The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-08
HONEST "BILL" NEECE.
Indications Point to His Unanimous
denomination.
Advices From the Different Counties
Comprising the Eleventh District
stronger than Ever Before.
CONGRESSMAN Niece.

CONGRESSMAN NEECE.
While considerable has been said of
late about the republican candidates for
congress 10 this, the Eleventh district,
very little newspaper mention has been
made Of the democratic prospects. Prob
ably the popular impression that Con-
gresham Neece would be renominated,
accounts for this, but aside from his very
favorable record as a congressman, there
has been nothing said that would justify
the prediction. The ARGUS, therefore,
takes pleasure in placing before the de-
mocracy of the Eleventh district, and the
public in general, the sentiment which
exists in the various counties of the dis
trict on the congressional question, The
republicans have been secretely nourish-
ing the hope that there would be opposi-
ton against Mr.. Niece in some quarter
of sufficient degree to Jeopardize his
chances for reelection. We deem it our
duty to relieve these gentlemen of any
uncertainty they may yet experience on
this score, by saying that the democracy
OF this district are in a most
HARMONIOUS MOOD
and that they agree with great unanimity
that Hon. W. Ii. Neece shall represent
the district for at least another term in
congress. Through him for the past fOuI
years the Eleventh district has been
placed in the democratic column. and it
is confidently expected to keep 1t there
for two years more through the same
agency. In 1892 he was elected by
500 plurality, and in 1884 in the face nj
a heated presidential contest, he went III
by the neat little plurality of 427 The
first time he defeated Capt, Marsh. OF
Hancock county, and two years age
Petrie, of Mercer county, was the VIC
tim. Both of these gentlemen are again
candidates for the republican nomination,
WITH HALF DOZEN
other aspirants. The Marsh McLaugh~
rey fight operated in Necce's favor IT
1882, and although the report has been
given out that these two chleftalns have
buried the Ratchet, we are reliably in
formed that the bitterest feeling still ex'
lists between the two, and should the re-
publican convention again nominate
Marsh (as it is likely TO dol McClaughrey
will certainly knife his antagonist with
the same delight he manifested four year
ago
Our information, adduced from reli
BILE source, is sufficient to show that Mr.
Neece is really stronger today as COZ
gressional candidate than ever before
In Hancock county, the
BANNER DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
| of the district, Mr.. Niece is the only
choice and he will get the full party vote
The republicans are talking of presenting
Mr.. Edward Lane, lately returned from
England, as United States Consul, bu
there is no prominent movement in hi,
behalf. The democrats of Schuyler coun
ty have already declared in favor o
Mr.. Neece in convention assembled. anC
they propose to give him hearty boos
at the polls, The republicans of tina
county are getting into an interestini
row over their two canddates-Griffit
and Craske-but the general impression
there is that either W. Ii. Gest or E. d
Sweeney, of this city, will receive tn
republican nomination. In McDonoug
county. Mr. Neece's home, the prospect
are most flatterlng this year for Homes
William" He has always mad
a big race there, but thi
year it is said that he will Guido hi
two former efforts, the
sOLDIEB ELEMENT
having decided to support him. The re
publicans of that county are somewha
divided. Marsh. of Warsaw, is in th
lead, with Gcst. of this city, as secon
choice Dr. W. o. BlaisdelI, of Macomt
is talked of some.
The friends of Delos P. Phelps, o
Monmouth, Warren county. urged him t
be candidate this year. but he peremp
toriy refused to allow his name to b
used in that connection. being himself il
favor Of Mr.. Necce. Warren count
will therefore be for the present con
gresham. J. l.. Dryden and Capt. J
M. Turnbull, the present postmaster a
Monmouth, are working up their InteT
ests for the republican nomination. Dry
den appears TO have the lead. The pro
hibitionists are making a strong fight j
Warren and the southern districts of tn
county, not only for congress, bat tn
legislative and county tickets. This
making the republicans hopping mad, a
they have no more sympathy for the col
water folks than for the
DETEsTABLE MUGwUMPs.
Henderson county has no democrati
candidate and will give Mr. Eeece a col
dial support. The republicans of tina
county are working hard for Robt. Mol
Mercer county is unit for Niece ON tn
democratic side. and the republicans wi
have audacity enough to ask the CONVEX
ton to nominate Alex Petrie, who wa
so beautifully showed under in "a
Marsh is MERGERS second choice, an
then Moir.