Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-10
MORE States MADE.
Republicans Hold PreIirninaries in
Second, Third and Fifth
Wards.
BONEY JOHNSON has A RIVAL.

No Longer the Whole Thing in His Party
In His BaiIIwIck-Max Snyder Win Con-
test With Him for AldermanIc Nomina-
tion-MeetIDE Fails to Express Prefer
ence-The Details.
Republicans did more fixing last
night for the accommodation of
those of the faithful who will march
to the primaries to deposit their ballots
next Wednesday. There were meet
ings in the Second, Third and Fifth
wards. 1t has been customary at
these gathering TO express a prefer
ence from among the aspirants for
the aldermanic nomination, but last
night snag was struck down in the
Second, where Boney johnson and
his friends have imagined his renom-
ination would be cinch, and would
be accom- plished without Earring the
peace and harmony of the party in
that locality. But it has developed
Boney has a rival, Max Snyder, whose
friends declare they will not allow
him to pull out of the race now for
Boney or any body else. So there is
likely to be a warm time at the Sec
ond ward repu blican primary. Last
nights gathering in the Second was
presided over by L. V. Eckhart. NJ.
Z. Sweeney was secretary. This del
egate ticket was listed: Henry Carse,
Louis E;kbart. Sam Meanor, Herman
Nicholas, w. j. Pratt, NJ. +. Sweeney,
Charles Oberg, Charles Apple, w. II.
bunker, Joseph Charles, Ezra Which
er. II. G. Schaeffer, Ii. Holdorf.
Charles Miller, Phil Wagner, William
Donaldson. Ben DeGear was Endorsed
for collector, and John Runge was
chosen committeeman.
These were nominated for delegates
in the Third: David Don. l.. X. Eihl,
H. +. Lamp. w. II. Jordan, +. s.
Brough, II. G.. Harris, w. w. Eggles-
ton, Ben Rinck, w. j. Ransom, Simon
Lewis, L. Engliu, John Shelly, Will
liam S.emon, Charles johnson. The
delegation was instructed to try to
secure the nomination of David Don
for supervisor. Hank Harris welded
the gavel at the meeting, which was
held in Darts building on Third ave-
nue., and William Henry Harrison
Jordan was called upon to assume the
august position of secretary. +. A.
Andrews was Endorsed for alderman,
and w. ID. Gall ana Ben Rinck were
chosen committeeman.
An ApprH pirate Location.
In the Fifth ward the loca-
tion Of the conference was, as
usual, and appropriately, held in
Frank KnoX's undertaken shop.
The craftsmanship honors fell to
Frank Collins. and Justice .. +.
Cramer accepted the secretary ship.
The delegate ticket: l.. NJ. DracS,
Horst Won Kneckritz, Daniel Brennan,
A. ii. McCandless, NJ l. Morris. Will
liam Hartz, b. +. Knox, James Brinn,
Peter Auer, John Fleener, Hans
Schroeder, Charles Oswald, Louis
Stremmel. Instructions were given
for Conrad Schneider for collector
and Junius l.. Freeman for assessor.
7. +. Robbins was indorsed for alder
man. q. A. Mcdonald and Russell
West were elected committeeman. 1t
was said that in past elections a num-
Der of persons not residing in the
ward they were called "foaters"-
voted in the ward, and it was decided
to put some of the party sleuths on
their trail and endeavor to keep them
out of the Fifth hereafter.
Peter Detlefs hastens to say that
William Kennedy is the choice of the
Sixth ward republicans for alderman
ic candidate. Detlefs declares he never
had the "bee, " and didn't even attend
the ward meeting Thursday night.