Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-03
Political Pointers.

The democrats had an enthusiastic
meeting at Gilchrist last evening, at
which Mr.. NJ. J. McEniry delivered a
lengthy and very able speech.
A commercial drummer did the repub-
licans kindness at Hillsdale last night
by closing his sample cases in time to let
eight people turn their attention to a
stump speech by Oliver Olson.
There is to be great democratic po-
litical demonstration in Davenport to-
night, the largest ever held in eastern
Iowa, in all probability, and large
numbersof democrats will 60. from Rock
Island to participate.
Nobody would have thought six weeks
ago that Palmer had fighting chance of
being elected governor of Illinois. Now
it looks as if his chances are just about
even with those of Fifer. This is the
opinion of conservative men, who are
willing to back their judgment with cash.
-Geneseo Nesos.
The Union raises a great cry about the
thinness, as it is pleased to call it, of Mr..
Prentiss' speech, two days after it was
delivered, and in the same issue devotes
a column and half editorially, and
every other brief on Its LEGAL page, to at
tempts to counteract its influence.
Mr.. Perry Merriman, of Moline, is in
receipt of telegram from his brother-in-
law. E. G. McCurdy, dated at the Union
stock yards, Chicago, which reeds: Can
place 5000 in your town even money
on Cleveland?" So far Mr.. Merriman has
not found taker. Here is good chance
for an investment. Who wants itf
The republicans having laid low until
after Mr.. Prentiss' speech, keeping Mr..
Gest odt of the next congressman's way
as much as possible, are now coming to
the surface and asking the people to go
to Hsrper's theatre Monday night and
hear the man who would not stand COM
parison with Prentiss on the public
platform
The republicans are beginning to won
der what has become of McPheeters sinct
his Aledo speech, where Mr.. Clinton
Furnish, the New York tariff reformer
made him sweat off about three hundred
pounds of his svoirdupois. 1t is under
stood that 10 Haas stump partner now
classes Kurdish in the same category will
the devil
The Union lost no effort to keep thu
republicans from hearing Mr. Prentiss
speech. but good many of them hear
it nevertheless. The ARGUS is more &C
commodating than the Union. 1t advise
all democrats and others who are unde
cided as to who to vote for for congress t
hear Mr.. Gest Monday night, especial
il they were fortunate enough to hay
heard Mr.. Prentiss.
Il. E. Casteel, as candidate for circu
clerk, should receive handsome major
ity in this end of the county, and we fee
confident that he will. His prospects fC
good majority at the county seat al
good and reports come from the lowe
end of the county that not only hay
many votes been promised him, but leaC
ing citizens have volunteered their per
sonal exertions in his behalf. So b
election is all but a certainty, and if tt
? people up this way do what it is the
, duty to do-Bert Casieel will be our mel
, clerk of the circuit clerk. Port ByrC
Globe
The smart alec who, in the interests
the Gest gang, flashed the list of que
, tions on ex Congressman Neece at NJ
line last night while the latter was warn
ing things up for Gest and hoping ther,
by to put him off the track, got his fill
, that kind of campaigning and it is qui
likely that he will be hauled over Il
, Goals today by the republican bosses, no
that the scheme has proven failure, f
his indiscretion, not to say impuden
and ill-breedln g.
1t is understood upon good authori
that poor Gamble is begging Circuit Gle
Bowman to write another letter for hi
in order to help him out of his pine
Mr.. Bowman has already been pref
= kind to Gamble, considering not only t
: condition he got his Office into, but Ga
ble's political betrayal of him also. +
Gamble has cheek, if he don't possess
more desirable quality of ordinary |
- man ability.
:. The republicans are going to max
M desperate effort to make an impr
sion. at Reynolds tonight. Ora
) ford thinks his election depel
~ wholly upon the success of tn at meeti
He has been making q house to no
skirmish for votes, appealing to all elias
~ and nationalities except the Irish. Crs
~ ford is sharp enough to keep out of
reach of the liberty loving people
Ireland, whom he showed his respect
during the last session Of the legislatl
enjoying the single distinction of vo
10 against resolution of sympathy for
land which received the affirmative :
- of every other member Of the house.
NJ The Union fails to deny the Ii
nd proofs Of CANDLES incompetency, Dor
ABB ing as it does on appearances of
oo honesty and accuses the ARGUS of tr
=, to iniure Gamble because he failed in
,h mess. How about the court fees he
ing owes the county in the judgment
d a dered against him growing out Of
ne, failure. due as it was to incomplete
'"" How further is il about those fees b
ceived in various cases as deputy
ack, failed to account for to Circu it
and |
the Bowman until investigation found
a Of money in his handsf The Union in
yea, rage over this latest serious exposure
lity corning Gamble, says the ARGUS is
the tilating domestic affairs.
t ins The Union insiuuates that the
Gus has attacked Mr.. Gest's don
life-that it has attacked his mother,