The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-11-09
MOLINE.
the ELECTION In MOLINE.
Dishonest Tricks of Republican
Managers.
Deception in the Printing Of the Tick
ets--And colored Paper to Spot
Voters.

SGs--Sauu SOA04S0 &PSA w SkSs
Voters.
Exciting Scenes in Receiving the Eiec-
tion News.
j. The election in this city was one OF the
most holly contested eyer held, and con
sidering the vast ODDS against the Demo
Gratis. the result is as well as
could reasonably be expected. The
vote polled for Tilden was the re-
suit of hard, earnest work and determ-
ined grit At the lower polls (Ereja
HalD where the Swede element predomin-
ates strongly, the Republican vote was
large, but by misstatementS alone was it
secured. Drummers were out in every
direction in the interest of the manuiac
turers and at least $50 men voted the Re-
publican ticket simply because they
thought they mast Tickets were also
profusely distributed with all the Repub-
lican candidates on them except Bokman,
Democrat, and in this way 200 Swedes
voted for Hayes, when they thought they
we're voting for Tilden and the
whole Reform ticket. Seeing Box
supposed it was all right and thus the
Democratic ticket was deprived of a large
vote through this trick. But this is not
ALL the tickets used by the Republicans
were on paper with a greenish hue and
were larger than the Democratic ticket and
we're thus known as soon as offered. At ,
o'clock the Democrats knew that it was
| impossible to poll their expected vote un-
| less some hard work was done; in fact they
knew that the old game Of bluff was going
to win, To those who tearlessly voted the
Democratic ticket, in spite of the bosses,
and nobly stood up to the work, 10 disre-
gard Of public opinion, too much praise
cannot be accorded. At Ereja Hall, every
workman, in fact every man who voted
was compelled, by the color of his ticket,
70 proclaim just how his ballot was cast
Considering everything the Democrats did
splendidly.
When the city returns were announced
the Republicans were wild and jubilan'
but when the dispatches came in from
New York the tune changed and then
they began to feel blue, while many who
had wagered heavily on Hayes began tt
hedge, if they could. The widest en-
thusiasm prevailed at Timm's hall. whef
the dispatches we're read, when the
news came-"New York, $1,000 Demo.
cratic majority" the excitement was per
fectly wild. The glorious news kept com
ing in better and better and at Il O'Clock
there was but little doubt of Democratic
success.
The best joke of the season was on the
| Moline Rifles, or, rather part of them
including Capt. j. B. Magill. A des
patch was received which elected Hayes
as they supposed, and at late hour they
got their rifles and marched up and down the
streets, firing away and shouting foI
Hayes But it was only temporary, for
soon contradictory despatch came which
changed the tune and if ever there was SICK
looking crowd it was that little band Of
rifemen. The dispatches kept coming IL
rapidly after midnight, and people stayed
around headquarters until morning
| The vote here gives the Republican ticket
GIG majority except tor coroner, which only
reaches 1S5. Bokman, Democrat, runs
ahead Of his ticket in the 2nd district
tFreja Hall) lS4 votes and carried the pre-
cinct by Ill majority. At the engine
house he also runs ahead of his ticket
heavy. The full straight Democratic vote
was $50. The result is gratifying in the
extreme. In 1872 the vote only 279 a
gain of III votes. Three cheers for the
indomitable Democratic workers and
voters of Moline. Let them stand By
their organization and the rights of the
working men, who will yet learn to ex
ercise the freeman's dearest right without
intimidation or fear FROM bosses or any
body else.
B@F More voting precincts are needed il
this town. Not over 500 voters should b>
required to struggle for room and chance
to vote at any voting district Aud espe
cially in a manufacturing town. where
time is so important to the operatives
In such a town the voting places SHOULD
be SO numerous and convenient that d
man need be compelled to lose moment
The count is also greatly delayed by havin,
so large a number at one place. 10 on
, first precinct S34 votes were polled, ant
the second precinct 6SS. Each wars
should, as in Rock Island. be constituted
voting district for state and county officers
and the territory in the township outsid
, the city limits, as in Rock Island, Shout,
: constitute another voting district Thi
{ woald Accommodate the people much bet
ter, save much valuable time, give every
, man free and unobstructed access to th
polls, and greatly facilitate both the votin
and counting. Before another election
! takes place our supervisors should see +
8 it that the county board authorizes this t
= be done. Attention was called to this las
summer, but the supervisors seemed t
Y think that two voting places would be sui
8 hclent. They can now see that the largel
S increased and increasing vote requires tina
we should have a voting district IN ever
g ward, and one for the outside territory.
BaS~ This morning man named Arm
. gren was arrested by Officers Wells AM
\ Olson, for beating his wife. The inhu
d man brute was in drunken condition ant
S was taken to the calaboose to sober of
r He will be tried before Magistrate Swan
S der, to morrow He should be rigorousl
dealt with. A man who will abuse a NO
, man, and she his wife, is unfit for decen
!, society
BG There were some Republicans VIII
= actually belieped New York had gone 9, go
for Hayes. The exuberance of Capt w
I u. Morris was comforting to gaze upon
t especially the reaction.
D9FIt was as good as show 10 see tn
7 Repubs get wild oyer that dispatch 1890
Republican majority in New York. :"
gGs Whistling to keep courage up /
f what the Hayesites are doing now
4 RgasA Rev. Mr.. Henry will preach at thu
e Baptist church on Sunday next.
BSThe political excitement still con
= tinues intense.