Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-08
THE ELECTION.
Republicans Win the Day In Rock
Island.
ALMOST A COMPLETE SWEEP
The Democrats Elect Alderm. N in
the Third and Fourth Wards
Otherwise the kepubii
cans Have sway

The democrats were not in it, That is
the slang phraseology of the si,uation as
far as yesterdays cleo ion is concerned.
and 1t is the proper way 10 express it.
Democrats were not in it because for
some reason they did not wat to be.
Flushed by the conquests of last fall they
became apparently indifferent this spring.
| Not because they were not interested in
the outcome, but their victory last fall
was so tremendous that it had evidently
created the impression that they could
win by staying at home. This they dill
gently did while the republicans were out
IN force. The republicans were there
fore in it and the democrats we're not.
That Is the long and the shoit Ct it.
A few figures will clearly show how the
democratic vote fell off from that of last
fall. On the vote for university trustees
IN Rock Island last fall Bryant. democrat,
received 1865. while Mr.. Ohlweiler yes
terday received 1850. a discrepancy of
PIG. On the other hand Neeley. repub-
lican, last fall had 1925 and Yesterday
MIR. McConochie polled 1915, gain of
80 The total vote on trustees including
the 10 prohibition votes last November,
vas 2,901, and that Yesterday 2,765, q
difference of 146. In these comparisons
the university trustees are taken IN order
to show the straight party vote as nearly
as possible. On county officers or con-
gresham where there was more or less
scratching, the same criterion would not
serve.
The outcome of the contest at the
polls. which was altogether ouiet and de-
void of particular incident other than the
pteponderence of republican votes
however, was as much of sur.
prise 10 repub licans IS 10 democrats.
They had no idea of winning as they did
and when the extent of their victory be.
ONE known, they grew hilarious While
this was very strikingly true of ali the
winning candidates. it was particularly
oSiNooIc as ~ sOult w men j. ID Cle-
land, FIR instance, fouud that he was
really elected sss6 ssor at last, he invited
all his friends over 10 The Mitchell &
Lynde building and set them up to arte-
sian water. Other republican victors were
more or less demons,rative in their man
ner of expressing their joy. If the re,
suit could have been foreshadowed late
in the afternoon, i; is doubtful if there
would have been a slue republic 40 in
Rock Island last night In fact ]. c.
Adams. the alderman el cted in the Sew
enth ward, was told by someone before
the polls closed. that his prospects were
good and he ran home breathless and
forgot all about voting at all
Indeed it was famous victory" as
the Union states this mornIng-as re
markable almost as Waterloo. But The
democrats are not cas-. down. They are
not disconsolate or without hope. Their
defeat in this instance will serve as re-
verses always have to them. as a valuable
lesson and year hence they will come up
smiling again with something like last
falls victory which had such a demoral
izing depressing effect on the philoso-
piers Of the local contingent of the G.
o. p.
The appended table shows the vote in
Rock Island By wards on the general
city and township ticket: