Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-27
TROUBLE STARTED
First Round in the County Strug-
gle Among Republican
Candidates.
THREE WARD MEETINGS HELD
Delegates Said to be Solid for Nc
NCabe for SenatOr-Excite-
ment in Sixth.

The first bout in the battle for the
control of the Rock Island deIega-
tions to the county republican con-
vention occurred last night. when
meetings for the nomination of dele
gate tickets to be voted upon tomor-
row were held in the Second, Fifth
and Sixth wards
All those who participated in the
meetings are understood to have
reached their homes in safety. al.
though it was feared il would be nee
essary to call the ambulance before
the evenings work had been finished.
Some of the faithful lost their
heads entirely upon the Sixth. and
but for timely interference il is be-
lieved that the rules of the ring would
have been disregarded to the point of
hitting in the clinches. Bill Edwards
and Pat Cary led the chorus and came
TO the rescue with Kitcheneresaue
strategy when cNtinguishing of lights
and decoration of faces were threat
ened. Finally the storm, precipitat-
ed by dislike on the part of some of
the faithful with the complexion of
the delegation selected. calmed, and
the bunch dispersed in peace.
Are McCabe Delegates.
l.. $ McCabe, the local senatorial
candidate, - understood to control
practically the whole of the three del
egations chosen last night. Where
the others, from candidate for rep
rcsentative down, are to get off. re-
mains for the convention to deter
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lawyer Il month of Sundays to figure
1T out. Naturally the delegates are
expected to lean toward the home
candidates, but from now ON inter
esting trading may he looked for.
The Seventh, Fourth and First
wards are yet to hold their meetings
G. w. Johnson, one of McCabc's ri
walls. is down from Moline making a
strong bid for the Seventh ward del
eSation, but il is said he has not. so
far, met with the success he had
hoped for.
Who They Are.
The delegates chosen last night are:
Second ward-W. +. Channon. Louis
V. Eckhart, Jr.. II. y. Nelson. j. Lep-
stein, Julius Dhoogc. John Dahn, John
w. Carse, Joseph Charles, ID. G.
White, Charles Oberg. Charles Hack
stcadt, Albert w. johnson. NJ. T.
Sweeney. VI. Il. Mckinley, Gus Utlc,
William Bennett.
Fifth ward-B. +. KnoN. VI. /. Nor
ris, Sam Dart, Frank Collins, John
Grogan, George Mcdonald. Charles
Schneider. DIR. j. Il. Hollowbush. john
Huntoon. Il. W. Olmstcd. NJ. y. Muir
ply, l.. NJ. Drack, J. W. Ferris, War
rem IL. Reck.
Sixth ward-W. II. Edwards. F. c.
Denkmann, +. Peterson, William Nc
Conochie, H. Ilerzog, =. !. Cary, p. F.
Bancroft, c. L. Nichols. IL. Lewis. DIR.
:. Il. Hall. William Kennedy, Fred
Gall, l.. III. Frinll and Peter Logc.
Bill Baker. who is down from the
Chicago stock yards to watch the in
terests of the state administration.
called the meeting to order in the Sec
ond. The officers were NJ. +. Sween-
ey, chairman, and ii. w. bunker, sec
The forIorn. Fifth wardcrs got to-
gethcr i'm KnoN's undertaking office.
Aid. f. +. Robbins officiatcd as chair |
man and Russell West as secretary. |
W. II. Edwards was chairman and y. |
j. Reiss secretary i'm the Sixth. On
motion of i. !. Cary the delegates !
were instructed to vote fer McCabe |
for senator.
Call for city Primaries.