The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-09-24
HURRAHS FOR HARRISON
The Next Governor of Illinois Gree ted
With Great Enthusiasm in
Rock Island.
The Inclemeney Of the Weather Inter-
fered With the Pr0gramme.--The
Meeting Held i'm Harper's
Theatre.
Many Unable to Gain Admittance, Ad
dressed on the Street by Hen.
NV. Cannon.
THE DAY.

THE DAY.
Yesterday, instead of being bright and
cheerful, was one of the most disagreea-
BILE days imaginable, and calculated to-
drive away, rather than attract people to
the city. The storm which burst upon
the city Monday evening, fingered with
remarkable tenacity, and at frequent in
tervals during the day rain fell copiously,
making the already muddy streets unfit
| for travel
The citizens generally, regretted the
unfavorable weather, but il was particu>
larly provoking to the democrats who had
anticipated one of the largest political
demonstrations ever held in the city, and
there is no doubt of the great magnitude
of the affair, had "Old Probs" been more
merciful. The great anxiety to see CHS
cago's best mayor, and the next governor
of Illinois, was sufficient to fill the city
with thousands of strangers. Large del>
egalions from the surrounding cities and
| towns were in readiness to come with
bands playing, and banners flying, hnt
the weather spoiled all The country
roads were almost impossible, and peo>
pie living in towns not situated on the
railroad, found it impossible to come. As
it was, however the evening incoming
trans were heavily loaded, and by seven
o'clock an immense crowd had congregat>
ed on the streets.
HARRISON.
Hon. Carter II. Harrison, the attraction
of the evening, arrived over the c., r. |.
& P. road from Chicago at SEQ p. M,
and was met at the depot by the reception
committee, composed of Mayor Mott, Ma
jor He. Connolly, City Attorney Corbett,
J. H. Yore, J. r. Johnston, E. W. Hurst,
B. T. Gable and b. d. Buford He was
driven to the Rock Island house, where
he was soon surrounded by group of
admirers. Although suffering from a
cold, he looked remarkably well and
shook hands heartily with all his friends.
Mr. Harrison regarded his canvass as pro
crossing finely and did not hesitate to ex>
press the opinion that he would be the
next governor of Illinois. Landlord
Field had his house decorated in honor of
his distinguished guest, as well as the
circumstances would admit. Mayor Har-
rison and the reception committee took
supper in the hotel ordinary, adjoining the
dining room about half past six Here
the political situation was fully discussed
and the committee received some encour
aging news from the mayor. who, from
the position he occupies and his numer
GUS visits to the different parts of th,
state, gives him an opportunity of ascer
tanning the true state of affairs.
AJAM.
Meanwhile the office and corridors o
the Rock Island house became packed
with men eager to shake hands and feas
their eyes on the candidate for governor
while all the available space in front o
l. the building was occupied by a similar
. crowd Not till then did it become appar
. ent of the great desire to see Mr. Harri'
son, as such mass of people was not ex-
pccted after the ruthless intrusion of TIT
elements The crowd called so loudly
for Mr. Harrison that when he made his
appearance on his way to the opera houst
he was compelled to stop and make few
remarks. As he mounted a large box in
) front of the hotel he was vociferously
cheered. A street car was just passing
Il never liked bob tailed car" he said
especially when one is passing in front
of me when l am talking The damp all
prohibits me from talking to you here, anc
l want ali who can get in to come to thu
) opera house am glad that the oper;
house will not hold you all, or in othe
words that you are too big for the operi
house. l want the democrats to stay on
n and let the republicans in. warn you
d that you have solemn duty to perform
e in November, to yourselves, your children
e and your country, and / hope you will
= perform that duty well"
2 THE THEATRE.
e Arriving at Harper's theatre, it wa
. found that although the streets wer
: filed with people, sufficient number hat
e found their way there, and the entir
e seating capacity was already occupied
+ Bleuer's band played a selection as th
= curtain rose, and more cheering follOwe
the appearance of Mr.. Harrison on tn
: stage, surrounded by thirty or forty prom
C inent democrats.
a Mayor Mott called the meeting to orde
d and introduced MIR. Harrison. From tn
r. very start he received grand ovatio
e from the audience, who apparently coul
!, not cheer him enough, He expressed re
S greet that that the weather had interfere
: with the programme arranged, as n
s doubt there would have been an immens
: meeting. A prominent republican ha
e told him on the train today, that the pee
}. Pile in this state were not much inter
e ested in politics, and would nc
. attend the meetings For his part he ha
= been grandly received wherever he mad
n an appearance. He had spoken fifteen G
e twenty times and the lowest audience h
e had was /, 500. Some places they reache
d as high as $500 or 5000. The yoke c
:, politics rested lightly on the nee ks of tn
IS voters this year. They thought a goo
- deal for themselves and did not care fo
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