The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-14
f1V, IOVDEN WINS CITY OVER
! WOOD BY S66 TO 40 COUNT;
sen. JOHNSON GETS VOTES.
- rsrrjes But Two Precincts Of
Ieck Ishnd-Primary Vote
Expensive to State.

c.~.rnor Frank O. Lowden was
...ssrday, by vote OF $3.50 TO Nv
!ss..,.imed the presidential prefer.
49, -. If the Republican voters OF
sn. island. His victory over
n ,a,,or General Wood in the re-
~. !v;ng townships. of the county,
ns,,s he total did not show such
VA ave percentage in his favor,
s,;rtsined the same approximate
m uss;o ~ two to one, the result be-
~, ,s s7S7 ballots cast for Lowden
M 1.4S7 for Wood in the entire
county. ,s,a.to an
Ia on the Democratic ballot
p p,,hourh many party heroes were
an.ritten in." this being noticeable
~ the Republican ticket as well.
vi ui,sm W. Johnson, United States
n from California. was the
-. nrominent choice expressed in
A.. AZ ray receiving 40 votes in ROCK
fp H. and IS in Moline. Other can
s;sa,es named after this fashion
uass william G.. McAdoo, Herbert
Hoover. Attorney General Palmer
woodrow Wilson, Eugene V. Debbs,
.rd Edward /. Edwards. The vote
n these cases was very scattered
=, "a showed no indication OF any
samnaienjpg activity for the varl-
ans nominees of this sort In THIS
vicinity.
Tho vote was extremely light
.hronphout the county as we'll as IN
pock Island. Approximate esti-
mates indicate that the election will
east the taxpayers nearly 81 for
svsry vote cast in the county. But
1875 Republican ballots were cast
n the city. the Democratic vote
hoine very light. The lack OF any
contest except between the two Re
Dublican presidential candidates IN
mast precincts made interest stag
nant and voting throughout the day
was most desultory. In one pre-
cinct but IS ballots were cast dur
ing the entire day and other voting
nlaces gave returns almost as low.
Two Precincts to Wood.
But two precincts Of the entire
eitv went to Wood, the Eighteenth
giving him an is to II victory, and
fine ballots of the Twenty-tirst total
ing "a TO 25 in his favor The Low
den plurality in other precincts was
great enough that the grand total
for the city gave the governor OF
the state a clear cut majority.
Delegates UncOntested.
The delegates to the national
nominating conventions on both
tickets were uncontested. George
T. Johnson and Thomas E. Burner
we're elected to represent this dis
trict at the Democratic convention
to be held at San Francisco begin
ming June q, with Frank M. Hallam
as alternate, all being unpledged
TO any candidate.
Eyeritt c. Hardin and Lowrie c.
Banding, both expressing q. prefer
ence for Lowden, are named to rep
resent the Fourteenth district at
The Republican convention to be
held in Chicago, beginning June s.
James E. Dertinger and Charles w
Cooper, also pledged for Lowden
are the alternate delegates chosen
without contest on the Republican
ticket.
Choose Committeeman.
Precinct committeeman were cho-
sen in all precincts Of the county
most Of the candidates being I'M
opposed and little interest was in
dicated in these contests. One re-
suited in tie between Allen Pratt
and E. J. Gahagen in the Second
Y precinct of Rock Island, each hav-
ing IL votes to his credit.
In most precincts, no candidates
On the Democratic ticket were nam
Cd but in many instances represent
auves were written in by the voters
candidates for precinct committee,
men on the Democratic ticket elect,
ca were G. F. Johnson, South Mo
ane township, Third precinct; H. S
cunningham, South Rock Island