The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-16
Such is the Crowd of Republican Poll.
ticians Now Invading Peoria.
The Candidates and Their Strikers in
Full FOrce--The Rock Island
Delegation.
The Big Guns and Lesser Lights Mingle
Together and Discuss the Politi-
cal Situation.
THE NIGHT BEFORE.

as the conductor gave the signal for de
parture. On the train he found the Rock
Island delegation bound for Peoria. Be
sides the delegates there were Col. Henry
Curtis, MI. W. II. Gest, Mr.. Morris
Rosenfeld, Mr. Adair Pleasant, and To-
and behold, that democratic statesman.
the Hon Patrick O'Mara, who doomed up
like a blooming rose among so many of
the followers of j. Alexander Logan
Supt. Sudlow and Agent Mack, of the
Rock Island s. Peoria road, were along,
and with the aid of the two democrats
from Rock Island, the delegates landed
safely in Peoria. They found their way
to the National hotel whose large and
commodious Office was alive with human
ity. 1t was some time before the dele
gates could secure the rooms designed for
their use, and after putting away their
coats and grips they sauntered out into
the corridors and Joined the jostling crowd
of politicians. The names of the gentle
men comprising the delegation are: Or
G. G. Craig, NJ. NJ. Sturgeon, ". S.
KowltOn, W. c. Bennett, c. F. Grant,,
II. A. AinSworth, W. F. Crawford Thos
Martin, L. S. Pearsol and J. W. Simonson.
We print the list for the benefit of the
gentlemen's friends, who will know where
to tiud them if they do not show up in the
course of time. Besides the temptations
which beset them in this ungodly city,
they stand in danger of being talked to
death by the various candidates, who
buttonhole them continually, in the hope
of getting their votes.
THE SITUATION.
The hotels and other public resorts were
thronged last night with the clamorous
gang, and way on in the night might be
heard the sound of voices, some in &c
cents loud and Others not so boisterous.
The stalwarts are running things with a
high hand, and foremost among the
prominents is the invincible Beardslcy,
our jim, of Rock Island fame,
whose dulcet voice is heard
above all the din. expostu
lating and declaring for the swarthy Lo-
gan, he of presidential aspirations If
Logan does not bob up serenely in the
convention under the care of Dandy jim
we are greatly mistaken The delegates
had all arrived by last evening, but the
incoming morning trains brought in mum
berless fresh accessions to the already
swollen ranks.
The principal center of poitical activity
is at the National hotel, the new and
beautiful, Peoria's pride tits there that
the leaders have their headquarters, and
where the braves gather around their
wigwams and hold their council fires.
oGLEsBY, CULLOM AND RAUM.
Early yesterday afternoon three of the
most illustrous lights of Illinois republi-
canism made their advent in the city. auG
repaired In carriages to the National hotel
The gentlemen were no less distinguished
personages than Hon, Richard J. Oglesby
ex- governor, ex United States senator and
republican candidate for governor.that is
to be nominated today; Hon Shelby NJ
Cullom, ex-governor and present junior
United States senator for this state, and
Gen. Green B. Raum, late commissioner
of internal revenue After they haG
rested from the fatigue of their journey
and partaken of refreshments-th hes
that the larder of the hosterly afforded -
they received callers in their rooms, or
the parlor floor on Hamilton street. ad-
| joining Jefferson, Senator Cullom anC
General Raum having the first two apart
ments, General Oglesby the next two
Their chambers at once became the cente
of attraction, the mecca to which the re
publican pilgrims journey to perform thei
devOtions. Their levees continued after
noon and evening, and steady stream o
miscellaneous masculinity poured in an(
out Of the doors. Every one, great o
small, received a cordial grasp of tn
hand, winsome smile and hearty ella,
to see you, or words to that effect
number, distinguished somewhat fror
the common herd, were detained a fey
moments in conversational conversation
A favored few fingered longer, repeate
their calls, and ever and anon some states
man and patriot of influence or an intimat
, personal acquaintance perchance, felloV
suuggler in the conflict of keeping til
dear people down to their knitting disap
r pGared for q period with one of the gref
men into the privacy of his own innt
q sanctuary, where they held sweet con
+ munion land consulted as to the be-
, means to'Bave the country. Gen Oglesb
was in the best of spirits, as he certainl
has right to be, and his hearty, who
souled manners, laughs and remarks wei
as refreshing as a May morning when
: is fair Tall, robust, white haired, kind
. visaged venerable, he was the picture
genial old gentleman. Senator Cullo
1 and General Raum are cordial. sociab
and unaffected. but are not SO demOnStr
tive or hearty. Mr.. Cullom is tall an
angular, thin faced, black haired, at
bears not very distant resemblance
Abraham Lincoln. General Raum is nj
f so tall as the others but is stouter, has
s broad face with much color, and is Sigh
IL ly bald.
THE WIGWAM.
The wigwam at six o'clock last evenir