Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-04

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vote may count for the winner. Do
not let the day go by default.
Billy Trefz Will be an easy winner
in the Fifth Ills opponent practical
lIy comedies his election already.
Let every democratic voter make it
a point to GO To the polls tomorrow
ana cast ballot for decency and fair
play.
Democrats. turn out to morrow and
vote for your nominees, who are all
good men and deserving of your sup
pert.
If you are tired Of having the same
gang in evidence all the while.
register your verdict at the polls to-
morrow.
Frank Lawler has been warming
things up so in the Sixth ward that
he set his own house on fire ycster-
day. That's going some.
1t is understood that friends of Tom
jenkins will give hard-boilcd egg as
a souvenir to everyone who votes for
him tomorrow. It's all shell game.
anyway.
L. y. Bourdeau. James H. Lamont
and Edwin Ward for assistant super
visors are the right kind of material
able. straightforward and conscrva-
tive men.
Whichever way the election goes to-
morrow. watch the morning Union af-
ter a bunch from the Looncy crowd i'm
republican politics, try to tell where
Leader" Looney got in his work.
Thought of the mayors chair has
made those long night sessions with
the bunch more inspiring if not less
arduous to the chief stratcgist.
Strange bed fellows. indeed.
John Z. Sexton is the next alder
man from the Fourth ward. Compare
him with his opponent and there
should be no doubt in your mind As
to whom You should support.
nounced by the Union as for sale
Wednesday morning viii he found the
political remnant of a Fifth ward re-
publican aspirart for aldcrmanic hon
orS.
Jack Nuld needs the office Of collec-
tor. We're he able to earn Il INeli-
hood he would not I've asking the
favor Of his friends at the polls. He
would wish that the place go to one
more deserving. Give him your vote.
If the crowd in Rock Island that
makes its living off the pickings from
vice continues to get in its work the
! people will wake up some morning to
| find the worst municipal mess that
has ever been seen in this section.
! Otto BirIleTs record in the city
council i the best argument with the
| people Of the Third ward why he
| should be retained in that body. This
! fact Will be demonstrated to the fun
satisfaction of Mr.. Bickcl tomorrow.
! If the people carry out their deter
mination 10 take smash at the Ken
nedy-Luoncy combination tomorrow
and lay out the prctcudcr from the
Sixth. Phil Miller will take it hard
enough to at once throw political
| fit.
II is not necessary to tell the story
Of Frank NJ LAWYERS life To the pco-
pie Of the Sixth ward. They have
known him from boyhood and they
| know he viii represent them as they
wish to he represented in the coun-
ell.
NJ. ". Battles viii not need year
to become familiar with the workings
of the county board. He has been
there before, and his record stands
as one of the abIest and clcanest of
any who has ever served in that
body.
The Union has a hard load to carry
these days trying to drag Bill Kenne-
dy. John Looney and Phil Miller along
in the face of protests from the best
element of republicans who are
against low trickcry politically or
any other way.
Charles Oberg finds that he will
have all he can DO to attend TO his
duties As janitor at the court house.
The people of the Second ward want
a man who is in touch with the busi-
ness affairs Of the city TO represent
them in the city council. SO they
have decided TO elect II. W. Ward.
City Clerk SchafTer warns judges Of
election against carc!e-~ncss mani
Tested in the past in which it has
been found that ballots have not been
properly marked with the initials of
the official who deposits the ballot in
the box Smch haIInt. are ~ cnmr.e