Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-09-19
CONvENTIONSARE
HELD BY PARTIES
Democrats Name G.. M. Lukens
Temporary Chairmen Of
County Committee.
DELEGATES ARE SELECTED
B. +. Knox Succeeds DIR. De Silva as
Head of Republican Organize
ton, Latter Resigning.

Democratic and. republican county
conventions were helds this afternoon,
the former at Rock Island Turner hall
and the latter at the county court
room. Under the primary law, COM
mitteemen named at the primaries
serve as delegates to the county con-
ventions.
G. ]. Smith, county chairman, called
the democratic convention to order.
George NJ Lukens of South Rock Is
land was elected temporary chairman
and NJ. ]. McEniry of Moline tempo
rary secretary. Delegates to the state
convention, to be held at st. Louis
next Friday, and to the congressional
convention to be held at Monmouth
Wednesday, were selected as follows:
State Delegates-William Mold,
yuma; A. Sadoris, Coe; Otto Heize,
Andalusia; A. w Elliot, Buffalo Prai-
rie; John w. Coburn, John W. Day
John H. Mcbride, NJ. J. McEniry, Mo-
line; E. w. Hurst, T. ]. Medill. George
P. Stauduhar, Joseph Geiger, Rock Is
land.
Congressional-W. D. Hall, Port By
ron; DR.. George II. johnson, East Mo
line; Thomas Leas, Coal Valley; John
P. Siemon, South Rock Island; Frank
Gustafson, Andrew Olson, William Eff
f1and, w H. Christensen, Moline;
Carl Naab, w. c. Maucker, Charles ].
Smith, August Hanson, Rock Island.
The convention adjourned to meet
again Sept. % at p. m, at Turner
hall to effect a permanent organiza-
ton.
Committeeman Named at Primaries.
The committeeman elected at the
primaries of last Thursday are as fol-
lows:
ROCK ISLAND MEMBERS.
First Ward - First precinct, j. j.
Ierch; second, Henry Male.
Second Ward-First, Andrew Lerch;
second, Emil Seidel.
Third Ward - First, John Cahail.
second. John Schlemmer; third, Harry
Coyne.
Fourth ward-First, John Linn; sec
ond, NJ W. Battles.
Fifth Ward-First, T. A. Pender;
second, George P. Stauduhar.
Sixth Ward-First. Frank Entler;
second, Frank Meenan
Seventh Ward-First, Fred Haencke;
third, c. NJ. Cannon.
MOLINE MEMBERS.
First Ward-First precinct, T. E.
Charlberg: second, Charles PAIL.
Second Ward-First, Ed Jones; sec
ond, Con Ryan.
Third Ward-First, J. H. Mcbride.
Foruth Ward--First, NJ. ]. McEniry.
Fifth Ward-First, Fritz Muench;
second, Andrew Olson.
Sixth Ward-Third, c. S. Trevor.
Seventh Ward-First, J. NJ. Coburn.
COUNTRY MEMBERS.
Cordova-Edward Cool.
Coca Saddoris.
Canoe Creek. NJ. Martin.
Zuma-Charles Schafer.
Port Byron-F. L. Morgan.
Hampton-First, Joe Hermes; third,
NJ. A. Wainwright; fourth, H. w.
BANKS
South Moline-D. Stewart.
South Rock Island-Eirst, Ed Sic
mon; second, G. NJ. Lukens.
Black Hawk-H. L. Framing.
Rural-Drew Donaldson.
Edgington-Edward Kelly.
Andalusia-Otto Heinze.
Buffalo Prairie-John Fuhr.
Drury-J. H. Foster.
De Silva Retires; Knox Successor.
The republican convention met at
80 at the New Harper, and adjourn
ed to the county court room at the
court house. DR. Joseph DeSilva, retir-
ing chairman, whose term expires,
made few brief remarks and then re-
signed his chair. B. F. Knox was
chosen temporary chairman and
George w. Johnson, temporary secre-
tary. Later both were elected to act
in these Offices permanently. w. H.
Whiteside was elected treasurer of
the committee.
An executive committee was appoint