Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-02

ALDERMANlC IIShET.
First Ward. John Holzharmel
Second Ward e. c. Berry
Third Ward -. Charles j. Smith
Fourth Ward .. John p. Sexton
Fifth Ward ....Thomas A. Pender
Sixth Ward .......-....F Frank LaWler
Seventh Ward
The democratic city township com
mittee meets with the candidates on
the township and aldermanic ticket Al
the Rock Island house at O'Clock this
evening.
NJ. w. Battles deserves a second
term as supervisor He has proven
faithful and worthy.
| Frank Lawler is a model citizen of
the Sixth ward, and will make model
alderman.
E. c. Berry is the right kind of ma
terial for alderman from the Second
ward. He is a live one, and is just
such a man as is needed in the council
chamber at this hour. He will do
name is called-and move 10 adjourn.
There is a new assessment coming
on which will hold for four years. If
you are dissatisfied with the present
assessment there is a remedy in the
election of George Henry, who is ia
miliar with property values, and will
be fair.
Give Orrin Leonard your vote for
township collector. He is capable and
worthy. He will give the office his
personal attention.
Blankenburg, Hill and Schaab are
all good men for assistant supervisors.
Give them your votes tomorrow.
John p Sexton has made an ener-
getic campaign for reelection to the
ward, and he will be rewarded tomor-
row by his return to the council cham
ber Since his election two years ago
he has taken prominent part in all
matters affecting public welfare. ana
the earnestness with which his friends
are working for his return is evidence
of how well he has pleased.
Tom Fender is running like a race
horse in the Fifth ward. and promises
to be elected by a larger majority than
ever. The people of the Fifth are not
dealing with a man who has not been
tried i'll Tom Fender He has served
them before and served them we'll In
dependent in his convictions, he has
always stood for what he believed TO
be the best interests of the city. Had
he remained in the council another
term. Rock Island would have had the
advantage of a reliable fire alarm sys-
TEN today, the most crying need of the
day, and few other things that would
have marked steady progress. Fender
is such a man as is needed in the
council chamber at the present time
Rumor is afioat of well concocted
scheme to spring a campaign document
at the last moment too late for defense
against some of the democratic alder
manic candidates. Such a plot will
not aid those who are back of it. Its
object would be too apparent and the
method too unfair TO command consid-
Grafton.
Weather Beaten Benson will be re.
lieved of one responsibility at least to-
morrow when the voters of the Fourth |
ward will tell him to run back home |
and quiet down. 1t is enough of a
strain on Benson to be a candidate
without being obliged to carry the load |
of public servant. The people found |
that out in former experience.
John Holzhammer will be the next |
alderman from the First ward He has |
made an intelligent campaign and the |
way the people of his ward are rally |
ing to his support is evidence of how |
he stands.
Charley Smith has made a winning
fight in the Third ward, despite all the |
unfair and untrue things that have
been said about him by his opponent
He will be elected tomorrow.
After securing throughout the cam
Daign for something to say against the
record of Frank Lawler in the Sixth.
he charge has been trumped up at the
last moment that he is not tax pay
er in the ward. Fortunately the peo-
pie of the Sixth who know Mr.. Lawler,
and that constitutes the great ma
iority of them, know that this is not
rue. He is not only property holder
)ut a progressive one
After Ed Berry has served a term
n the Rock Island city council, it will
lot be necessary for him to send out
| circular to his constituents purport
ng to explain what he has done in
heir behalf They will know all about
t. Berry is the kind of Il man who
loes things