Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-05
DATES ARE CHOSEN
Democratic Committee Sets the
Time for City Primaries
and Convention.
WILL BE HELD MARCH II AND 10
Republicans Name March Is as
Time of Holding City
Primaries.

Inc democratic city central COM
mittee met last evening at Turner
hall and fixed upon Tuesday, March
II, as the date of the city primaries
and upon Thursday, March 10. as the
date of the city convention. The pri-
maries will be held in the various
wards for the purpose of choosing
delegates to the city convention and
nominating aldermen from 5 to o p.
m. The convention to place muni-
cipal ticket in nomination viii be held
at Turner hall
committee composed of NJ. NJ.
Briggs, IA 81, Otto II. Birkel and
Charles Der Mas appointed to can
vass the sentimentsof the party mem
bers in regard to candidates for the
various offices to be filled at the
spring election.
Material for Candidates.
In the informal discussion of men
whose candidacy for the different of
tices is looked upon with favor the
members of the committee mentioned
the following:
For alderman of the First ward
Robert Beck, Daniel Mckinney,
George Etzel, Charles WeinHrger,
William Aster.
For alderman of the Secondhand
Charles Heidemann, Fred Schroe-
der, III. w. Ward, Charles Kammerer,
Henry Kinner.
For alderman of the Third ward
f. F. Helpenstell, l.. d. Nudge, Henry
Siemon, Daniel Corken. p j. Lee, Ar
thur Burial, NJ. NJ. Briggs.
For alderman of the Fourth ward
Charles Bleuer, Capt. George Lamont
j. p. Sexton, Charles McHugh, Valcn-
tine Dauber, Henry Prick. J. W. Linn
| For alderman of the Fifth ward-H
l.. Wheelan, y. d. WEIGH. John Blake
Robert Kuschmann, John Finnegan
Theodore Free, James Cavanaugh, j
| y. Murrin, G.. j. Stauduhar.
For alderman of the Sixth ward
Fred Calkins, J. T. Shields, J. F. Din
anger. George Wright, c. c. Wilson
ii. d. Elwell, John Snitzer.
For alderman of the Seventh ware
il. II. Kerr, NJ. c. Bulger. Paul Bark
! William Beals, \. II. Schofer. j. f
Larllin, George Wagner. Jr.. J. w. Ire
mann, Christian Christensen.
For mayor-W. c. Maucker, Charlie:
McHugh, T. J. Medill, James Price
+. II. Guyer. w. b. Mcintyre.
i For assessor - Peter SchlemmeT
Edwin Ward. NJ. w Battles.
For city attorneys. r. Kenworthy
c. b. Marshall. II. II. Reynolds, VII
liam McEniry, j. p. Looney.
For supervisor - Peter Schlemmer
c. H. Seidel, j. +. Shields. w. H. La
mont. Valentine Dauber, Charles Hei
demann, p. J. Lee. Henry ladders. Al
thur Burial, T. +. LaNeIle. w. b. Nc
Intyre. NJ. NJ. Briggs, Edmond Muir
ply, Michael Mintz.
For coIlector-Henry Borell, Davi
Beiswinger, L. +. Whistler. IF. Gross.
Republicans Also Meet
At a gathering of the republican
city central committee at the offic
of II. NJ. Schriver last evening it wa
decided to hold the primaries in tn
various wards Wednesday, March is
from to Z p. m. and the city cor
vention the evening of Marc
20. The candidates for alder
men will then be chosen an
ward committeeman and delegates t
the city convention selected. Th
basis of representation will be on
delegate to the city convention fo
every % votes or fraction east TO
William Mckinley in 1900.
This evening meeting of the cit
delegates to the county judicial con
vention will meet at Turner hall fo
the purpose of choosing a delegate-at
large to the county convention.