Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-23
THE POLITICAL POT.
It Continues 60 Bubble and the Local
Aspirants for once are Out in Full


Aspirants for once are Out in Full
Fierce.
| Double, double toll and trouble.
Fire burn and Caldron bubble
The local political pot continues t.
blil, even to running over, and the pres
ent indications are that before II boil
less, il will boil more and that some ont
will get scalded. The present disturb
ance does not seem to be of clashius
nature between the two great parties
but rather more of an internecine strife
within the republican ranks. This inter
nal warfare is carried on from the ordin'
airy office of ward alderman up to the
most important and desirable position il
the line of county officials to be contested
for at the approaching spring and fell
elections. These rvalries AS stated, are
wholly within the republican ranks
| there is where the fever, excitement and
turmoil is located while those of other
political affiliations are amused and en-
tertained eye witnesses of the struggle.
In the First ward everything is torn up
from end to end over the republican al
dermanic contest. The opposition to
Alderman Howard, headed by Phil Mil
Ter. has aroused the ire of the Howard
adherents and they are bound that their
party. This move is prompted not so
much by loyalty to the present alier-
man as hostility to opposing forces.
Thus the battle wages. In the Second
ward Alderman Hampton is not having
an easy row of stnmps to pillow in his
candidacy for denomination. Former
friends claim that they have deserted
their standard bearer because they don't
like his attitude on the illumina, pg con-
tract with the city. Hampton's friends
say he shall be nominated Just for
spite" if nothing else, and so the inven-
tor of the new police beverage is passing
restless nights just now.
The fixing of the date of the republi~
can county convention by the republican
the other day, has brought
the candidates for the various offices out
in all their glory. Never were so many
aspirants for two offices sprung upon the
party at one time. For circuit clerk
there promises to be an animated contest.
and the same is true of the office of states
attorney. Bowman's friends are deter
mined that as a reward of merit and faiths |
Ful service he shall be renominated, while |
Moline puts in her oar for the office on |
,he ground that she Is geographically en-
titled to it, and in view of thCs acts she |
puts forth Geo. Gamble, Clerk Bowman's |
present deputy, for the boots of his SUI
1eriOr officer, forgetting apparently that
n doing this she pays what ought to be
! debt of gratitude, with dagger. 1t is
hese republicans of our sister town whom
he Rock Island rspublics' are opposing,
laimng that Mr.. Gam lie and his friends
hould be gratefu : Mr.. Bowman rather
han antagonistic for the favors shown
i'm and some go so far as to term the
process Gamble and his
riends have INDUCED in. as something
Which is a very neighbor to perfdy.
nus the situation hangs-Moline in
ontlict with Rock Island-and so it is
nth the states attorneyship. Moline says
Rock Island retains the clerk, she
lust have the attorney. In this matter
Il the republican lawyers of Rock Island
re arrayed against all the attorneys of
ne same political stripe in Moline, but
bove them all the Hon. Pat O'Mara"
breads his variegated wings and bids
ZEN be calm. He poses rs a peace>
Iaker, an arbitrator, a mutual friend if
Oh please, and be cautions the conflicts
g powers to be less ambitious individ>
ally and to sacrifice personal desires for
he good of the party, and in view of
lis condition Of facts he bids them nom
ate one patrick O'Mara," of Rock Isl
ld, as a dark horse for states attorney.
nd one who will serve the ends of all
lotions and he mutually satisfactory