Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-22
IS FIRST TEST
OF LAW IN CITY
Primary Election Will be Held Tomor-
row to Nominate Candidates
for Local Offices.
LIVELY INTEREST IN IT
Three Cornered Contest of Republicans
for Mayor Attracts Most Atten-
tion-Ward Fights.

Tomorrow the primary law will have
its first trial in the cities Of Illinois as
q method of nominating candidates for
municipal offices.
In Rock Island the chief interest in
the primary centers about the three
cornered fight for the republican NOM
ination for mayor, the three candi-
dates being Mayor H. c. Schaffer, John
X Scott, and former Mayor Henry
Carse. Mr.. Carse. at a meeting Satur-
day night, opened headquarters at the
Office of Schriver & Schriver, the meet
ing being in charge of DR.. G. G. Craig.
Mr.. Carse in his campaign is having
the support of the liberal element
OF the party.
John X. Scott, who has announced
platform that is neither ultra-liberal
nor yet very conservative, has been
making an energetic campaign that
seems to have appealed particularly TO
the younger element of the party
Mayor II. c. Schaffer has not made
any strong effort for the primary, but
has stood on his record and is relying
on the voters for vindication of his
administration. He has not pushed
his candidacy so energetically as have
the other two candidates.
Aside from the republican contest.
there is no fight on for the mayoralty
nominations, Frank w. Blochlinger
having no opposition for the place at
the head of the democratic ticket.
The contest that is attracting sec
ondary interest is that for the republ-
can nomination for police magistrate,
G. Albert Johnson, former magistrate
and now justice of the peace; Frank
Westbay. health officer, and Clarence
s. Schroeder being the candidates.
Is There Frame Up.
In regard to the township republican
ticket, there is a well defined report
to the effect that there is frame uD,
whereby if "Boney" Johnson fails to
receive the nomination for police mag
istrate at the primaries tomorrow.
one of the candidates for jus
tice of the peace, is to pull out of the
race in favor of Johnson who will then
be nominated for justice of the peace.
an Office which he now holds. Phil
Wells, a present justice of the peace
and l.. w. Eckhart. ]. H. Cleland, w.
F. Schroeder and George P. Nissen
are the other candidates for justices.
Contests i'm Wards.
In the different wards there are aid
ermanic contests that are attracting
some attention. The democratic candi.
dates, with the exception of the Fifth
ward, will be nominated without oppo
sition. In First ward Alderman
John HoF is the candidate; c.
l.. Speck out in the Second
ward; way seeks the Third
ward mol N the Fourth ward
Alderman TX has been honor
ed by hav.ng practically no opposition
and in the Sixth ward the candidate is
p F. Meenan. In the Fifth ward Aid
erman William Trefz, the veteran OF
the council, and William Cochran, who
made such splendid race last year
are engaging in a friendly contest fol-
the nominations. The contest, how
ever, is not marked by any bitter feel
ing, and the victor is assured of the
support of the losing candidate anC
his friends.
The republicans have several bittel
fights on in the wards over the alder
manic nominations In the Third ware
there is contest between L. L. Hanc,
and l.. c. Simser, and in the Sixtl
ward there is battle royal in progress