Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-05
IS M0DEST,|S MOLINE
Early in the Field to Announce
Her Claims to County
Offices.
WILL YIELD THE OLERKeHIP,

Bat Her Repablissns VIII Demand the
Sheriff Iesssad and - That Kaa Pre-
ssats Three Candidates Aleea0y-Ths
right for state Senator and Reprssen-
tativs.
Having condescended to yield the
nomination for county clerk, it be-
ing generally conceded that the pres
emit mount bent, Col. H. Kohler, will
retire, Is it is put by q Moline paper.
''ior the present." this same au-
thority on the republican political
situation in that city goes on to an
nounce the claims TO be made for
Moline, in lieu of the surrendering
of the county clerkship, in this way:
''There Is already considerable activ-
ity among republican aspirsnts for
the office Of sheriff. although the
nominating convention will not be
held bsfore May or June. and the
election 10 II months ahead. Mo-
linz has no less than three avowed
sandidates-L. F Cralle, Ed Kittil-
sen and Frank A. Johnson-who are
said to be doing some hustling. Mr..
Cralle states that his name will 20
before the convention. and he asks
the support of his friends. Mr.. Kit
tilsen and Mr.. johnson are not talk
ing much for publication. but are
doing some quiet work. Then there
10 Super visor Carey. Of Carbon Cliff
d. B. Sears, of Milan, and w. j. Ran
son, of Rock Island. the last two
named deputies under Sheriff Hem.
enway, and all three are hard at
work trying to shape matters SO they
can get the nomination. Since Col.
H. Kohler decided nos to be q candi.
date for denomination for the office
Of county clerk it has opened the
way, apparently, for a Moline man
to get she office of sheriff, 90 long
coveted. 1t is said the republican,
of Rock Island are willing to con.
cede the nomination to Moline, that
city having . candidate for the
county clerkship. From what the
Republican-Journal can learn by sur.
face indications the next three
months will witness some hot cam.
paign work by candidates for shil
office. Mr.. Carey has thus far been
the most active, and already hal
some pledges, but the other aspirantl
are getting into the harness and evi.
IDENTIFY mean business"
A. Moline republicans are SO dis
proportionately represented abou,
the county bailding at the present
time 1t is not surprising that
circumstances having made the sur
render Of one office unavoidable, the
abundantly ample notice of the ex.
pectation Of substitute should bt
given.
Deputy County Clerk H. b. Hub.
bard is generally regarded Is having
the inside track for the repub licaI
nomination 30 far. In fact. there
are NO other pronounced candidates
at the present stage.
A. to Other Candidates.
While this little premature brush
is going on, the canvass for the re.
publican nomination for the STATE
senatorship nomination is being
theoretically pushed. Payne and
Crawford are each pushing their re.
spective claims, while Sturgeon is moi
manifesting q disposition to lot the
thing 60 without q struggle. The
contest for the nomination to be
vacated BY Payne is likewise waxing
wsr0, and Tom Campbell. who
considers the selection his by prior.
ity claim. dating back for something
less than dozen years, will find biz
position disputed by Capt. H. c.
cleveland. Henry Carse and perhaps