The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-03-15
HOW THE POLITICAL. PEEL
LOOKS.
FIELD


LOOKS.
What Officers are TO be Elected and
Who is to DO It.
In this issue of THE ARGUS is the call
for a county democratic convention to
select delegates to attend the state con
ventiou to be held at Springfield April
1lth. We request every democrat in the
county to carefully study the following
review of state politics which has been
compiled by ex-Gov. Palmer of the State
Register that they may see the Importance
Of sticking to the straight party organization
aud not allow themselves to be led away
into third party which is always managed
in the interest of the republican party in
order to perpetuate the supremacy of the
republicans. Nothing should be conceded
to the "tricksters" and statesmen" who
have gotten up the national movement
for the purpose of aiding the republicans,
That movement is controlled by republi-
cans, or by disgraced and cashiered dem
ocrats in the pay of republicans, while it is
hoped to get the votes of democrats to
sustain the nominations which shall be
made in the interests of the republican
party. This same trick elected Ridgway
in 1874 and elected Gov. Cullom in 1876.
We hope this trick will not win this time.
1t ought not to win because it is plainly
shown to be trick, and while there is no
doubt many democrats, have been
fooled with 1t, there is no reason to believe
they will be fooled again, just because
there may be few disappointed democrats
in the movement. The democracy of this
state in 1874 ran liberal, who was
then acting with the democrats, for COVER.
nor: in 1874 they supported "grangers'
for various Offices; in 1875 they supported
an independent" for governor, and now
it is time to begin to nominate democrats
and to insist upon democratic principles
The State Register in speaking of the
the state convention says:
There are two officers TO be elected b,
vote OF the whole people of the state,
treasurer and superintendent of publi
instruction. The democratic state centra
committee have called tie state convention
to nominate candidates for these offices, t
meet at Springfield on April Ith, and tn
nationals have called convention also I
meet in this city on March 2Sth Tn
evident purpose of the nationals is t
divide the democratic party by making a
extreme initiation platform and nominatin
candidates in advance of the democrats
1t is intended to force the Democrat
convention to swallow the platform an
ticket OF the nationals, and thus insur
defeat in advance, DIS was the case in 1876
or by running a third ticket to draw o
enough votes from the democrats to insur
their defeat. In one way or the other, th
nationals" are determined to perpetual
the rule of the republicans, The republi
can state convention has not yet bee
called. At the last general election i
1876 the vote of this state stood as follows
For governors. NJ. Cullom, Rep. ....... 2sO5
Lew, Stewart, Dem & Ind. 275 2
Culiom's majority ..................... zee. SO
For president-S. j. Tilden, Dem 49,. 1855
R. b. Hayes, Rep. ........... 1852
Peter Cooper, Ind, .......... 1853
hayes over Illden. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1916
1t will be seen from these figures that
opposition to the republicans, strength
ened as that opposition has been by tt
electoral commission fraud, by the disse
sions in the republican party, and by Il
confession that the financial legislation
that party has been all erroneous ar
wicked, to insure the election of the der
ocratic candidates. This view is certi6e
by the fact that the republican leaders a,
doing their utmost to encourage the foru
alton of third party.
FOR TREASURER.
In 1876 the vote on state treasurer WI
as follows:
Ed Rutz, Rep. ................. 277G
George Gundlach, Dem. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 254'
H. 70 Aspern. ............. O.. 1871
In 1874 the vote for the same off,
stood as follows:
hos y Ridgeway, Rep. .................. 1890
E'a9. Narroi Dem, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1881
N''lu NVre' Iuo' 75,6
This was the corresponding eectiC
with that to be held this year, and the
hgures indicate still more plainly tina
those given above, that the state is 10 II
ha9ds OF the opposition if they choose
make use OF their opportunity. The cal
uluates Tor the democratic nomination f.
Stale treasurer, ST. far as they hay
appeared, are NJ. NJ. Pool, of Gallatir
John Forysthe, of Cook; Il. L. Conkrlt
OF Stephenson; James Il. Harrington,
Name; W, A. COchrane, Of Shelby; Ho
"A. A. Glenn. of Brown; W. ID. Richar
son. OF Winnebago; Walter 4, Carlin,
Jersey, and VIM. K. Prickett, OF Madiso
The candidates ON the republican sic
are John s. Peters, now clerk for Hon.
Kutz, state treasurer; Hon. Il, G. Han
burgher, now clerk Of the supreme cor
central grand division; Thos. s. Ride
way, state treasurer from 1874 TO 1877
Gen. y. &. Smith, of 10 Daviess, late chi
grain Inspector, aud don. w. BUSHNELL
Ottawa. Gen. E. n. Bates. who was n
republican state treasurer in 1868 to 1877
and again from 1870 to 1872. is a cs
dldate for the nomination of the nationa
ana expects if he gets it to be endorsed
the republicans:
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INsTRucTIo
10 1874 the vote for superiptendept
uoro instruction was as follows;
D. NJ Etter, Ind. and han, -
Fowell, Rep, - i iss
tiers majority 40