Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-19
SPIRIT OF FAIRNESS
All That is involved in the School
Election Now Pend
ing.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT CONSIDERED
The Ticket Which Embraces All
Elements and the One
Opposed to 1t.

Following the bringing forward by
the citizens committee of the ticket
for school directors, published in
last nights ARGUS, comes the an
nouucement in this mornings Union
that the present board proposes to
stand for reelection, and from others
with whom +. Robbins. who is the
main spirit in the board as at present
constituted, has conversed, it is
stated, that the present members will
ask reelection through desire 10 see
the new high school planned by them
completed before they retire from
office The ARGUS entertains only
personal good will toward the present
mem bers of the board. but ii feels
that a ticket placed in the field
in response to public sen j.
ment is apt to be more representa-
tive in every sense than one
that is entirely self constituted II
believes in noDpsrtisan fairminded
ness in the conduct of school affairs,
md To insure this ticket should rem
resent all sections aud ali political
elements. On this score one of the
objections that has been most fire.
quently advanced against the board
as at present composed is that it is
LEGAL in its nature, three of the menu
bers residing in one ward, while po-
litically speaking 1t is very one-sided
To Meet ALI Requirements
To meet all the requirements of the
situation as il il today presented, geo
graphically politically and otherwise,
to insure the membership from the
pre- ludice that one-sidedness in auy
sense would create, it is highly desir-
able that any ticket under cunsidera-
ton should emb brace all the G.
ments that may properly enter
into the matter. IL the ticket
first placed in the field. and composed
of +. G. Denk DIR. j. w. Stew
art. Hamlin Hull ami G. Ii. Seide!,
should be elected, the result, with the
hold over member G.. Il. Marshall,
would be fair and equal distribution
of the membership. geographically as
we'll as politically. II would insure
two bers from thulower end, one
from the center ward and two from
the upper erd, while politically il
would stand three republicans, one o.
whom would be representative Of
organized labor. and another an
alumnus of the public schools, and
two democrats.
Whereas. if the present board is
continued just as il is, ny the reelec-
tion OF + Robbins, III. l. Boilman.
A. De Soland and w j. Pratt. il
means three mem bers from one ward,
two Of whom are in the same block,
but one democrat and no representa-
tive of organized labor.
Anrou ment of Candidates.
Since the above was written the
following unsigned communication
has reached THE ARGUS through the
mails with the request that it be pub
lished in tonight's issue of the paper:
Editor of The ARGUS: The en-
bers of the present board of educa-
ton, whose terms of Office are abouJ
to expire, have decided to pres, mt
themselves to the citizens of Rock |
Island as candidates for reelection as
II S Bollman and +. + |
Robbins for the three year terms, a
De Soland for two years, and William |
J. Pratt for one year. The two latter |
were appointed by the boa,d to ii |
caused by designations.
sense or Fairness Involved.
As between the two tickets, the |
public may well appeal to the sense
II fairness involved in the situation |
md make its choice without bias or
prejudice. 1t is only from such
that The ARGUS for its
,wn part would prefer to have school
elections determined.