Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-21
DEMOCRACY CHOICE.
Outcome ofLast Nights caucuses
to Select Convention
Delegates.
THE PREFERENCES WERE MADE.
Hon. Z. W. Hurst Generally Endorsed
for Representative, While A. ID. Hues-
Ing Seems to Have Lead for the
Shrieyalty Nomination = Other Candi-
dates Unsettled.

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the democratic party in Rock Island
county in the choice of preliminary
caucuses, said Chairman W. c.
Maucker, of the democratic citv-town-
ship committee. last night. 1T shows
that not only here in Rock Island, but
in Moline and throughout the county
the democrats propose to have a
hand in WHIT is done this fall
and the confess for preference at the
hands of the party, indicate very dis
tinctly that the nominations are not
in any case this year to be empty
hOnors. And Mr.. Maucker fur
nished an accurate forecast of the
situation in these words, too. This
is a year when democratic candidates
at, the polls are to be winners, and
worthy democrats are seeking places
on the ticket, not only through 10y
atty to the party. but because the en-
dorsement on the part of the party
means success later on.
Despite the stormy evening the
caucuses were all well attended. and
good feeling combined with interest
and enthusiasm to produce the best
results. While it is difficult as vet to
forecast the outcome of the primaries
in the matter of preference for candi-
dates, yet the interest about the en-
dorsement for representative and
sheriff was so pronounced through
out the county that from the absolute
declarations made in many in
stances taken into consideration
with the complexion of the delegates
selected in. others afford a general
idea of the prospects which
are that Hon. f. W Hurst will
have practically no opposition for
representative, while A. ID. Huesing
is in the lead for sheriff. Five out of
the seven wards in Rock Island declared
for these two candidates. and the
| other two are believed to favor them.
In Moline and South Moline the
sentiment is all for Hurst, u nd the
race between Davis and Beers for
sheriff is SO even that it is difficult to
determine which has the advantage.
From the out of town precincts heard
from MIR. Hurst seems to be the gen
eral favorite, while Mr. Huesing is
not far behind hin.
The Rock Island Caucuses.
The result of the Rock Island eau
cuses is appended:
First Ward-W. l.. Aster. chairman
Reinhart Geiger secretary. Dele.
gates Hurst and Huesing): W. L.
Aster, +. Blochlinger, George kale
NJ. Weinbcrger, j. c. Surman. Dan
Mckinney. Peter Gottsmann. Com
mitteeman. Thomas f. Burns.
Second Ward William Eckerman n,
chairman; +. J. Burns, secretary
Delegates (uninstructedD: Fred
Schroeder, Henry Kinner. Charles
Heidemann. James O'Connor. Oscar
Barth. +. j. Burns. ii. ii. Lohse. j..
lmhoff. William Eckermann.
Third Ward-Dan Corken. chair.
man; Leo Diesenroth. secretary. Del.
egates Hurst and Huesing): Dan
Corken, b. Winter, p. Pfatf, Fred
kann. Joseph Grotegut, Arthur Bur-
rail-, Patrick Rooney, Peter Schlem.
mer, {. II. Seidel, Louis Schroeder
w. c. Maucker. Leo Deisenroth. Com
mitteeman Peter Schlemmer.
Fourth Ward-W. H. Lamont
chairman; DR.. j. P. Comegys, secre-
tary. Delegates. Hurst and Hues-
ing. and instructed to support a reso-
luton condemning the present state
administration and to favor a resolu-
tion looking to the appeal of the AL.
len law: Hon. f. W. Hurst, Louis
Glockhoff, w. II. Lamont, A. A. Kel
lerstrass, Louis Kohn. j. w. Linn
DIR. j. p. Comegys, Charles Buford
Committeeman Charles McHugh.
Fifth WardJ. w. Cavanaugh,
chairman; j. W. WEIGH. secretary.
Delegates (Hurst and Huesing): J. W
WEIGH, j. W. Cavanaugh, c. b. Mar.
shall, William McEniry. Chris Schil.
linger. L. A. Fender, j. T. Stafford
A. H. Lift. John Finnegan, II. l..
Wheelan. Committeeman. j. w.
| NuN autuSu.
Sixth Ward-J. II. Rosenfield.
chairman; John Dindinger. secretary
Delegates Hurst and Huesing): Pat.
rick Kennedy, John Konosky. j. Ii.
Rosenfield, II. ID. Elwell Ed Heffer-
nan. John Dindinger, Maurice Bren.
nan. +. W. Calkins, Frank Meenan.
j. L. Shields. Committeeman. II. ID.
Elwell.
Seventh Ward-Miles Mckinney
chairman; J. f. Larkin. secretary.
Delegates (uninstructed): b. Johns,
NJ. Bulger. George Bick. James Nc.
Cam; A. l.. Schofer, William Beals.
j. H. Kerr. Miles Mckinney. Paul
Thiesen. Committeeman. James Me-
| Cam.
Black Hawk-Charles Brandenburr.
chairman; Frank Harris. secretary.
Delegates Hurst and Huesing): Il.
w. Baker. Henry Winter. ID. Blazer.
Perry Walker. Frank Harris. John
Beck.
Other Towns.
| Moline - First ward. joseph
Schmidt. Charles LiRdberr. Andrew
Nelson. William McQuade. A. q
Swanson. Sam Cosner. Theo. Bacge
Second. Tom Nicholson. Don Leach.
| W. b. Fones, Charles Beneil, Charlie,
Grant. G. A. Anderson. Harvey Viii
liams. Hanning Lawson: Third. John