Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-11
CANDIDATES HAVE
ROUGH BOUT over
PETITION FILING
sesl Stampede When First OPP
portunity to List Nomina-
ton Papers Is Given.
SOME CAMP AT COURT HOUSE
ri, suend Entire Night at County
e,,Isino-Jonas Bears Name
VIII Be First on Ballot.

r.,5;5atss for nomination for the
.-s,,,s county Offices TO be filed this
en- sraeed a rough and tumble pa
.hfs morning at the Office u. Coun-
:. cTert n. 3. Hubbard. in mad ef-
so-, 10 file their petitions first and
,srs he given preference on me bal-
=, Ar he september primaries
Al night long some 81 the candi-
ss,es canped a. the court house MISS
-, Harris. republican aspirant Tor
~ Office Of county superintendent OF
scboo,s. decided to remain at her Of
e. all night long and as conss-
rrs,ce she had place Of advantage
J, .be line this morning and camf
rcsr being the first person 10 file
another Who took refuge in The coun-
- b-,Iding was W II. Brough. dep
49, sberif. who had the petition OF
Inns Rear. candidate for sheriff Ii
1. understood that Mr.. Broush learn
- ,ba. Walter Kittilsen had arranged
- stav a. the building. He had the
,s,itiou % his father. General Edward
Kittilsen. Determined not TO be beat
On by his rival. Mr.. BrOugh Planned
an all night vigil and the trio patient
II waited through the long night
watches for day break.
Mr. BrOugh was the first person 10
make his appearance in the hallway
in trent Of the county clerks Office.
He had forethought enough with HIM
n bring a chair along. Soon MlS~
Harris arrived and gradually a line
having
chai.
Il was JUS. at s o'clock that Dep
uty Clarence y. IsaacsOn opened the
door Of the county clerks office.
There had been sort Of an understand
ing that the candidates would enter
n the order in which they were seat
e. Mr.. Brough. who held the first
chair. however. was gallant enough to
plan 10 allow the only woman candi-
date Miss Harris. to have the honor
Ct filing the first petition.
Big Rush Occurs.
However. when the door was open
ed. there vas a rush that completely
threw Miss Harris to one side. in the
eager effOr- 70 reach the county clerk
first Candidates pushed and showed
and fought their way through the pas
sage. When Mr.. Brough saw Miss
Harris didn't have a chance 10 get in
first, he looked after his own welfare
and succeeded in handing Mr. Bears
petition through the window at the
marriage register desk first Walter
Kittilsen. in his anxiety and haste to
get 70 the frIorLr fe said IN have fbrouCn
the petition Of his father over the par
utiOn. but County Clerk H b. Hub
bard insisted that the petitions must
Be filed through the opening in the
crate at his window While Mr. Kit
tilsen and Fred a Smith, also a candi-
dale for sheriff. we're engaged in an
argument over the manner of filing
petitions. Jacob Wigers. former deputy
sheriff, stepped up and filed his papers,
With The result that he is the fourth
IN the list on the republican ticket.
while Smith is sixth and Kittilsen is
next 70 last.
Dems Draw straws.
There was an agreement among q
; Pe'tit. c. J. Smith and DR.. r. c. J.
Meyer. all democratic candidates for
me nomination for the sherinships to
draw Etraws as TO which should file
MS petition first DR.. Meyer failed to
appear because OF his work in circuit
court in summoning petit jurors. which
Aept up al night. but Mr. Petit and