Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-04-06
OFFICERS DIVIDED
Peoples and Republican Parties
Elect c andidates at Mo-
line Yesterday.
SURPRISES IN TWO OF WARDS
Fourth, G. o. p. Stronghold, Nearly
Captured by NJ. j. McEniry-
Results Over County.

1
The republican and peoples parties
divided Offices in Moline. The repub-
Iican township ticket was elected in
its entirety excepting the assessor.
while the peoples aldermanic candi-
dates won in three of the seven wards
the Second, Fifth and Seventh. The
election furnished two surprises, the
Fourth, the republican stronghold of
the city. coming within IL votes of
sending NJ. j. McEniry. the peoples
candidate. to the council. Ordinarily
the republican nominee in this ward
receives over 100 majority. On the
tother hand. the Sixth ward turned
down Ed Coryn. the peoples candi-
date. after service of four terms in
the council. Mr.. COryn heretofore
had been given majorities ranging
from 100 to $50 votes. The vote on
aldermen was as follows:
First ward-A. p. Lindquist. r., 3OI;
y. +. Lockhart, p, 104; ii. +. ClaU.-
sen. So. rs.
Second ward-A. V. Esterdahl. r..
216; y. o. William johnson. p. PSI;
Lee p. Anschnitz, So, %.
Third ward-F. II. Guessing. r. 2S6:
AXeI Lundstrom, p, 1856; j. y. Hardy,
So. IS.
Fourth ward-E. II. sleight, r.. 217;
NJ. J. McEniry. d., POO; Ernst NJ. j.
Fechner, So, II.
Fifth ward-Oscar Abraham. r..
261: Andrew Nelson. T., 279; Owen
Owens. So, 113.
Sixth ward-A c. Stouffer, r., 433;
Ed Coryn, d., 81; j. p. Welzenbach,
So. Sc.
Seventh ward-W. y. Dierolf, r.,
174; Frank Gustafson, p, 26O; Ben Z.
| Larson, So, II.
The candidates on the township
ticket received the following vote:
Assistant Supervisors-C. w. Heck.
r., LILY; {. +. ShaIlberg. r.. 2,O75; j.
\. Godehn. r.. 1854; p. f. Charlberg.
p, 1.4O2; {. \. Bloom. p, 1,149: q. y.
y Segur. r.. 1.217; Marcus Hanson.
So. 4O7: Il. p. Slime. So, $50; r. G.
Danberg. So. 335.
Assessor-A. G. Swanson. r., 1880;
+. L. SamueIs. p, 1852: {. NJ. Eckard,
So. 271.
Collaboration p. Johnson, L.. -.
-''' H. VI. I@iSt' l - I'%o"' - ~ puS-
tafson, So, 312.
South Moline.
Supervisor -. August Karstens, r.,
273: Emil I.undahl. p. 1888.
Town Clerk Nathan Erickson, t.,
234: W. c. Wilson. p, 2O9.
Assessor - Charles /. Hawley. r..
1S5; f. f. Denison. p, PA.
CollectOr-Henry Lootens, r., 273;
August Hanerlinck, p, 1856.
Highway Commissioner (for three
years)-.John Starks, r.. 277; Louis
Emory, p, 1856.
Highway Commissioner (for two
years Henry Mile, H., 231; Charles
Radden, p. 234.
South Rock Island.
Town Clerk - William Hofer, T..
PA; Gilbert Mccarthy, d., 13t.
Collector-Simon Poehlman. r., 200;
Charles Bauman. D., 13s.
Assessor-A. F. Schmid. r., 1874; G.
NJ. Lukens. d., 147.
Commissioner-W +. Bailey, r.,
211; August Gottsch, d., 127.
Coal Valley.
The Coal Valley democrats made a
clean sweep.
Clerk-C. &. Buck, r., 81; Fred
Backs. d.. II.
Assessor-,John =. Patterson, L..
30; John NJ. Lees. d.. %.
Collector - X. j. Stenstrom. r.. SO;
Il. y. Hass, d., 60.
Highway Commissioned. j. HINT.
r.. 81: Robert SacEvillc. D.. IS.
Overseer of Highways - William
Werner, r.. Sc; J. W. Gordon. d., s..
COrdOva.
The result of the election held at
Cordova was straight republican
victory, as follows:
Assessor-G. W. Brink.
Town CIerk-William Whitesidcs.
Collector-Charles Sallows.
Highway Commissioner - Andrew
Eye.
Poundmaster-Robe Hunt.
Library Trustees - ID. Zimmerman,
W. Il. Freek. 6. II. eager.
Republicans Win in EdRInKton.
Town Clerk-Edward Hartman, D..
80; Charles johnson, L., 15s.
Assessor-Charles Jones, d., 81;
William Schriver. r.. 147.
Collector-Hugh Jones. d., 119:
Samuel McAdams. r.. 133.
Highway Commissioner - J. NJ
Gaunt. D.. lis; John Carlson. r.. AZ.
Justice of the Peace-James Nena-
BILE. d.. 90; Charles Bognar. r.. 161.
Democrats Garry Port Byron
In Port Byron the democrats won
all offices excepting that of assessor:
Supervisor-W. +. Garnett, D.. 90;
ii. {. Trent, r.. 60.
Town Clerk-F. L. Morgan, d.. 1O2;
Il. Il. HuntIey. r.. O..
Assessor-James Haire. d.. -: w
w Pearsall, X, %.
Collector-Thomas Allen, D.. %;
Stephen ASkew. r.. %.