Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-01-22
ICON" AGAIN JARRED
First Ward Alderman Meets Snag
in Canvass for Police Magis-
tracy Nomination.
M'ooNooH1E soHRoBDER COMBINE
Have Agreed on Trade of Sixth and
Seventh Delegations
Political Talk.

Michael Vincent Concannon, who
represents the First ward in the city
council. is back on earth again after
communing with the political muses..
a disappointed but wiser man, salts
fed if he be left his seat in the munich
pal assembly. Michael. who is pro-
life of aspirations, with some public
position with unlimited leeway for
the display of parliamentary law as
the goal, some months ago, when
there appeared to be fighting chance
for an independent legislative candi-
date as result of the McEniry- An
drews controversy, studiously scanned
the situation and openly confessed
that he yearned for membership in
the Illinois house, believing one of
his especial ca,ibre was needed down
at Springfield to add tone and dignity
to the political environment But
his friends did not seem to concur in
his plan and he side-stepped.
would be Police Magistrate.
But Michael Vincent is not so easily
discouraged as might be inferred from
his action in the aforementioned incl
dent. Weeks ago he found there was
another opening closer to home. He
was just +he man for police magis-
trate. He began a preliminary cam
vass among his party fellows. starting
with the First ward. He was patted
on the back and urged to cut in. He
woI ked the wards in order and met
with the glad-hand all along the line
until he reached the Sixth. Here he
struck snag-a deal between Mayor
William McConochie and Justice Will
lism F. Schroeder. by which the Sew
enth would support McConochie for
denomination for the mayoraltJ on
condition that he deliver the
Sixth's delegation to Schroeder
for police magistrate. 1t was a
terrible jar for the First ward states
mau, but he realized he was up
against q stronger combination than
it would be policy for him to buck.
So he pulled down his boom aud hied
him homeward, again defeated in his
lofty desires, but full of hope that the
future would yet reward him. Con-
cannon also became aware there
were others after the police magis-
tracy nomination, among them ex-
Aid. Boney johnson. Justice D. T.
Cramer. Police Capt w. A. Giles and
Justice w. w Clarke.
Three out for Mayor
Mayor McConochie it is said. has
formed network that pretty nearly
insures him a denomination next
spring. He has been working in his
quiet but effective way for months.
He has met opposition. and an abund-
ance of it. but he smiles on his enc
mics, and keeps everlastipgly at it.
His most formidable rival is under
/, TODD to be Aid William Kennedy,
of the Sixth with Aid. Fred Gall, who
70 also from the mayors ward, run
ming third.
Bright Outlook for Democracy
1t might he said, in discussing
things political. that conditions were
never more favorable to the demo-
Gratis retaining control of munich |
pal affairs. The democrats have
plenty of available material for the |
and. as usual, will be |
forthcoming with the proper man at
the proper time. There is consider
able friendly rivalry among the dem
ocrats for the police magistrate nomi-
nation those already in the field be-
ing j. T. Stafford. who has so |
acceptably filled he office the past
four years; Z. C. Berry. former pres
ldent of the Tri City Labor congress.
and John Sexton. proprietor Of the
Commercial house.