The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-07
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W1A Mellne Primary.
ee1uw Il The day Of the an
= Molins city primary election
~ ~ polls viii b open from . IN
= Earning until : in the evening.
Il n voters will name candidates
~ mayor, city clerk, city treasurer
- aldermen. II nothing unlocked
~ occurs the city ofnces will be
'nljS6 By men who win the Republic
n -. appearances the
.sGupaagn has beGa quiet, there ID
ely one once that has not furnish
- = spirited contest for the Repub-
6o6d nomination. This one Is for
Alderman Of the Fourth ward,
Whore r. w. Entriken will succeed
hGnsolt.
TAe hottest fight will probably
~ for the once Of city clerk. There
~ six candidates for this place,
e1d the Republican nomination will
yr6bably be equivalent to election.
There are only two candidates
eoeking the Republican nomination
toe. the mayorality. 1t is believed
by -independent Republicans that
Mayor G. p. Skinner will have an
easy victory over the First ward al
defmau, John A. Swanson, although
thoy admit that the latter has q
winning chance.
Alderman Swanson is making the
attack against secret or executive
seeSions Of the city council the
mainstay of his campaign. Mayor
Skinner has been doing little cam
paigning, being content to let his
record for the last two years speak
for itself.
There are three candidates for
city treasurer. The men who seek
this ONCE are all employed in
banks.
{ None OF the candidates for city
clerkghsye had previous experience
in municipal affairs, and it is ex-
pected that the fight for this Office
will b. q personal matter and the
man with the largest number OF
friends will win.
There are two aldermen to be
named in the Sixth ward, one will
serve the unexpired term Of Elmer
+. Morgan. and the other will serve
the regular term Of two years
There are four candidates for the
two-year term, and two for the un.
expired term.
There are three Republican can
4Nates who wish to succeed Alder
ma Swanson in the First ward
There are only two Republican can
! didates in the other wards, excep
4 the Fourth. where there is onl,
4 one.
: The Democratic ballot will b,
blank tomorrow, as no Democrat
haye filed petitions. The Socialis
ballot will contain the name of on,
candidate for mayor and one can
didate for alderman in each ware
except the First.
70 women are entered in to
mqrow's primary. Women will
serve, however, as judges an,
clerks ct the polling places. Tn
complete list Of candidates is a
follows:
For Mayor.
c. P. Skinner, who seeks reelec
tion.
J. A. Swanson. First ward alder
man.
For City Clerk.
J. P. E6landt, 20S Fourth ave
nue..
R. H. Munro. ss1 sixteent
street.
Il Harry A. Melin. 1928 Mint
street.
Emil H. Peterson, 1919 Thirty
/ fourth street.
Harry A. Towndrow, 1727 Sixt
avenue.
Frank E. Lundquist, 2137 Twelft
street.
FOR Treasurer.
|. r. E. Neuhaus, Mechanics & Mel
chants bank.
| Irving Toline, State Savings Ban
. Trust company.
4 Carl Wind, Moline Trust & Say
1ngs bank.
Alderman, First Ward.
0ustAve Holtz, 514 First street.
Albin Anderson. 729 Thir
street A.
C. A. Berglund, 149 Fifth ave
nue..
Second Ward.
Alderman r. 8. Hosford, 80
Eleventh avenue.
James Nicholson. 420 Mint
Third Ward.
Alderman Fred Holt, 1882 Elev
enth avenue.
N. H. Lyon. 1922 Seventh ave
nue..
Fourth Ward.
Alderman r. w. Entrikin, FL
Seventh avenue.
Fifth Ward.
Alderman L. A. Vinton, 927 Thir
teenth avenue.
August johnson. 1880 Thir,
street A.
SIKH Ward.
c. E Limburg, 2319 Eighteenth
street C.
Martin Boquist, 2025 Fifteenth
! street.
W. b. Spears. 1921 Sixteenth ave
nue.. ~ -A
E. H. Heartlein. zoos Fifteenth
street.
Sixth Ward, One Tear Term.
E. l.. Taylor. 1927 Fifteenth
street A.
Robert L. Neal, 1882 Fifteenth
street C.
Seventh Ward.
Alderman IAhn Juov 9pN4 CSw%k