Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-05
New Law Has Its Effect About
the Polling Places in
All Precincts.
STRONG DEMOCRATIC TICKET
Selected Unanimously Throughout the
City Contests Among the
Republicans.
ALDERMANIC TICKET,


Fifth Ward. Thomas Fender
sixth ward. Frank LAWYER
iSeventh Ward.
REPUBLICAN ALDERMANIC TICKET
First Ward. Allen NJ. Pratt
Second Ward. Charles Oberg
Third Ward. Frank A. Andrews
Fourth Ward. r. c. Benson
Fifth Ward 49,. Richard Sherwood
Sixth Ward. Henry LANCE
Seventh Ward. ...... A. G. Anderson
| City primaries were never more quiet
than they were Saturday. notwithstand-
ing the fact that both parties nomina-
ted on the same day. The provision IF
the law preventing the hiring of poll
workers doubtless had much 10
do with the calmness about the votin :
places. The democratic aldermanic
nominations were made without contest
as follows: First ward, John Holz-
hammer; Second ward, E. c. Berry:
Third ward, Charles j. Smith; Fourth
ward, ]. P. Sexton; Fifth ward, T. a.
Fender; Sixth ward. Frank LAWYER.
The result was that small party vote
was cast.
| AIdermanic Contests.
| There were aldermanic contests
among the republicans in all Of
the wards except the First. In
the Second, Charles Oberg. the pres
ent alderman, was renominated over
John Carse by a majority of 81.
In the Third ward five candidates
were in the field. Frank Andrews win
ming with a plurality of 55, F. j.
Stroehle, Jr., being his nearest COM
petitor.
| In the Fourth former Aid. r. c. Ben
son was nominated by the republicans
over Arthur Judson by a plurality of
157.
| In the Fifth the contest was between
C. A. Schenebricker and Richard Sher-
wood, the latter being nominated by L
plurality of 81 votes.
Henry LANCE was victorious over the
large field of candidates in the Sixth
ward, by a plurality of "a, his closest
contestant being William Kennedy.
The Seventh ward went for Aid. y.
G.. Anderson by a plurality over Z. V.
Ramser of 6S.
Township Nominees.
For supervisor the democrats NOM
mated the present incubment NJ. w.
Battles. For assistant supervisors.
Gustav Blankenburg, Z. H. Hill and J.
NJ. Schaab were named. George w.
Henry, for assessor and Orrin Leonard
for collector were nominated.
The republicans had no contest en-
the ticket for assistant supervisor, SO
Lonis c. Pfoh and Ezra Wilcher were
nominated TO succeed themselves and
George Stroehle was the third candi-
date.
For supervisor David Don received
vote of 1,142 to 517 for S. S. Hull
For assessor John F. Moeller was nom
mated TO succeed himself, the vote be-
ing 1854 to Cos for ]. L. Freeman.
Willard Baker was named for collector.
The vote being as follows: Baker, GIG.
Robbins, 45S; Johnson. 297; Claussen,
I21O.
Only one contest for committeeman
developed and that was in the Fifth
ward where r. S. Dart was elected
over W. NJ. Walker by vote of loo to
sc. Mr.. Walker was the caucus nom
inec. The committeeman are as fol
lows:
Democratic Committee.
First Ward-Robert c. Beck, Charles
| Vein berger, Henry Kale, George Free
stone.
Second Ward-Galt Graham, Henry
Kinner, John Murphy, Patrick Murrin.
Third Ward = Joseph Grotegut
George w. Henry, E. H. Hill, Harry L.
| Coyne, w. c. Hubble, Sam Davis.
Fourth Ward-John p. Sexton, Paul
Kersch, ]. p Comegys, Ralph Lamont.
Fifth Ward-W. ]. Cochran, c. A.
Temple, J. T. Shields, D. c. Murphy.
Sixth Ward-James d. Davis, George
| Wright, Gustav Blankenburg, Frank
Meenan.
Seventh Ward-George Wagner, Jr,
Jacob Brandmeyer, A. c. Hanson, w.
c. Peck. Louis Funkenstein, Joseph
Hellstern.
| Republican Committee.
| First Ward-,Louis Rain, John
| Trenaman.
Second Ward-John Swanson, Tho
mas South.
Third Ward-W. d. Gall, Ben Rinck,
Frank o. Larson.
| Fourth Ward-Phil Miller, Charles
Hastings
| Fifth Ward-John Furlong, r. s..
Dart
| Sixth Ward-E Rich, w. Grote.
Seventh Ward-Herman Doering, ].
e. Larl1in, Roy Sckofer.
Conventions Thursday.
The democratic city-township con-
;,r1,t
at the Rock Island house, and the re-
pubiicans will meet at the same time
| in Turner hall.
Following is the vote polled in the
aldermenic contests:
First Ward.
First Precinct-Pratt, AZ. Second