Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-16
ARE SOME VACANCIES
List of Nominations in Fourteenth
District Furnished by Sec
rotary of State.
FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION
Propositions That Are to Be Deter
mined by the
Voters.

Secretary of State James \. Rose
has sent out complete list of all of
fees To be filled and all candidates
land propositions to be voted for. al
the general election to he held Nov.
II, in Illinois, so far as is shown 10y
leertflcates and petitions ON file in his
Ioffice. This list, Secretary Rose en-
plains. is issued as a matter or in
formation to the press and general
public, in answer to numerous inqui-
ries received and not as an official
document to county clerks or others
as definite statement as to what the
official ballot should or should no
contain. The time for hearing CO
contests, and filling of vacancies not
| yet having expired, the secretary fur
Their explains, the names to appear on
the official ballot may differ material
| ly from the names on the list.
| According to the list of the vacancies
for congressman from the Fourteenth
district and for senator. as far as the
Rock Island county faction is con-
Icerned, on the democratic ticket are
still untitled. The list of candidates
on file in the two districts mentioned
are:
| For congress: b. f. Marsh, Warsaw,
republican,; Porter NJ. Carnahan,
Aledo, prohibitionist; II. L. Kinder.
Moline, socialist.
For state senator: Ohio J. Mowry.
Sherrard, democratic; l.. S. Mccall :.
Rock Island republican; William l..
Clark, Milan. prohibitionist; William
Murray, Cable, socialist.
| For representatives: w. II. Moore.
Moline, democratic; George y. Cooke,
Aledo. democratic: l.. NJ. Magill. Mo-
line. republican; Charles y. Samuel
son, Sherrard. republican; MelbouIn
| l.. O'Hara, Stronghurst. prohibition
| list; p. j. Carlson, Rock Island. So
cialist.
Questions to Decide
There are three questions of pull
lie policy to be voted upon. They at,
these:
! Shall the next general assembly
submit to the people of the state of
/ Illinois, at the next state election, a
constitutional amendment providing
| for the control of legislation by
the people by means of the initia
tive and referendum; said amendment
to provide for the initiation of Iegis-
lation upon a petition of 5 per cent OF
the voters of the political divisions
affected; and for the reference of
Legislation upon Il petition of per
cent of the voters of the political di-
vision affected, the action of the ma
jority of the electors voting to be
final; thus restoring to the people the
power they once held but which they
delegated to the general assembly by
the constitution?
Shall the next general assembly en-
act a statute by which the voters of
the political subdivisions of the state
Of Illinois may be enabled to initiate
local legislation, by filing petition
therefor, signed by per cent of the
legal voters in said political subdivi-
sions; and TO have referred TO the VC-
tiers any legislation enacted by the
several local Legislative bodies, Ey the
filing of a petition therefor, of per
cent of the legal voters of any such
political subdivisions; the action of
the majority of those voting To dc
eide in each case?
Shall the next general assembl.
take the necessary steps under
Article ), of the constitution of the
United States, to bring about the
election of United States senator's by
the direct vote of the people?