Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-11
Democratic County Convention DeadIocked For
Minority Representative
Preference.
NARROWS DOWN TO THREE CANDIDATES
BrittOn, Moore and Looney in the Race at
Late Hour This After
noon.

Reid, Dennis McGraw, Thomas Wynn.
| w Ii. Christison, James Hasson,
James McBurney.
Seventh Ward-A {. Dow. c. c.
Coyne, Andrew Schell, Ii. Il. Al
brecht.
Out of Town Delegates.
Cordova-A. w. Mullery, Ed. Cool,
Jared Sexton.
Coe-William Groh, Z. II. Coe, p.
Ii. Buckley.
Drury-J. II. Foster, James Hays,
ST., James Hays, Jr., Curt Witt.
Edgington, Precinct No. Charles
Robbins, Lewis Baker.
EdgingtOn. Precinct No. flames
Baker, Charles Zones.
Hampton. Precinct No. John
Gilman, &. +. McNabney, W. I.
| Whitehead, j. j. NogeI.
Hampton, Precinct No. . Peter
Groth, T. ). SiIvis.
Hampton, Precinct No. 3 Jacob
Shipe. 5. l.. Wainwright.
Port Byron-F. y. Gates, John
Schafer, f. VI. Rogers.
South Moline-W. c. Wilson, John
Weckel. +. NJ. Stephenson. J. {. New
Ian. c. &. Holland, L. o. Jahns.
Rural-R. ID. McCreary, VI. G.. Bed
ford, ID. Donelson.
East Moline-E. Y. LundahI. {. C..
Swisher.
Zuma George Setter. William
Schwennecller.
Coal NalIey-DougIass Gregg. G. Il.
Knapp, Henry Hitler. Thomas Corns.
Canoe Creek-Thomas Fitzgibbons,
j. II. Cooley.
Black HawkAPerry Walker. Peter
Clarity. Joseph Haislip. ID. W. Mat
thews.
Andalusia-R. &. Thompson. ]. d.
Walton.
Buffalo Prairie-W. G. Elliott, +. W.
Elliott, John II. Ross. \. +. Kelly.
Michael Kelly.
South Rock Island-Gcorge Lukens.
Frank Chambers. Loren Gingles.
James Wynes. Frank Beckman, J. r
Kenworthy, Herman Schafe. John
Mannheim.
made permanent on motion of Anton
Benson.
Each town and precinct was en-
powered to east the entire vote of
its delegation. the chairman to an
nounce the vote.
The Convention Committees.
Under the rules adopted the chair
appointed committees as follows, a
motion that the committeeman be
elected by ballot being defeated:
Committee on Resolutions-Anto
-
son, William Aster. G.. +. Morgan.
Committee to Select State Dele
gates-Jo ohm Fmnegan, W. c. Mauck-
er. Louis Baker, Patrick Mullane, +.
J. Beers.
Committee to Select Congressional
DeIegates-David Matthews, 7. j.
Lee, \. W. Mullery, c. ). Trevor, J.
VI. Wyland.
The next matter was an expression
of choice for minority representa-
tive. 1t was decided, on motion of j.
f. Egan, that the roll be called by
delegations for nomination of can
didates for representative, the same
TO be an INFORMAL ballot. w. X.
Moore was nominated by j. VI. Wy
land, and j. p. LoOney by j. B. Lid
ders; the names of j. G. Britton, S.
X. Kenworthy and G.. +. McNabney
being presented in the order named.
BaIIotIng Begins
III. Il. Albrecht, w. c. Maucker and
l.. o. Jahns were appointed tellers.
The informal ballot for representa-
tive showed the following vote:
Looney, 81; Kenworthy, Is; Moore
81; Britton, 40; McNabney, 10.
The convention thereupon proceed
ed to a formal ballot, with the fol-
lowing results: Looney, 60: Ken
worthy, 10; Moore, 81; Britton, 46;
McNabney, 5. Kenworthy gained /,
Moore lost ;, Looney lost ,, Britton
gained 8. and McNabney lost =, "a
votes being necessary for a choice.
The second formal ballot: Looney,
65; Moore, 81; Britton, ~. The sup
port of both Kenworthy and McNab-
ney went 10 Britton.
The third formal ballot: Looney,
SO; Moore. SO; Britton, ~. Moline
stood solidly by Moore, the Rock ISL
and county precincts dividing be
tween Looney and Britton. The only
change was a gain of 1 vote for