Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-16

For Assistant Supervisors - John
KOlloff, Herman Doerring, Charles E.
Oswald H. c. Harris
For Justices of the Peace-W. F.
Schroeder, F. c. Haverfield, J. H. Gle
land. D. r. McFarlane, G. a, Johnson.
For COnstables-Simon Goldberg, P.
J. Heverling, l.. V. Eckhart. Sr.. leila
Eagle Eye, Charles White.
Chairman City Committee-James F.
Witter.
These were the nomination made at
the republican Craftsmanship conven-
ton held last evening at Turner hall
The only surprise of the convention
was the fact that there were but two
candidates for the mayoral nomination.
This developed when the moment
came for the nomination of candidates
for mayor. and il was discovered that
DR.. G. q. Craig, ST., had abandoned the
race when he learned of the combination
that had been effected by Knox with
the Third ward delegation through w.
L. Ludolph. the candidate for city at
tOrney, and had advised his friends not
TO present his name to the convention.
Fourth Goes TO LarkIn.
Many believed this to be a move in
the interest of the candidacy of c. j.
Larkin, and a theory that seemed borne
out by the first ballot. which resulted in
the choosing of Knox. the Fourth ward.
the home of the doctor, cast u OF its
IA votes for Larkin. Knox had the
First. Third and Fifth wards solid.
with IA of the Is from the Second and
10 of the 20 from the Seventh. The
Sixth threw its Il votes to Larkin. but
he was able TO muster only % votes TO
S4 received by Knox. The slate as
made up at the conference the night
before between the Third and Seventh
ward leaders with Knox went through
without a break. The meeting is said
to have continued well into the morn
ing hours. Ludolph had been under
stood to have been playing in with
Craig, but he was told plainly that if.
he expected TO be pulled through he
would have to get in the band wagon.
as there was a candidate for second
place on the ticket from his ward. and
that it rested entirely with him if he
was to save himself in the wreck that
would inevitably occur were the Third
ward delegation to cast its lot with
any other than the Knox column.
Seventh Bound to Knox.
There had been talk that Nelson
would not be permitted to form an al
lance with Knox, but this manifestly
was idle, for the Seventh was bound
hands and feet to the Fifth ward as
pirant, only one out of the 20 having
the temerity TO go to Larkin. Nelson
stated after the convention that his
only hope of winning lay in a combina-
ton with Knox, and that his delegation
told him that if that was the situation
to proceed according To his own judg-
ment
The convention was called to order
at 1880 o'clock by John Rinck, chair
man of the city-township committee
John suggested that Aid. A G. Ander-
son, of the Seventh ward. be made tenn
porary chairman. There was no objec-
ton. Sidney Anderson, of the Sixth,
was called to the secretaryship, and
later on was given an assistant in the
person of Charley White, young man
who has been absorbing Blackstone in
the Office of Justice d. r. McFarlane
and is having his first experience in
practical politics. He proved that he
understood the game. for when the call
for nominees for constable was reached
his name was presented, and he was
one of the five chosen. The call was
read by the secretary. On motion of
E. b. Kreis committee of seven on
orulanrfa1c I,x-@ h. -,
man. This committee consisted of d. |
G. White. F. A. Andrews, II. c. Harris, |
G. a. Mcdonald, William Sehnert, w |
F. Schroeder and V. o. Peterson.
No Contest In Delegations.
During a lull while the committee !
on credentials was behind the hedge
fence in the stage scenery inspecting
the names on the delegate lists. Char |
ley White, feeling that business was
not being facilitated as it should. NOV
ed that the temporary organization be |
made permanent. but all he received |
was glance of sympathy from the |
chairman. for he was out of order. as
the organization could not be effected !
permanently until the committee had |
reported the credentials of the delega- |
ions. The committee found that the |
credentials were regular. and as there
were no contests. reading of the same
was dispensed with on motion of E. B. !
kreis. The report Of the committee
was adopted on suggestion OF C. W.
Foss. in order that the record should |
read according 10 HoyIe. On motion
OF W. F. Schroeder the temporary or
ganization was made permanent
When nominations for mayor were
asked for. a deathly silence fen over
the convention C w. Foss finally
up courage enough 10 suggest
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