Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-29
COMING ALDERMEN.
The Democratic Candidates in
the Different Wards.
ALL REPRESENTATIVE c1T1zENs

the Second, W. c. Maucker in the Third,
Charles Bleuer In the Fourth. T. A. PEN
der in the Fiftb, j. +. Rosenneld in the
sixth and w. j. II. Kerr In the Seventh.
The democratic aldermanic ticket
is strong from top to bottom. There
is not n weak nor an unworthy cam
didate on it. The people, in fact. of
the respective wards have never had
a better opportunity to select credit
able representative citizens to guard
and advance their interests in the
municipal assembly:
John Surman.
In the First ward the democrats
have selected a candidate whose rec
ord is the best and whose COM
potency to fulfill the duties of coun-
Gilman cannot be questioned-one
who will lead to victory - John
Surman. He has been a resident of
the ward seven years. during which
time he has been constantly en-
ployed by the Rock Island Stove
company as mounter. MIR. Surman
is a native of Ohio. being born at
Cincinnati in 1853. This is his first
attempt to become an office holder,
not from self-desire. but through the
urging of his numerous friends who
best know his intelligence and quail
iiicatiOns-which are such as will
make an able alderman. MIR. Surman
Il hn ,vl
show its appreciation of ability and
honesty by sending him to the coun-
ell with comfortable majority.
Henry II. Lohse.
Henry H. Lohse will represent the
Second ward in the city council the
coming two years. He has every rea-
son to feel confident of his election, as
the efforts of a majority of the peo-
pie which he undoubtedly has the
assurance of. will decide next Tues
day. Rock Island has been MIR.
Lohse's home since 1869, coming here
from Germany, where he was born
in 1887. For IA years he was en-
ployed by Weyerhauser & Denkmann
as mill-wright, afterward devoting
siA W ouC SdA iChtCi u III
1898 he embarked in the grocery bus
mess. which he conducts at present
at $50 Eighth avenue. MIR. Lohse is
a property holder and therefore
knows the needs of the people who
have chosen him to represent them
in the city municipality.
VIC. Maucker.
w. c. Maucker, the hustling young
grocer. hotel manager and livery sta
BILE proprietor, an ex-member of the
common council, is the coming alder
man from the Third ward. He is one
of Rock Islands young men OF which
the people are proud. Born in 1866
on farm Is miles from here in kock
Island county, he has made himself
what he is by hard work. although
coutending with hardships. He was
educated in our public schools, has
made the best of every ADVANTAGE
that has been his. no matter how
small, until he has become property
holder. successful business man and
wide-a-wake, useful and public
spirited citizen. Most of his life was
spent in the Third ward, where he is
now running for alderman, and he
knows the ward from one boundary
to the other. He is such a man as
mis- fellow citizens take pride in plac-
ing in position where he will serve
them faithfully. conscientiously and
ably.
Charles Bleuer.
The people of the Fourth ward are
going to send Charles Bleuer to the
city council with a comfortable ma
jority, such as he is deserving Of
He is young, able and intelligent
man, of excellent business traits,
and a good straight forward charac-
ter. and such other qualities as COM
mand the respect and friendship of
his fellowmen, who will cast politics
aside and support the superior man.
MIR. Bleuer is a native of this CITY,
where he was born in 1865. Receiv-
ing a common school education he
followed divers vacations, and at the
age of Is years entered the book
binding establishment of William
Don, by whom he was steadily en-
ployed until 1888, when together
with Henry Kramer he started
in business for himself. By careful
attention to business he has gradually
worked himself upward, having late
ly located one of the largest book
binding and printing establishments
in this vicinity here. Mr.. Bleuer
has been a resident of the ward for
25 years.
| Thomas A. Fender.
The Fifth ward will be ably and in
telligently represented By Tom Pen
der, who is known by every body
as an honest. hard working
man. with a record which is vet to
be tainted with the first spot of
wrong doing that might cast any
shadow of doubt in the minds of his
friends that he could be made to be-
tray their condolences. He is a man
of honor, q man of energy, public
spirit and of ample knowledge of the
manner in which municipal affairs
should be conducted. He is the