The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05
VICTOR
FOR ASSESSOR;
LIGHT VOTE OUT
Republicans Garry Election By 3 to
1 Majority; Begin New
Organization.

Republicans in Rock Island town
ship had clean. sweep yesterday,
W. F. Bradley, candidate for super
visor, carrying the whole ticket to
an almost to / victory in an cleo
ton which polled less than one
sixth the normal voting strength
Albert E. Nelson, Republican
candidate for assessor, defeated
Henry Hinrichs, Democrat, 1903 10
767, in the only contest over which
there was any doubt. Hinrichs made
a determined campaign but apathy
of the ticket overcame his efforts,
although he carried of 20 pre-
cincts and tied in two others.
The Bradley vote was 1923, and
Thomas Naab, who headed the
Democratic ticket, polled 497. The
town board officials, who made an
informal canvass of the votes last
night, did not tabulate complete
returns for other candidates except
in the assessors contest.
The election in Rock Island AMI
South Rock Island townships es-
tablishes direct conflict of extent
of the townships jurisdiction and
interest in yesterdays election
conferred more upon the outcome
of this dispute than the election OF
candidates.
The Rock Island town board es-
tablished four election places in
the territory south of Eighteenth
avenue, two of them in the same
building with the South Rock Is
land voting booths. The election
passed without disturbance, but
residents of the South Rock Island
territory have threatened to con-
test every attempt to annex their
town territory by the plan adopted
by the Rock Island board. Approx
imately rs votes were cast for Rock
Island town candidates in the ter
ritory south of Eighteenth avenue.
The South Rock Island folks cast
nearly 700 votes for candidates
nominated on the South Rock Is
land township ballots.
Acting upon its claim that the
whole township is being reorgan-
lied as result of the establishment
of new boundaries, election for all
new officers was called. The town
ship officers are:
SUPERVISORY. F. Bradley.
Assistant supervisors-George ].
Stroehle, Frank ]. Beranek, H. II.
Starr, II. M. Hendren, John 3.
Johnson. Charles GuldenZopf, Carl
L. Ackerlind, Ben C. Benson, Law
renee K. Eihl, ]. ]. Burgess, Will
liam Hansgen, Ben Mitchem, w. II.
Leithner
Assessor-Albert E. Nelson.
Town clerk-W. A. Frewert.
Less Than 2,GO0 Vote.
From tabulations made last night
it was estimated that the Repub-
lican vote was 1900 and the Demo-
cratic 400. Last spring LOO votes
were cast in the old Rock Island
township. The heaviest vote of tie
day was in the Twenty-ffth pre-
cinct, where IT'S votes were cast in
the assessor race The lightest vote
was in the Twenty-eighth precinct
in the territory over which town
ship jurisdiction is in dispute
where 20 votes were cast.
Naab carried two precincts-the
Twelfth and the Twenty-eighth.
Hinrichs polled majorities in the
ASCNCAAOS tlitLiY W GILL; oSf
teenth. Eighteenth, Twenty first,
Twenty-third, Twenty-sixth and
Twenty
Weber Reelected.
John E. Weber, Democrat, was
reelected assessor for South Rock
Island township yesterday, defeat
ing William Willetts, Republican,
422 to 259 Weber ran far ahead of
his ticket. the Republicans easily
winning other offices.
Results were:
Assistant supervisor - Fayette
Skinner, R, 54S. Unopposed.
Town clerk-Raymond r. Walk
er, r, 4S2; M. A. Baker, D, 100.
Assessor-John E. Weber, D,
422; William Willetts, R, 259.
Commissioner of highways+H. F.
Spitznas, r, S57. Unopposed.
Justice of the peace. P.
Ohaver, R, 4O4; W. E. Doughlas, D,
125.
Constable-Rollin HuntIey, r.
277; o. B. Maynard, d, 116.
About 200 different substances
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