Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-02-11
PRIMARY RACE is
TOBECIN MONDAY
ALI Who Are to Stand as Candi-
dates Must Have Petitions
Filed on That Date.
CAN THEN LOOK 'EM OVER
L. G. Hart Withdraws as Aspirant
for MayoraIty-Gerk's In
depreciation of Law.

All prospective candidates for ONCE
under the commission form OF govern
ment must have their petitions for
having their names placed on the bal
lot filed with the city clerk before mid
night next Monday. The clerk, after
due elaboration, has decided that IN
der the law the 18th day before the
primary election Is included in the
length Of time during which candt-
dates may file their petitions. Section
II of article 13. in the state laws pro
viding for the commission form OF gov
eminent. says in part: ANY person
desiring to become a candidate for
mayor or conn issioner shall, not less
than Il =. OF more than 80 days
prior 10 Urinary election, file
with the ci;y o. village clerk. or in
those cities having a board Of election
commissioners, with the clerk OF such
board a statement Of such candidacy
in substantially the following form"
Then follows a description of the peti
ton.
LEAVES TT DOUBTFUL.
Two different constructions may be
placed upon this law, the one includ-
ing the 18th day. before which in this
case is Monday. and the other exclud
ing the 18th day from the days on
which petitions may be filed. In Mo
line il was agreed 10 stop fling Sat
urday night in the belief that no peti
tions could be filed on Monday or on
Sunday. City Clerk Rudgren has de
Cided, however. that a petition pre-
scented to him Monday will be filed Is
days before the election. and therefore
not less than Is days, which will
bring Monday within the meaning of
the statutes.
MR. HART OFT OF RACE.
e. c. Hart today announced the with
drawal of his mayoral candidacy In
reaching this decision" Mr. Hart said.
Il have not been prompted by the in
terests of any other aspirant for the
position. / have simply found, if II so
happened that I were chosen, that I
could not do the office Justice my pri-
vate interests demanding nearly my en-
tire time However. / am deeply CRATE
full 10 my friends for the kindly inter
est they have shown in my behalf"
IS FILE PETITIONS.
Up TO 2:30 this afternoon the petit
lions of So candidates had been fled
at the office Of the city clerk They
are as follows:
For Mayor. R Chamberlin, John
T. Dolly. r. H Guyer. James B. Lid
ders, w. H Ludewig. G.. w. McCask
rim, John X. Scott, Harry Schriver,
Charles NJ. Souders.
For Commissioner-Fr Applequist,
Oscar e Apple Jack c. Aud. Jo-
mas Bear. Frank H Bertelsen, Frank
w Blochlinger. William H. Bolles.
Leon y Bourdeau. Edward H. Bow
man. p. !. Carlson, c. l. Carpenter,
James ". Cavanaugh, Richard Cramp-
ton, Frank l.. Curnyn, James R Darn
Gil, J. Stuart Dart, Alexander Desc
land, Joseph J. Doering. Peter Frey,
Charles Gantert, Cyrus ID. Gordon.
Charles r. Grove. Archie Hart. George
w Henry. Hamlin II. Hull, Nicolas E.
Juhl, s. Alexander LaFanway, John G.
Leaf. Henry Lemburg. j. F c. Lu-
dolphs. Stephen Marshall. Martin Nc
Nealy. Arthur \. Mcneil, William
Mielke. Milton l.. Morrill,. John A.
Murrin, Carl Naab. George p. Nisseu,
Louis c. Pfoh, L. A. POLAND, Eugene
V. Ramser. A. J. Riess, Bernard Rinck.
H. II. Robb, Martin T. Rudgren, John
Schlemmer, Charles j. Smith. George
Stroehle. Lawrence .. Swanson. Alfred
W. Tanner. Charles l. Thompson, J.
w. VanArsdel. John R Warner, Hen
~ c. Webbing Frank Westbay,
Charles c Wilson. Samuel r. Wright.
Eudors Rebekah Lodge Attention.
The members of Eudora Rebekah
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