The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05
RURAL VOTERS
PUT pep INTO
TOWN ELECTION
Nichols Loses Place By Two Votes
in Black Hawk; Kelly Has Mar
row Squirm Into ONCE.


City folks paid little attention
Is Yesterdays townships elections
bt.f the rural voters engaged In
some Interesting and thrilling bat
ties OF votes.
Black Hawk voters got little
Jolt when the canvass showed that
w. J.. Nichols, q member OF the
board. had been defeated by two
votes by w. R. Palmer, Republican
candidate, and in Buffalo Prairie
James Kelly, Democrat, candidate
10 succeed himself, retained his
place on the board by a one-vote
margin. In South Moline Zach Elm
feIdt. running as an Independent
retained his place on the board. The
contest was watched with interest
by other board members from all
over the. county.
Throughout other townships In
the lower end of the county voters
scratched their ballots merrily with
result that opposition candidates
won places by majorities which
from outward evidences should
have been delivered to the con
trolling party nominees.
Rural, Bowling and Andalusia
candidates went into office without
opposition.
Palmer Defeats Nichols.
Milan, April 5.-R W. Palmer,
Republican, defeated w. F. Mich
OILS, Democratic candidate for re-
election as supervisor from Black
Hawk township by two votes. Pal
mer polled 173 and Nichols III. F.
p. McMichael,~ Independent candi-
date for assessor, defeated John A.
Campbell, Republican, and Robert
kale, Democrat.
Results of the election
SUPERVISOR. w. Palmer, R.,
173: William F. Nichols, D., III.
Town clerk-F. H. Harris, D.,
201; John T. Cohen, r.. 1913.
Assessor-F. p. McMichael, Ind,
1877; John A. Campbell, r., 40;
Robert kale, d., SO.
Commissioner Of highways
Sam Danielson. D.. 215; John Nc
Afee, r.. III.
Justice of the peace. L. Zahn,
r., IS.
Constable. w. Willke, R., 81.
Aeily WINS Dy OHCs
Buffalo Prairie, April 5.-James
! Kelly, Democrat, was reelected sup
errisor by vote of "a to 70 over
Z. F, Fontaine, Republican, yester-
day. The Republicans won out in
the race for all other offices by
commanding majorities. Othe"
town officers elected were as fol-
lows:
Town clerk-Guy F. Tyler, R.,
107; Frank Whitney, D., 40.
Assessor-Isaac Alberts, R., SO =;
William Heiffer, D., As.
Commissioner of highways-Gid-
con Reid, r., ITO; L. Nj. Lewis, d.
So.
Justice of peace-Dan Weingard
R, SO; William Slusher. D., 46.
Constable 1.-TWO elected Bert
Hauck and c. l.. Preston, R., JS
each; Herman Reist, D., As, and
Bert Elliott, D., 40.
Einfeldt Wins Easily.
South Moline, April Zach Eih-
fel6t, who entered the race for sup
ervisor of South Moline township
as an independent candidate after
. being defeated in the Republican
town caucus, was an easy winner.
His total of 915 votes gave him a
plurality of SO over Reynold Nj.
Johnson, Peoples party candidate.
j. Lawrence Greer, the Republican
candidate, received 14S votes.
Louis V3nHoek, the only other
Independent candidate, was elected
highway commissioner over Ly-
man Windell and Fred Kroeger by
a comfortable margin. The other
township offices were divided be-
tween the Republicans and the
Peoples candidates.
Herman A. Dralle, Peoples party
candidate for assessor, polled the
largest number of votes, l,097, as
against 213 for Ed Milloen. Repub-
lican.
There was keen interest in the
election and electioneering went OIL
briskly during the time the polls
were open. There was considerable
speculation in certain quarters
with regard to the outcome of the
voting for supervisor, while in
other districts Einfeldt's victory
was never in doubt.
Appended are the results:
Supervisor-Zach Einfeldt, Ind,
915; Reynold NJ. Johnson, P, 1916 !;
J. Lawrence Greer, R., 14S
Assessor-H. A. Dralle, P, 1907 /;
Ed. Millen, r., 213.
Clerk-Milton Stone, P, 9S4. I'm
opposed.
Highway commissioner Louis