Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-02-25
ILLINOIS WOMEN
SHUN PRIMARIES
Towns Report Light Vote Cast,
Generally the Result of No
Decisive Issues.
NEITHER ARE MEN ACTIVE
Suffraeists Make Good Showing in
GaIesburs, Where Liquor Cues
ton Is Up.

les yesterday in several Illinois citles.
In Springfield the severe cold made
their vote light; at Quincy, at Peoria
and Bloomington there were like re-
suits. At Galesburg, however, they
caused the nomination for alderman
of Charles Miller in the Third ward
and OF Professor Conger of Knox col
lege in the Sixth ward. In the last
named city the candidates were those
of the peoples party, which had been
endorsed by the local option press.
Chicaeo-More than two-thirds oil
the registered women of Chicago re-
manned away from the polls at yester-
days aldermanic primaries. The to-
tai number of women who voted was
47,529. or about so per cent of the
15S,524 qualified women. The advice
given the women by non-partisan suf-
frage leaders to stay out of the pri-
maries unless they were certain OF
their party afiliation had is effect.
especially in the Hyde Park. Lake
View and other similar residence ter
ritory
These aldermen were beaten:
Fifth ward-Charles Martin.
Tenth ward-Frank J. Nayricek.
Eleventh ward-Frank w. Bowers
dorf.
Fourteenth ward. Edward Clan
cy.
Twentieth ward-Hugo L. Pitte.
Twenty-second ward. H. Bauler.
Twenty-seventh ward - Frank J.
Wilson.
Twenty-eighth ward-Charles Twigg.
Thirtieth ward-Joseph A. Swift.
Thirty-fifth ward-James Donahoe.
Active at GaIesburg.
Galesburg-The women of the city
threw their votes to those candidates
of the peoples party whom the local
option party had endorsed. The chief
contest was in the Third ward, where
they renominated Alderman Charles
Miller by a large majority. In the
Sixth ward they caused the nomina-
ton of Professor Conger of Knox col
lege. They cast in the city 1892 votes,
CT within 100 votes Of the total cast
by the men, and in some of the pre-
cincts outvoted the men.
Granite City-Women voters crowd
ed the registration places in all the
wards at the primary election. In spite
of the severe cold spell the women
equaled and in some wards outnum-
bered the number of men who regis
tered during the afternoon.
Springfield Vote Light.
Springfield-Capital township, where
the city of Springfield is located. held
fret nrin1 oil nd he
amended primary law for candidates
for assistant supervisors. The recent
storm and the cold weather prevail
ing resulted in light vote being cast.
OF the more than 1900 women regis
tered in the city and eligible to vote, |
239 voted. Each party named 10 can
of whom Mrs. Grace Hubble, |
was one.
Ninety Vote in Peoria.
Peoria-With nearly complete re-
turns from every par, of the city pri- /
maries held little attention for the wo-
men voters. Out of a total of more |
than 10000 voters only 90 women cast
their ballot In one ward the women
cast 10 votes for. the progressive can
iidate for alderman. Two women
came out at the last moment and
made the race for assistant supervis-
ors. While returns are incomplete,
the women candidates polled few
votes.
Quincy-There was little interest
taken in the local primary election.
there were over $500. wo-
men TO cast votes at the recent COM
mission government election here.
here were less than 300 who voted at
he primary. The big eight" a COM
,ination of democrats and republicans
n opposition to the city administra-
ion, was broken up by the defeat OF
wo members for denomination.
Bloominston-At the municipal pri-
naries in Bloomington interest CEN
cred in the contest for police magis-
B. Hendrix. republican
ominee, and Martin Callahan, the J
The total vote was about +
900. Only 225 women voted. Their :
mall vote was due to adverse weather
and lack of important is :