Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-17
HERE BOSS, HOW'S THIS!
Haven't You Stirred Up a Hornets
Nest?
There Is Much Vexation Over Your
Postofiiee Petition---Y You Don't Ask
Much, hut You 8 EN- to Re a Little
Previous.

There its outi The wiseacres all said
so; they predicted. it would be revealed
sooner or later and lol the revelation has
come sooner" The hidden secret is
out. Boss Wells long cherished and
never faltering ambition is known. ut
is the postoffice sir. if you please says
the boss meekly land if you dom. give it
to me I'll take 1t anyway" Boss Wells
has had that generous eye of his on
this little plum for some time and now
he congratulstes himself that he is to
taste of its riches. The boss has suff cred
much since he sent that memorable tele-
gram from the bucolic village south of
Us. to the plumed knight during the
campaign Of "a, and which read: MILAN
is solid for Blaine" The message was,
OF course, one of great consolation to
the plumed candidate, but it marked
the beginning of Wells political career
He moved to Rock Island shortly after
ward. aud here the scenes and labors Of
his political existence have since been
laid. Here il was that he met the politi-
cal psrson. in whose behalf two years ago
he exerted all the talents he pos,
sessed and OF whom he said: Il
would rather lose $1,000 than see him
defeated" But the parson was de
fested and the boss kept his $1,000
Another political year rolled round. Boss
was now for the head of the ticket, moth
ing short of the presidential nominee
could command his services and ener-
gies and he c. lpioned the free whisky
psrty's interests like a good fellow.
When the boss opened his eyes the morn
ing succeeding the day of election and
remembered that the night before he
heard something that he could not just
then distinctly recall. about Harrison's
probable election, sudden vision rose
b.fore him. He yanked his night cap
from his head in such ecstasy over the
| thought of what might be that he has wore
nicely trimmed bald spot eve
since The world, which includes III,
postoff1ce, is mine,' he thought, and ther
| before the election results were cold, he
started out with his petition, and alread,
several names appear thereon. Bos!
Wells has been so much occupied will
this little piece of private busjne ;:
since that it is said to be an actual fac
that he has not telegraphed the return:
from Rock Island county 10 the happ,
Hoosier, who is to be one man in So,
DOC, 600. Indeed Wells time and atten
ton has been so absorbed in his persona
canvass since election that the matter o
preparing for tonight's hurrah has falle
wholly upon the shoulders of the chair
man of the city committee. Mr.. Walker
| But Wells is not finding it smooth pad
ding in his own canoe. He did not tax,
the precaution to make any inquiries o
Thomas the Great, as to the atmospheric
| representations before starting out o
this remarkable voyage, and as conse
quence he has encountered many elemen
tsry disturbances. Thomas could hav
advised him differently, for 1t Is under
stood upon authority undisputsbly relia
BILE. that the chairman of the COMPRESSION
a. committee has sort of lien on all tn
pap to be distributed by his protegt
Congressman Gest, and that he ha
found upon investigation that tn
law of present existence forbids nc
the occupancy BY one man of the offices
school director, library director, mayo
and postmaster Boss Wells audacitl
as it is now freely termed, has caused at
amount of racket and it is to be doubt,
If tonight's demonstration will make at
more noise than this little caper before
is through with. The boss NAV ha'
been premature, but he will probably
the last to leave the new field of contes