Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-03-29

The democratic ticket is the work
ingman's ticket.
The democratic ticket is the peo-
Piles ticket.
| Chris Schillinger-everybo body knows
him-an old resident of the city-the
right man for the Office he seeks, that
of assessor. He is assured of hand
some majority.
Bill Kennedy is finding a hard row
of stumps in the Sixth ward. The
voters say he will not do. They want
no more of him in the council and in
tend electing Dan Maroney.
| Henry l.. Wheelan has given the
Fifth ward able representation in the
| council. There never has been a
doubt as to his election since he was
complimented with denomination by
reclamation by his party.
William Eckermann has Max Sny-
| der on the run in the Second ward.
Snyder will be taught lesson in pol
Il
his aspirations. Mr.. Eckermann will
be the new alderman from the Second
Gus Moeller, repu blican aldermanic
candidate in the Fourth ward, would
probably stand show on election day
| were conditions more equal. Gus
realizes himself it's all over but the
counting of the votes. He's liable to
vote for Aid. Aster himself.
| Down in the First ward the repub-
licans concede their aldermanic cam
didate, William Wilkens. is beaten.
He is remaining in the race just for
appearance sake. Aid. Robert Beck
suits the voters of the First. And
for that reason they want him to re-
tain his seat in the council.
1t has been years since the Seventh
ward sent to the council one who has
so zealously guarded the interests of
his ward as Honest John Lawhead.
His constituents have not forgotten
the good work he has done for them,
and will show by their votes that they
are not slow to appreciate real worth.
M. W. Battles as supervisor and j.
L. Shields and c. H. Seidel as assist
ant supervisors have displayed their
| fitness for membership in the county
| board. Their denomination was in
response not only to the desire of
their party, but to the wishes of the
taxpayers generally of Rock Island.
The voters of the Third ward have
little surprise party up their sleeve
for Frank Andrews, the republican
candidate for alderman. He is hold
ing one public office-that is enough
for any ordinary man, they feel-so
they have decided to make Edward
Bauersfeld's election as near unani-
nous as possible.
The young men of the city, regard
less of politics. are doing all they can
to secure the election of Fred Whistler
as township collector. He is one of
them. Born and reared in the city.
he has been known here all his life.
aud those best acquainted with him
are giving him the most enthusiastic
support.
Frank Robbins, the republican
candidate for alderman in the Fifth
ward, is realizing to the full extent
the disadvantage of the effect of the
alliances which he has made. politically
and otherwise. In other words, he is
paying the penalty of expecting too
much, all at the same time. His
methods of button-holing have found
him out, and if his experience in the
present campaign selves no other
purpose it will be to teach him q
few things about politics. The re-
publican who trains under McCono-
chic has an uncomfortable path to
tread.
The Union has had Fulton on the
brain ever since the opening of
the congressional nomination tight
in the republican party. And the
boomerang that its reproduction of
the Fulton newspaper screed pro-
duced has simply aggravated its
case. Now, in absence of some strong
er argument to present against Bobby
Beck down in the First ward. it ac-
cuses him of having been offered
position at Fulton, and of having con-
sidered q proposition to move there.
1t is hardly against Fulton that in
order to get even with Rock Island
she has been making overtures to
some of the best class of working men
in the city to accept positions there.
But she can't have Bobby In the
first place. he is well contented where
he is, and therefore proposes to re-
main In Rock Island. and in the see
ond place. the people down in the
First ward have engaged him to serve
them in the council two years longer.
and Bobby never goes back on bis
friends