The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-02-27
Rock Island Republicans
Traded off by the
Brick Yard Ring.
One-Half of their ticket
Caves In.
A DemOrallZed Truck and Dicker
Gang.
DISHONORABLE PROPOSITION
MADE TO MR., CHOPPER.
Murdoch and higgins the candi-
dates of the RinR.

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This morning Mr.. Guyer publishes, in
Murdock's organ, card Withdrawing from
the canvass as the republican candidate for
police magistrate, aud dominates his
land Murdock friend Higgins in his place.
For twelve days Guyer was an active candi.
date and his friends were pulling all the
wires they could in his behalf, claiming that
his income was small and that he needed
the Office and using every effort possible
for him. This morning, Murdocks paper
says, "By industry and skiIlful management
he has acquired competence,and therefore
does not need this Office as a means Of sup.
port" Why didn't they think of this when
they slaughtered Esq. Hayes, and Esq. Till.
man, and others2
Mr.. Guyer, in his card, conveys the idea
that no was surprised at his nomination
yet he was chairman ofthe convention which
nominated him, and he then and there &C.
cepted the nomination. Why, now, does he
back out and leave the republicans with
broken.backed ticket2 For two reasons:
First, because he and his friends have found
out that his election is an impossibility.-
And, Second, because Murdock's chances
are regarded as hopeless, and they think, by
trading members of their party TO Huggins
that they may possibly save Murdoch from
defeat.
And now we propose to expose the tricks
aud the truck and decker character of the
gang, and show into what disgraceful man.
agement the republican party Of Rock Island
has fallen:
For two or three days past, Mr.. Cropper
has been regularly called on by Holmes
Hakes, who said che was authorized to
make certain propositions to him. The first
interview was in Choppers office, and lasted
about two hours, Cooper intending to get
as much out Of him as possible in -egard to
the plans Of Murdock, Atkinson & Co..
Hakes first asked Chopper if he had not
rather be marshal than police magistrate.-
Chopper evasiyely replied that it was not for
him to say what he should have, or whether
he should have anything-it was for the
people; but asked him what difference il
made to him. Hakes then went on TO pro.
pose to Chopper thai, if he would keep every.
thing secret TIL election morning, and then
withdraw from the democratic ticket, thus
demoraIizing them and leaving them with
no candidate, he (Hskes) was authorized to
say that Chopper should be marshal the
coming year. lie also went on to say that
il Higgins would do the same, and thus
leave no candidate IN the field on election
morning, but Guyer, then Higgins should
have the city scales again. They (the re.
publican managers would get circulars
printed al their expense and have them dis.
trlbuted, election morning. This is,in short,
the proposition made by Hakes. Chopper
put him off, evasiyely, from time to time,
until yesterday about noon, when Hakes in
sisted on some kind OF an answer, and Crop.
per gave him an emphatic refusal of his
dishoDorable proposal. In two hours after
wards it was announced on the street that
Guyer had withdrawn and nominated Hug.
gins as his successor on the republican ticket.
The placing of EugRins' name on the repub
mean ticket is perfectly natural, for he voted
for Merrill for alderman in 1867, and for Shaw
in 1868, and has voted the republican ticket
as often as any--in fact he is kind Of
halfand.half but takes good care to always
desert and help defeat the democrats when
the race bids fair to be close
Isn't this disgraceful position for the
republican party to occupy-one of their
nominees hauled off, at the bidding of Kits |
brick yard ring, in order, by the disgraceful
trading of the gang, to try and foist Tom
Murdoch on the people of Rock Island au-
other year as their chief magistrate ? Can
men look upon such scalawag
bargain aud sale transactions with compla.
cency? No. They will refuse to be party
to such dsgraceful trading, and rebuke and
break up the gang by voting straight for
ButoTd aud Chopper