Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-04
ARE TRYING IT out
First Application of the New Pri>
mary Election
Law.
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY
Vote Exceedingly Light Among DEM
ocrats, and Double Crossing
All Around.

Il The first instance of the application
of the new primary election law in
Rock Island today was attended by an
exceedingly light vote up to noon-al
though it increased more rapidly during
the afternoon-and surprising lack OF
interest on both sides. The republicans
were the more active because of the
fractional fights over the nominations
for United States senator, congress
man, state senator, and sheriff. AS was
expected. a considerable number of
democrats were drawn into this and
thus deprived of their right of party
franchise. owing to the impossibilty of
split ballots as a result of the color
scheme under the new law. And then
there are scores of democrats all over
town who did not vote at all, for rea-
| sons of their own.
l In one precinct at least, however a
combination succeeded in working it's
way into the ballot box with a white
republican candidate ticket ac-
companied by pink democrat
ic delegate ticket. The Incl
dent resulted in a warm discussion
during which an attorney was appealed
to, whose advice was that a repetition
of such politics might lead to serious
consequences.
In another precinct a ward worker
was overheard to advise the writing in
on a republican ballot of the name of
a democratic candidate for the legisla-
ture under the names of the republi-
can candidates. Whether the admoni-
ton was followed is of course not
known.
In a precinct in the Fifth ward one
of the democratic delegate ballots was
challenged ON the ground that it was
not of the same shade of pink as the
candidate ticket as provided by law.
The Rejoinder.
The For the Good of the Order
Eagles circular sent out yesterday in
the interest of E. e. Reynolds candi-
dacy for sheriff ON the republican ticket
found its sequence last evening when
the same circular reprinted in fac
smile form made its appearance with
the caption, Rotten Politics." this be-
ing the rejoinder of o. l.. Bruner to
the original document Many members !
of the Order of Eagles have expressed |
their disapprobation of the issuance of
the circular, claiming that 1t was con-
trary to the teaching of the order, and |
resenting that prostitution of its pres
tige to political uses. 1t is not beiiev |
ed, therefore, that the move will meet |
with the sanction of the membership |
in general of the organization.
An Amusing Document.
An amusing campaign document came |
through the mails this morning direct |
ed to both democrats and republicans,
in the shape of marked candidate
sample ballot, with the inscription
Vote for five Swedes" stamped at the |
top with a rubber stamp Those before
whose names crosses were placed were
Landee for senator Samuelson for rep
resentative, Pears for county clerk, Pc
terson for treasurer, Kittilsen for
sheriff
There is. as was anticipated, a great
deal of double crossing on all sides,
and the chief losers from present indi
cations will be the democrats.
AS far as the democrats are concern
ed, there is no great dissimilarity in
the candidate ballots, except as to the
candidates to the senatorial conven-
ton. This has led to the possible mis-
of many votes.
The County Candidates.
The candidate ballots of all parties,
SO far as this county is concerned, are:
Democratic - For representative,
James G.. Britton. John Looney. Ever
EFT l.. Werts: for sheriff, Cornelius Don
ovan, Peter Schleuter Jr
Republican For state senator,
Frank Arton Landee, Lawrence M. Ma
gill; for representative in the general
Frank e. Abbey. Thomas
Campbell, Monroe G. Reynolds Charles
A. Samuelson; for county judge, Edwin
E. Parmenter; for county clerk, Henry
B. Hubbard. Robert J. Pears; for coun-
~ treasurer. Pleasant f. Cox, Charles
George, A. Jesse Hutchinson, Charles
]. Peterson, William H. Whiteside; for
sheriff. o. L. Bruner, w. r. Carey, Levi
F. Cralle. Herman H. Doering, Edward
xittiIsen, Elmer E. Reynolds; for coun-
v superintendent of schools, Samuel j.
Ferguson. William G. Mardis.
Prohibition - For state senator, AL
pert N. Porter; for representative, Har
" M. McCaskrin.
SociaIist-For representative in con {
yress. John c. Gibson, Allen II. Mertz.