Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-18
Looneyism Crops Out in
Fourth and Fifth
Wards
is NOT DEMOCRATIC
Inconsistent With Party
Principles and
USageS.

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and attending wise selections
that were made in the major
ity of the ward primaries last night,
regrets exceedingly that in two in
stances the meetings were dominated
by course of policy and influences
so detrimental to the higher welfare
of the party as to become intolerable.
These two wards, where the cohorts
of j. p. Looney controlled the situa-
ton, the representative members of
the party failed to have voice in the
proceedings, and the result was the
nomination of candidates absolutely
under Mr.. Looney's control.
The resulting situation becomes the
more abhorent when it IS realized
that to large extent the influence
that should have been welded by ac-
tual democrats was directed by such
chronic republican politicians as Phil
Miller. The Argus has unhesitating-
ly and at all times condemned the
Phil Miller tactics in his own party,
and, it will not be submissive to the
use of them in the affairs of the To-
cal democracy. Miller in his zeal for
his political patron saint, McCono-
chic, has been turning his own party
inside out, and if he thinks he can
send his minions to likewise thwart
the viii of the democratic party, he
viii find that he is mistaken.
Party Workers Ignored.
The two wards last night in which
the party failed of proper expression
latter. owing to Indifference of the
party itself, long time and represen-
tative democrats were ignored by the
handful present, and Mr.. Looney die
tatCd the. nomination entirely. Theo.
Free. his choice. however, to-day, de-
cIared that the nomination was made
without his knowledge. and he au-
thorizcd The Argus to withdraw his
name. He says he is under no cir
cumstances a candidate.
In the Fourth ward the system
Of conducting the primary was made
so much of Il farce that a large num-
Der of self-respecting democrats left
the polls in disgust. The announced
result of the ballot for alderman gave
j. w. Linn 30 votes to 50 for V. Dau-
Der. Prior to the primary j. u. Sex
ton, Charles Blcuer and IL. c. Frick
were candidates. but they were fore
ed off the track in advance by the in
terests back of Linn. The Argus
considers the proceedings in both the
Fourth and Fifth wards inconsistent
with the usages and principles of the
democratic party and hence declines
to abide by the results of such pri-
marieS. The Argus has not heard of
such Objectionable features attending
the primaries in the other wards and
it trusts the convention tomorrow
night will be dominated by a spirit of
fairness and conservatism that will
command the support and indorse-
ment of all good democrats.
Nominees for Aldermen.
First ward-Daniel Mckinney.
Second ward-Henry c. Wehling.
Third wards. II. Davis.
Fourth ward-J. w. Linn.
Fifth ward-Theodore Free.
Sixth ward--C. c. Wilson.
Seventh ward-William Beals.
Convention Delegates
First ward-Fred BIochlinger, Hen
ry Kale. John Hozhammer. T. V. Hea-
ton, George Simpson,, Robert Beck,
Daniel Mckinney, Charles Smith. Da-
vid Witt, George Etzel, Martin Vein
berger,
Second ward-H. w. Ward, George
Charles Heidemann, Oscar
Barth, William Kolls, Jacob Naab,
Patrick Murrin, William Kinner, Gus
Reinhart. Mike Griffin, John Sexton,
Ed Koeckert, J. f. Blochlinger.
Third ward-Otto Birlel, L. j. Me
dill, Louis Schroeder, Daniel Corken,
Carney, Walter Kramer, Har-
nv Coyne. Joseph ENner, Peter Pfaff,
L. ID. Nudge, b. e. King, John Aims
worth. +. f. HellpenstelI, Joseph
William Boehme, Eugene
DOYLE. p. J. Lee, w. c. Hubble, John
SchIemmer.
Fourth ward-C Charles Waldman,
Tim Kennedy, i. w. Hurst, j. I. Stat
ford. John Linn, Mike Rooney. Henry
Frick, Dave Knittle, NJ Brady, Ferd
Gross, ST., p. Corcoran, George La
mont.
Fifth ward--David Fitzgerald, Chris
Schillinger. J. w. Cavanaugh, George
p. Stauduhar, John p. Looncy, James
Collins, H. L. Wheelan. Valentine
Jansen, J. c. Finnegan. I. r. John
ston. John Blake, II. A. Fender. JOS
eph Free.
Sixth ward-C. c. Wilson. Frank
Meenan, George Wright, Frank Law
Ter, Theodore Bos, Henry Lohse.
Fred Calkins. J. f. Dindinger, Pearce
Keane, j. T. Shields, Henry Rheuben,