The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-23
Ghe 9aitg Areas.
ROCK ISLAND, .rExrrors.
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the independent soldiers will vote for
| Hancock. We have $40 members in oui
post. and the majority of them are Repu.
blicans. yet Hancock will get fully 200 votes
| from the'post becauseihe is great soldier
Ut course L vote as / please, and do MOI
attempt to influence the votes of mi
friends. I wish to say In defence of thu
Grand Army of the Republic that il i.
not partisan organization. HANCOCK
will receive heavy vote among the
soldiers throughout athe country. Why,
here is strong Hancock man, "Mr. Had.
fields continued. pointing to Capt. Nichoi.
as Duffy one OF the most prominent men
in the DahIgren post.
Yes" answered Capt. Duffy. Il am q
Hancock man." 81
| '.Why?" asked the reporter.
because he is great soldier. Why
should soldiers vote for Garfield? He
never did anything. He stayed away from
the war while Hancock was fighting, and
he got elected to congress, Hancock
risked his life, and he was nearly shot to
death" baz g} - zsa
Are you Republican. Capt Duffy p"
Certainly [ am L have Invariably
voted the Republican ticket" ~ ss5
AS Capt. Duffy finished speaking gen.
tleman approached who was introduced as
|ex-Commander William MaeIntire. He
was commander of Dahlgren post for many
years and was always known as a stauuch
Republican. II will certainly vote for
Hancock" said Mr.. MaeIntire 81 cannot
consistently vote for Garfield AS strong
q Republican as [ am. must confess that
[ cannot vote against Hancock All my
comrades are rallyiBg around him. The
news of the nomination of Hancock stunn-
a he Al !. Al IL
Democrats would have the good sense to
nominate him. The nomination of Han
cock following so closely on the defeat of
Grant at Chicago acted like an electric
shock on the military element"
How many members of Dahleren post
voted for Gen. Grant for president ?"
Grant commanded every vote in our
post, with half dozen exceptions. Alto |
gether we have not more than ten Demo- |
cratic members
Dennis Sullivan, another prominent |
Republican member of the post Joined the |
group around the reporter. Why" he
said. / fought IN the Sixty-third under |
Hancock for foar years. | will vote for
him and work for him. Never before was
the Grand Army SO divided, 1t is not
partisan organization. for we are not
allowed to discuss politics. But how can
for Hancock 2" Ae
Then you are not afraid of the domi
nation of the South in the affairs of al ate p,
with Hancock as president. sectional
sm would be effacsd and the South would
rally around the Union flag" replied
Mr.. Sullivan. Il, for one. am
tired of the bitter luminosity against the
SOUTH" he continued. Il fought the rebels
to the best of my strength and have up
held the Republican organization ever
since, voted for Lincoln and for Grant
and I will vote for Hancock"
= Elk Officer of the day E. j. Buckley said
that he, too, was Hancock man,
Are you Democrat" he was asked.
mo. sir. | am not Democrat he
replied, Il am supporter af GIN Han
sock, ! will work tor him 10 the best
IF my ability and have no doubt OF his
sleetiou. None Of the soldiers liked Gar
ield. When Hancock was fighting for
he North he was fighting for spoils.'
''Hew will the soldiers vote generaliyp'
THE majority of the soldier vote next
all will go to Gen Hancock A large
majority of the members Of our post have
aid privately that they intended To vote
or him."
Oel. W. Brady said he would vote
or Hancock although he was a Republi-
an, and be named a number 1T other
Republican Hancock men in the Dahlgren
lost. Among the most prominent were
Daniel Paterson, Adjr
jeremiah Murray, Capt and Sergt Maj
f the Post j. Eller, Otto Oetoel, Edward
knowlton, Nj. McLaughlin and Capt.
Granger of the Eighty eighth.
Among the visitors at the picnic WIRE i
David S. Reekhour, commander of Len
art post. No, 163, of Tottenviile. S. l.: !
'enior Vice. Commander VIM De. Waters
nd Officer of the Day David G. johnson.
ne two former said they intended to vote
or Hancock, Mr.. johnson said be would
robably vote for Garfield. although his
1ind was not fully made up, Mr. Reek- !
our said: Most Of the members of our
ost will vote for Hancock Last week we !
ad the biggest turnout for Hancock ever i
cen in Tottenville. A large number of :
republicans have Joined the movement
was on the headquarters guard under :
hancock at Winchester, Va. The Re
ubiieans may call M traitor, but would
sally be traitor If voted against my
Id commander