Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-03
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shoulders Of Frank Brough and Sam
Arndt.
where are your" asked one of
the delegates.
Johnny mansged to make his way
over to the press table, where he
mounted . chair and thanked the
convention for the nomination, and
gave his warmest assurance that he
would do all he could to be elected.
Scott for City Attorney.
An informal ballot for CITY at
torney gave j. K, Scott, 40; d. A.
Weld, Al; Oliver Cramer, 10. The
first formal ballot gave it to Scott,
who received SO votes to So for Weld,
and for Cramer.
nee for city attorney. There were
shouts for Scott. He was in the
rear of the hall, and from there as.
sured his colleagues that If he failed
in his duty IS city attorney it would
be on account of lack Of ability; not
inclination. He, too, took it for
granted that he was already elected.
Maj. Beardsley said that as Fred
j. Kinney was the only candidate for
treasurer, he moved that his nomi-
nation be made by reclamation, and
80 it was, no one objecting.
..Kin-he get up?" some witty del.
egate asked rubber-necking toward
the rear of the hall, where the nomi.
nee was huddled up in the crowd.
But no answer came. For once XIII
nev was modest.
The convention then proceeded to
the nomination of a police msgistrase e.
The informal ballot resulted: w.
F. schI oeder. A; w. Atkinson,
"a; w. w. Clarke, "a. The
first formal ballot gave Schroe.
der, AZ; Atkinson, Al, and Clarke 10.
The second ballot resulted: Schroe-
der. 40; Atkinson, as; Clarke, 10.
Atkinson received the nomination on
the third ballot. getting GO votes to
% for Schroeder and 10 for Clarke.
"Bill!" Billy" s.Take off your
hat. William" ..Get up on chair,
Bill" came shouts from the dele
gates.
Mr.. Atkinson thanked the conven-
ton for the gift"
David Don, Charles Engel, George
Solander. William Gamble and M. /.
Morris were placed in nomination
for assistant supervisors. The in
formal ballot gave Gamble SO, Engel
Is. Don 9. Morris IL, Solander is.
Mr.. Gamble was nominated BY &C.
clamation on motion of j. T. Noft-
SKIER.
Mr.. Engel received 80 ON the in
formal ballot to 8 for Lage, 2 for
Don and 8 for Morris. Engel was
nominated by ACCLAIM alton on motion
Of j. T. Noitsker.
freeman Ronominatej.
j. L. Freeman was renomir ated for
assessor by reclamation on motion
Of c. W. Foss. August Nissen was
candidate, but he withdrew in favor
Of the nominee.
The convention next took up the
nomination Of collector. The in
formal ballot resulted: John Bladel
"A, Sam Arndt 10, W. V. Stafford
Is, B. F. De Gear 81. The first for
NAL ballot gave the nomination to
Bladel, his vote being So to 10 for
Arndt, 8 for Stafford and 81 for De
Gear.
Maj. Beardsley here attempted
one of his spread eagle speeches in
behalf OF doc" Hodges for in .tice of
the peace, but the chair called him
down. this being the elimination
Of number of squelches to which tie
major had been subjected during
the evening.
j. L. Hodges, David Halves. Oliver
Cramer. John Cleland, and John J.
Roach were placed in nomination
for justice of the peace. An infor-
NAL ballot resulted: HAYES, 81;
Cleland. IL Hodges, 10; Cramer, IA;
Roach. 8. The first formal ballot
nominated Cramer who received Ga
votes to 26 for Halves, 4 for Cleland
and 8 for Hodges. An informal BAL
lot for the second justice resulted !:
Halves. so. Cleland. 80; Hodges, 8;
Roach, 6, w. +. Schroeder 6. The
first formal ballot gave Halves, so;
Cleland, 50; Hodges, 9, Roach z, and
Schroeder, l. Halves received the
nomination on the second forual
ballot, his vote being rs to Is for
Cleland, for Roach and z for
schroeder.
L. V. Eckhart, G. W. Sample and
J. N. McMorris. were placed 10 nomin-
alton for constable. The informal
ballot gave Eckhart the entire vote
Of the convention, whereupon he was
nominated by reclamation. On mo-
ton Of c. j. Searle. Mr.. Sample was
also nominated by reclamation as
was Mr.. McMorris.
&. A. Donaldson WAS reelected
chairman of the city. township COM
mittee.
And the lights we're turned out.
For more than . hundred years the
Shakers have been studying the rem