Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-06-22
SIDE TALK.
Gossip Attending the Great POliti
cal Convention.
schemes and Attempts TO Nominate
Certain Favorites-Biaine and Sher-
man.
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approached the many novel attempts that
have been made and are being
made constantly for the success
of favufite candidates The first
scheme is to make an impress
sion upon the convention the mo-
ment the name of the favorite is men
toned Blaines success so early in tine
proceedings four years ago WAS due to
the enthusiasm Lis friends provoked by
prccOneerted plan the instant the state
of Maine was called. 1t would not have
been necessary tn have gone further then,
to insure Blain = nomination Had a
ballot been taken Immediately following
the mention of the state of Maine he would
have been the nominee. This same scheme
has been attempted by the sherman
b Omerites When Ohio was called this
afternoon, the scene of four years ago,
when the Pine Tree state was rea, he'd on
the roll call of states was reinacted for
Senator ShermHns benefit, and II was
successful too. 1t equaled, it it did not
excel the explosion of political dynamite
which shook the convention of "a oil It's
feet and led to the stampede for Blaine
The scene of today was one never to be
forgotten. Delegates rose and waved
their hats and gave vent to all the noise
their lungs were capable of producing.
In the galleries, the ladies Haunted their
handkerchiefs and gay parasols, and amid
the confusion that took the breath from
the enthusiastic advocates OF the other
candidates. comes the strain from the
band gallery of "Marehing Through
Georgia" tune identical in its fame
to that of the name of the Ohio
statesman's brother, Gen. w. Il. The
enthusiasm continues and the excitement
grows more intense. Delegates cease to
cheer and yell and lend their vocal organs
to the rendition of the grand national
air The waving in the galleries con
tinues and the noise becomes louder the
sight and sound could only be approached
by the Chicago board of trade during an
hour of unusual activity. Whether or not
Sherman is nominated, his friends de-
serve credit for the boom they have made
for him, and while they stole the Blaine
thunder of four years ago, they used it
with equal disaster and deadly effect to
that 10 which the plumed knight put it
when his name went out to the world as
a candidate for the highest honor and
most exalted position that man can be
elevated to.
The Depew delegates are disappointed
III Iht IMPRESSION lHhl tht dlltI
talker'' made upon the convention. His
reception, though very complimentary
one, WAS not very hearty one. His
name was greeted by very handsome
applause, but it came from one solid
quarter with few scattering notes. New
York, however. is capable of making a
good deal of noise for one state. and that
is about all the millionaire can credit
wi, b4 bo Et,,ni fot 10
is confident that the man who is at this
moment its favorito son, can carry the
state for the republicans, the delegates
from the northwest assert that in their
respective localities. he would lose states
that have heretofore been looked upon as
certain TO contribute TO the column of re>
publican majorities. Depew may head
the ticket, but he is more likely to be on
the tail end of the republican banner.
1t is as difficult today to make Il pres
diction as to the nominee as it has been
any time. The man does not exist who
can guess accurately who will be sues
cessful If he did he could leave Chi
cago millionaire by disposing of his
prophesies for pointers at so much apiece
and would have no difficulty in selling
all that he knew. To say that Sherman
and Depew will be the ticket might be
safe guess, but the venture is no more
likely to be successful than an assertion
that Blaine and Harrison will be the
team. Again, Allison, Alger. Gresham
and Harrison at this writing are none of
them sidetracked by any means.
Each candidate before the convention is
so well and enthusiastically represented
by his friends that his individual presence
on the ground of the great strife could
hardly better his chances. and none of
the leaders from which the convention
will have opportunity to make choice
are here except Depew, the New York
candidate. To be sure, Judge Gresham
official duties keep him here but he does
not 60 near the political headquarters
nor talk politics In the morning
he goes to the government building,
where he presides in the United
States circuit court, returns home
at noon and goes back in the
afternoon returning again in the evening
For some time it has been the practice for
people to throng up into the court room
for the sake of gratifying curiosity to
see the man who has so suddenly sprung
into prominence. Senators Sherman, In
gals and Allison are in Washington,
Governors Alger and Rusk are in their re-
speetive states and Senator Harrison is
at home and Blaine is abroad.
A mistaken impression has gained
currency as to the public appear
ance and ability as n speaker
of Chicago's reform mayor John
A. Roche When he took the platform
yesterday to present the magnificent gold
and silver gavel to the permanent chair
man he was greeted with a storm of ap-
plause and as he commenced to speak the
word spread from lip to lip, 'its Butter
worth, Benz. Butterworth, the Ohio ora
Tor" Mayor Roche was an agreeable
disappointment to all who had never
seen him. He is a man of lighter build
as well as lighter complexion and is
younger in appearance than one would
Judge whose impressions are formed
upon the basis of the Chicago papers re
port of him. He speaks t1uentlV and
rapidly. yet is at ease IN appearance, aud
at times his voice rises to eloquence.
Rock Island is represented by County
Judge Lueian Adams. Hon. Pat O'Mara
NJ M. Sturgeon. G. F. Lyndc, Capt. Dur
ham. J. j. Reimers, w. S. Knowlton, Ben
and Sam keator, and w. r. Moore of
Moline. Prominent among the Daven-
port visitors and curiosity seekers are
Judge Waterman, Sheriff Leonard, Cir
cult Clerk Orchard and Geo. E. Gould,
These gentlemen put in their time crows
ing for their favortes during the day. and
roosting wherever they can get chance
at night. H p. s.
The average length or life is on the in
crease The science of medicine has made
great progress; many diseases are now
controlled that were formerly thought in.
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