Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-21
ON THE SCENE
Congressman Comes to Scan
Over His Local Political
Fences.
MOLINEs REPORTED FROST BITE.

So He Slips Down to Rock Island In Search
of Warmer misunderstanding His
supporters-McCaskrIn Boys Not IN
friendIy-CharIey SearIe Too Busy to Pay
His Respects to His Rival.
Congressman George w. Prince has
switched the base of his campaign op-
erations to Rock Island county. the
only locality in the district in which, he
says, he has met strong opposition, but
in the face of which, he has tipped his
supporters, that he will be renominated
anyway. He has come to personally
conduct a detailed skirmish in the
local field prior to the county conven-
ton. Mr.. Prince arrived in Moline
yesterday accompanied by Capt. F. a.
Freer, of Gales burg. All the Moline
papers duly noted the congressman
presence in town yesterday, but the
Journal was cruel enough to dwell up
on what it termed the frosty character
of the reception that was accord
ed him, saying the Moline party lead
ers did not think his coming of suffi-
cient Importance to have someone to
extend the glad hand at the train and
carry his grip to the hotel, notwith
standing the fact that notice had been
wired from Galesburg a day in adj
vance that the congressman would pay
visit to the town. Mr.. Prince, the
Journal says further, played solitaire
at the Hotel Sommers for several
hours before he was discovered.
Comes to Rock Island.
Mr.. Prince is in Rock Island today.
IVa - hn
call bis friends about him during the
day aud evening, and tell them what
is what. The congressman received
several callers during the day-and
POstmasters Thomas and Freer,
the chief lieutenants, had an
exchange of condolences. The
Union, evidently not caring wheth-
er the reception tC the con-
gresham be not or chilly, so that
1T is one or the other. this morn
ing reproduces the Moline Journals
cold storage article. 1t is not denied
that George Washington McCaskrin
will be a prominent member of the
local reception committee, but this is
a matter of Indifference to Charley
Searle, who is probably too busy tax
ing care of the states attorneys du-
ties that the Union refers to. 1t is
not officially announced whether j. +.
jackson will be identified with the
"lad-hand showers. This, too, is a
matter of indiffeI ence to MIR Searlc.
1t was asked of Mr.. Prince if he
brought todav's weather from Moline
His answer was accompanied by
broad smile. The congressman said
his mission on earth was to clear away
all storms; that he was the harbinger
of peace and happiness to all the
jewellers oil Rock Island he made no
exception.
More SearIe Meetings.
Searle had two more conferences
last night. The meetings were in the
First and Second wards. There was
plenty of enthusiasm, so it is reported.
Charley made a couple of his spread
eagle speeches. with the result that
the confabs developed into sort of ex-
perience meetings, many of the faith
full testing their speech-making capa-
bilities. Charley says he has about
his ward work in Rock ISL
and, and has a strapping good delega-
ton in each one of them. He says he
is ready for the fray. Let her roll,
says Charley.
Judge Eldridge Hanecy, republican
candidate for the rubernatorial nomi-