Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-29
rs ALARMED AGAIN
Political Nightmare Disturbs the
Morning Paper.


Sees Evidence OF Still Hunt and Calls
for . Disclosure Of What 10 Going on
Under Cover In tho Rsnks-who ID Doing
the Working.
The Rock Island Union scents evil
in the ranks Of the republican party
again. 1t has discovered to its dis.
may. it declares this morning. that
still hunt is being made in the in
terest of one of the candidates from
this city for the Judicial nomination
under the new spportionment. but
does not state in whose behalf this
procedure is being practiced. How
ever, belated and vague as is its ma
tural relation to the happenings OF
its own party, it seeks to learn what
is transpiring By giving formal no.
tice that the lists of all delegates to
be voted on at Saturday nights
caucuses be submitted to it not later
than tomorrow morning for scrutiny,
publication and such comment in the
same connection as the editor may
feel constrained to make. 1t does not
come within the range CT The ARGUS
resources to know how far this edi-
torial edict will be respected, nor is
it the desire to give uttersnce to any
suggestion that maght be construed
as melting naturalization in the
ranks, such as would be shown in q
disregard for, or noncompliance with
what the Union modestly declares is
a new idea" a "good idea," etc.
As far as the still hunt is con-
cerned, the morning paper attempts
to conceal to which OF the two candi-
dates, Judge G. W. Peasants aud
Hon. W. H. Gest, it refers. The pub
lie, nevertheless, If left to Judge,
would not be long in forming iis con-
illusions as REGARDS which of the two
candidates has been doing the hunt-
ing, "stiil," or otherwise. The most
casual observer could not fail to be
aware Of the habits and character
istic of the two men. Judge Pleas
ants has been going along the even
| tenor OF his way as he has in the
past, attending to his duties as sp-
Peilate and circuit judge. Heknow s
probably less about the ways of po-
liticians than any man in Rock Island
county. He never has paid attention
to his own candidacy, and while
he has perhaps goae further this
time than he ever did before in his
reply to the letter of Sweeney &
Walker as to his candidacy in stat
ing that If there ever was u time in
his life when circumstances justified
the desire on his part to have q re-
nomination it was now, be has new
ertheless done nothing to force his
| candidacy on his friends. MIR. Gesi
on the other hand has been a daily
subject Of attention along the
streets of late not more be-
cause OF the diligence be is ex.
ercising at time when there
is desirable Office to be had, than
because of his having thrown off fol
the time being his morose nature and
deigning to speak to, and even petit
ton the support of those he has
scarcely recognized since the las,
time he was disappointed. The re-
suits OF the quiet hunt thus INDUCED
In will be further shown when The
returns from the country districts
come in unless present signs fail
The relative attitude OF the two candi
dates is merely set forth here in view
OF the vision of iniquitys in the way
OF its own party that has again come
TO disturb the blissful dreams OF the
Union, and in the same connection al
showing the reason for surprise
that it should find occasion for re.
proach in the characteristics &c
singularly part of those of it's much
cherished and always willing candi-
date for anything that is in sight.
Peculiar Aversion to . sti,i Hunt.
! Too, it may well be rema rked tina,
the morning papers sudden aversion
to still-hunt tsctics is in itself a rev.
citation. After training Throughout:
the winter in the carrying on unde,
the direction of its next friend, DR..
Kinyon-and who. by the way, by 6
coincidence is the next friend OF Mr.
Gest now as in the past-of one Of
the most cunning, but. nevertheless,
Systematically planned and engi
neered still hunts ever conducted in
Rock Island, and against the pres.
ent public school system, it now
holds up its hands in horror and dis.
tress against such deplora5le meth.
DDS of action in politics. The ways
OF republicans, with which the UNION
has found so much grievous fault
in the past few months, occasion but
amusement to THE ARGUS, nor car
this paper see the necessity
for the bitterness OF feeling
that has grown out of the
judgeship nomination. If there
Is q station in the public service
where the office should seek the man
where eminent qualification. rather
than selfish ambition should rul.
the spirit ard aim Of the party
which by political good fortune ha:
it within its power to name the sue
cessful candidate. it is the Judiciary
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