Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-24
THE BOARD TICKET.
which Represents the "In.."

For three-year term. F. = E K1ysdA n n
Fer tive year term. ..........A A. DE SOLAND
For one-yesr term. w. J. PRATT
The above are the two tickets to be
voted for at the annual school cleo
ton TO be held in Rock Island tomor-
row. Interest in the contest has de-
veloPed in tie past few days to an
extent that promises one of the warm
est school elections that Rock Island
has had for for some time. People
generally are very pronounced in
their views on the subject. and if they
turn out and vote as they talk the
outcome will be an overwhelming
victory for the citizens ticket. COM
posed of Mcssrs. Denkmann. Stewart,
Hull and Seidel. The candidates on
the board ticket. however. are exert
ing every effort and bringing all
possible influence to bear for sue ess
at the polls.
The ARGUS hopes for a large vote
cast. AS tie issues involve the con-
troll of the school system. il is well TO
have the taxpayers ard patrons of the
schools express themselves fully.
Rock Island has experienced few fierce
school contests, and The ARGUS is
gratifed TO see that despite the cam
estness displayed in the pending con-
test people as a rule are loo king at
the matter from the conservative fair
minded standpoint, and conside ring
what above all else is best for the
schools. Notwithstanding that this
is the fourth succe .sive time that Mr..
Robbins, who is the dominating spirit
in the board as il is today, has stood
for election he has not Encountered
such determined opposition before.
Facts Peculiar TO tho Situation.
Another fact peculiar 70 the elecs
tion is that it seldom occurs that the
people of Rock leland have four can
board at one time. IL is known that
there has been discord of late
and that it is up TO the people
TO settle il now once and for ali. 1t
is in this connection that THE Argus
feels that Mr.. Robbins made q mis-
take when. through a Animation of
unexpected circumstances, he sud-
denly came into possession of the
control of the board last fall, he did
not fill the first vacancy caused by
George +. Roth's resignation with a
man from Mr.. Roth's part OF town
instead of insisting upon appointing
To the vacancy man from
the Fifth ward that already
had two memb ers on the board J.,
when Mt that moment the First, Sec
ond, Third, Fourth and Sixth were
without representation. 1t was par
ticularly surprising that Mr.. Robbins
should have made as his only selec-
ton the same one whom Mr.. Roth
had defeated at the election last pre-
ceding. especially when in doing so
he only widened the breach that had
been growing among the board MEM
bershIp. IL is to such course cs
this that exception has been Justly
taken, without any feeling of per-
sonal nature toward Mr.. Robbins or
those who have been the special OBJ
Jects of his favor. 1t is the prlnci-
pie that all sections of tho city
should be represented on the board,
that there should be no occasion
for complaint of craftsmanship in it's
character and that it should be made
up of members chosen by the people
at large instead of centralized as far
as possible and under the dictation of
one man, that has given rise to the
sentiment out of which the citizens
ticket has grown.
UP to the People Now.
The people have chance to select
a ticket tomorrow composed of candi-
dates who stand for the office ali
solutely disinierested except so far as
their desire goes to serve the people
10 any capacity that they may be
called upon TO act. Having this OPP
Portunity, and weighing well the sit
uation, L o one who has been any way
or interested in this cleo
ton should feel occasion to find fault
when the result of the election is an
Facts That Commend It.
These are the facts that commend
the citizens ticket composed OF