Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-05
FRAME PLEDGES
FOR ASPIRANTS
: To- CITY OFFICES
Rock Island Churchmen Adopt
Platform Pledgfng Remedying
of Local Vice Conditions.
SEVERAL CANDIDATES SIGN.
Eight Paverably Mentioned by
Steering Committee as Worthy
of Support at Polls.

Laying uDTn q pfdLLOrn OF pf1n-
ciples. but taking only limited re-
sponsibility for Individual candi-
dates, the Churchman'S Federation
last night entered the city cam
paign.
The organization, representing l.
coo members. 300 of whom are &C
tive in the affairs of the body, met
at the Young Mems Christian asso-
~ciatton building. where the platform
which candidates have been invited
to support, was adopted
Eight candidates were recon-
mended to the federation body as
worthy Of support, by the cabinet,
which is a sort of executive COM
mittee. The candidates recommend
ed are w. n. Phillips for mayor and
Frank Patterson, ]. ID. Sears, Ans.
Anderson, Ben Jacobson, Cornelius
Donovan. William FitzsiInmons and
Il. w. Robinson for commissioner.
Four of the candidates have al
ready accepted the platform of the
federation as that upon which they
will ask the support of the electors.
These four are w. n. Phillips for
mayor and J. D. Sears, Ans Ander-
son and Frank Patterson for com
missioner.
Way Open for Others.
The understanding is that the
provisional endorsement of candi-
dates is not meant to prejudice the
cases OF other aspirants for city
x1rha e.
She principles for which the league
stands. These principles, which
were prepared by Rev D. A. John
son and duly approved by the fed
Grafton, are as follows:
| believe that the fairs of the
city should be administered in
the interest of its law abiding
citizens, and that neither threat
nor coaxing nor bribery should
purchase exemption for violat-
or of law.
| am in personal sympathy
with the anti-Iiquor sentiment
that made the saloon a lawless
institution in Rock Island, and
l would not give my consent to
its restoration, had the oppor-
tunity
1 0hitH OppOCC4 " lIle 1A1iC1l
sale of liquor and pledge my
support to every legitimate
means to abolish this form of
lawlessness, both as a private |
citizen and as a public official,
should | be elected to office.
| am opposed to gambling |
and the confidence game, and
should l be elected, [ will make
it my personal business to in
form myself regarding the loca-
ton of places of gambling for
the purpose of Kidding our city
of this form of public evil.
l am absolutely. opposed to
commercialized vice on both
moral and sanitary grounds,
Rand deem it my duty as citizen
TO do all in my power to free
our city from this nuisance,
and as a public official, should
/ be elected. l will do my ut
most to deliver our city from
its present immoral conditions
by the punishment of violators,
and by aiding the victims of
vice
DeROuBce Present Conditions.
Previous to adoption of the plat
form. talks on the conditions of
Rock Island from civic standpoint
were given by Rev. D. NJ. Johnson
and w. y. Phillips. Frank Mixter
was unable to appear and his paper
was read by Carl Taylor
Rev. Mr.. Johnson turned on the
search light and pictured the evils
let loose in this city He stated that
he has heard from good authority
that laws. even those drawn up by
the present administration. have
not been enforced and that civic
conditions are decidedly bad He
TEankly referred to places that are
wide open and declared that boot
leggers, gamblers and vice law
violators are permitted to continue ,
unchecked
Mr.. Mixter prepared a paper in ,
which he said that it is up to the ,
people of the city TO enforce laws ,
and TO make public the names of all | I
violators of city and state regula- :
tions and ordinances. He upheld {
the principles of Mr. Phillips. and :
urged full support for his candi- {
daCy >
Mr.. Phillips dwelt upon the evils =
and assured the fedora
ton if put in office he would en- \
deayor to see that they are correct
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