Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-23
A GREAT STIR.
That Created in the Republican
Ranks,
WEAK ALDERMANIC NOMINATIONS.

Some Of the Wards Already Conceded to
the Democrats. While In the Others the
Indications Are Most Gratifying to the
Nominees of the Democracy.
1t would be impossible for politi-
cal party to make 4 greater series of
plumbers than the republicans have
in their nominations in the present
aldermanic and city-township cleo
ton. Indeed so abominablv weak
are the candidates, especially so on
the aldermanic ticket, with hardly y
single exception, that representative
republicans have already begun to
make open concessions to the demo-
Gratis in several of the wards.
First ward tax PAYERS desire y
chanSe IN their representative in the
council, and they have determined to
send ex-Ald. Mathes Buncher back
again. Mr.. Buncher made splendid
alderman when he served before, and
it was largely through his efforts
that the Garnsey square improve
ments were made. He is a proores-
slve citizen whose interests are with
the lower end, where he is one of the
most prominent business men and
tax payers.
In the Second ward the uues
ton has not been one as to
which candidate would win since the
nominations were made. The reo-
pie down there are merely discussing
how much OF a ma jority they will
give Aid. kinner in sending him
back to the council. The re-
publican nominee is not the most
popular man in the ward. and
members of his own party are at
tempting to excuse his nomination
by declaring that it is not charpea-
bic to the party in the ward. and that
Phil Miller. who is .'Boney" John
sons most intimate friend. came over
the line from the First ward, packed
the caucus and put up ..Bonev," and
now he is waiting to see the ..cat
jump" .sBoney's" standing is not A
/, with his party. and citizens of the
ward are not disposed to think for a
moment of retiring an upright rep
resentative citizen like Aid. Kinner
for the element that Johnson repre-
scuts-SIldtl Us IL Is.
The Third is another ward where
the democratic nominee has the best
of it by long odds. Gustav Klotz
is a man against whom not a word
can be said derogatory He is one
of Rock Islands best citizens. A
laborlng man, and Il labor union
man, he is not chronic aspirant for
Office. as his opponent is, having
been sought out for the nomination.
instead OF seeking it. He is as sure
of election as ii is certain that an
election will be held. There is no
kind of contrast between the two
candidates in the ward-KlotZ is
head and shoulders above his OPP
poncnt in every possible respect.
The tax payers OF the Fourth ward
have an opportunity to demonstrate
their appreciation of one who has
served them faithfully and diligently
in the council chamber. Aid. Dau-
Der has made model alderman and
is entitled to the support of all the
citizens OF his ward. He is an up
right, conscientious citizen, who is
not afraid of work, having been a
toiler all his life, and during his term
he has shown that while ever for the
interests of the entire city, he has
never lost sight of his own ward and
his constituents whose welfare he has
unfalteringly guarded; and it is a
fact that cannot be disputed that
during his incumbcncy of the Office
of alderman. more provements
have been made in the ward than
ever before.