Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-04
DEMOCRATS Get TWO ALDERMEN IN
YESTERDAYS MUNICIPAL ELECTION


elected. the council still standing to
3 on party vote.
In the First ward Allen Pratt was
elected with plurality of so over John
Holzhammer Pratt was elected first
| 70 the council a year ago, filing the
| vacancy caused by the removal of Al
derman Wilkins, but this time is elect
ed for the full term. He is the young
est member of the council
Berry's Defeat Generally Regretted.
The Second ward contest was the
closest of all, Charles Oberg winning
over his democratic opponent, E. c.
Berry, by plurality of Al Mr.. Berry
made a splendid campaign and won
friends at every step of the road. but
false reports circulated for prejudicial
purposes too late for contradiction
damaged him most unjustly at the last
moment and he went down. He is
such man as would have been cred
it TO the council, and his defeat is
accepted all over town as one of the
misfortunes of the day. Alderman
Oberg will enter upon his second term
Hard Fight Wins.
Ii was a whirlwind campaign that
was made by Charles J. Smith in the
Third and reward came for his efforts,
his republican opponent, whose knocks
proved as good as Il boost. being de
feated by a plurality of AZ. In the face
OF republican machine, campaign funds
and politicians he made an effective
personal canvass with good results.
This is the banner republican ward of
the city. which is an indication of what
was there to be overcome.
Carries n Load.
In the Fourth ward Alderman John
p. Sexton was carrying a load. And it
was that load that defeated him. He
has been reputed as an advisor of May
or McCaskrin and a political associate
and IL was this he had 70 face the vot-
ers with at the polls yesterday. This.
the business ward of Rock Island. is
tired of McCaskrin and McCaskrinism.
and took this opportunity to make its
position known. The mayor used his
department officers to assist Alder
man Sexton in various ways. and this
made victory for the democratic can
didate all the more impossible.
Ponder Dragged Down.
In the Fifth Thomas A Ponder went |
down and Richard Sherwood tr- |
umphed because of the handicap |
Fender labored under from the moment |
Of his nomination. While Fender was
in no way to blame. the prejudice |
was only aggravated in the last |
days OF the campaign and during yes
-erday. and a man who has made a
good alderman and would have done
80 again, paid an unjust penalty.
Never ia Danger.
Not one moment from the time he
vas nominated was Frank LAWYER in
LANCER of defeat. 1t was simply mat
er of waiting to count the votes. He
5 not only prominent as a democrat
n the Sixth ward. but is a leader OF
he party in the city He is youns
nan and takes up his first public SER
7ice with the full confidence of the
people of his ward. He has made an
Ictive campaign in which his manhood
md the knowledge of his previous
lean canvass were prominent factors
n deciding the election.
Anderson in Seventh.
Alderman A G. Anderson was elect
ID to succeed himself in the Seventh
ward as an evidence of the confidence
# the people in him. He had no dem
'cratic opponent and his plurality OF
6S was over the socialist. L. E. Seev-
RS. Charles w. Ohms was the indie
endent or McCaskrin candidate, and
anne out third in the race.
Socialists Elect ConstabIes.
On account of the fact that Charles
White and leila Eagle Eye, who were
lected constables a year ago, failed |
D qualify, there were vacancies to be
He'd and the only party making nom I
nations was the socialist The result $
Ias that two of this organization were
lected. Had the democrats filled out 3
heir ticket they could have elected I
heir men and turned a hand toward
correction of some of the present |
buses coincident with the present con- {
table and justice shop system hereto
1re commented upon in The Argus I
Milton Fider was a candidate and