Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-01
NATIONAL TICKET.


Political Pointers.
E. W Hurst speaks at Rural tonight.
Hon. VIM. Prentiss at Hsrper's theatre
tonight.
Geo. Woodruff spoke at Rapids City |
last night.
Elk Congressman W. H. Neece and
! tsah jonas Olson, of Galva, speak at
Armory hall Moline tomorrow even
ing.
President Looney, of the Island City
club. requests all members to be at head
quarters at 1870 sharp to attend the Prem
tlss meeting at Harper's theatre this
evening.
The Union in one of Its political state-
ments says that 1.-THE people are not all
fools if some of them are workingmen."
What is the matter between the Union and
\ The workingmen2
A vote was taken in one of the coaches
"a train coming from Chicago on the
Z. l. Il P. yesterday with the follow
s Jesuit: Cleveland. "a; Harrison, 81;
SA' D; Be'va Lockwood, the con-
ductor 4
Henry Won Ach, of Buffalo, was in
the city today and says there was rous-
ing meeting at that place last night in
GLIDING a torch light procession and
speeches by Hon. J. W. Stewart, c. A.
Ficke and A. P. McGuirk.
Hon. VIM. Prentss, native OF Dayen>
port and democratic candidate for con-
gress IN the Eleventh congressional dis
trict of Illinois, delivers his only speech
in Rock Island during this campaign at
Harper's theatre this evening. A number
of Davenporters will attend. Davenport
Democrats Gazette.
Mr.. Arthur Burial came into posses.
sion of cheap load of onions yesterday.
He had them delivered upon his hands at
forty cents q bushel, payable only on
condition that Cleveland is defeated
sold the onions at market value, and is
just that much ahead
1t is amusing to witness the vehemence
with which Steve Hull insists that he
signed the Gest bogus circular. Hull re>
peatedly denied signing his name to the
circular in the presence of numerous wit
nesses, until sufficient persuasive influence
was brought to bear upon him to secure
his letter published this morning.
Mr., r. E. Spanger, of Macomb, one of
the trusted and faithful lieutenants under
Supt Bates, of the free delivery service
at Washington, was in the city today
Mr.. Spangler is pretty thoroughly posted
upon political matters in the Eleventh
congressional district, and he is very SAN
guine than Hon. Wm. Prentiss will be
elected
Rock Island bids fare to witness a
somewhat novel and amusing spectacle,
no matter which way the election goes,
as q result Of wager upon the general
results. An agreement is reported from
Deere Il Cos. foundry, Moline, that,
which ever way the election goes, will be
toss up which side has the best If
Cleveland is elected John Suman is to
wheel Frank Young in a wheebarrow
from the eastern end of the Moline s
Rock Island street railway, in Moline, to
the western end in Rock Island. If
Harrison is elected Young will wheel
Suman the same distance The distance
is about five miles
A number Of railroad men in this city,
especially members of railroad brother.
hoods, have lately received bogus circu-
lars issued from republican headquarters
in Chicago but purportng to be an ap-
peal of striking members of the divisions
B. of l.. E. on the c., B, & Q road, is a
democratic road-thst all its officers are
democrats. The object of the circuls-
ton of such literature is appsrent-it is
to offset, if possible, the general STAN
pede of railroad men all over the state to
the ranks Of Gen Palmer. But it will
fail of its purpose.
Samuel W Odell, the prohibition can
didate for states attorney. whose card
was published in good faith in the ARGUS
Tuesday night, comes out simultaneously
in the Moline Disyatch in an announce
ment exactly identical except that the
wording is "tO those wire~pullers of the
democratic party" reversing the parties
according TO the politics of the paper ad.
dressed. This shameful abuse of the
confidence of newspaper may seem al
verv funny to Mr. Odell but he may
find that before he gets through with his
double dealing methods that his actor
was not only uncalled for but was q very
grave mistake. Under these circum,
stances the claim that he makes Of benl
"a man of principle, contradicts itself
Newspapers are sometimes helpless at thu
moment TO prevent such unlocked fo
imposition RS this man Odell has seen fl
to cause, but they are not slow to resen
such breach of good faith and honor.
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