth Ward F. Rssenfield, P.
H. Kennedy. F. j. Raible. Frank
Meenan. Daniel Maroney, Maurice
Brennan, John Wick.
The report came before the house
for action in the shape OF . motion
that it be adopted and the commit
tee discharged. Mr.. Huesing pro-
tested against the compromise pro-
posed in the Fourth ward He
thought there should be no half way
work about it. All were right
or all were wrong. He therefore
moved that the report be amen ded
so as to be extended to include to
the privileges of the floor all contest
ing delegations.
Hon. E. W. Harst moved as a sub
stitute aud as a better solution OF
the difficulty that the Fourth ward
being the only one where there was
an actual dispute that both delega-
tions be admitted to the convention,
the vote being split up and each del
egate being entitled to vote-and-a-
half.
A substitute was offered by Mr..
Huesing that all the contesting dele
gates be permitted to vote. The
roll was called by town ships and
the result was: Yeas. 46A; no. 1O41.
This was the first test Of the COM
plexion of the convention. and was
| significant of what was to come after.
The vote on accepting the report
was then adopted overwhelmingly.
2. M. Kadel, of Moline, moved that
the temporary organization be made
permanent. C. b. Marshall moved
as an amendment that w. r. Moore
be the choice of the convention and
that the delegates vote by ballot.
Hon. Ben T. Cable moved as q sub
stitute that roll of townships be
called on Mr.. Marshall's motion
The roll was called with the following
result: yeas 993. noes 664. this being
likewise the vote for each Of the two
c indicates.
The Nominations.
The next duty being the nomina.
ton of candidates for county offices,
Louis Ohlweiler, of Rock Island, and
Don Leach. of Moline, being with
the authority of the convention
appointed by the chair as tellers.
Nominations for states attorney
being in order, the names of w. C..
Allen, of Moline, and Charles Blu
ford. Of Rock Island, were presented.
The roll Of townships was called with
the following result: Allen, 68; Blu
ford. 81. MIR. Buford was thereu pom
declared the nominee by the unani-
nous vote of the convention.
Mr.. Buford was called for and
made Grief speech of acknowledge
ment.
Nominations were row in order for
coroner. and the name of DR.. George
E. Merryman. Of Port Byron, was
presented by NJ j. McEniry. aud on
motion of John Ohlweiler he was
nominated by reclamation.
For the Office of surveyor the came
of A. f. johnson, of Moline, was pre-.
scented, and he was nominated BY &C.
clamation.
The chair was upon q prevailing
motion, delegated to appoint a com.
mittee OF five TO select delegates to the
various conventions, and j. p Sex
ton. of Rock Island. A. F. Vinton,
OF Moline, c. G. Waldmann, oil
Edgington. c. c. Swisher of Coe, and
Con Donovan, of South Rock Island
were named.
The County Con mittee.
| The county committee was named
on roll call Of the townships as fol.
lows:
| Cordova-F. A. Mullery.
Coe-Samuel WOODBURY..
Canoe Creek-Robert Woodburn.
Zuma-William Filbert.
| Port ByrOn-C. G. Coyne.
| Hampton-George A. Crawford. r
S. Silvis, Peter McCarl.
Moline-First ward. Henry Ryn
ing: Second ward, A. F. Vinton
Third ward. Miles O'Riley; Fourth
ward, NJ. j. McEniry; Fifth ward; o.
E. Owens; Sixth ward. Donald Stew.
art; Seventh ward. Frank Gustafson.
South MoliDe-W. H. Meckling.