Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-15
GOOD MEN FOR MAYOR
Democrats Discussing Possible
Candidates for Spring Nom
ination.
BRIGHT PROSPECTS FOR SUCCESS
General Dissatisfaction With Ad-
ministration of Mr.. Nc
Conochie.

Interest in the approaching spring
election has awakened
early discussion of candidates in
the democratic ranks, condition that
augurs well for the party's chances
for wrestling control of the city gov
eminent from the republicans, with
whose administration, particularly
that of Mayor William McConochie,
it is apparent on all sides that the peo-
pie of Rock Island have positively be-
come Disguised.
Those mentioned among the democ-
racy for the mayoralty are 7. j. Me-
dill, C. B. Marshall, T. F. La Velle,
James Price, S. L. Kenworthy, E c.
Berry. w. B. Mcintyre, Dan Cor
ken, and w. c. Maucker any one
of whom would, it is confidently
believed by those who have OBJ
served the political situation, lead
the party to success at the polls
in April. A number of prominent
democrats are talked of for the city
clerkship nomination, while for police
magistrate, John L. Stafford, the
present incum bent; John Sexton,
proprietor of the Commercial house,
and f. c. Berry are favorably mem
toned. For the city attornevship
friends are discussing r. r. Reynolds
and S. Z. kenworthy. b HI. Kimball
is, as is heretofore announced, can
ddidate for collector.
Those Whose Terms Expire.
The aldermen whose terms expire
next spring are: M V. Concannon,
First ward; Charles HeidemanD,- Sec
ond; John o. Freed, Third; Charles
E. Willis. Fourth; L. A. Pender,
Fifth; Fred G. Gall, Sixth, and A. F.
Soderstrom. Seventh.
Township officers to be elected are
an assessor, collector, three justices
of the peace and five assestanL super
visors. Rock Island hereafter, owing
to the showing of the last census. will
be entitled to seven instead of five as
sistant supervisors. Moline also
gains two additional Representatives in
the county board. Memb ers of the
board of supervisors whose terms ex-
pire the coming spring are:
Charles George, Cordova; f. j.
Whiteside, yuma; w. r. Carey,
Hampton; t. R. Lees, Coal Valley; j.
NJ. Hutchinson, Rural; +. A. Wood,
Ferdinand G. Mewes,
DIR. j. +. Myers, Olof Akin
son, Rock Island; Jacob Stotft, Benton
Davis, Moline.
John X. Scott announces that he
would be happy to have the city at
torneyship nomination again handed
Z n hi m hv thu rom hli0ana
The republican city-township COM
mittee is to meet next Tuesday to fix
dates for primaries and convention.
War in Republican Camp.
There is discord in the republican
camp as usual, and it promises to grow
more bitter as the date of the conven-
ton draws nearer. Mr.. McConochie
is not without supporters in his as
pirations for denomination, but those
in his party opposed to his heading
the ticket next spring, declare they
the majority sentiment and
have announced it as their avowed
purpose to hand the duke the dou-
bic cross. They give variety of
reasons in justification for their
course, alleging that his honor has
not only failed to tote square by those
who put him where he is, politically,
put has automatically ignored the
of party leaders in matters
If legislation, and has run things to
suit himself without regard to the
wishes of citizens generally.
They say further that the day has
passed for his making peace with
hem. They are after him and will
exert every effort to perforate his
boom between now and the day of the
convention. willy
Mac" with his characteristic shrewd-
ness, plods along to all appearances
of the storm that is
brewing in the political horizon, keep
ng up his fences in the best manner
possible. In the meantime Aid. Will
lam Kennedy, Aid. F. G. Gall and
b. f. Knox are interested
spectators and are incidentally push
ng along the anti-McConochie con-
,ert. But Mr.. Knox is probably out
Of the mayoral race. He is said to be
slated for fine state job.