Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-11
TEDDY IS TO Be HERE.
Mark Hanna's Vice Presidential
Candidate to Turn Fierce
Smile on Rock Island.
ANNOUNCED TO BLOW IN OCT. 5
Coming Causes Joy in Republican
Local Camp-Political
Notes.

Terrible Teddy, Mark Hanna's
candidate for the vice presidency OF
the United States, is coming to Rock
Island, whether to deliver one of his
set speeches or to give an exhibition
of life on the. frontier, or to simply
smile on US as he passes by in his
special train, is not announced.
The information to date is that he
will reach Rock Island about s
o'clock on the evening OF Oct. B." 1t
came in telegram last night from J.
Mack Sholl. at Chicago. to B. F. Knox
chairman of the republican central
committee. Ever since the campaign
opened the faithful here have been
Juggling at every string within their
reach in an effort 10 bring to the city
one of the boguns of the republican
national camp, for it is no secret that
enthusiasm in the local g. o. p. ranks
is at low ebb.
The state committee on speakers,
of which Mr.. Sholl, who has given up
his duties as district internal revenue
collector temporarily to serve in that
capacity. is chairman, was made &C
quainted with the situation, and
urged to send on some one capable of
rousing the bunch to action.
Hence the fact that Roosevelt
is coming has caused joy among the
party leaders. They would rather
have gotten Mckinley, but as long as
he was out of the question, they are
happy for an opportunity to witness
Teddy's fierce grin. They are in
hopes he will say few words from the
stump, but there is doubt as to this
point as yet, and the wires will be
kept hot from now till Oct. 5, urging
the state managers to impress upon
the cowboy candidate the necessity of
loosening his hot air valves in Rock
Island.
A visit from Roosevelt may add to
the eXchequers oflocal merchants who
have on sale imitation rough rider
hats, and the gun shops may do a lit
tie more business, for those who see the
vice presidential candidate as he likes
to be seen can be relied upon to do
all they can to tickle his vanity, which
means they will turn out in headgear
knocking the United States uniform in
the Spanish-American war.
Political Points,
The Bryan and Stevenson Anti-Im- |
perialistic club holds it's weekly meet |
ing tonight at it's new quarters On
Third avenue. Bids for privileges at |
the picnic next Saturday will be
opened and further details regarding
the celebration arranged. From in
formation received. there is every in
100 Of Of no 10
gatherings ever held in Rock Island
1t will be the formal opening of the
in Rock Island county, and
the Bryan club, under whose auspices
the picnic is to be given, is bending
every effort to make it an occasion
long to be rememb ered by all who at
tend. 1t is rarely the city has the
honor of entertaining so distin-
guished a man as Adlai f. Ste
Venson, once vice president of
The United States, and the present
mate of William j Bryan,
md all, regardless of political beliefs,
will turn out to hear him discuss the
ssues before the people in the cam
oaign now being waged He will
ipeak in the afternoon. hen Hon.
James Todd. candidate I'd attorney
general of Illinois, will ais be heard.
n the evening Hon. Elmer f Perry,
candidate for lieutenant governor,
md Hon. M. V. Cannon, of Chicago.
will deliver addresses. The picnic
viii be held at the Harper and Robin
on tract on Thirty-third street.
Third ward republicans organized
asst night, with b. d. Connolly as
resident, Fred Schroeder and II. c. ,
Iarris vice presidents, John E. FEM !
ng secretary, and Louis Requa
reasurer.
Fifth ward republicans formed a
lub last night, electing H. b. Hub
ard president, Russell West secre-
airy and Herman Hansen treasurer. ,
The Sixth Ward Mckinley and Yates
lub is to have a hag-raising next Fri :
ay evening. =