The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-31
THE TICKETS.
Comparison Of the Opposing
Candidates.
Why the Democrats Should
Achieve Success.

The political pot in this city has not only
commenced to boil, but the agitation may
with safety be regarded as at the fever
point. The democrats and republicans
have each placed their tickets in the field,
and the friends of the various candidates
are making themselves manifest in the
ranks of the voting population
The outcome of the election can easily
be predicted as victory for the democ-
.racy, as that political organization not only
has the best ticket in the field, composed
of first-class candidates, but the party is a
unit in the support of the nominees. and
therefore will achieve success at the polls
next Tuesday.
THE DEMOCRATS,
for the first time in many years, have a
complete ticket, including an alderman
from each of the seven wards, supervisor,
assistant supervisors, assessor and collec
tor. The democratic organization is per-
feet in every part of the city. The candi-
dates are acceptable not alone to the party
followers, but also to a large number of
citizens who favor an honest, economical
city and county government, and will sup
port good, responsible men for office, no
matter what their political proclivities.
The republicans have lost their former
prestige in this city by reason of rings and
cliques, both in the Board of Supervisors
and City Council. They enter the coming
fight handicapped with the weight of Street
the subsequent effort of the republican
aldermen to allow that official to resign
without public censure. The republicans
have not nominated full ticket, but have
made unholy alliances with nondescript
associations under the pretext of a citi-
zens' candidate The rank and file of the
party admit their weakness, and have lost
courage before the fight begins.
The nationals, greenbackers or what
ever they call themselves, do not figure in
the coming contest. They endorsed num-
Der of candidates on the city ticket named
by the other two parties. and put up some
figure heads ON the township ticket to be
knocked down on election day. Stephens
and Barber, two aldermen who formerly
were found in this fold, objected to the
local boss and kissed themselves out of the
party and into the republican ranks. 1t is
understood that more will follow before
and after election day.
THE TOWNSHIP TICKETS
placed in nomination by the democrats
and republicans need only to be compared
to show the superiority of the former.
This fact is generally admitted, save by the
republican organ who is supposed to have
another investigation farce inaugurated by
the Supervisors.
Arthur Burial leads the democratic list
Is Supervisor He is well known in this city
where he has lived for many years, and has
served with credit during the past year as
IN Assistant Supervisor. He is a man of
property and consequently has an interest
n those questions of county government
which most intimately concern the tax
payer. His opponent is c. n. Ritter.
during the past year, but his presence was
If the negative charactericonsisting in cast
ug his vote on questions augerated by
,ther members. Mr.. Ritter is engaged as
1 grocer.
The democrats nominated for Assistant
are men of sterling worth |
honesty and integrity. They are such well
lnown residents as Peter Farrell. John |
Jordts, GeorgeSchafera and PhillipSmmons |
They are all employed in vocations that
ender them qualified to know the wants |
# the people, and they are of that material |
hat will make them stand up for the right |
10 matter what the opposition may be. |
Zone of them are engaged in the grocery
rade, and consequently their occupation |
annot give color to any accusation of |
their office for personal gain
n supplying the county with articles from
heir own establishments. They are rep-1
men, and if selected to fill the
'osition of Assistant Supervisors, they
Till make themselves heard and felt in the
CELEBRATIONS of the county Legislature.
hey will not be interested spectators as
as generally been the case with the Rock
sland delegation.
The republicans have nominat ted George
chneider, whose son, George Schneider Jr,
uns grocery store on Fourth avenue, G.
Blomberg, likewise q dealer in family
roceries,C FL. Stoddard, civil engineer,
nd Frank M. Sinnet, who allowed Alder
IAN Barber to sell ratings to the city
nder his (Sinnet's) name. The two for
Ter members were in the last Board, but
aeir original legislation has not immortal
ed themselves or their constituents so far
3 heard from.
ASSESSOR.
The democratic nomination for that po-
tion is the energetic, stalwart democrat
nd popular gentleman. Elmore w. Hurst.
lis former experience in the banking BUSH
ess and his more recent insurance prac-
&c fits him prominently for the position
assessor. He is without doubt, the best
that could have been made for .
lie place, and under his personal supervi-
on the inequalities that have hitherto ex-