Rock Island Argus., 1872-04-18
COMMUNICATED.

NOEt Apfll 4Jbn.
EDITea OF TIE ARGUS: II notice corr
municAiion IN the Weekly Union to-day
which was, more than probably, dictated BY
George Allen, bat certainly not written by
him. as be is too ignorant TO do any such
thing. He may have given the Union the
figures and that is about all he is capable
of doing. III give you sample Of HE
smsrsness and show you asst al be knows.
At the Cos and Canoe Greek Farmers Club
that certain bye Jaws be adopted By sections,
or one section alta time Allen was bitterly
opposed to said bye-lsws and moved to
amend Ihe motion by laying IL On the table,"
supporting his motion as parliamentary by
saying 81 know I'm right. know al
about it, for I've been on the Board Of Sup
crrisors al Rock Island "
(I don't gain much BY my point when
name where he acquired his knowledge; but
lsi it 90 at that.
AI tbe author, he shows himself TO be a
Snssking coward BY not signing his name
10 the article in the Union to which refer
of which no doub, he will claim the author
ship in presence of his confidential friends
He says, IA the LHtoH, that they lthe Re
publcansl took possession OF the ballots, :"
Gnd then, ~hAt2 Stole away ike thieves il
the aIs hs with plenty of b .ol erasers, Rud
al the u.elt, black tricks that suca n
4 fellow as Alien cOmss rigLtly by, sni then
reorS Ssnizsd, stuffed, erased, and so IL mani2u-
I iRGsd Ihe ballots that be Allen should ouiy
/ be ten behind his ticket instead Of thirteen
They accordingly took possession OF the
ballots " Good God, what neIIl de admits
his illegsl possession Of the ballot box, and ls
shameless through ignorance. II he only
knew enough 1t would be q wonder II
wounded honor d'dn't prompt him to send
the box to Grant with q request to suppre IS
the "Ku klux IN Coe." Allen seems to be
emulous OF the fame of the oArDetbsgRers
IN the Southern States in the matter %
taking illegal possession Of the ballot box,
on April Ind 1872, and also in allowing a
couple Of illegal votes at the fall election IN
I 1870, votes which be and the registrars well
knew we're illegal, aud this is not my up-
supported opinion but that Of several men
of both parties. / select one more out of his
many trioks At the election In the fall OF
| 1870 Mister Allen asplred to the legislature.
/ OF course the Republicans would rather be
represented by lion than an ass, the former
| character being filled in this case, for sake
Of simie, by f. Il. johnson. Allen was
entrusted with the tickets and, with his
/ eraser, the pen, he drew q hair stroke across
Johnson's name, SO fine that il would not be
noticed ct glance. But, luckily, johnson 9
friends saw the sneaking trick. MIR. John
son was about twenty votes behind his
ticket in consequence. Allen said that my
count was not right at the late election, and
that my intentions were frsudulent.-He
made the remark to Mr.. Hollister and Mr..
Ashdown, so determined to see him and
have him make the remark to my face
before witnesses. / met him st PORT Byron
yesterday, where, like the sneaking cur thA,
he is he denied erer making it. A oowardly
! falsehood NV authority is that of Mr.
| Hollister and Mr.. Ashdown; men--both oi
them-Vho think too much Of their word to
let Allen throw the lie on their shoulders. ]
hope they will vindicate themselves, and dc
not doubt il. Boldly,
P S. I never write anything that
would not sign my name to. These are
facts, and am not ashamed or afraid to
publish, over my signature, any person who
has tried to injure me as Allen has.