The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07
...,ea,ts Gain One Scat On
Rod, Kelly, Buffalo Prairie,
Elected.


=. candidate for reelection to the
e..,,tv board Of supervisors and
~ ,selection of the three present
,nSsmocratic members, thus giving
~ marty one added vote, was the
sniv feature of the township cleo
IAN IAN, Yesterday. All other Repub-
lean candidates we're reelected.
The,entire Republican ticket was
elected in Rock Island township,
,ss contest for the Office Of super
~. ,isor between William Trefz,
nsmocrat. and William H. Schil-
finger. Republican, and for the Of
60 of assessor between Henry
Hin,ichs. Democrat, and Albert c.
Nelson furnishing the sonly keen
interest in the voting. :
Four Democrats will have seats
an the new board of supervisors.
william +. Nichols of Milan was re-
elected: V. G. Olson, Coal Valley
,oxuship. was elected to succeed a
nemocratic member; Louis Shave.
hampton, continues in Office; while
lanes Kelly of Buffalo Prairie
prairie township, defeated the Re-.
nublican candidate for reelection,
n l.. Thomas. by 10 votes. All
oIher Republican candidates were
elected throughout the county.
Sehillinger Wins.
The votes of the women who eK-
ercised their right of selection yes
terday was light, but was sufficient
10 swell a nine vote plurality which
the result of the vote Of the men
gave william Fl. Schillinger, Re
pubican, over William Trefz, Dem
ocrat, to plurality of 237 votes in
the total count. The result Of the
mems vote gave Schillinger 9S4
votes while Trefz gained 925. OF
the women, 43S voted for the Re-
publican candidate while 10 voted
for Treiz.
Nelson Defeats Hinrichs.
Albert E. Nelson, the Republican
candidate for reelection to the Of
flee of assessor, was supported by
both men and women. giving him 4
plurality of 246 votes over Henry
H:nrichs, Democratic nominee.
William FreWert, town clerk,
candidate for reelection on the Re-
publican ticket, was unOpposed and
received 1413 votes in all.
A. N. klove was an easy winner
over Edwin Mccarthy for justice
Of the peace, running ahead OF the
Republican mems ticket by about
100 votes. Charles Flanagan gain
ed 322 vote plurality over Henry
Sturm fer constable. Women were
not permitted TO vote for candidates
to these Offices.
Gets Big Vote.
Carl l.. Anderson. former in
structor at the Rock Island high
school, a new Republican candidate
for assistant supervisor, received
the highest vote cast for any man
He led the race for the Office on
both the mems and women's bal
lots, gathering a total Of ass. Will
liam NJ Mitchell stood second
Henry NJ. Hendren, third. and John
B. Johnson, the other Republica Il
candidate. was given a preference
on l,549 ballots, the nearest Demo
cratic nominee, Thomas Naab gel
ting but 901.
Upton Returned.
John Upton. chairman Of the
board Of supervisors during the last
year, up for reelection in Bowling
township. was returned for another
term. The results of the election
IN the outlying townships were as
!. follows:
South Rock Island Township.
Town Clerk
Up. Up 3p. 4p. t.
K. c. Walker "a II so Is 12S
Assessor
X, Guldenz'f. f II ) % A.
j. E. Weber. D. 80 90 35 % 121
Com. Highways
NJ Spitznas, RS Is So Is 13l
Constable
|. B. Baum. .33 Is 40 25 124
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