Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-10
BLOWOUT IS TAME
Republican Election Celebration
ArouseS Little En-.
thusiasm..
BOYS DO MOST OF SHOUTING
Wagers are Paid In Various
Ways--Some Side
Lights.
BOYS DO MOST OF SHOUTING

General Apathy" seems to have re-
sumed control of republican cohorts
in this vicinity. When Marshal
Gaetier reviewed his line for the blow
out last night he found that whola
platoons had deserted and Joined the
legions of the drowsy. So the
first order was ''Close ranksr Those
remaining in line were of the younger
fry who delight in noise at any and
all seasons. Hence the demonstration
was not strictly one in celebration of
q victory from the standpoint Of the
participants.
The irregular crowd that moved
through the streets was composed of
the remnants of several marching
clubs, lot of boys, and about a dozen
floats bearing Matchmaking apparatus
and, incidentally, some advertising
designs of loud order. Each marcher
carried some matchmaking device. and
on one of the floats was mounted a
fire bell whose mellow notes
were strangely out of tune
with the iangle of tin pans,
discs and saws, and may have remind
ed the thoughtful observer of the
notes of an isolated bell buoy indica-
ting impending danger.
There were practically no decora-
tions. The bonfire on the levee was
about the size seen all over town in
the spring when the children clean up
the back yard, and the salvos of artiI-
lery were limited to four shots fired
from one gun, equal in intensity to
the explosion of a properly inflated
bicycle tire. Several switch engines
got in and ran off a few pounds CT
steam through the whistle valves,
furnishing the main disturbance of
the atmosphere while it lasted.
The democrats who went down
town to witness spontaneous erup-
ton of pent up enthusiasm were dis
appointed.
Election Aftermath
Tommy Stroehle is carrying bricks
this afternoon.
Moline republicans have their cele-
bration tonight.
1t is claimed Walter Rosenfeld got
rich out of the election.
Christian Franciscan GAZETTEER is like
Othello-his occupation is gone.
Frank Canedy, the flam beau heavy
weight, will now be able to catch up.
IL is said Capn 'er Hughey Mcdonald
is all "stove" up It's hoped he
won't take to hitting the pipe"
1t is understood the gIances ex-
changed between Messrs. Knox and
Mcdonald, who were in command of
the local republican organizations. and
Charley Walker. are sufficient to
freeze LIQUID air.
Postmaster Thomas burned so much
red fire that the real thing on the
levee looked like two-spoC in COM
parison with the corner" illumina-
ton.
1t is understood a citizen on Nine
teenth street will be required to sit on
his housetop tomorrow from sunrise
till sunset, regardless of the weather,
if he fulfills his wager.
Postmaster Tom to Cap'ner Hughey
Mcdonald and B. Frontwheel Knox:
You're key don't tit this lock-yet"
Capt. d. b. Shaw has reason to feel
proud of the record his fam beaux
have made during the campaign. They
were well drilled and well behaved.
Don is first-rate general.
John Ohline. the well-known Mo-
line Plow company molder, won a
wheelbarrOw election bet and has de-
cided to make Gus Anderson haul
him in tonight's parade.
Even though defeated, William Jen-
nings Bryan has worked a reform
upon one democrat in Peoria He
swore the day before election that he
would never take another drink of
whisky until Bryan was elected presi-
dent, and so far has kept his word.
Thus are reforms worked out by pc
culiar methods ard good comes from
defeat.
a Moline election bet which was on
the bills to be pulled off last evening
was not fulfilled on account of the
winner not wishing to have it carried
out. Harry Benson, who was to
wheel G. G. Firkins in a wheelbarrow,
turned up at the appointed time with
the barrow, but Mr.. Firkins did not
think the weather was suitable for
pleasure ride and called the bet off.
Mayor Vessel, of Moline, will have
the pleasure in tonight's parade of
riding in a handsomely decorated car
riage at the expense of Benton Davis.
who must wear a plug hat and
whoop'er up for Mckinley.
j. & NJ. Rosentield are shy nine sets
of sleighbells that they had leaned to
help swell the noise in last night do
ings. They were stolen from the
wagon.
II is said that well known school
teacher of this city will be called upon
to pay the penalty agreed upon in
wager on the result of the election in
Nebraska. She must keep silence
during three meals or wear her hair
combed straight back for number of
days equal to the numb Der of words