Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-08
CONVENTION Day
Political Gatherings of All the
Parties to be Held To-
morrow.
THOSE IN ROCK ISLAND
Democratic at Crystal Theater and Re-
publican at the Court
House.

Tomorrow will be county convention
day throughout Illinois under the pro-
visions of the new law. which requires
that all conventions be held simulta-
neously regardless of political denom-
1nation. The democratic convention
will assemble in the Crystal theater at
IL in the morning and be called to or
der by Chairman Sexton of the county
committee, and Secretary Stauduhar
will read the tabulation of the county
clerk showing the delegates entitled to
seats in the convention together With
the names of the candidates indorsed
at the primary election
DOnOyan's Nomination Sure.
AS a matter of course Cornelius Don
Oyan Will be nominated for sheriff. AS
to the remainder of the ticket, the con-
vention may by proper resolution de-
clare vacancies and instruct the county
committee to provide for the same at
it's discretion. John Schafer has al
ready been mentioned as being gen.
orally discussed throughout the county
for the nomination for treasurer, and
the convention, while not making the
fer's wishes. may, after declaring the
vacancy instruct the committee to
place his name on the ticket. Former
Sheriff c. d. Gordon was in the city
today and stated that it was possible
that he would become candidate.
should Mr.. Schafer decline to be so
considered
New Committee Important.
An important duty incumbent upon
the convention will be the selection of
the new county committee. which will
be done by call of the roll of accredij-
ed delegates Under the new law the
county committee is a powerful body.
and too much care can not be taken
in its composition. Failure to place the
right men in control of the party or
ganization would be ruinous to the
county ticket at a time when the pros
poets are the brightest that they have
been for years.
All DeIegates' Duty to Attend.
Under the stipulations of the law.
too, it is of the utmost Importance that
every delegate attend. For this reason
the list of those elected at the prima
rieS is republished. Through the COM
plication growing out of the miscount
in South Rock Island the proper dele
cation from that township was not
correctly given last evening. but APP
pears among the others in the official
list of delegates which is appended:
ROCK ISLAND.
First Ward-First precinct. Dan Nc
Kinney; Second precinct, John Holz-
hammer. Charles Weinberger.
Second Ward-First precinct, John |
P. Sexton. John Burns. Henry Kinner;
Second precinct. Carl Naab, Anton |
Kick, Joseph Holzhammer. Charles
Schroeder
Third Ward-F'irst precinct, NJ. Nj. |
Briggs. Albert w. Henry. Joseph Grote-
gut: Second precinct Herman Seidel. |
W. C. Maucker Eugene Doyle, Harry |
Coyne; Third precinct, Charles Smith, |
Christ Theus. w. c. Hubble.
Fourth Ward-First precinct, John
Blake. John P. Sexton. Joseph Dietz; |
Second precinct, Valentine Dauber,
Ralph Lamont
Fifth Ward-FiTst precinct, William
Cochran. William J. Furlong. John Car
ney; Second precinct, James Lamont, !
Ives ]. Hoare. George p Stauduhar.
Sixth Ward-First precinct, George
II. Wright. John Ginane. c. c. Wilson;
Second precinct. William Lamont, A. J.
Fastnacht.
Seventh Ward-First precinct. Jacob
Brandmeyer. Michael Cavanaugh; Sec
cinct, Louis Funkenstein.