Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-14
FOR THE SACRIFICE.
Diversity of Interests in Republi-
can Ranks Continue to
be Manifest.
ONE MORE PUT-UP 10.

Last Nights Gatherings In Several Wards
Squire Schroeder and Wiley McCono-
chic Meet-Embarr5, -sments OF Hunting
for a Moses-Au Along the &. o. r.
Line.
The republicans are threshing the
bulrushes so hard for Moses that
they are actually getting in the way of
each other. Confidence in the ranks of
the party is scarce. The little confab
that Frank Knox had ut his shop last
SATURDAY. night to boost hims for
the mavOralty nomination had the
effect of the dropping of a 2O-pound
proicctile in the =. o. p. camps of
other wards, especially in those local
tiles where they say there are others
who are entitled to a run for their
@reenbacks when il comes to talking
mayor. So last night there were
some more conferences. In the Sec
ond ward &. +. Lynde was the NOV
ing spirit, and consented to act As
chairman, with Boney johnson as
tabber of the proceedings. The bust
ness was done up in accordance with
n cut-and-dried plan. Mack Snyder,
W. T. Sugden, f.. +. Parmenter,
Albert Tabor, l.. V. Eckhart. c. F.
Lynde. Henry Carse, Stephen O'Con-
nor. John Dahn, Ben 5. During, y.
II. Nelson, Charles Oberg, William
Pratt. Phil Wagner, w. L. Channon
and III. ID. Folsom were selected rs
delegate ticke:. Then the candle
lights were eXtinguished and the as
sembled hosts made their escape as
best thev could.
Where McCOnochie and Schroeder Met.
William McConochie and Squire w.
+. Schroeder were both on deck at n
gathering of the faithful of the Sixth.
The squire has been in brown study
since the campaign discussion opened.
The bee was buZZinc as hard as ever,
but he did not know Just where he
was at-and he is evidently in the
same tx yet-but last night he mus
tered up enough courage to express
his willingness to lead the procession
in the coming election if his party
desired that he should. j. Il. Schoes
sci was chairman of the meeting and
+. w. SchOede secretary. The follow
ing delegate ticket was nominated:
F. &. Denkmann, I. II. Dolly, f. W.
SchOede, j. +. Cramer, George Mich
OILS, Peter Detlefs, Swan johnson, Phil
Weber. =. j. Cary. William Kennedy,
DR.. j. +. Myers, William Strawhorn
and William Bender. McConochie, it
is said, has shade the best of il in
the delegation. Aid. Gall has a clear
field, it is understood, for the alder
manic nomination in the Sixth. 1t is
a hopeless case this time, and as no
one else could be secured to commit
political suicide Brother Gall was
called upon to stick through the piece
for the sake of the party.
Michael Vincent ConcannOn will
probably ret the republican alderman
ic nomination in the First and John
o. Freed in the Third. In the Second
K. q. Hudson and Sam Meanor are
after the empty honor Andy Sober
strom will probably he asked again in
the Seventh.
The Union this morning conde-
seconded for the first time to mention
the fact that X. A. Donaldson has
been urged as candidate for the
mavoralty nomination. Considering
all the attending circumstances this
mark of recognition on the Unions
part. belated though it be, should be
highly gratifying to that gentleman,
regardless of the emptiness of the
honor that desperate element would
force upon him despite his protesta-
tions.
The corner" it is whispered, has
the option" on everything from the
First to the Fourth wards. 1t will
attempt to cinch the Fourth tonight.