Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-16
REPUBLICANSIN
SWEEP OF CITY,;
SKINNER MAYOR
Fred Entriken Loses Fight for Po-
lice Magistrate to Frank Gus
tafsOn, Incumbent
ANNA ANDERSON CITY CLERK
Proposition for Civil Service for
Fire and Police Depart
mentS Carries.
Mayor-C P. Skinner.


ments Carries.
Mayor-C. P. Skinner.
City clerk-Anna Anderson.
City Attorney. NJ. Johnston.
City treasurer-A. E. Peterson
Police magistrate-FTank Gus
tafson.
ALDERMEN.
First ward. A. Swanson aud
George J. Anderson.
Second ward-E. L. Nordgren
and r.. S. Hosford
Third ward-Fred D. Holt and
Charles H. Elmer.
Fourth ward-Frank H. Herbst
and Perry A Merriman.
Fifth ward-Gaston Veys- and L.
Sixth ward-E E. Morgan and o.
F. Anderson.
Seventh ward-John F. Huey AMI
R. A. Douglas.
Republican candidates for Offices
in Moline made a clean sweep of
the city yesterday with one excep-
ton. Fred Entriken. Republican
nominee for police magistrate, lost
to Frank Gustafson, Peoples party
candidate, and for years police
magistrate of Moline.
Charles P. Skinner carried every
ward over his opponent, Lewis K.
EngIund, Socialist candidate. with
the exception of two precincts.
Skinner lost in the first and second
precincts of the Fifth ward, obtain
ing 335 votes in the first and 104 in
the second, while Englund polled
416 in the first and 1874 i'll the sec
ond. Mr.. Skinner was elected by
majority of 1851. He received
1884 votes and Englund 2.233 votes.
Polls in the Fifth ward did not
close until 6 O'Clock. The polling
place is located at Oil Sixteenth
avenue. At 5 O'Clock when it was
time for the polls to close Chief
Ben DeJeager was called to the
place and he permitted the line of
voters, extending across the street.
who were at the place since 5
o'clock to vote.
Nearly 1000 persons voted yes
terday, 6.S27 according to the un-
official returns. 1t was one of the
largest votes ever cast in Moline.
Anna Anderson is the first
woman elected to the position of
city clerk by a majority of 2.443,
a larger majority than elected
Charles Skinner mayor. Miss
Anderson has been in the office of
the city clerk for about ten years
and has for a large part of that
time been City Clerk G. V. John
sons understudy.
Civil Service Carries.
The proposition to give civil ser
vice tests to the fire and police de-
partments of the city carried by a !
large majority. Total vote for the
proposition is 633; against it, |
1 ,201. making a majority or 1888.
Aldermanic contests came in the |
Fifth, Sixth and Seventh wards. |
Hope that Arthur Gustafson would |
carry the Seventh ward was shat |
tered when returns from precincts
of the candidates gave
Huey and Douglas large majOrities. |
Not until late hour did friends
of Eli De Reu and W. NJ. Battles.
aldermen candidates in the Sixth
ward on the Peoples ticket, give
up hope. The victory of Elmer
Morgan was not known until the
very last.
Because Edgar Owens and C. o.
Pearson, Socialist candidates, car
ried two precincts in the Fifth
ward, the contest was uncertain
until later heavy majorities il
other precincts threw the weight
TO CASTOR Veys.
The civil service board for the
fire and police departments, as out /
lined by state law, will consist of
three members. appointed by the
mayor. to serve, one two and three |
year terms. The board will, IN
less specifically provided by the /
council, serve without salary. 1t |
will, in a measure, be non-partisan.
One man is appointed each year
and not more than two can be
members of the same political
party.
Under the provisions of the act
no policeman or fireman can be ap-
pointed who has not passed an ex-
animation Such examinations must |
De public and open to all legal res
dents of the city. This will elm
nate unfit officers and will make
ior more efficient police and fire
No policeman or fireman who has
been in service for a year before
he board takes office can be dis
missed without a trial by a board
of the probate Judge, the
county Judge and the circuit Judge
Votes for city Offices, other than
aldermen, are:
City Treasurer