Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-04
BATTLE OF THE BALLOT,
Results of Yesterdays City and
Township Election.
a. w. Negus and Matthias schneii
Elected AIdermen---The Democrats
Also Elect John Barge Assessor and
George Jones' $upervisOr---The Ru-
raj Townships.

There was not heavy vote polled
In Yesterdays city-township election,
and it was one of the quietest political
contests the city has ever known. While
the democrats were not triumph
ant, they have reason for qualification in
view of the fact that Il most desperate
and determined effort WAS made on the
republican side to capture the entire
ticket. In the Third, Fourth and Fifth
this was particularly true, yet an organ
lied effort WAS made all over the city.
The republicans were never in better
fighting rim, and the full strength of tht
party vote was brought out all over the
city. In the Third ward the geographi.
cal question was introduced and all man
ner of combinations formed, and any
amount of money spent to beat g w.
Negus, who was elected by seven ma
jority This ward may he always count.
ed upon as reasonably safe dem
ocratic ward, yet the majorities
there are not so large MS they
have been represented by republicans to
be. At the last national campaign when
its full vote of all political nudes was
shown. it gave Cleveland Az votes over
Blaine, against 30 for Butler and 4 for
st. John, which reduced the democratic
majority to only 8 votes.
In the Fourth ward the republicans
put forth F. Ludolph for alderman.
and that gentleman probably smiled |
on more of the citizens of the ward |
between the day of his nomination |
and defeat than he did in all the |
years of his life before. His houseto
house and store to-store canvass. was not |
productive of happy results to the ambi
tious candi late. and Mr.. Schnel who
all this while was going quietly about his |
business, came out uppermost ir the |
night. In the Fifth ward the republi>
cans, knowing that in an even fight be-
tween Mr.. Johnston and Mr.. Ferguson, |
Mr.. Johnston would have been victori
GUS by a large majority. encouraged
the candidacy of Chas. Evans MS Il
labor representative first and then after
his nomination termed him an anarchist
in certain quarters. in order that the
vote be distributed to satisfy the intended
ends. The first announced result gave
Evans Il majority of 2, but "A recount
a ~, l
Evans and Ferguson, and as a cOnsc>
luence the dice box or some other chance
Institution will have to be introduced by
hese gentlemen as medium to deter
nine the successful man.
Following are the general results of the
ontest on the
ALDERMANIC TICKET.
First ward-Char,cs Strupp, ID, 11G;
Vinslow Howard, II, 14O-Howard's
majority, 26.
Second Ward-M F. OReilly, D&L.
IS; A. H. Hampton, r, 7-Hampton's
majority, 30.
Third ward-C. w. Ncgus. d, 172; W.
|. Guthrie, r, & L. 1G5-Negus' majority,
Fourth ward-M. Schnell, ID, 175; F.
.udolph, r, 156-SchnelPs majority, 10.
Fifth ward-J. r. Johnston. d, 60.
has. Evans, l., 1877; W. b. Ferguson, II.
ga tie.
Sixth ward-C. H. Church, D, 43;
William Edwards, r, 179- Edwards
majority, 1856.
Seventh ward-Edwin Ward, D, II;
Y. w. Scott, r, 140-Scott's majority,
0.
THE TOWNSHIPS. n
In the Rock Island township contest 4
ne democrats reelected John Barge ass
essor, and George Jones one of the p
ssistant supervisors, thus laying Mr.. !,
aylor, Mr.. Rinck's substitute, on the
lelf. Following is the township vote \
Y wards: