Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-07
GeSt's Death Knen.
Uncomfortable Disruption in the
Republican Ranks Over the Dis
tributiOn of Patronage.
AN ANGRY Wall FROM HANCOCK.
Congr essman Gest Makes the Great-
est BIunder Yet in Piymouth---An
Open Revolt of 4 80 Leading Repub-
licans.

That W. ii. Gest has been elected
TO congress for the last time IN the Elev-
.enth congressional district is becoming
more apparent every day There is not
township in the whole district where
disaffection does not exist to some de-
gree, and in certain localities the feeling
has cropped out to such an extent that
the party managers have been powerless
to prevent an open revolt against the
congressman. The following letter. writ
ten by prominent republican of Plym~
outh, Hancock county, discloses an ex
ceedingly rebellious state Of affairs, and
isvirulent enough to make the Hon, Mr.
Gest quake in his shoes:
Editor ARGUS:
Plymouth, ILL, Aug. 5.-You are
not aware perhaps that our community
has been in a fight over the postoffice
here. and il being now decided, il has put
our congressman. w. ii. Gest. in box
which will ultimately result in his de-
feat. The Marsh and McCaughrey fac
ton started out in this place eight years
ago and spread throughout the whole
district, but this trouble now is far more
serious than that. understand the poll
tics of your paper is strongly democratic.
| am glad to say am strong that way at
the present time, and will not change.
We will support the democratic candi
date for congress in the Eleventh district
in 1890 straight, and there will be over $50
nf ykrN g, ~
but who now will never support HIM
again, and who will work against him
and use money freely. They are men of
influence and wealth and our best citi>
zens
| would like to write a history of this
fight TO your paper, showing you the
discourtesy Mr.. G. showed the best citi-
Zens of our community; how he gave the
chairman of our county central commits
tee the cold shoulder, also the
chairman of st. Marys township.
There we're three applicants for our office
here, but the fight was between G. c.
Hamilton, a young man SO years of age.
and business man who has spent his
sntire life in this place; man who was
supported by nearly all our business men,
a score of old soldiers and nearly the ems
tire community, but was put aside for a
man who was a soldier only short while.
and who was disgrace to the ones who
wore the blue and was not respected by
the people here. | assure you that this
Is not written in the heat of passion, but
after calm survey of the situation, and
has created feeling which will beat
Gest next fall and we want the demo
cratic papers of the district TO spread il
far and near. For the truth of my state>
ment | refer you to ID. NJ. Sapp, who was
a soldier three years, who is republican
and has been all his life, but who will
work against Gest next fall He is also
chairman of our township central cons
mittee. Another is MIR. J. A. Il. Shippy.
VINO was republican candidate for county
school superintendent in mcDonough
county two years ago, and who was prin-
cipal of our public schools here for seven
years. He is now chairman of the re-
publican central committee in Lamoin
township, McDonough county. He was
alsS an old soldier and not in favor OF the
man nominated. | will also refer you to
]. A. Wear. w. r. Phelps, Aaron Wood
ward, Herman Wbipple. 5. 5. Fox. j. II.
Baker, James II. Weir, John w. Hamil-
ton, Jobnathan Boman, Thomas Ewing
and as many more AS you desire.
A. M. WALTY.
p. S-We are sore TO stay.