Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-12
FIERCE FIGHT ON
Yates and Lowden Managers Are
Both Claiming a Vic.
tory.
NEED TT VOTES TO CONTROL
Primaries in City In Progress From
TO O'Clock This Evening
Coal Valley for Governor.


dorsement for governor in Rock ISL
and county will be had tonight on the
termination of one of the bitterest
republican factiOnal fights that has
ever Occurred in the county.
/ Moline caucuses have taken place,
as have those in Hampton, South Mo
line and Coal Valley The city of Rock
Island is holding primaries, opening
this afternoon at 1 and closing at Z,
while in the remainder of the rural
districts the caucuses are called for
this evening at o'clock.
Early in the afternoon evidence of
the pitch to which the opposing sides
are wrought was had in the Fourth
ward polling place, at Tricks livery
stable. \ difference developed over
the filling of vacancy among the
| Judges and il grew so warm that a
riot call was sent in and half dozen
blue coats responded in short order.
Comparative quiet was soon restored
Five members of the police force
tive part in the caucus. Chief Phil
Miller standing shoulder to shoulder
with John p. LOoney, both passing out
ballots.
Claims of Managers.
Control of the county convention is
claimed by c. J. Searle. manager of
the city campaign for Yates, and b. d.
Connolly, who is acting in a similar
capacity for Lowden.
Mr.. Searle said: eve will carry the
First, Second, Fourth, Fifth and Sew
enth wards, and have a fighting chance
in the Third and Sixth. The five wards
of which we feel reasonably sure in
Rock Island, with the Fifth ward in
Moline. the solid South Moline delega-
ton, and the entire country, except
ing few of the southern townships
will give us control of the county con-
vention, with votes to spare. 1t de-
ponds entirely on the getting out of
the republican vote. If the party
members turn out and do their full
duty there is no doubt in my mind of
our winning the day. We have taken
precautions to prevent the voting of
the bands of foaters we understand
the Lowden managers have in readi-
ness to spring in some of the close
wards along about dark. Every man
who can not show his right TO vote
W III Bt CIdllcUStu- we are SlaUClD8
for clean politics. If il is the will of
the republicans Of the city of Rock
Island that Richard Yates should not
be renominated am content to abide
the result, but we do not propose to
have crowd of paid heelers register
ing the verdict of our party"
Lowden Only Needs Four Wards.
Mr.. Connolly said: -Four wards in
the city will give us the III votes
requisite to organize the convention.
We will carry the First, Third, Fourth.
Sixth and Seventh. and it would not
surprise me if the Lowden ticket won
in every ward in the city. We are not
worrying about the country districts.
While expecting that some of them
viii go for our candidate, really we
will not need them. as the 90 delegates
in Moline. 10 in South Moline and
those of the four wards in Rock Isl
and of which we are sure will give us
control of the convention. We will
watch every vote that is cast at to-
days primaries and will see to it that
none but those entitled to do so, par
ticipate.' y
Following are the delegate tickets
that are being voted on at the primar-
les in the city today. There are two
tickets, Yates and Lowden, in each
ward:
Yates Delegate Tickets.
First ward-Frank Westbay. John
Ackermann, Ed McKown. ID. \. Booth.
Harry Johnson, John Kolloff, John
Nuendorf. Ed Vandevorde. Richard Du-
q
John Schrader. Charles Swanson.
Second ward-Charles Oberg. Phil
Wagner, Steve Durling, y. H. Nelson,
Ezra Wilcher. John Samson. Sam Mea-
nor, Thomas South, Alfred Strom-
quist, c. F. Lynde. Gus Utke. p. Sosna.
William Bergstrom. William Donald
son. Sandy Terry. Robert Hudson. p
Third ward-David Don. Hans Gle
mann. J. F. Witter. George Hill. Frank
Tindall. Frank Shinstrom. w. f. Mil
Ter, Albert Sugden. Clarence Sehroe
der, John Lund, Carl Taylor. s. F.
Parker. II. c. Harris. Fred Krell, Jr.,
w. T. Davis. George Z. Scott, Don
Shaw.
Fourth ward-Charles J. Searle, F.
o. Van Calder. J. :. Collins. DIR. F.. NJ.
Sala. DIR. {. c. Carter. Fred Smith. J
i. Haas. {. l.. Walker, l. F. Robin
son, DIR. Joseph De Silva, Il. c. Clark.
II. NJ. McCaskrin. Charles Harris. r. c.
WiIlerton. John III. Park, X. I. Ander-
son.
Fifth ward-Maj. c. W. Halves. r. F.
Knox. W. II. Reck. Frank Collins.
Robert Bennett, H-sA- j. Mcdonald.
6. L. Schmid. Joseph Rosenfield. W. J.
Sweeney. B. ii. Beiber. c 4. McCart.
ney " J. Murphy. F. G. Young. T. F.
Olson.
Sixth rd-Anti-Looney-K KENNEDY
r c. Denkmann. W. r. Schroeder. c.
- Larkin. w II. Edwards. r. ID. Tay-i
Tor. Emil PETERSON. George Nichols.
John Lorenz. John MohI. NJ. Y. Arch
er. John Cramer. Dr. J. F. Myers.
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