Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-16

4 Weld. William Reck, R. w. Ohm
sted, John Grogan, j. N. Huntoon,
Huntoon, William Dickman, Sam Dart,
Charles Sundeen, Herman Hansen,
Frank Collins, F. H. Kelly, A. ID. Cox,
Nicholas Loge.
Sixth Ward-William III. Edwards,
Phil Weber, P. j. Cary, DR.. S. b
Hail. George Nichols, f. e. Schnitzer,
George McMaster, p. 7. Bancroft,
Herman Beck, Andrew Herman, Jr.,
Herman Schumacher, T. A. Hersog
Fred PAIL, George Mueller.
Seventh Ward-A. O.. Anderson, f.
M. Sinnet. William Lucklum, William
II. Moody, o. P. Olson, Felix F.
Henke, Claude d. Arnold. j. A. Bax-
ell, A. B. Curtis, Frank Sporting, II
S. Bollman, Andrew Peterson, Peter
Rasmussen. Gottfried Hagen, Newton
Archer, Frank Widen, j. &. Brooks,
William Fee. A. j. Johnson, Uhlrik
Rannquist, j. Shank, c. l.. Acker
lind.
On motion of Capt. Beardsley the
temporary organization was made
permanent.
NJ. NJ. Sturgeon thought the proper
manner in which to record the votes
would be for the chairman of each
delegation to act as announcer for his
delegation, three tellers to do the rest.
The delegates were agreeable to this.
The chairman appointed Mr.. Sturgeon
one of the tellers. He declined
stating ne was growing too old
for clerical work. TIE chairman
took the excuse as joke, but
heeded Mr.. Surgeons request. John
Rinck, F. 5. Brough and II. ID
Folsom were thereupon named for
tellers.
Nominations for Mayor.
Nominations for mayor were called
for. William McConochie was pro
posed by w. p. Quayle. B. 4. Knox
by II. II. Cleaveland and William Ken
nedy by w. II. Edwards.
The first blllot was informal and
resulted: First ward, II Knox, l Ken
nedy; Second, Is McConochie; Third,
IL McConochie; Fourth, 10 Nc
Conochie; Fifth, II Knox; Sixth, II
Kennedy; Seventh, % Kennedy. The
totals were 40 McConochie, 81
Kennedy z6 Knox.
On the first formal ballot, there was
change of one vote in the Seventh.
This was given to McColochie. Ga
the third ballot there was another
small break in the Seventh, one vote
going to Knox and McConochie get
ting another.
On the fourth ballot the Sew
enth threw 10 to Knox. McConochie
retaining his two and Kennedy hold
ing one. On the fifth ballot the
same ward dropped Kennedy entirely
and gave all its votes but two to
Knox. The totals now were 81 Nc
Conochie, 46 Knox, Is Kennedy.
Deadlock and Break to Knox.
Then followed deadlock for five
ballots, the break that won for Knox
occurring on the 18th ballot. Here is
the story: First ward, II Knox, 1
Kennedy; Second, 16 McCJnochie;
Third. II McConochie; Fourth, 16
McConochie; Fifth, Ii Knox; Sixth,
3 McConochie, IL Knox; seventh, 2
McConochie, 20 Knox 81
Knox. 81 McConochie. Kennedy.
Prolonged cheers followed the an
nouncement of the ballot. On motion
of III. NJ. Sturgeon Mr.. Kuox's nomi-
nation was made unanimous. II. A.
Weld, NJ. NJ. Sturgeon and Capt. j.
NJ. Beardsley were appointed a COM
mittee to escort the nominee to the
platform. Mr.. Knox thanked the coz
vention for the favor handed him.
He said he would work earnestly for
the election of himself and the entire
ticket. He also wanted others to peel
their linen and get out and work on
election day.
Schaffer by AccIamatIon.
Henry G. Schaffer was renominated
by acclamation for city clerk. There
was no other aspirant for the honor
There were but two candidates for
the city attorneyship. John K. Scott,
the present incum bent, and William
L Ludolph. Scott won on the first
ballot so to 80. He was asked for a |
speech and acknowledged the compli- |
ment bestowed by delivering bunch
Of jolly from a chair at the rear of the
hall.
James E. Peetz. Phil Mitchell and
w. III. Gest Jr., started in the raee
for the city treasuryship. Gest won in
4 walk. The vote was Gest, 81; Poetz,
81, aud Mitchell 4.
Oliver E. Cramer, G. A. johnson,
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