Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-20
10 IN RACE WHO
RAN 4 YEARS AGO
TWO CANDIDATES MAYOR AND ie
FOR COMMISSIONER At LAST
PRIMARY TRYING AGAIN.
Number for Head Council Five and II
Is Thought That There viii be
Three Score for Other.
- EIectIen 30.

City Election DaSes-
Second registration day Tor primar-
les Tuesday. March o
r.maries-Tuesda March 9.
First registration day for final cleo
ton Tuesday. March 80.
Township election Tuesday. April
second registration day FOR final
election Tuesday April 10.
Final city election Tuesday. April
20
f The names OF over go candidates
win appear on the ballots az the pri-
mar..s to Boz voted on TUESDAY. March
.s Five of this number viii be for
mayor and 10 g. likely that there viii
I be 5s or maybe go for commissioner.
A. noon today there was on file at
the city clerks Office the petitions and
amdavits OF - for commissioner. with
20 least four who have been circulat-
inE applications and who had not at
that time qualified
This SIS q contrast 10 the number
who ran for city office at the last gen
eral city election. AT that time there
were IS candidates for commissioner
and 10 for mayor.
After Place Again.
or those seeking Office this year.
there are 16 who We're on the ballots
four years ago for commissioner. All
are running for the same Office again
this time. with the exception Of J.
stuart Dart. who then sought the Office
OF commissioner but who is out after
the position OF mayor at the coming
vote.
D.. IT. Schriver and George W. Nc
Caskriu four years ago were on the
tickets az the primaries for mayor as
they are this time. Both were sue
cdssfuI in being selected zt that time
60 run in the finals and Mr.. Schriver
was successful at the finish.
Do is ordinarily presumed that today
is the last for filing petitions. Monday
would have been the last date FOR can
diCates 20 qualify. but 10 is legal
holiday 70 was thought At first that
-n order 90 avoid any trouble later.
that 60 would bee better 20 make today
the last 90 file.
Commissioner Martin T. Rudgren
has rearrauEed the program. however.
and announces that he viii have the
Office open from 1880 till $50 o'clock
Monday evening for auy candidates
who wish 90 nie az that time. There IS
a question though as 20 the legality of
tine transaction should "a prospective I
office seeker qualify az that time. (
S-hmid Is Out
George l.. scbmid. who conducts the .
boulevard grocery. sd Twentieth .
street. and formerly alderman from the .
Fifth ward. filed this morning as did .
George T.. Niesen. former Justice Of
the peace. and Thomas p. Sinnett. an
attorney. who o. also "a member OF the
faculty OF the Rock Island high school
and p " Ramscr. member Of the
IeucIry firm OF j. Rumser's Sons.
C1mmis siouer Archie Hart filed his
petition this afternoon Henry Bulins.
"a cement worker who resides az the
foot OF Eighteenth avenue. also quail
fed this afternoon.
Others VINO filed today were Carl
Actrriiud. foreman OF AuEustana Book
concern. and Thomas Mclean. opera
tor OF the city reservoir. 14i1 Twelfth
street. and ". ~. Toal. foreman c..
b. q @. lSfsAs Second avenue.
Carl Schancr. a clerk. son or former
Mayor IT, G.. Sclnher and who resides
,t 1905 sixth street. and =. y. Carlson.
D BUSINESS agent OF AlN AnN NttAlaA p AlA- q
0u. 1920 Thirty-eishth street, have had
petitions 90 circulation. and Il was eN-
1ectcd would file this afternoon.
Three Former Mayors Entered. M
Mayor II. II. Schrlver filed his petit Z
ion this afternoon and 5. J. Collins :
md George W. NcCaskrin. other can
lidates for the head OF the council. il !
VAS expected would qualify before the
.ity clerks Office closed. J. Stuart
BART and william McConochie had 7
previously filed their petitions and I
mdavits. Il
IN the race for mayor there will be }
hree who have previously held such !
.osition. they being Messrs. Schriver r
IcCouochie and McCaskrin. =