Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-22
In THE ELEVENTH.
desperate Republican Tactics to Re-
cover the District.
Gest aud Some OF the Others who
are Talked offered for Ofice
Counting Against the
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district. The article starts by saying:
The republican editors and bosses in
the Eleventh district are sharpening their
wits, rubbing their eyes and generally be-
stirring themselves in anticipation of a
hard tight against the popular Ben Gable,
who IS as good as nominated for congress
In that district this year. The brothers
of republican faith are not dwelling in
that unity that IS characteristic of diplo-
matte politicians who have an uphill
hight before them. A couple of weeks
ago the chairman of the congressional
committee issued call for the congress
sional convention TO meet at Rock Island
July at II a N. The call provided for
% delegates divided this way: Hancock,
s; Henderson. Z; McDonough, Is; Mer-
Ger, IL; Rock Island, %, Schuyler, S;War-
rem, IA. just as soon as it had been pub
| ished great howl rose from every coun-
| J in the district except Rock Island. The
Iction of the chairman in calling the CON
! Venton without consulting the committee
| vas denounced in unmeasured terms,
| and several Of the counties, through their
newspaper organs. announced that they
| would pay no attention TO the call. Then
he chairman, who is really shrewC man,
revoked the call, and there is now tacit
understanding that the conuentIon will not
De held until some time in Augtst,
Or possibly September. Meantime the
work of mentioning" candidates for
sacrifice goes on in the rural press. The
| Rock Island bosses are playing a smart
game. Gest, the smooth>bore lawyer of
| Rock Island. is really crazy to have am
I NJ nn thn
| time he doesn't want to appear too anX>
ious. He wants the nomination to come
TO him in way that he could not re-
| fuse it" as one of his tosdies expressed
the sentiment yesterday. He will hardly
be gratified, and if he wants TO be hon
Ored again he will have to fight like a
common, ordinary politician with money
and the grace TO spend it freely and cas- =
lily. Mr.. Gest is no fool and probably
realizes what is expected of him
But the buGco game being played by
| The republican papers in Rock island
county has not yet penetrated the dull
intelleCts of the rural giants OF the quill
down in the south end of the district ex~
cept this far: They saw an early con
ventIon held at Rock Island would result
in the denomination of Mr. Gest. They
are jealous lot of duffers-the repuo-
iicsns Cf Warren, Schuyler and Hancock
counties-and they want all the good
things they can catch on their hook ard
line. WHAT they cannot ge. through
the hair on their heads is the singular
position of the Rock Island
papers. Now here is the Moline Dispatch
Dhoutng for Col Benjamin F. Marsh of
Hancock, arc the A'edo paper copies it
with complimentary readiness-Mercer is
really an appendsge of Rock Island, any,
how. and will sneeZe the moment the
big'un takes snuff The Moline Review
couldn't think Of joining with rival in
the same town, and so it comes out hot
for DR.. Calvin Truesd4le of Rock I:l-
and. The Rock Island Union insists on
Gest for another trial, and the Rock Isl
ander, an alleged independent paper with
labor and greenback predictions, shouts
| lOudest for the foxy eX-congrOssman.
The Rock Islander could probably be 'in>
| duced" to support democrat. Ex>Rep-
resentstive Galloway, who fought the fight
for Streeter among the republican mem
bers of the last general assembly, wants
Alexander Mclean, of Macomb, and the
LsHarpe Quill contains a strong plea for
Representative G. Velasco Chandler, the
millionaire McDonough county farmer.
Warren county will probably present the
ancient Mr.. Turnbull, and Henderson
could furnish 7. o. Anderson, of Oouaw-
ks, in pinch. When we hear from
Clarence Cuttings we will know the name
| of the winner. He never makes mis-
take, and really the republicans might go
| farther and fare far worse for congress
| ional candidate. Clarence is way up in
| g as a politician.
The article speaks further of the probs
allie candidacy Of Alexander Mclean of
Mscomb, refers to the fact of the La
aarpe papers dismissing Col. Marsh and
Arville F. Berry its home statesmen
with mplimentary reference to G. V.
Chandler, says the old Marsh>McClsugh
rey fight may nevertheless be resumed,
refers to DR.. Calvin Truesdsle,
The candidate of the Moline
papers and that politics is too filthy q
pool for man to enter at bis time of life.
It says Deere and Rosenfield are a pretty
smooth pair, and that if Charles Deere
isnt nominated the candidate Will be w.
81. Gest, and tina. the Rock Island papers
and bosses know it as vel as Mr.. Gest
himself, He has made his peace with
Deere and Rosenfeld, and that is all that
is required to insure Rock Island county.
1t exposes great many things that are
not pleasant reflections on the Deere
methods in politics. The Herald article
also says:
The Rock Island politicians are striv-
ing with might and main to create the
Impression that MIR. Gest don's want the
nomination, and that it will have to be
forced upon him. IF he would only
lake it, one of them tearfully cries. I'VE
are sure the republicans of the district
would hasten to right the great wrong
hey did the major in 1890 by elect
ing him with tremendous major
itv But will he allow his name TO 90 be-