Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-31
POLITICAL POINTS.

s POLITICAL POINTS. {
Rock Island taxpayers are certain
of fair assessment. Chris Schil-
liDger will make it. He is the demo-
cratic candidate.
Fred Whistler will administer the
duties of the office of collector ia
business-like manner. He deserves
the office, too.
Compare the tickets carefully. If
you do this you will be satisfied that
the democratic is the one that is en-
titled to your vote. And vote it
straight.
The people of the Fourth ward, with
out regard to politics, say that George
w. AsIer has been one of the fairest
aldermen that ever went from that
ward to the council. And they will
reward him by reelection.
Robert Beck has made progressive
alderman. He is alive to the require
ments Of the First ward, and devotes
sufficient time to the office to see that
his constituents are properly taken
care of. The voters of the ward will
show that they favor the good work
going on by giving Aid. Beck nice
majority.
Down in the Second ward they are
wondering who ever put the idea into
McClelland Snyder's head that he was
the one to represent that part of the
city in the city council. Mac may do
as a convention delegate, but he is not
heavy enough for aldermanic duties.
William Eckermann is just the man
the people of the Second ward want.
Bill Kennedy has run his string.
He's dead bird, politically speaking.
In the Sixth ward they say they have
had plenty of kennedyism. Dan
Maroney consented. to run for alder
man because he was assured that the
voters were anxious to send to the
council young man of his type and
intelligence.
If the voters of the Fourth ward
had any doubts in their minds as to
how their votes should be cast in the
coming aldermanic election they
could very readily convince them
selves by comparing the two candi-
dates. Aid. Aster is both taxpayer
and business man in the ward.
Moeller is neither.
Honest John Lawhead in his alder
-, ~, hn Seventh ri "a
just beginning to learn really how
much the voters appreciate his admin
istration in the city council. But
votes speak louder than words, and
Mr.. Lawhead has the assurance that
the goods will be delivered on election
day.
For members of the county board
the democrats, as a mark of conf
dence in the men who have so ably
represented the township the past
term, renominated M. w. Battles for
supervisor and j. L. Shields and G. II.
Seidel for assistant supervisors. The
election returns will demonstrate that
the party acted in response to the
wishes of the majority of the voters
1t is understood Frank Andrews is
taking lessons in oratory. He needs
them. If Frank is real good he may
have an opportunity to speak at one
of the village Fourth of July celebra-
tions, but he will never realize his
am bition to practice on the members
of the municipal assembly. Edward
Bakersfield is to have the seat that An
drews has had designs on 10 these
many years.
A new power has entered politics in
the Fifth. 1t is his highness, Charles
NJ. Witherell, superintendent of the
waterworks. Mr.. Witherell is the
bosom friend of Mayor McConochie.
Much Worked Frank Robbins has been
picked for the mayoralty succession
by the present executive. Witherell
boasts that he carries the vote of the
Fifth ward in his vest pocket. And
that is how they have got the BUSH
ness mapped out. But Witherell will
discover on election day there is a hole
in his vest pocket. The voters of the
ward will not be hoodwinked by such
ring-rule tactics. They are satisfied
with Aid. Henry WheeIan and will
give endorsement to him on election
day
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