Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-30
R0SENF|ELD IS IN.
Young Manufacturer is Pro.
posed as Candidate for
Mayor.
TO REUNITE THE FACTIONS
Friends Submit His Political Record
b to Show He Has Been
l-t on Level.

Elements in the republican party
that have long been at war have been
| securing the ranks for one who would
be acceptable to both sides as a candi-
date for mayor in the spring. Opposi-
| ton that has caused misgivings in the
minds of the prophets as 10 success
| at the polls with him as the head of
| the ticket has been caused against
DIR. G.. G. Craig. Sr.. ana il may yet
! defeat him in the convention. despite
that he IS the only one in the party
who has gone out after the nomina-
| ton.
Booms have been launched for diff
ferent men in the hope that they would
be taken up through the city. but ali
have missed fire. Either the ones
proposed as candidates have declined
or the anvil chorus has gotten indus
trious.
w. 4. ROscnfeld Sprung.
The latest one to be sprung on an
unsuspecting populace is w. \. Rosen
field-ambitious. enthusiastic. capable.
and possessing not only the essentials
for an ideal executive, his friends say.
but what is lacking in the majority of
those who are available Office timber
the sinews of war. the cushamarine.
The first question a republican puts
forth nowadays in discussing mayoral
candidates is what side the one pro-
posed was on during the governorship
campaign last spring, when the party
split in two conventions over Yates
and Lowden. Well. if any one should
whisper over the transom at you Mr.. |
Rosenfieid. while holding hands with |
the boys in the Lowden camp. his |
heart was with many of those who |
We're boosting the colors of Richard |
the Second down at the court house.
He was in the Lowden convention at
the theatre. but he did not make
speech calling the men who were si:- |
ting under che protecting wing of the |
county temple, bunch of porch |
climbers. He believed they were in |
error. but took the position that they
were more 10 be pitied than condemn
ed. They had gotten bum lead.
Ha. Military Record.
Mr.. Rosenfield did not dislike Yates |
so that h. refused To- speak to him |
On the contrary. To demonstrate to the F,
governor that he harbored no Ill will
for him Mr.. Rosenfield accepted an ap-
pointment as a lieutenant in the Ma |
tional Guard of the state. of which the
governor was the commander-in-
chief. And the wagon man made a
splendid officer. He bought him fine
horse AT Peoria, had it shipped 10
Springfield where he was met by a
brand new line of blue goods, with the
accompanying hardware. and he made
the others in authority feel like the
proverbial three dimes. He did not do
this To- arouse the envy of his brother
officers. but for the purpose purely oil
winning the appreciation of the COVER
nor.
The Rock Islander cherishes among |
his keepsakes a letter from the COVER |
nor congratulating him on making the |
best appearance of any officer of his |
rank in his command. OF course IL IS |
rot to the discredit of Mr.. Rosenfield |
TO add that he was the only officer of
his rank in the company.
Had to Follow Orders.
But that is all related in order to
Of Mr. Rosenfield's enemies. if he has |
any. to create the impression that he |
pei sonally disliked Gov. Yates. and
that he was tied To Col. Lowden in |
the campaign for the goyernorship. Mr. |
Rosenfield said he would just as soon
as have voted for Gov. Yates as any
one else. If he had not been instructed
to support the Chicago colonel who
has been growing humpbacked from |
trying to bear up under the Pullman
millions
Mr.. Rosenfield enjoys a state reputa-
ton. not only as politician. but as bus
mess man. though he likes to dabble in |
the political game. for the novelty OF
it. II is not known that he desires |
the nomination for mayor. but his |
friends have brought out his name. |
going on the only theory that silence |
gives consent. for Walter has not said |