The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-09-29
The Illinois City Fizzle.

Another hepuoiioan hZZie occurred or
Tuesday Ievening which adds additions
testimony to the weakened condition Of
the Republican party. For ten days this
meeting had been advertised, talked up
drummed up. and great promises and
considerable b.ag were INDUCED by ths
Union about this grand demonstration
Tuesday afternoon came and then il
became apparent that the affair was COINS
to prove a gignatic fzzle-and it did. No
20 exceed 80 left Rock Island 10 the Gar
field club. accom- panied by the brass band
the Viola pulled out of Rock Island fol
Illinois City when Gen. Henderson was &c
paw the air and tell the old story Of
what / know about doing Nothing in
Congress-" By the aid of much drum
ming up and with what recr uits could be
gathered at Andalusla. the grand demon
stration did not exceed, taking the esti
mates of Republicans. IS torches all told
How is this for grand demonstration.
And even this was By the hardest kind Of
work. What a lesson there is in this.
Just think of the grand old Republican
party" that's the way the Office holders
put III turning out 30 men aud
boys in Rock Islandl And some
Of these hired to 20, or virtually SO.
1t was fat failure. mast unpreced-
ented fizzle, and if anything was needed 10
convince the people that the Republican
party has lost its grip. this meeting should
be sufficient. If they wont turn out to
hear their Congressional candidate, then
who can draw crowdf
The republican party of Rock islsnd
county b lag lost its grip. 1t needs Moses
to lead the rank and fie out of the hope
less dependency which has come over
thcm. The Office holders are "whooping it
it up" for the grand old republican part
ty" but the people, the rank and file don't
enthuse Surface indications point with
pnerrlng certainty to Democratic victory
10 November, Let every Democrat keep
at work and success is to be our reward
Why Bysinger Went TO Illinois city
The question may be asked why. if
Bysipger was a Democrat. was be on
board the Viola and with the Garfield
cub? We took some trouble to ascertain
the unfortunate mans movements, and
through Mr. Chas. Eneei learn that be
was induced to go because he was told by
bis employer that he could dos and that
bis time would 90 on.
His married sister Mrs. Owen, was per-
haps the last to see him before he started |
On his ill fated trip. and FROM her Mr.. En-
gel learned that Bysinger called TO see her
On Tuesday afternoon and told her he was
going to Illinois City with che Garfield
,lub. She said to him-What are you
going there for-that 10 not your party,
he replied-"Yes. I know that, but
Johnny Weyerhaeuser came through the
mill thia afternoon snd told me could
nave my time 60 on until 7 o'clock to-
morrow tthis) morning il I would 60; that
here would be q good time and | could
lee the place.
Mrs. Owen said. We'll. what of that
What do you want to 30 there fort
He replied, we'll. I want to see the coun-
~ anyway, and Weyerhauser wanted us
0 go, and then Bysinger went away.
That was the last time Mrs. Owen saw
i'm alive.
30 the reason he went was because IL
pas no loss of slime" for him to 60, and
eoause eyerhaueseF told him be could
Q 80 and his time would 20 on and he
1o1ld like him to 70. !