The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-10-18

an egotist, aud other Of the kind;
j, charges him with trying to
''betray the party that has honor
ed him, brought him out ofpolitical obscuri'
ty and made him what he is-except his
political dishonesty with being in league
with the Democrats to defeat ID. O. Reid;
with receiving cunning tiatery
with extreme JUNCTION " with hav'
ing made up his mind with malice and atore'
thought to be a candidate for the Treasurer !
ship, whether the Republican convention
nominated him or not; it charges him with |
being like an ostrich in the old sand pile !
story; il charges that he has given his con
sent to certain parties to 90 their utmost to
estrange Republicans from the support OF
the Hero Of the Rock Island Greys, and to
draw them off after false gods; it charges
that these certain parties have "magnlhed
and glorifed Mr. Thomas official career,
until, from very small tactthey have made
a great falsehood, to decisve;' these certain
parties have actually said that Mr. Thomas
made a good treasurer they charge that
Mr.. Thomas "claims to have greatly improv
I'd the finances Of the county, and brought
county orders to par they charge that he
triea ITO arrogste 70 himself the credit Of the
action Of the Board "of Supervisors in lifting
county orders from the miro; that he has
betrayed the party that elected and fed
! him:" that he deceived the Republican
convention that he Is dishonest and
treacherous TO his soldier opponent that ne
has violated bis pledge and subjected h''".
| ,p,r 10 the contempt of honest men OF al
o...irs, 20 that he il lost to every principle
Of honor and Justice that he rewarded
with u stone those who gave him bread,
mighty poor scriptures; that he seeks to
pull down those who elevated him; that he
( was put in too high a place and has be
come demoralizad; that he is politically dis
honest, and politically treacherous; &c, &c,
&c, &C., &c.
They in torn US that a Rock Island shys.
ter and a Camden lightweight called on Mr..
Thomas on Saturday last, ION behalf Of the
party, to inquire if the report that be did
| not intend to abide by the decision of the
convention, was true. That Mr.. Thomas
rcplied that after the convention the demo.
| Gratis wanted him to run as their candidate
! but be declined Some republicans then
solicited him to run as an independent can
didate. This he also declined. His friends
then asked him, il they elected him, would
he accept the office? Mr.. Thomas replied
| that he would.
They say Mr. Thomas further stated
that he expected His friends to announce
him IN few DAYS
What does all this mean? Simply that
the Court House Ring crowded through the
Republican Convention, the name of q
young man for Treasurer, who is so notori
ously unfit and incompetent to fill that posi-
tion that the masses of the party refuse to
abide by the decision Of the Convention.
The ticket which was carried through that
Convention, was cut and dried weeks before
. hand. Everybod in Rock Island knew
Just who were to be nominated. In tbs
issue of the ARGUS, on the evening Of the
18th, the day before the Republican Con
vention, appeared in the following para
| graph
poor Thomas will be fayed alive at III,
convention TO morrow He has made gOol
officer, the Republicans tell us, and his op
d ponent, Capt. Reid, is an experienced younE
man, but then--there is something the mat
Ter The Rim will tell US that Reid was 9
good soldier, and of course bis claims I,
the Office are superior to those of Mr.. Thorn
AS. This is not the case The Court House
Ring wants another man il there. Nj
Thomas has bean fair officer. and better
, one than Capt. Reid would make if elected
but he has chronic habit OF minding his
own business, and has not attended half sc
yell to the interests Of the party as to the
interests of the public. This is an unpar
q donabe sin in the eyes Of the Court House
| Ring, aud off goes his head, while segera
other heads will occupy their Legitimate
, | pacea, if not decariteted by the democrats
y Rock Island will 60 for Reid as q unit anC
the Moline delegation has been instructed t
that end. Camden is also counted on TO
Reid. In the eyes Of the Court Hous,
e Ring the balance of the county is of NJ
# consequence. 1t will be gathered ill., as i
-, required 10 morrow Reid will be nominate
for the Treasurersh p, and the friends o
Mr.. Thomas throughout the county ma
suck their thumbs and cogitste.'
Mr.. Thomas has had nothing to do witt
the diSsffection which is now announced
He has all the time been quietly attending
to his duties in Rock Island We are in
formed that every single prominent Repub
lican in the northern portions of the count
have declared that Mr.. Thomas shall rur
& tor the Treasurership whether he wishes II
% or not. The whole thing is fiat
= tering and overwhelming popular en-
,f dorsement of the official career of publ
d officer who has laid the people under heay
q obligations by unusual financial ability
" He has brought county orders up to par
q anu nus pJeNeuteu 'he SOutt house MINI
:. from plundering the county revenues. Thi
!. is his crime. The only candidate now &C
Is tually before the people for this Office is q
lie incompetent, unreliable young man, dest
is tute of the slightest qualifications for til
5 office. He has been engaged in bushes
o pursuits but once in his life, and then hi
ID career was an abJect failure. He becam
. bankrupt. The people positively refuse t
le hand over their affairs to any such a mar