Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-03
MANY CITIES VOTE
Elections Next Tuesday in More
Important municipalities
of State.
THE ISSUES VARY WIDELY
General Disposition Is to Drop Liquor
Question, Which Was Para
mount Year Ago.

Municipal campaigns are nearing an |
end in many cities of Illinois, and the
elections next Tuesday will be the
elimination of many hot contests. |
Fewer places than usual have the Ii |
Guor. problem as an issue the ballots
of a year ago having decided the pol
icy in a majority of cases for another
year at least. In some cities. however,
the old fight of dry and wet is on
| in the selection of officials pledged 70
strict enforcement of the prohibit0ry
law.
Political lines are closely drawn ia
most contests, although in some indie
pendent candidates are in the field.
Women are showing unusual inter
est in the local fights, in which they
seldom have interfered heretofore ex-
cept when license was the issue.
| One of the most bitter mayoralty
campaigns in the history of Peoria
will end Tuesday, when the city will
lelect a mayor, eight aldermen and
ether city officials. Edward Woodruff,
former republican. is opposing Thomas
lO'Conner, incumbent, democrat, for
mayor, and peculiar conditions le-
veloped when the platforms of the two
candidates proved almost Identical in
matters pertaining to reform admin
istration Woodruff's former admins
'ra:;Cp was wide rpGp ne, ut he
promises to keep the lid on the city
| if elected again
Millionaire In Field.
In Freeport the two candidates for
mayor are w. T. Rawleigh, republican,
millionaire. and Louis Bauscher, demo
crat. florist and gardener Bauschsr
has been an alderman six years and
Rawleigh also formerly served in the
city council. Although the city is
normally democratic by u couple #
hundred, the fight being made by Raw
leigh for a business administration
will probably wipe out the majority
Both sides are claiming victory
Six men want to be mayor of East
ST Louis. and three full tickets are IN
the field. The utter disregard for law
and order is the cause given. NJ. N.
Stephens. eight times mayor, and Silas
Cook, three times mayor, are the lea'i-
ing factors Charles Lambert, f. 5.
Wright, NJ. J. Walsh and n. V. Wright
also are seeking the honors. Walsh
has ELECTED the support of the women.
many of whom are distributing his
/ cards and buttons Business is practi-
lcaIly suspended Each candidate is
holding ward meetings every nigat.
There are 1927 registered voters and
!. it is conceded that 5000 votes will
elect
Warm Fight at Galesburi:.
ct Galesburg the Citizen Independ-
, ent ticket is headed by Max J. Mack,
prominent business man, having long
experience in the council The peo-
pies party candidate is George San
derson, "a hotel clerk, and also for sey-
eral terms in the council Both tick
cts are committed by their platforms
to economy, law enforcement and the
/, settlement of the gas and street car
Questions. Sandersons friends are
waging the fight along the line that he
is poor man and honest while Mack {
lparty is contending Mack is the more
/ capable.
With the liquor question settled foI
Champaign and Urbana townships un
+ til next year, there is little interest IL
y the elections. The twin townships
s were both voted dry last April, and
) accordingly there could be no vote this
/ lyear In Scott township there will be
Il vote on local option.
Among the other cities in the state
!, which have elections next Tuesday arr
d Quincy. Streator, Rockford, Clinton
S Lake Forest, Decatur and Havana.
Local Conditions Summarized.
Summarizing the conditions in Rocl
, Island this morning the Chicago Rec
lord-Herald says:
: Registration indicates a heavy
+ vote. Henry Carse, republican,
and G. w. McCaskrin, independent
= are the opposing candidates for
!; mayor, the democrats having left
y the head of the ticket vacant.
20 Carse claims he will receive the
p. normal republican vote, while Nc
. Caskrin asserts he will have the
support of the majority of demo-
!, Gratis and of enough republicans to
elect.
>, The same paper says of Moline:
70 The city campaign is being
10 waged by c. G. Carlson, city clerk,
81 who is republican nominee for
d mayor, and Mayor Andrew Olson,
all candidate of the peoples party for
" reelection. Neither candidate has
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