Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14
in NEEDOF CHANGE
City Government Should Be
Placed in Hands of Bust
ness Administration.
PUBLIC REALIZES THE FACT
Men of Recognized Ability and Fair
ness Put Forward by DEM
Ocratfc Party.

1t requires no unusual powers of
observation to discern that the thing
that Rock Island is and has been for
some time in need of is a clean-cut
municipal administration conducted
on business lines. That fact is grow
ing to be generally realized by all
classes.
The best interests of not only the
manufacturing and commercial en-
terprises of the city, but the welfare
of the people generally are coming
more and more to demand change
from the slipshod ways of recent ne
publican administrations, and fine
present sone@ IN particular. and there
is a general feeling that it is time for
those who have to tlo with political
affairs to take up the task of putting
the city government more in the
hands of business administration.
This will be the particular mission
of the democratic party in Rock ISL
and this spring. There are many able
men among the democrats who are
capable of giving the people Of the
city the sort of administration so
pANiN anu vi SUCH InCI1
placed in nomination will be elected
Much Good Material
The names of several prominent
democrats are being brought for
ward for every office to be filled.
For the office of mayor 7. b. Davis
and ii. +. Casteel are now being
talked of by their friends. Both are
fitted to fill the Office and
the nomination of either would be
equivalent to his election. The
friends of Charles McHugh are ac-
tive and are pushing his candidacy
with much earnestness and determin-
alton, rightly regarding him as
model man for the office. OF the
different members of the par
ty who are in line, however. the
friends of w. c. Maucker have been
the longest in the field, and the move
ment in his favor has therefore taken
more definite shape than in the case
of some of the other gentlemen.
Others whose names are being used
in connection with the office are
II. j. Medill, James Price. f. II. Guyer,
w. b. Mcintyre, c. Il. Marshall and 4.
ID. HuCsing
Since the mention in The Argus of
the name of J. c. Aud for candidate
for collector the friends of the popu-
lar former Peoria conductor have
taken the matter up and indorse-
ments of the candidacy of Mr.. Aud
are heard on every hand. Not only
as a railroad man, but as an employee
at Rock Island arsenal, Mr.. Aud was
Z l.. i
now that he is incapa citated for fur
ther active labor through i'll health
all agree that the people of Rock Isl
and could not bestow the Office more
fittingly than upon him. Mr.. Aud is
the first of the members of the party
to formally announce his aspirations.
Others whose names are mentioned in
this connection are Henry Borell. Da-
vid Beiswingcr. Fred Whistler and F.
Gross
There is to be but one justice of
the peace chosen this year and that
will be to fill vacancy. Gustav
Klotz's friends feel that he is about
the right sort of man for the place
and they will urge his name for con
sideration.
Good Men for Aldermen.
For aldermen from the different
wards there are many democrats to
choose candidates from. From the
character of the men who are deSir-
Gus of seats in the council and the
feeling prevailing among the voters
it will be rather strange if the coun-
ell is not prettily evenly divided as
the result of the coming election.
The following are being considered
as candidates in the various wards:
First ward-Robert Beck, Daniel
George Etzel, Charles
Weinberger. William Aster.
Second ward-Charles Heidemann,
Fred Schroeder, II. w. Ward. Charles
Henry Kinner, +. c. Berry.
Third ward-E. +. Hclpenstell, l.. ID.
Nudge, Henry Siemon, Daniel Corken,
p. j. Lee, Arthur Burial, Nj. NJ.
Briggs.
Fourth ward-C Charles Bleuer. Capt.
George Lamont. J. p. Sexton, Charles
McHugh, Valentine Dauber, Henry
Frick, j. w. Linn.
Fifth ward-H. l.. Wheelan, j. w.
WEIGH. John Blake, Robert Kusch-
mann, John Finnegan, Theodore Free,
James Cavanaugh, j. \. Murrin, &. p.
Stauduhar.
Sixth ward-Fred Calkins, j. II.
j. f. Dindinger, George
Wright. c. c. Wilson, II. ID. Elwell,
John Snitzer.
Seventh ward-J. II. Kerr. NJ. c.
Paul Bark, William Beals. A.
III. Schofer. J. E. LarlIin, George Wag
ner, Jr., j. w. Tremann, Christian
Christensen.
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