The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-08
MR. rRuMRuxI's CANVASS.
TALKING AND TRAVELLING.

canvass, says he is confident of success.
The Judge is working hard. Campaigning
in Illinois at the rate Of town day. when
the respective towns to be worked are
separated by vide distances and connected
by freight trains, is not to be construed
as the persuit of pleasure. Judge Trum-
bull spoke at Princeton. Bureau county,
yesterday afternoon, and 10 the evening, as
soon as he could tear himself away from
the crowd of admIripg friends, he repaired
to his room at the hotel aud retired
Shortly after midnight he was called,
dressed hastily. and was wh;rled away TO
the depot IN an open wagon, distance OF
mile or more.in a temperature that was
indicated by white frost long after sun
rise this morning. OF course the train
was late, and the depot was crowded with
men and dogs, particularly the latter,
Each of the men took advantage of the
opportunity to be introduced or 10 intro
duce himself to the hon Of the day. Some
had known Judge Truubull thirty years;
he had known the fathers of others. and
others still had
HEAR'N TELL OF HIM,
which was sufficient excuse to claim an
acquaintance. Oae stslwart specimen
stood back IN the crowd and held him self
10 until he got red in the face, and then,
struggling up we'll to the front. burst VIC
lently forth with: Honorable Trumbull
we II wax EN- Having thus relieved
himself, he stammered, bushed, and
dropped back into obscurity. Judge
Trumb bull chatted pleasantly with this one
and that. always managing to get in lit
tie werk in a good-patured way, making
friends with all. And this scene is re-
peated at every station and hotel along the
route A slow ride brought the judge to
Gaiva, little before 4 A. M, when he
again retired aud snatched about two
hours sleep. AT this morning he lef.
Galva for Aledo on freight train, arriving
here at 1890. At every station he was
| identified by people who had seen him 10
| days gone by, and was kept fully posted as
to the condition of the crops, the price of
CALVES, and the natural increase of popula-
ton. One man in particular is entitled to
credit tor his persistence. He had
HEARD THAT THE JUDGE WAS on THE
| TRAIN.
and after casting about had settled on him
OFFICIALLY, and Immediately proceeded to
| follow suit physically, by introducing him
| self and planted his remains in the vacant
half of the seat. IF | don't answer all
your talk, ledge" said he, you must try
| it on me again, cause I'm a leetIe hard o.
hearin,"t was his comforting assurance
and in order to entertain his chance &C.
quaintance the judge had to shout loud
enough to be heard by all in the car. At
Viola cornet band came aboard, and on
the judges arrival at the Ale5o depot he
was unsteady received. The Keitnsburg
silver cornet band was also in waiting up
town at the head OF procession. expecting
that the judge would proceed directly 10
the hotel, but instead he accepted an ia-
Svitation from Capt. John G. Pepper TO
dine with him. and went directly TO his
house. At 2 o'clock. accompanied by Gel,
Robert Holloway, Democratic greenback
candidate for Congress from this district.
he drove IN the procession TO the grove Ia
the outskirts CT the town, where platform.
benches and other conveniences had been
provided.
1.-THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB HEADQUARTERS
were handsomely decorated with bunting
and evergreens. Flags and streamers
hung pendant over the streets, and By
the marching column were borne many
banners inscribed with such notices as
Hancock Don't want to borrow 1929.
"No North, No South, No East. No West.
but One Common Country" mo assess
mepts of Ofhceholders for Campaign Pur'
poses" mo Payment of Confederate
Claims" and the like. The stand was
decorated with large crayou portraits oil
! Hancock and English, large engraving
entitled Hancock at Gettysburg" the
calibistic figures "329' 10 various designs
aud banners, floral tributes, etc. John
Geiger chairman of the county central
committee, called the meeting to order
and Hon. I. B, Cabeen presided, and
after a patriotic air by patriotic glee
club, with organ accompaniment,
INTRODUCED JUDGE TRUMBULL.
The judge was warmly received by an
audience vsriously estimated at from 500
to 1000 peoples and as soon as the applause
had subsidized remarked that he had visi-
ted the town many years ago, and made a
speech here. While approaching on the
cars this morning he was struck with the
indubitSble evidence of material prospect
ty on every hand. and on his arrival he
discovered that it's political advancement
was equally as marked. This allusion will
be understood when it is stated that this
county has been hopelessiy Republican
heretofore, and that there is such Dem
ocratic awakening here that the Repuhii
cans are getting nervous The Judge then
stated that his attention had been called
to number of hand bills signed by the
opposition and freely circulated, purport-
| ing 10 give extracts from speeches which
hc had formerly delivered. He was glad
| Republicans were reading those speeches,
us he thought they might be benefited By
them, but regretted that tkeg usually pro-
videa themselves with spurious copies, rs
| none OF the quotations purporliDg TO be
extracts were genuine. If his Republican
friends would apply to him he would take
pleasure in supplying them with
ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC COPIES
aud would abide By the result What be
had then said was applicable to the condi-
ton Of things at that tiNe. W cat be
would say to day would he applicable to
the state of affairs as found TO day When
the expenses of Buchanan administration
was compared with that one term of
Grantism. smart aleck named Horace
Bigelow. editor of local Republican paper
who had posted himself conspicuously in
front of the platform. interrupted the
speaker with the remark The Democrats
10 ade the war debt" 'That is false"
instantly replied the judge, with great
vehemepce. But suppose they did, is
that any excuse for the
REPUBLICANS STEALING
hundred millions? Shut your mouth or
give sensible answer" This produced
great enthusiasm, and it was supposed