Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-01-31

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commissioner. subject to your approval |
oRRIN S. HOLT.
To the Citizens of Rock Island: !
hereby announce my candidacy for the
once OF mayor. subject. TO the decision |
Of the voters at the Primar rEsz 70 be ReId
To the Voteds of Rock Island: I de- |
sire TO respectfully announce my candi- |
dacy for the nomination for mayor at l
the primaries to be held Feb: Is. 1911
JOHN K SCOTT.
To the Voters OF Rock Island: here |
by announce myself as a candidate" for |
commissioner at the nominating pri-
MAJ . ALEXANDER ]. DE sOLAND.
719 Twenty-third street
To the Voters: I desire to announce
myself as a candidate for the ONCE of |
To- be held FEB. IS. II Ronored by cleo
tion, I will endeavoT to give an admin.
INC -'--e''0 E. c. HART.
be a candidate for nomination as com |
missioner at the primary in this city |
Feb. IS. am now serving as assistant |
chief Of the Rock Island fire depart !
rnent. and have been Identified with the |
department Il years. l have been tax |
Inc sixth ward PETER FREY.
1888 Seventh avenue.
To the Voters of Rock Island: I here /
by announce myself a candidate for com /
missioner under the new form OF gov
eminent subject to the primaries OF I
Feb 2S with the assurance to the pub
lie that if nominated and elected shall |
not disappoint them in my Efforts TO
give them a good and economic govern /
ment 'Nough said. ~
6o9 Eighteenth street.
To the Voters OF the City OF Rock Is /
land. /. the undersigned, submit myself /,
as a candidate for commissioners. sub
iect to your approval at the primary to /
be held Feb. Is, 1911 II nominated and
elected. 1 viii look after the city's aft
fairs with the same interest as L would !
my own business private affairs. !
Trusting that / will receive your sup
POI - ! Gill; '''' LoUIs c. PFoH
To the Voters Of Rock Island: here |
nv announce myself as a candidate for /
mary. Feb IS. 1 was born in Rock Is /
land and have resided here all my life. !
the retail drug business. For 10 of those I
years ] have been located in the Sixth I
business. If chosen for commissioner. / /
VIII give my entire time 10 the work Of |
the city. A J. RIESS@
wish 10 announce that / am candidate /
for mayor. subject to the primaries
tremist on any question, and in the 1
event that ] am chosen for mayor. shall {
show no favoritism. but shall eudeavor I
To further the best interests of all our
citizens, morally. financially and pro-
Ercssively am conducting success
ful business and am confdent that
can serve the people of Rock Island /
honestly and efficiently. Soliciting your |
support, i am
Very truly yours.
CHARLES, NJ. soUDERs /
1926 Fourth avenue.
To the Citizens of Rock Island: I
have decided to become candidate for !
commissioner before the primaries TO ne
gratitude for the kind and generous /
manner in which my friends have sign |
Cd my petitions. which have been cir |
,nIatsd i'm my behalf. / have had ex-
p.ItCu,- in public affairs in the Office
assessor and think have proven wor-
= and capable II l am SO fortunate
To secure place on the ballot fol- /
lowing the primaries. and am elected /
one OF the commissioners of Rock Is
land under the new system. Will give
the people the best that is in me in
honest and conscientious attention 10 /
JACK c. AULD
To the Voters OF Rock Island, After
due elaboration and serious considera-
name before the people of Rock Island |
as a candidate for commissioner under /
the new form of municipal government /
While | have not been so fortunate as /
some other people in gaining prom
inence either officially or otherwise, / |
have on two different occasions pledged |
myself TO certain principles I'm connec-
rion with nom nat ions FOR public service /
once "a a candidate for supervisor and /
again as a candidate for alderman. ON /
both these occasions made public |
pledge that II l should be elected I
would give to the people an Idea OF how I
their affairs were run. either as regards /
the county or city. as the case might be. /
I was sincere in both instances then. (
and | announce my candidacy for com
missioner now under the same cOndi- /
tions. Those who know me and are ia /
milar with the circumstances OF my /
candidacy realize that / went down to |
defeat because I would not pledge my (
selL 10 any clement or influence or 10 !
violate my convictions or principles. |
Voters OF Rock Island. I take the same I
stand now. and II I should he elected !
the FIRST time that anything starts. great |
or small. to go wrong in connection I
with the municipal government. YOU !
VIII hear from me. ] believe If the new I
system Is started right. all VIII be Well /
] am not taking hand in the contest |
just TO pull few votes from some 9TH /
cr candidate in order that 4 certain set /
OF men may be elected. am running |
for myself, and in order that every cit |
iz@n may know Just where | sPnd. ! I
will renew some OF the pledges that 1 /
nade al the ume or my former candi-
dacy FOR city Office First. II VIII be /
my duty TO md ont why the city rev /
enues do not support the city; second. /
why We do not get the right kind OF /
protection; third, to see that equal |
rights are bestowed upon all, and the /
special faVors are extended to none: |
fourth. that the people shall. decide ,
upon all questions OF Importance; nfth. /
10 unfit the moral condition of the city
l VIII not be obligated to any selfish in /
tereSt or immoral element in the city. 1
fer I would rather be defeated Fshting
for cause than elected and bound hand /
and foot TO destructive interests Brief I
~ speaking. I VIII II elected. SO CON /
duct myself that my record viii stand (.
as does my work i'm business lifc-for /
what u - worth. I am a tsNpa yer. and /
man who has Rock Islands interests I
at heart, first. last and all the time
l.. y BOIRDEAC.