The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-24
rHE UNIONS 1HDEpHNpENr CANDIDATE


The Republicans in the Second Ward
have been in terrible stew since the Dem
ocrats nominated Mr.. Burgower, for fear
they cannot elect their Alderman, and have
been casting about for some way Of bolster
ing up their sinking chances, and this is the
way they propose to do it: First, they send
the Doc around to the saloons, under care
Of Jim Beardsley; and, secondly, they make
use of sore headed Democrats to bring out a
Democrat for independent candidate. Both
moves are very weak, indeed, especially this
one of bringing out OBJ Ross as an indepen
dent candidate. Democrats Of the Second
Ward should condemn this effort to draw off
votes from Mr.. Burgower, who is the regular
nominee Of the ward meeting, fairly and
squarely nominated And any Democrat
who fails to vote for him, is doing just SO
much to help elect the Republic candidate
Mark we'll those who are bringing out
this independent candidate-they are /"
work an the interest Of Republicans anu 'o'
the Republican ticket.
Democrats of the Second Ward, harbor
none of these sore heads, boilers, sneaking,
,;bIe insignificant tricksters who pre-
tend 10 be Democrats, and are at the same
time working for the election Of Republi-
cans. Do not mistake our meaning, no
good Democrat will go back" on a regular
nomination that is fairly and squsrely made,
and such we know was the case with Mr.
Bergower's. The defeated candidate for the
nomination, Mr.. Otis ]. Dimock was served
just right. He attempted to force himself
upon the ward, after he had said he was
going to vote for Republicans,-he tried to
pack the meeting by hiring men to go there
who did not live in the ward, and then got
mad because the meeting would not declare
him their candidate on has olcH motion,
and as a result has said he would defea.
Mr.. Bergower. The bare faced imprndence
of the thing was enough to condemn any
man
Let Democrats make no mistake in this
matter, Mr.. Burgower is the regular nomi-
nee, good man for the place and stands
head and shulders above either OF his oppo-
nents. or these pretending de- ocrsss.
The Union of this morning is in high gles
over the accession of Mr.. Dimock to their
side, and ell we hove to say is, we wish them
much JOY with their new bed fellow. He has
Joined them and is working for them and we
are ready to defeat them all or be defeated
in q good square fight. The Union will
please make no mistake on the ARGUs-it is
| democratic at all times, and under all cir
cums,an ces and will condemn deceit, hypoc-
racy, extravaganza and Radical trickery
wherever found, and especially, will it point
out those Insignificant one-idea men, who
profess to be democrats and are at the same
working for the defeat of the regular demo
cratic nominee, and such is Mr.. Dimick, as
we have the most positire proof, as well as
his own assertions to that effect. We think
it due that the republicans have little JOLT
! fcation over the event of his joining them
aud that they extoll some of his many viz
tues, high moral qualities and christian
traits, it may possibly draw a few democrat
ic votes from Mr.. Burgower; possibly Mr.
Eggleston's.