Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-21
RUSSIA DECIDES To SEND
AN ARMY INTO ASIA MINOR

| TICKET were the tnree daily neWSpd-
pers of the city and most of the pas
tors of the churches. On the other
side were the three breweries and the
136 saloons with all the forces they
could control The city is naturally
democratic, but party lines were badly
shattered
Last night the victors celebrated.
Great crowds of cheering, enthusiastic
men paraded the streets and serenad-
ed the newspaper Offices. The defeat
ed forces declare that the result of
the election will be most bitter local
option battle next spring, and that the
coming year will be devoted to the
liveliest agitation in the city's his
tory. The principal issue in the cam
paign has been the question of en-
forcing the Sunday closing law, which
has been a dead letter in Joliet for 20
years past.
| Three in Field.
Ottawa, ILL.,, April 21-One of the
most exciting municipal elections ever
held in Ottawa took place yesterday.
There were three candidates for may
or. The republican candidate polled
only 49 votes. The fight was between
James Farrell, the present democratic
mayor, and ex-Attorney General NJ. T.
Moloney, who ran as an Independent
candidate. Farrell received 1880 and
lMoloney 1,271 votes.
Bancroft Wins I'm Jacksonville.
| Jacksonville, ILL.,, April 21.-Horace
III. Bancroft, republican, was elected
mayor here over William c. Osobrne.
democrat, by 321 majority.
Vets Carry kewanee.
Kewanee, H., April 21-In a hotly
contested municipal election the fol-
lowing city officers were elected
Mayor, Alexander Mclean; city clerk,
o. ID. Peterson; city attorney, H. Ster-
ling Pomeroy; city treasurer, C. F.
Sullivan; police magistrate, Andrew T.
Boyle
All the winners, except Boyle, We're
on the citizens labor ticket, which
was opposed by the citizens ticket. A
total vote of 2,3GS was polled. The
citizens labor ticket pluralities rang
ed around 200.
In the exciting wet and dry contest,
E which attracted state attention because
Kewanee was the largest city in Hi
nois in which this issue was to the
front, the vets won with an estimated
majority of 800. Many women worked
at the polls.
Ed Holland LOsse.
Bloomington, ILL.,, April 21.-The re-
publicans swept Bloomington, Robert
l.. Carlock, former county clerk, being
!. elected mayor by plurality of q
votes over Edward Holland, democrat
ic candidate for reelection and who
was for years prominent in baseball
circles.
A., The principal issue was traction, al
: though local option cut some figure
The democrats were successful two
years ago upon a promise to secure
revenue from the city railway system
for use of the streets. Two years
passed with controversy still unsettled
= the company refusing to pay the sum
demanded.
Holland made a great race against
;. he9vy odds, as the city is normally re
publican. Carlock promised to en-
force ordinances strictly The entire
republican ticket was elected by heav
: ier pluralities, with the exception OF
Louis Fitzhenry, democrat, who was
;, chosen city attorney.
Democrat Wins mt Danville.
G Danville: H., April 21.-Louis Platt
o democrat, running on the citizens tick
ct. was elected mayor of Danville over
William F. Baum, republican, by ma
ljority of about 500. There will be nc
. change in the complexion of the city
? council, which stands II republicans t.
2 democrats.