Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-21
Juhl, Liedtke and M1lrrin
Are Other Members Of
New Commission.

William McConochie. dve-time NAV
or of Rock Island, swept into Office
yesterday by majority of 1910.
Results of yesterdays election
showed that 10S00 votes had been
cast, CLIO of which were for the for
meT mayor and 1890 for Stephen j.
. Collins.
Results of the baUotiug also brought
radical change in the personnel Of
the commission which VIII govern the
city for the next four years. Martin
T. Rudgren being the only one Of the
present administration to weather the
storm
The New Commission.
New members of the council and
the posts they viii probably occupy
are.
William McConochie, mayor and
head of department OF public affairs.
CLIO votes.
John II. Liedtke. department Of pub
lie health and safety. 1867 votes.
Nicolai e Juhl. department Of
streets and public improvements, 1905
votes.
John 4. Murrin department Of pub
lie property, 5.2d3.
Martin T. Rudgren. department Of
accounts and finances. 5,159.
With the exception of Nayor-elect
William McConochie and Martin Rud-
gTen, none has held position in the
council before. J. A. Murrin was for
time superintendent of the water
works. All are tried men in various
f,rrT . he. r.- L.
land look to them for a prosperous
and business-Iike administration.
Race for Fourth Place.
Early in the evening the greatest
interest conferred upon the race for
fourth place n T. Rudgren and R.
c. Mitchell kept pushing each other
out OF the fourth position at irregular
intervals throughout the count. One
precinct might rally to the support Of
Mitchell only 70 find the next turn
ing 10 Rudgren with a larger plur-
ality.
Relative strength of the two Is
shown in the totals 5,159 and sop.
The final precinct 10 turn in its re-
suits. the Fifteenth. swung 70 Rud-
gren TO the tune Of 544 to 444, the 100
lead there returning the present com
missioner to Office for another four
years.
Hart Showed Under.
Archie Hart, one of the two present
commissioners TO be named among the
first eight candidates at the primaries
was last man in the race. Only 2l0S
votes were cast for the head Of the
public health and safety department
Indications point 10 a feeling upon the
part OF Harris friends that he stood
no chance to be elected and conse-
quently their votes went TO other can
didates.
John +. Kovermann and Thomas T.
Sinnett. the remaining two candidates
received $3.50 and 3,4I0 votes from
their adherents. At no time did any
OF the three lowest menace the Two
men striving for fourth position.
None Shirk Public Duty.
Few citizens stayed away from the
polls yesterday. Everyone who coaIa
possibly do so cast one Of the loSoo
ballots. the most ever cast in an cleo
ton in this city. The total of yester-
dav indicates even greater interest
than was manifest at the wet anu
dry" balloting of two years ago
The Fifteenth was the leader among
precincts in total number OF votes
cast. judges counting S2l ballots
there. OF this number 473 were marx
ed by men and 34S by women
Women as well as men favored v ~
liam McConochie at the polls HIS VIC
tory was more pronounced with t-ls
men of Rock Island among whom ne
earnered 3,7O5 votes TO Collins -5-S'
but one of the surprises of the das
was the winners strength in the |o
mems votes. He accumulated $40
of these ballots while his oppohe"'
was gathering 1902.
This gave McConoehie a lead IN
men votes of 1853 1t had been pr
dicted by the campaign leaders
the McConochie forces that their can
di6afe would be found stronger amohs