Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-02-28
POET FOR MAYOR
Col. Barney Benjamin Squires
Doomed for Head of Pref
eel Alley.
COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING
Annexes Additional Territory and
Hears Communication from
Alex, Present Executive.

Davenport, Feb. 2S.-(Special) -
Colonel Barney Benjamin Squires for
mayor of Pretzel Alley in 1910! That's
the slogan of the local contingent as
the annual election of the alley APP
proaches. Down NTH Mayor Alex"
is the cry. Extravaganza and mat
tention to official duty are the charges
laid at the door of Mayor Alex, and
the Davenport alleyites have been fur
Their irritated by Anderson shifting his
basis of business operation to the Illi-
nois side. While still maintaining a
residence here, his former local sup
porters declare that to all intents and
purposes he has forever forsaken Iowa,
and when he does drift over to this
side of the stream it is to pull the
wool over the eyes of those who for
years were loyal to him. All he wants
now. it is charged. is the salary that
goes with the alley mayoralty, it hav-
ing been raised at the last annual cleo
ton to $4,000. Colonel Anderson did
not show up at the meeting of the
council yesterday morning, and this in
itself is taken as a case of frigid
pedals.
Election is March 20.
It was decided by the council that
the annual election be held Saturday.
March 26. Bill Korn, one of the franz
ers of the alley government, and who
was instrumental in bringing Ander
son to the fore. has deserted and has
gone into the Squires camp. Squires
formerly filled the post of official tree
trimmer and landscape gardener at
Central park. While working in tree
last summer, he made the mistake of
sitting on the outer side while ampu-
tating limb. He dropped 80 feet. and |
since then he has been incapacitated /
for aerial work. 1t is argued in his /
behalf that he is in position to give |
his entire time to the Office of alley |
mayor 1t is not the salary that /
Colonel Squires is after. He merely |
wishes to have some work to occupy |
him when he is not tearing off poetry. |
May BE Dark Horse.
The Charley ring, too, has tossed |
Alex in the air, but it has not an
nounced yet whether it will support
Squires. There is an undercurrent
that is drifting towards Bill Korn, but
he insists that he will not stand as a
candidate. In the first place. he states.
he could not afford to take the job at
the salary that goes with it. In doing
so he would be sacrificing at least
$4,000 a year, as the income from his
private business, he claims, is $4,000
Insult to Executive.
A communication was received from
Mayor Anderson, and after it was read
it was ordered burned. 1t was as fol-
lows:
New Harper, Rock Island, H., Feb
26.-Fellow Pretzels: 1 will not be
able to be with you at your Sabbath
conclave. but l have implicit trust and
faith in whatever actions you may see
fit to take with reference to the official
business of the alley. If any monies
are collected kindly forward same TO
me by first mail. I have heard muir
of mutinous nature in my
cabinet, but 1 would prefer not to be-
ieve all that has come to my ears.
Not wishing to intimiGate, l will sim
by say that in forming my next cab
net l will be even more careful than
n the past that / may be surrounded
With true blue. l hope that l may ]
nave the Davenport vote, but if 1 don't I
t will make little difference In the
'esult. l would suggest that your hon
'rable body at your Sabbath meeting {
ldopt a resolution (Which am en- s
;losing) for the annexation of the {