Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-01
DECREE SUPREME
COURT TO DECIDE
Date CITY VOTE
ATTORNEYS LEAVE FOR SPRING.
FIELD TO START mANoAMUs
PROCEEDINGS.
Friendly Actions viii &c Filed .. Once
Against Clerk % Rock Island
and Moline

Th- state supreme court will de-
eide the city election date controversy
f1r Rock Island aud Moline vtthfa a
few days. Attorneys for both cities
len az Z o'clock this afternoon for
springfield. prepared TO have raanda-
mus proceedings against the clerks Of
each municipality started without de-
lay. In order 10 determine IL April s
city contends. IS the proper bal
io-inE time or whether April 20. az
Moline claims. is the legal date
Attorneys Disagree.
Agter fhs Moline and Rock Island
commissioners adjourned the Joint ia
formal meeting held In the Office OF
Mayor Sciiriver SATURDAY.. Attorneys
John T. kenworthy Of this city and G..
= shallberE 81 Moline took up the
date matter with City Attorney James
r. Witter OF Rock Island and City At
tor1ey James Johnston OF the PIow
c.ty.
Tie result was as anticipated At
to-uey Kenworthy construed the
statutes in the same light that City
Attorney Witter did. while Attorney
SlauberE upheld City Attorney Johns
ton
All % the attorneys held. however.
that % was a question OF interpreta-
tiol % law and that decision OF the
supreme court would be the only re-
course TO fully determine the legal
date.
VITA that % view e vas suggested
that each Of the cities continue along
plans as they had from the start. thus
giving an opportunity for mandamus
proceedings.
The Counter Suits
10 vas arranged that Attorney Ken
worthy IN the capacity Of a private
citizen. mandamus City Clerk Rud-
zreu. who has selected April 5 as the
time for the election. p an attempt TO
have the time fixed for the third Tues
DAY Of the month Attorney ShalIberg (
f. 20 file similar action against Clerk
O. v Johnston. who has selected April I
90. asking that the first Tuesday be
named Since the issues are identical. I
20 Is thought she high tribunal will
combine the two and render one deci-
sion.
Rock Island IS placed IA a much F.
more secure position than Moline. In .
the event that the first Tuesday in .
Npril l. decided upon by the supreme .
court as being the IeEaI date for the
election. Rock Island viii be pre-
pared. having held 20 that theory from
the FIRST
Moline Not Ready.
Moline on the other hand is not
prepared. having contemplated hold
ing the municipal vote on the third 4
Tuesday This would cut out the first
registrstiou day for the primaries
which falls on Tuesday and also would
leave but a few days for the films OF
petitions since next Monday Is the last
day for this
on the other hand II the supreme
court holds that the third Tuesday IN
the month IS the time for the city
election. Rock Island would only be
slightly Aforementioned. All petitions
fled thus far would be invalidated. but
Be- would cause but little trouble 20 the
candidates TO secure new ones
May Co to Solons
tn case the high tribunal does not
take up the matter 70 viii be laid be
fore the legislature in hope OF secur-
Ing some information which will be en-
LISTENING
Both Rock Island and Moline are
situated az the present time probably !
Ike no other municipalities in the ,
state operating under the commission
'orn. but nevertheless action the su-
irene court takes on the matter will I
be- watched with interest since IN other ,
titles the same point may be raised !