Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-05
Political Pointers.

Saturday night.
Messrs VIM. McEniry, James Cava-
naugh and Henry Vollmer. Jr., the latter
of Davenport, speak at the Island City
club rooms tonight. A large attendance
is urged.
Hon. E. W. Hurst addressed an i'm
mense meeting at South Moline Saturday
evening. Ha talks at Reynolds tonight
Hon. E W. Hurst, candidate for rep
resentative from the Twenty first district.
addressed the people in Library hall
Monday night from democratic stand
point. H is fluent and forcible speaker. |
and when he got through he quit. The
speech had been advertised but one day, |
vet the hall was comfortably full-Ke- |
| vance Star.
A novel bet has been made by Col
onel B. F. Marsh, late congressman, and
Colonel George P Walker, both of War
saw. They had dispute regard
ing the date of a destructive storm
which occurred in Hancock county in
1878. Colonel Marsh said it occurred in
1874, and Colonel Walker held that 1878
was the year. II was finally agreed that
whoever was wrong should vote the OPP
posite ticket straight. 1t was found that
the event occurred in 1878. Colonel
Marsh, who is wei known republican
leader, was much chagrined, and wanted
to hedge. The agreement is in writing.
and Colonel Walker is holding Marsh 10
his contract.
Davenport was in q blaze of glory and
enthusiasm Saturday night. The occa-
sion was the biggest pyrotechnic politi-
cal demonstration ever seen in eastern
Iowa. Three thousand cavalry and i'll
fantry, clad for the most part in attrac-
tive campaign uniforms, marched over a
line of march four miles in length
and though streets that were gor-
geously Illuminated Two hundred
of Davenport's foremost business men
wearing silk hats and carrying canes,
furnished one feature The Island City
and Sunnyside clubs of this city were out
in full force, and the Island Citys had
two handsomely decorated and illumi-
mated carriages in the line. The indus>
trial part of the affair, while attractive
so far as it went, sunk into obscurity
when compared with either of the indus
tial pagesnts held in this city this cam
paign.
The ARGUS mentioned Saturday nigh,
that Gamble was haunting Circuit Clerk
Bowman for another explanatory letter
and it is somewhat surprising fact to
know that the latter WAS in somt
way prevailed upon to yield, ant
while in his letter published il
Yesterdays Union he al knowledges tina
the finance committee discovered def
ciencies in CANDLES account as deputy
he subjects himself to ridicule in the wa,
he attempts to explain the waywardnes
and incompetency of his deputy.
must be that Bowman's latest epistle
the outgrowth of an understanding be
tween himself and Gamble that he is I
remain in the office should the republ
can nominee accidentally be elected
This being true, Bowman bears the sam
relation to Gamble candidacy that Blair
does to Harrison in the national can
\ paign and would therefore be "boss of Il
office" should Gamble be placed
charge Il is hardly possible to thin
that Bowman would have so far surrel
intense generosity toward Gamble as
have yielded 10 him and agreed to sha
the disgrace of the condition of his Off
had not such mutual arrangement be-
agreed upon, for Bowman has scknow
edged, as affidavits can be produced
show, that Gamble was not eompete
deputy.
II Boss Wells has lost his head Il
time in the campaign, what will he
when the election is over? In yesterday
. Union he announced Congressman CT
and Vim. Jackson and others to speak
X Moline at 8 o'clock this evening and
J the same hour he books these persons
Harper's theatre. At which place {
they expected to be?
Boss Wells has issued secret campai
circular which extols the virtues of
the republican candidates from preside
down to coroner, and which. however
devoted in very large part to
attempt to excuse and explain
incompetency of George W. Gamt
"" One reason it sets forth that Gam
should be elected is, che knows how
very important duty of writing up
record of judgments should be done
. that they will be collectible.' Ho
that for saIcasmI This is the very pc
N above all others that Gamble has fai
IN in. He has written up a number
judgments perhaps, but he could
figure how the amount collectible in g
. instances should go beyond his c
pockets. nor did he know until
= finance committee of the county be
n taught him, that because he did not kr
p where to deposit funds, they should
d placed in his own pocket.
. So, sol Mr.. CANDLES election VIC
be the election of Mr.. Bowman, too,
y 1t has been thought strange for S,
g time that the court house ring had
- manifested itself in this campaign.
m Bowman has played remarkable
e. role in the present campaign. Less |
month ago he compared CANDLES
70 itY to that of hog. Now he atter
Is to explain CANDLES incompetency
- dering on crime, while deputy by after
'! ing to shoulder half the blame. 7
~ " the understanding that Bowman is t
W the deputy in the event of CANDLES {
ton, he feels safe in W
ing for him as circuit clerk.
do the votara nf this countu faal liz