Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-08
WORKING
OVERTIME TODAY
Unusual Confusion Throughout
County Among the
Voters.
MUCH SCRATCHING is DONE
Parties Expect to Poll Their Full
Strength - Guessing on
Outcome.

Probably in the history of Rock ISL
and county there has not before been
an election that is proving more con-
fusing TO the ordinary voter than the
one that is in progress today for the
selection of officers from that of the
head of the nation down to surveyor
of the county.
The situation could not be better
summed up than by colored man en-
ployed as porter at one of the city no
tells who stood at the edge of the curb
ing at the first precinct of the Fourth
ward this morning and asked different
persons how he should scratch his bal
lot in order TO express his choice on
candidates on different tickets. He
said: Seems 10 me l have asked mo-
than a dozen men bout this here bust
ness, and it does pear TO me that ev'ry
one has toll me a different story. If
these politicians don't agree how we
should do the ma kin, how they 's'pOse
culinary mo'tals like me to know l
have bout made up my mind that the
thing to do is to walk in, take one of
those big blankets, go behind the
cu'tain, wrap yO'self up in it mean
de ballot-pull out yO' pencil, and
chalk the first ring that yO' peepahs
hit on. Then yo' suah that yo have
voted for somebody, anyhow
VIII Vote Full Strength.
On the head of the tickets both the
democrats and republicans are looking
for a full vote of their party strength
in the county. but nothing better than
conjecture can be nazarded on the
outcome of the representative and
states attoneyship contests. Friends
of Mr.. Cooke. Mr.. Magill and Dr. Rey-
nolds, the democratic and republican
candidates for representative. say
there is not the slightest doubt of their
election by big majorities, but the per
Sistent shOuters for q. Washington
McCaskrin have not abandoned hope.
Friends of Mr.. Allen in Moline declare
that the democratic candidate for at
torney has Mr.. Scott showed in that
city, and there is a deal of scratching
| of the republican candidate in the
wards of Rock Island, and over the
county. A conspicuous feature of the
day was the exertiOn during the day
of the LOOney influence in behalf of
Scott.
There were as many as half dozen
different dodgers circulated at the vot-
ing precincts in the two cities during
the morning. One of these was from
G. Wash McCaskrin, showing his pic
ture and the announcement that he
would make a flying trip through the
precincts and speak to the voters in
answer to certain charges that had
been circulated against him. Last
night George had number of small
boys paTading the street shouting his
name. George is great believer in
the virtue of advertising.
Opposition to Charter Amendment.
Another Of the dodgers thrown
about at the voting places was in OPP
position to the Chicago charter amend
ment. urging the voters to make a cir
Gle in the against" column. This
emanates from the Moline manufac-
turing interests, headed by c. H.
Deere, the claim being that the relief
Legislation desired by Chicago was for
no other purpose than to aid the big
industries of that city to escape their
Argus to Bulletin the Returns.
Election returns, from the nation.
state and county. will be bulletined by
stereopticOn from The Argus office
this evening on canvas stretched on
the front of the Rock Island house
The returns will be received at various
places about the city. The Rock Island
Club will have special service for the
benefit of its members and bulletins
will be read at meeting OF the
Young Peoples society at Broadway
Presbyterian church.