The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-10-11
VERY PLEASANT,

republican candidates for representatives
shaking process that innocent office seekers
do with 40 much ease. One of our citizens
watched them in front of the hotel for an
hour, and counted 26 different hsndshsk-
ings, not counting the number OF times
Morris congratulated johnson, nor the num-
Der of times johnson congratulated Morris,
which was every time they shook hands
with anyone else. The candidate from the
lower end of the county finally settled down
to congratulatng John Morris, of Bowling.
He has already promised John Morris, OF
Bowling, to have law passed for the pro
lection of cattle buyers This will probably
secure Johns vote for the candidate 1ro"
Bowiing-,hey are neighbors and Intimately
ACQUAINTED, and have agreed to support the
Bowling candidate, for they know all of his
eminent abilities IS legislator and states
man. 1t is true, no one else has ever dis
covered any of these abilities, but it is
ex pected that John wi II make them known.
johnson has already got a little plan oil
fixed up for a combination that will secure
FOR the candidate from Port Byron the
speskership. OF course, in order to accom-
piish this the candidate must vote for him.
self. But johnson knows how to do this,
and has agreed to tell the Port Byron can
didste all about it. He isn't expected to
develope any other very high qualities of
craftsmanship during his first term.
Should the canvas develop in either OF
| these candidates any ability that is neces-
sary to make them acceptable to the people,
initiative in the great work OF remodeling
the laws under the new constitution, We
shall gladly make the same known. The
two men thrown overheard by the conven-
tion-Mr. Gould and Mr.. Buffum-sre by
far their superiors, and in case the republi-
cans should, by any inactivity of the democ-
| racy, or by any indifference of the conserve
tive voters, carry the county, it will be a
matter Of great regret that they were not
nominated. The keynote to success was
| sounded by q member of the convention,
when he said, "Unless we nominate men of
ability, the democrats will certainly carry
the county =" But the convention disregarded
his strong appeal and went out of the usual
custom, and insisted on g formal ballot at
first. The combination of the two ends Of
the county was too strong, and party inter
ests disregsrded good counsel and forced
upon the party the two nominees who have
not even the ability to fill third rate positions
to say nothing of the important positions of
representatives at time like this, when the
sac is just entering upon q new epoch of
its existence, under new order of things,
and when there is need of the best ability Of
the state at the helm.
We sincerely hope the democrats will not
make any such grave error, but will, instead,
bring out the best men. Do this, and then
work-see that evary vote is polled, and
success will be certain-iust as it was in the
last township elections. when good men
were placed in nomination against the OBJ
iectionable nominees OF the radicals Sue
cess crowned earnest etior, in those elections:
and good men with the same earnest efforts,
will produce the same result.