Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-10
Republicans Will Not Caucus To.
gether in the Third
Ward.
FIGHT 1T OUT AT PRIMARY
c. ;. Larkin Gives His Consent to Be-
come a Candidate for
Mayoralty.

in the republican ranks at the present
time, if one is to believe what he
hears from the mouths of reputable
representatives of the party.
| In the Third ward the custom of
| caucusing to agree on a list of dele
gates and a nominee for alderman to
be voted on at the primary has.
as the Argus stated yesterday. been
waived by common consent. To use
the words of a republican of the ward:
we are split up. 1t is a fight. and a
| disagreeable one. There are two fac
| tons. Were they to come together
am confident the meeting would end
in a riot. To avoid trouble we have
decided not to caucus, and Will leave a
settlement to the primary"
Ugly Charges Are Made.
There are ugly rumors of attempts
| to bride aspirants for office to get
them out of the way for other candi-
dates One. who wants the in
dorsement of the Third ward dele
CATION for the police magistrate nom
| inatiOn, openly charges that he was
offered 800 if he would withdraw
and accept a nomination for justice
of the peace If he would consent to
this arrangement. and be elected,
enough business would be thrown to
him to make his Office pay him 5000
per year He declined
The battle ground on primary day
next Monday. will to all indications
be in the Third and Fourth wards.
In these two wards Phil Miller, chief
of the police department, is looked to
to deliver delegations favorable TO the
candidacy of B. F. Knox for mayor
The chief is working with G. A John
son and H. II. Schriver. according to
| the gossip. Mr.. Schriver wants the
city attorneyship. He is a resident
of the Fourth ward. Mr.. Johnson
| seeks denomination for the Office of
police magistrate. His home is in the
| Third ward. Mr. Gall thinks he is as
much entitled to the delegation as is
NJ Johnson.
hdoIph Not i'm Combination.
| rnen there is W. l.. Ludolph to be
considered He was appointed to the
office Of city attorney when J. X.
! Scott resigned TO take the Office of
states attorney. Mr. LudOlph dis
claims any connection with what is
known as the administration combina-
ton. headed by Miller and Johnson.
Mr.. Knox has been banking on
the First and Second wards
without a struggle. But then
there is to be reckoned with
in that section of the city one Frank
Westbay Mr.. Wesbay is serving as
I -.
to be nominated for police magistrate.
He stands pretty high with his fellows
in the lower end.
| Larkin Gives Consent.
A development of yesterday was the
announcement made by c. J. Larkin
that he had finally given his consent
to become a candidate for the repub-
lican mayoralty nomination. Il will
accept the nomination if it is given
me-" said Mr. Larkin. and l do not
want to appear as expecting it on Il
silver platter. l appreciate the honor,
| but do not think it is becoming in a
candidate for mayor to go out and
fight and make combines for it. If |
am nominated want TO be free
| handed"
| Craig in seventh Ward
| DR.. Craig. the original candidate
for mayor. is credited with having a
| foothoId in the Seventh. Mr. Knox
| is depending on whatever strength he
musters there to be delivered through
Mr.. Nelson. In the Sixth he will take
his chances against the field. as the
name of c. J. Larkin viii likely be
sprung by that delegation. In the
Fifth he hopes TO win out through a
personally conducted canvass, al
though he will have two Of the doc
tors chief lieutenants on his trail
there Mr.. Knox has sent out invita-
tons to another at home" for one
evening this week. when il is expected
he viii. with his friends. frame up
primary ticket F. E Robbins will
be nominated for alderman. II is I'M
derstood that Mr.. Robbins will be the
nominee of the Craig ticket also.
Chief Miller has been taken into the
Knox camp because of his influence
in the Third and Fourth wards The
chief and Mr. Knox were at logger
heads since before the last municipal
convention. but time appears TO have
closed the breach
where IL the Mayor "At:-
Mayor McConochie claims not to be
involved in the fight for the place al
The head of the ticket possibly cher
shing the hope that in the confusion
the lightning might strike him again.
The mayors home is in the
Sixth ward The delegation that
has been agreed on there is uninstruct-
ed Whether Mr.. Knox and DR.. Craig
will place tickets in that ward remains
TO be seen The delegation that was
selected at the caucus il composed
mostly of men friendly TO Mr.. Larkin
Caucus In the First ward
Republicans Of the First ward met