The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-13
MERGER COUNTY C0RRESP0R-
DEMCE.
ADismaI, Hazey Affair at Ham
The Reason Little Gravy
Eyes" was Absent.
Flattering Prospects of Mr.. Hungate
the Democratic Reform and Inds-
pendent Candidate for Congress.
Hamlet, Oct. Q, 1876.

HAMLET. Oct y, 1876.
They've gone and done it! | mean the
Republicans Of Perryton. II you wish to
make one Of them as mad as a setting hen
disturbed from her nest, just calmly ask
him how about the mass meeting last
Wednesday,"
After the successful meeting at this
place on the occasion Of raising Tilden
and Hendricks pole by the friends Of re
form, the Republicans resolved to concen-
trate all their energies and strength TO
haye a meeting which should so complete
ly oyershadow that of the Democracy that
they would hang their heads in very
shame. Accordingly posters as large as
barn door were distributed all over the
comfy, announcing a meeting at Hamlet
Tor Wednesday afternoon and evening the
4th inst. the speakers for the occasion
being no less personages than Col. b. 4.
Marsh, candidate for congress, and John
Wharton. candidate for states attorney.
As an outside attraction for those who had
not much faith in the Republican princi
pies, the Aledo Light Guard Band was
brought into requistion. The influence
OF the chairman OF the county committee
was appealed to tor assistance, and every
thing was done that could possibly add to
the interest Of the grand event.
We'll, but how about the meeting? Just
wait one moment my Inpatient reader and
| will tell you all about it. The weather
was all that the most saDguIDe could hope
for. The farmers generally have some
of leisure at this season of the year
There was nothing to mar or interfere with
the success of the meeting, unless it was
the counter. attraction offered at the
station on the new railroad, by the
first shipment Of q large amount OF
stock. The Aledo Light Guard band
failed TO come to time, but this was amply
recompensed by two bands Of martial mu
sic, that made sufficient noise OF hideous
kind tn throw a nervous person into violent
convulsi Ins. 10 fact, it is said that two
females tainted. The horses aud cattle il
the field adjacent the roads over which the
martial music para1ed, cooked back theil
tails aud sped away as il pandemOniun
were let loose, and never st0pped fol
fences. The music by ;he Presumption
band of cracked drums actually turned al
the milk sour, and ruffl-d very much the
sweetness of the dispositions of those
engaged 10 engineering this monster Re
publican meeting. Between three and fuul
O'Clock the meeting was organized, and
the audience at its largest numbered just
exactly by count, 19 persons 81 males and
twelve females. No more, no less. Fully
one half Of this audience we're non-resi
dents of the township. The bread anc
butter brigade we're out 10 full force anC
like the colored troops fought nobly,
Marsh and Wharton spoke their pieces
disguised every person present and created
an impression that cannot fail to rebound
to the credit of the reform party. The
Republicans of this district are heartily
sick OF their congressional candidate, and
are not very retcent about it either
When compared with Hungate, Marsh
dwindles into such utter insigni6cancy a.
to make striking contrast. The former
is gentleman, every inch of him, cult
waited, high tOnld, and a man that vii
adurn any station to which he may bC
called. Marsh at once leaves the disagree
able impression OF the low and vulgar pot
house politician. His principles are al
expressed 10 the bloody shirt"
At the night meeting there we're present
by count, thirty six voters. "A few women
and "a gnndly hunter OF boys, Haver
stick, of Rock Island. had been announced
as the speaker. At the opening of tn,
meeting the secretary read letter from
Gravy Eyes" in which he said, 10 effect
that owing to a personal attack made upor
HIM by vile comprehend" he was unabl,
to be with them only in spirit. The read
ing OF the letter caused the entire audienc,
TO weep. Mr.. Dryden, circuit clerk o
Warren county, was then introduced tC
the audience and proceeded to deliver
TRADE of abuse, His speech was abso
lu,ely ridiculous Mr.. Dryden is either ;
knayc or an igncramus, and the genera
impression Of the audience was that he j.
made up d equal parts Of both. His 40
surd charges against Tilden and tn,
pompous manner in which Dryden assign
ed him an1 the entire party TO eterna
perdition was enough to make a mul,
blush. II some Republican friend woulc
only call Dryden 20 one side and quietl
inform him that the war was over tel
years ago, they would be doing him ia
vor and possibly save him from the sa
fate OF eodipg the balance of his days il
an asylum for the feeble minded. reall
pitied him, as looked upon the wreck O
that once noble countenance, and marke
the sad changes that monomauia produce.
As he pictured forth in imagination th