Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-04-04
COMING OUR WAY.
The Progress ofthe Election in
Rock Island.
A BIG VOTE IS BEING POLLED.
a =, ti.e MAJOR Portion thereof Appears
to be for Medili-DemOcrats Working
Earnestly all along the Limestone Sur
prises on the Part of the Opposition.

to for Medili-DemOcrats Working
Earnestly all along the Limestone Sur
prises on the Part of the Opposition.
1t has proven n beautiful election
day. as far as the portion the ele-
ments have contributed is concerned,
bringing out big vote and inspiring
hope and confidence on the part of
those who began their campaign for
reform in city politics with the NOM
ination of L. j. Medill. Jr., for the
high office of mayor of Rock Island.
At 3 O'Clock this afternoon the fol-
lowing vote had been east in the diff
| ferent wards:
First ward. $40; Second. ASP;
Third, Az; Fourth, 365; Fifth, 352;
| Sixth. $40: seventh, 319.
| Unscrupulous Practices.
AS was expected. the opposition
forces sprang a number OF surprises
during the day. the first of these
being most contemplate falsehood
manufactured out of whole cloth and
appearing in the Union this morn
ing. The article referred to goes on
to describe what is termed "a scheme
of the democratic gang to work in
description of a plan that was used
in Chicago at the aast election to de-
feat the ends of the Australian svs-
tenn. There was no ground what
ever for the publication of the alb
surdity in the Union, the source OF
it no doubt being the fact that it has
1 +,1 I,
of eefeating the purposes of the Aus
tralian system.
Today too, a number of scurrilous
and villainous falsehoods that no one
would dare father and rejecting on
Mr.. Medill's character, were put in
circulation. they beng equally as
false as the other stories that have
been given circulation by the Union
and privately to do HIM injury.
Working the Corporations.
1t has been apparent for several
days that driven to the last pitch of
desperation the McConochieites were
seeking to work the corporations by
making certain overtures and pledges
that would be fulfilled in the event OF
his election. 1t was not believed that
such plan would be carried out sue
lceSsfully. however, but today there
has been abundant evidence to 4 sur
Uprising degree of the interest of the
G.. b. X Q. and X. l. Il p. railroads in
McConochie'S election; indeed the
former road was kind enough to do
him favor heretofore unheard of
by railroad, by holding the St.
Louis passenger due to leave Rock
Island ut GAO a. m. until 7-15. in or
der to give the conductor and crew
the privilege of voting for the Nc
Conochie ticket. With some of the
! local corporations the same devotion
to the McConochie cause was mani
fest, especially in the extreme west
end where much Indignation was eX-
pressed at the interference with what
| should be the untram led rights of
the citizen.
| Last evening the report gained
currency that,,a scheme had been con-
cocted BY McCenochie and some of
his underlings to capture the vote OF
the Davenport II Rock Island railway
company's employees on this side of
the river. by creating the impression
among them that the company con-
| sidered it to its interests that Me
Conochie be reelected. The report
had its effect among certain OF the
men who were undecided in their
preferences and was working charm
| inCly with some of the others when
| it got out, and the company's
officers being communicated with
and Assistant President Lardner
and General superintendent Schnit-
ger at once took the necessary steps
to dispel any idea that might prevail
among the men that the company
was attempting to influence their
votes. and this morning the under
superintendents were instructed to
notify the men that their votes were
their own. Acting President Lard
ner, talking of the matter, said: I'VE
have no interest in this election
either way. We have been treated
as well by the democrats rs by the
publicans in Rock Island, and have
never permitted our men to be used
to further any candidates political
fortunes, and don't propose to begin
| it now. We give our men an oppor-
tunity to vote and there our inter
ssts in the matter ends"