The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-28
! yHamnton Correspondence.

80 HAMPTON, Sept. 26, 1876
To the Editors OF The Argus,
Whenever | receive your valuable pa
per always look 70. news from Hampton
as | am anxious to hear from my own
town; but find no person who is anxious
enough to look after the welfare Of the Re
publican party but myself, They admir-
ed my first letter very much; it gave a
good many of them the Group, but before
fall election | hope they will be able to
come round to consider of their evil ways
and look on him who can teach them how
to reform, and that is no other than our
Uncle Samuel j. Tilden.
| have heen studying what makes the
Haymakers so discouraged of late. When
Mr., Hawley made his great speech in
Hampton they all appeared in good spirits
and boosted that there was over 100 names
registered for their Hayes and Wheeler
club, but l find their boosted bravado is
all sham. Let us look for moment.
They have been three months in trying to
organize. AS soon at that was complete
there arose division among them. Your
correspondent has been attending their
meetings until last Monoay night, when
then held a secret meeting to transact
business which they did not want outsiders
to know for fear it would get into print.
Now, some of their members have let the
cat out OF the bag. There is a certain gen.
tleman in this place who holds the old club
flag and they sent delegate to find out
whether the new club Of Haymakers could
get the flag, and If not, would they be al
lowed to have the names of Hayes and
wheeler printed on it, But their request
was not granted. The gentleman will give
up the flag if the club will pay the debt.
SO they have lost their silk flag, which cost
$75, and got a calico one in its place.
Another mishap has occurred; they
had ordered 80 uniforms from Capt. Hav-
estick, who was to get his pay in ten
days after delivery. The uniforms came,
but the captain of the club being wide
awake to the hard times and not seeing
the money coming in, found fault that
the caps were for boys and not for men,
for you must bear in mind that the Re-
Ipublicans Of this township, like other hay
makers as a general thing, have got the
| big heads, such as Babcock and a few
more whiskey thieves and safe robbers and
poker players. But never mind, the
: Haymakers of Hampton were bound TO
have a torch-light. At roll call some 26
duoWOICu W NuOlA hdLuOo3 Oue
; finding they could not make much show
5 with so small number they enlisted a
few of their little boys and they then had
the large sum of sc torch bearers. But,
o dear, there they were.-two drummers
and no fifer, so that they got our Demo
crat ffer, land a good one at that) and ]
believe it cost them few dollars TO get
, him. But they started-(Captain away
on jury, with only first and second
lieutenants-6rst lieutenant was never il
the war and the second did not or would
not take command whilst a superior Officer
q was on duty, SO lance private stept
out and took command Not having
! much ear for music | of course did mo-
know all the tunes, but one in particular
: put me in mind of THE Dead March il
!, Saul" And this ends the funera
: service OF the Republican party of Hamp,
ton. JACK TAR