Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-24
GOING over The
LISTS OF NAMES
ON The RECALLS
Force of Girls Put to Work at
City Hall Copying the
Signatures.
NEXT ORDER OF PROCEDURE
Claim Is Made That Numerous Short
eominss ACCOMPLISHMENTS .
to Be Tested.

With the object in view Of getting
the petitions asking for the deposition
of Mayor H. NJ. Schriver and Commits
sioner Archie Hart In readiness for court
proceedings and publication, a force
of young ladies' was placed at work
today to copy the signatures, address
es and dates affixed to them.
AS soon as the work is com
pleted. objections to the recall on sew
eral points will be filed with Commits
sioner NJ. T. Rudgren. city clerk, and
he. under the provisions OF the recall
in the commission form of govern
ment, will be called upon to present
the matter before either the county
or circuit court for final decision Such
things as duplicate signatures, or
where a man has affixed his name in
more than one instance, instances
where names of those under legal age
signed the recall petitions and sigma
lures which are Illegal from other le-
gal points, will be questioned in the
objections.
FILE WITH CLERK.
The objections to the recall petit
tions must be filed with the city clerk
within five days after the petition for
recall is filed. Thereafter, according
10 law, the city clerk shall present
the matter 70 the clerk OF either the
circuit or county court and the Judge
shall be called to make a summary ex.
animation OF the petitions not less
than 10 days after the matter is filed
Should he find that there are a suff
cient number OF bona fide signatures
10 invoke the recall. he shall so rule
His decision will be final and the prin
cipals will have no right Of appeal OF
writ OF error.
NO NEED TO NOMINATE.
Should the judges decision be fav
orable 10 the recall petitioners. the
law further says the city clerk shall
be so Informed and he in turn shall
present a resolution TO the council
fixing the date for a special election
within 40 or so days thereafter. The
primary election and registration o
voters shall be conducted In the sam,
manner as at re i"'sl elections IN,
officers who are subj eats cf the rocall
shall. without nomination, be contest
ants for reelection. In other words
should Mayor Schriver be ousted, n.
would be a candidate for reflect 10:
without the formality OF nomination
The other contestant would be chos
en- from those who ran in the primary
The same would be true in .hs cas-
OF Commissioner Hart should Il n
found that there are sufficient name
on the recall 10 warrant an election.
HAVE ACCURATE COUNT.
A more accurate count of the nun
Der Of signers OF the recall was mad
last evening. and II was found tina
3.205 names are affixed TO the ma,
or's recall while 1929 are signed t
that of the commissioner. There ar
100 Withdrawals and the REQUIRE
number OF signatures, according TO n,
ures Of the last municipal election, 1
1885.
WHAT PETITIONS SAY.
The count at present shows a littl
lee-way against the two officials, bu
numerous technical flaws are elaine,
In some instances, for instance, me
have signed their names twice, an
some times oftener. In other instance
hose who circulated the petition
laye sworn TO their own signature
N other cases. some OF the signeI
ave died since signing. and so ccul