Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-05
DISTRICT POLITICS.
The News Concerning the Con-
gressionaI Election.
PLANTz HAS THE ADVANTAGE.

The Outlook Most Encouraging for the
Triumph of the Democratic Candidate -
His Character Contrssted With That of
= His Opponent-Review of the Field From
Warren County-Msrsh's Repulsive
Habits.
In todays's Chicago Herald appears an
extern led forecast of the political situs>
ton in tus Eleventh district written from
MonE;ou h. The correspondent gives
facts Al figures to show that Tfum An
P,antz will surely be the next congress
man, aud giving nis op ponent every con-
ceiVsbie advantage places the democratic
candidates least possible m .jority at 800
TIE Herald says:
Since 1890. when Ben Csbie defeated
W. II Gest oy nesr.y 1 900 votes. there
By reversing the republic IN msiority tina.
his opponent rolled up in 1888. the Eev.
enth congressional district has been pop
uIarly designated Ben Cables district, by
which sppeliation il would doubtless
have continued TO be known for the next
two years had the brainy Rock Island
democrat been a candidate for the re,
election. But having other plans in view
he declined the nomination. aud the
democrats of this district. with a wise ON
that is now apparent. selected rs their
candidate young Truman Pianrz. o.
Warsaw. whose clean, vigorous and able
Campaign is universally conc. led to be
oce of the best that has ever been con-
Quoted in the Eleventh congressional dis
trict
The Eleventh is composed of seven
oeunties-tnose of Rock Island. Mercer
Henderson, Warren, Hancock, NcDoD-
oug0 aud Schuyler. This ''shoestripg"
district is hard one to figure upon with
any degree of certainty. out the friends
of Pian'z at this late hour are very hopes
full of victory, and seemingly have excel
lent grounds upon which TO base their
calculations.
\ Sclf-Hade Man.
Truman Plantz is man of the people
Bern liz York state 80 years ago, be has
lived in Hancock county since he was six
5esrs old. snd has risen to the promi
neuce he COW enjoys purely By his in
domitsble exertions. Leaving the public
schools at the age OF 16. he pracIic ed
telegrspby for time; next put in some
N ouths at surveying, after which ne
worked as brake man on tie railroad and
later became conductor, which position
he held for seven yesrs. This post gave
him a certain amount of spare time at
KeOSuk, which, instead OF wasting, b.
utilized by reading law in the office of
I. Miller, of thst city. He also Car
ried law DO k O. the train aud kept
grinding away whenever an opportunity
presented. Two years ago he passed an
exsmin alton a. Springfield and was sd
mitted to the bar. aud he is now consid
cred one of the most promising young
lawyers in Warsaw. During the cam
psign of 80 he distinguished himself By
making a number of speeches in the dis
trict that attracted considerable attention
and marked him as q coming man
Magnetic, earnest. aggressive aud an
able speaker. full OF original ideas tbs
he we'll knows how to expr, IS, Plautz
has developed wonderful staying Qusli> |
ties during the campaign that is now al |
most ended, and has made a host of
friends wherever he has spoken. OF ex>
emplary habits he presents in this respect |
. marked contrast to his opponent. B. F.
Marsh. also Of Warsaw, and many stanch |
epublicans in the district will vote for |
Truman Plsntz next Tuesday or for the |
prohibi ton candidate rather than stultify /
themselves by endorsing their party cam
didste.
Not Pleasing to Temperance Men.
In Warren county especially will the /
republican candidate fall behind his |
ticket. There are upward OF 3 500 |
United Presbyterisns in this county. the |
mai ority of whom have heretofore voted |
the straight republican ticket. Many of
these declare they cannot conscientiously
vote for Marsh. and. while they all may
not 60 over to Plsptz. il is anquestioned
that hundreds will turn to the prohibi-
ton candidate, who. if a temperate man
had been nominated. would have vo ed
the straight republican ticket.
Marsh is 6 perennial officer seeker HE
has represented tie Eleventh district
three successive terms N congress. has
been railroad aud warehouse commits
sioner and ia now for the fifth time ask
ing the people to send him to Washing
ton to take care of their interests. 1t
ls not surprising that the people are dis
inclined to sccede to his modest de-
mands. They are pretty we'll convinced
that Marsh's desire to go to congress is
not induced py any philsnthropic mo-
sives. but is due entirely to a selfish wish
for his own aggrandizement.
On the other hand the thinking people
see in Piantz a young man possessing
many natural abilities. eager to prove his
Ii thi- he given him no doubt exists that
he will be q keen public servant, in
whom his contestants will find faithful
We ard for whose acts in pub
lie or private they will never have To
apologize.
Democratic Success Certain.
Howard Sattee. chairman of the demo.
cratic central committee of Warren couu-
". is very sanguine OF the election of
PlantA. relying largely upon the good
judgment of the people in a comparison
" the merits of the two candidates and
.he issues they represent. of course