Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-03
THE sUCCEssFUL CANDIDATES.

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While to all outward appearances yes
terday's municipal election was quiet In
all respects, it was probably one of the
closest, hardest fought and most earnest
ever held in the city. At the polls per>
feet peace was n Maintained. notwithstand-
ing that decided preferences were dis
played and that considerable scratching
was done all around. People generally
regarded that there was a question of
vast interest involved in the mayorslty
contest as in tie entire city ticket. and
while unofficial returns indicate the
election of the "masheen" candidate for
mayor by small majority. the democratic
ticket made a big run, showing decided
and marked gains IN every precinct in the
city; and there Ia much satisfaction
in the fact that Mr. Hass had the hearty
and united support of the business men
and also large body Of republicans who
were anxious not only to select the more
representative NJ an, but to defeat the po-
litical ring that manipulated McCono-
chie's canvass. The heaviest taxpayers
voted against the candidate who sought
TO depreciate some OF the best property
interests Of the city, yet with the use of
illegal votes of .ransitory citizens, who
have no property or other interests in
Rnak leland he 1ol
to pull Its man through by the skin of
his teeth, in defiance of the wishes of
property holders and tax paying citizens
who regarded political preferment as
secondary to those things which looked
to the upbuilding of the city and the ad
vancing of its institutions. The time is
at hand when something should be done
to prevent mere sojourners in the city
whose home and interests srs elsewhere,
welding the influence of franchise in
city politics. But for the assistance thus
secured in the extreme upper ward of the
city. the wishes of those who have the
best right right to say would have been
respected in Yesterdays contest at the
polls.
Nevertheless the day was disastrous
one for the mas heen." for in those parts
of the city which il looked upon as its
best stroDgholis, it suffered the
most defeat; notably in the alder.
manic contests in the First, Third,
Fourth and Seventh wards, the
democrats electing an alderman in each
of the wards named and having even
chances in the Second ward. where the
returns show a tie. In the Third and
Fourth wards the democrats were san
guine OF success and the results, though
they meet expectations, are all the more
gratifying as regards the Third ward in
particular, where the most INSCRIPTIONS
methods were resorted to to create fac
tiOnal feeling toward Mr.. Corken. who is
elected by handsome majority The
First and Seventh wards have made the
most astonishing gains. electing demo-
cratic aldermen in the strongest republi-
can wards in the city, something that
has not been done before in years.
In the general results the democrats
cut the republican majorities down on
every candidate instance, Capt.
Koehler. being barely re elected city
clerk-hs majority falling down to 40,
his plurality two years ago being 301.
and greatly reducing the majority on
treasurer. For police magistrate H. c.
Wivill has showed Butterfly" Bennett.
one OF the component parts of the
'masheen" combination. completely out
Of sight, defeating him in his aspirations
for reelection by one hundred and eighty
majority.
On the township ticket the democrats
have also been triumphant, rejecting ].
Barge assessor over E. NJ. Wilcox, and
electing Peter Frey township collector
over Chas. Fiebig. T. j. Medill comes
within few votes of defeating Squire
Cooke for reelection.
The democrats elect tive constables
out of the three-J E. Reidy and John
Spellman-d efes ting p. j. Cary and
Stephen OConDor. The entire delega-
ton TO the county board is republican
The following ts bulation shows