The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-09-12

the Republican candidate for state sena.
tor In very unenyiable light:
From the GeneSe0 Repu5Hc- RegB5icqa MINER
We are greatly in hopes that Major Moderwel
will receive tfr nomination fer II bsl5nt.s 10 lin
lie is the choice Of Henry county and we trust that
me men Nh0haYe gone back ON their words and agree
mehts WIN yet see more clearly the wrong they are
doing to the Major aud turn round and h.ip n6nin-
ate nm. Men should be honest in politics as well
as the ousi4ess u life. II they otherwise soon
tF O later Ii viii haNe It's en Ct The wisest tbinr
the shepard party can do Is TO carry out its agree
mgnt WIN MAYOR Moderwcll and his friends 1t
VIII be the best way in the long run.
From ne Cambridge C2.go.iels- Eegu52;cau DaDtr.
In this unjustifable accusation against
Mr. Shepard and his friends, the Repub
nc invites us still further to ventilate the
fraudulent means by which nomination
has been secured to its candidate. One
would suppose that their interest would
now dictate the keeping as still as possi.
bic over every thing connected with that
business; but if they think otherwise, il
Is not Tor US to Judge in the matter fn,
them
In the above paragraph they make an
attack on Mr. Shepard and his friends and
charge upon them the violation of an
agreement with Mr.. Moderwel and his
friends. 1t is covert attack mSomuch as
the nature of the agreement is net stated
We have no means OF knowing what agree
ment is alluded to by the Republic, except
ing a report of IA conversation betwecr
MIR. Moderwell and j. l.. JENNINGS
stated to US by Mr.. Jennings. in which
Mr.. Moderwell told the latter that the one
falling OF a majority of delegates in orr
county convention should withdraw and
give his support to the other: and thar
Mr.. Shepard and his friends were ienoring
that agreement. That we presume TO be
the otlense limited at by the Renblic
We had heard nothing Of it before and
we at once sought Mr.. Shepard and
asked MN what it meant. lie Indignant.
1ehied that he ever had or ever would
make any such agreement. He said Mr.
Moderwell did approach him with sucb -
proposition, and that he replied distinc,l,
that while such an agreement n,iobt Ln no
lar Tor one as tor the other. Vet he felt
that he would have no right +, hind ~
compromise his friends bv anv haro,in
whatever and he should decline +, -,
any. He said that Mr.. Comstock md Mr.
LIeberknecht we're present at ,bo ;at''.
view, and he had no douot thew wnpli ho,b
vindicate the correction of his rocn In
ton. MIR. Comstock was in town and Wa
went to him and asked bis version Of tho
matter He repeated the convarSa, ;''e
done. f"'u Hdu
50 the case stands thus: .Noderuey
c '3:N.,, 10 hare mate a bargain for the
.,a,l'' ct hts rotes III certain contin
S 80, "n9 ehalges that Shepard WAS
tIa, " 'he bargain. Mr. Shepard denies
e,,ar az az a ai TO any proposition what
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distinctly declined Mr. NloderwcIT. ora Nc
. .uIts' Mr. Comstocl; sustains Mr. Shen-
~ version IN every particulars. Tie
o'"ei person present was Mr. Lieuafkneeht.
o ohe VI me -, editors Of the ReDn5ltc. We |
fan .h hhe t" know if he is responsible
~. 'ie paragraph quoted above. We bnre
: We e,eI have Implicit confidence that Mr..
PAU report OF the matter is corra.,
anu al who know him will have. we ars
;uic' lie Is not a t'c0 .jftceI man. and he
a.. "'' &c % ne 6drgamjag kisd i. nall
No. ne has been beaten because me wa.
- ~ "'rg'tHs hire IRON, " ,.o.ol |
eIa,,id I've u the intiucuses and the means
49,. - ~ 'I III opposition 70 him. in our rc.
,,,on,1 u p-I equity convention and c,,n. I
aIo"'S eiiereo9. Many circumstances have
go JSeNifel IN CONNECTION with that Inns.
US. nle, Dut hone have occurred that did No,
! The correctness OF what we ~
before said AUD we to-day reiter,te :, "n5
pant onrseli more firmly on the nlatfarn,
Of honor and principle in polificS ana
promise TO denounce more swiftly the a,
i'slte Ia our own party than in the M J
s s No one who truly loves lis rsr,,
iot rs principles and arms, and Dc i-d. ~,
II -, .il 81 respect and supper; OF The ue,nll.