Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-14
GOOD MEN Picked
Democrats Choose Candidates
For the City.Township
Offices.
CONVENTION LDATTURNER HALL

for Collector.
Supervisor. ................M W. BATTLES
Assistant Supervisors So 4! sE 81 shlELDs
SCISSOR. CHRIS SCHILLINGER
Collector. FRED WHISTLER
Rock Island democrats met at Tur-
ner hall last night and nominated can
didates for the offices of supervisor.
assistant supervisor, assessor and col
lector. choosing capable and popular
men. men whom the voters can well
feel proud in electing to represent
them.
The convention was not only large
ly attended, but was marked by the
prevalence of good democratic feeling.
1t was as well enthusiastic as harmo-
NOUS.
The convention was called to order
by w. &. Maucker, the chairman of
the city-township committee.
j. W. Welch was nominated for
temporary chairman by j. w. Cavan-
augh and was unanimously chosen.
L. j. Burns was selected for secre-
tary.
After the reading of the call, the
chair appointed as a committee on
credentials j. f. Reidy. Frank Bloch
linger and j. +. Larkin. The COM
mittee reported the following entitled
to seats in the convention:
First Ward--William Aster. Aid. Il.
C. Beck, Ed Murphy, Frank BlOchlin-
ger. Dan Mckinney, Charles Smith.
William kroeger, Charles Weinberger,
Ferd Nauchb our, William Mold.
Second Ward-Fred Schroeder. Z.
j. Burns, John Blochlinger. James
ner, f. G. Berry. Gait Graham, John
Imhoff, Oscar Barth. Henry Zeis,
Henry A. Lshse.
Third Ward-Harry d. Corken,
Peter Schlemmer. K. K. Reynolds, A.
W. Henry, j. j. La Velle, Leo Deisen-
roth, George w. Henry, George Mold,
Otto Birkel. w. G. Maucker, William
RYAN, William Campbell, Charles
Pfaff. John Corken, William Meth.
Fourth Ward-John Linn. A. ID.
Huesing, Fred Luchman. Charles
Thompson, Peter Trenkenschuh, Hen
nv Lem burg, Gus Tremann. Il. S. Sill
Wis. w. H. Lamont, A p. Dauber.
Fifth Ward-J. p. Looney, John
Streckfus. j. w. Cavanaugh. j. f.
Reidy. John Finnigan, &. b. Marshall,
j. w. WEIGH, Fred Empke, Aid F.
A Fender, j. +. Egan. G.. Schillinger,
j. K. Johnston.
Sixth Ward. W. Snitzer, Maurice
WEIGH, Fred Calkins, Sam Fitzpatrick,
Frank Meenan, L. j. Lam bert. G. j.
Christensen, Aid. II. ID. Elwell. F. A.
Jones, Richard Miencke, William
Rran
Seventh Ward-Ald j. w. Law
head, John Olesen, j. f. Larkin,
Charles Nelson, Edwin Ward, George
Hartz, j. II. Kerr. Paul Bark, H. l..
Kerr, A. ii. Schoffer, Julius Nelson.
The temporary organization was
made permanent upon motion of Peter
1t was ordered, upon motion of R.
S. Silvis, that all first ballots be in
formal.
Gait Graham, A. d. Huesing and j.
w. Cavanaugh were appointed tellers
and the nomination of candidates was
proceeded with.
Supervisors RenomInated.
The selection of a candidate for SUI
pervisor was first taken up. The name
of the present popular supervisor, NJ.
w. Battles, was offered by Peter
The rules of the conven-
ton were suspended and Mr.. Battles
was chosen by reclamation.
For assistant supervisors, the
names of J. L. Shields and G. Ii.
Seidel, who have done such efficient
service on the county board the past
two years, were placed before the
Mr.. Shields by j. w.
Snitzer and Mr.. Seidel by Peter
and they were renomin-
ated by reclamation.
Candidate for Assessor.
For the assessorship. J. H. Kerr
was nominated by Paul Bark. Chris
by f. w. Berry and j. r.
Johnston by G. c. Pinkerton. The
informal ballot resulted: Johnston
%. Schillinger "a. Kerr 80. The first
formal ballot gave Johnston 20,
35 and Kerr 20. Forty
one votes being necessary to a choice,
another ballot was taken, which de-
cided the contest in favor of Mr.. Schil-
linger. who received 4S votes to II
for Johnston and 81 for Kerr. Mr..
was thereupon declared
the unanlmo Gus cholce OF the cOnVen-
ton for assessor on motion of j. W.
Mr.. Schillinger acknow-
lodged the compliment paid him, and
assured his fellow-democrats he would
exert his best efforts for the success
of the party ticket.
whistler for Collector
For the Office of collector J. II. Kerr
B II. Kim ball, G b. Mar
shall nominated Fred Whistler, and
Aid. Z. c. Beck offered the name of
Jacob Borell. The formal ballot re-
suited: Kimball, %; Whistler, 81;
Borell. 20. The name of Mr.. BOren
was withdrawn. The nomination was
on the first formal ballot,
Mr.. Whistler being made the candidate.
His vote was So to % for Mr.. Kimball.
Upon motion of Frank Blochlinger, Mr..
Whisler's nomination was made unan-