Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-30
FRIENDS BEAT HIM
O Overwhelming Vote Against
Mr.. Mckown Explained.
YBTKRDAY's SCHOOL ELECTION.

YEsTKRDAY's SCHOOL ELECTION.
People Rainy Around Af. Heanboek Be-
cause fhsy Scared the Isaasaes Yavosa-
BE - tie Othse Nan Aeeo tAaa IAey
Dsa Hia-Rss1lt b N Object Lesson.
3. B. AcKown has reason to cry
out for deliverance from his friends.
Never in . local election has . can
didate for An Office in Rock Island
suffered such martyrdom because Of
those who gave him their endorse
ment. And % far a. TIE ARers
was enabled to Judge M. MeKown
WAS innocent - . man could be, vet
he was accepted - his brothers
keeper, and he suffered ON this 90
count. The object lesson contained
in yesterdays school election Was the
emphasis Of the &sct that the Rock
Island Union has by its course in
the past, its devotion to the OBJ
noxieus clique Of . year ego. and its
attempt to foist on the people . diff
ferent school system at the be-
hest Of that clique this spring, sealed
the doom Of any candidate,
for member of the board Of
education at least, to whom
it gives expression of its preference.
Its attitude has been so unreason.
able. 50 arbitrary and 80 detrimental
to the schools; its spirit of misreprs-
sentation 90 fsgrant-as was shown
this morning-and its alliances DO
unpopular in school matters that the
public looks with suspicion upon any
manifestation it makes with refer
ence to the schools. The other
candidates we're dropping of one
by one, and Mr.. Heimbeck
had been almost persuaded to do
the same. when the Union came out
. few mornings ago. showing clearly
how it felt, and then it was that Mr..
Heimbeck WAS importuned TO remain
in the field and Mr.. McKown was
showed under in the summer time.
not because it was Mr.. McKown. bat
on account of the influences that
plainly sought his election. There
10 one element in Rock Island that
brings defeat to all who associate
with it. an individual, who. in school
elections In particular, has been re-
| pudiated and ostracised, and the
Union having affiliated in the past
with that individual and become his
tool and voice, it will carry defeat to
anyone 1t upholds in q school cleo.
ton until it admits the wrong il has
done In the past and re1ources the
associations that led it to do 90.
Until IL adopts such . course those
whose cause it seeks to advance will
cry out, % Mr.. McKown has in the
past few days. for deliverance from
The Union exhibits exceedingly
poor taste In the affected sarcasm
with which 1t refers to the possibili-
ties Of Director Donaldson becoming
president OF the board. especially In
view Of the fact that year ago. not
withstanding its overwhelming de-
feat In school prefer ences, It sought
to be instrumental in organizing the
new board. composed Of mem bers
whose candidacy it had opposed with
Mr.. Donaldson - president, in order
to embarass Mr.. Robbins. But Mr..
Donaldson declined to become the
Unions candidate then. and who
ever 10 elected to the presidency OF
the new board will receive il regard
less Of the Unions advice or sssis-
lance or ito contrary feeling or OPP
position.
Realising the serious effect upon
the schools of undue agitation as far
% the press ID eonosrned in the
election or other wise, and knowing
that the friends Of the schools under.
stood the situation, THE ARGUS main
tanned . neutral position in the cleo
ton - far IS WAS possible to do 20.
It regretted the duty that the state
Of affairs . year ago imposed upon It
when 1t was obliged to lead . fght
for better school government, not
withstanding that victory attended
It's efforts. and since then Il hiss only
taken part In issues where the good
OF the schools demanded. and when
enemies without threatened o break
in. Happily such . spirit was last de-
fsated whom 1t cropped ont in the
municipal election in the spring, and
il is in justice to Mr.. McKown 10 say
that while he Was defeated 1t was not
because he really was associated with
this class, but because of the sus-
Picion founded on the Unions atti-
tude that he had the support of it.
The Vote Of Yesterday.
An even 1900 votes were polled
yesterday. Of which number August
Heimbeok received 1.1S9. e. B. Nc
Kown 40. and Prof Z. F. Bartholo-
NEW 1. the latter's candidacy having.
- stated yesterday, been abandoned
early In the day. when it was dis
covered that It had not been properly
managed.
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