Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-27
NEARLY ROUGH HOUSE
Congressman Prince Gets Into an
Argument With a Citizen at
Republican Meeting.
STATESMAN RETREATS TO STAGE
Scheme to Have Two Speakers
Work at the Same Time
Falls Through.

Thirty-two members OF the republic
can fam beau club and dozen mem
bers of the old soldiers club marched
| through the main streets of town
headed by Bleuer's band last night
and drew a crowd to Turner hall,
where there was program of cam
paign songs by the glee club. inter-
spersed with remarks by l. c. Bland
ing and Congressman G. w. Prince.
William jackson officiated on the
stage, and in opening the affair, re-
sounded Mark Hanna's note of warn
ing in regard to APATHY" inviting
republicans to get ''into the spirit !"
as soon as convenient.
Lowrie Banding was billed to
speak first, but after he was intro
duced the board of managers heart
lessly led Mr.. Prince outside the door
to talk at the same time from a car
riage, aud as the latter was a louder
talker, he speedily got the crowd.
Things outside were rendered more
interesting also by some guileless
seeker after information who had a
few queries to PROFOUND to the
speaker. This nettled the crowd to
such an extent that it became very
boisterous and a great number of
those who were at Il safe distance
from the inquisitive one tried to get
at him. At this juncture the danger
of breaking up the indoor meeting
became so great that Mr.. Prince was
advised to come down and save the
night, which he did.
Mr.. Blanding's speech was labered
effort to vindicate himself in his &C.
centric political nations, for it must
be remem bered that he has not yet
passed the probationary stage of re-
publicanism and it will be necessary
for him to do lengthy penance be-
fore being admitted to full fellowship
in the party of the great Mark. When
he had done, Maj. Beardsley, who was
en- the stage, dubbed over and pro-
posed that the crowd donate three
cheers to LoWrie, ostens ibly, to be
used as bolster. Several influential
repu blicans, who were on the stage,
to relieve the major of TIE
burden of leading the cheers, and for
half minute it sounded as though
the whole party had suddenly been
taken with an aggravated variety of
the hiccoughs. Finally they got in
unison and the thing was done.
Prince Delivers Jolly"
Congressman Prince, when his turn
came, at once opened up a can of polit-
icaI soft soap and distributed it freely
among the people of Rock Island |
The audience, the glee club aud the
speaker. Having thus ingra-
lated himself all around. he launched |
into a discussion of the silver ques-
lion, seeming to greatly relish the
flavor of antiquity it brought with it.
After dwelling long upon the beauties
If the republican tariff policy and
making feint or two at the real is
sues, he suffered himself to be led
away to the Harper house.
Ex-Ald. B. Winters horse, which
vas tied in front of the Harper house
block last night, took fright at the
,yrotethnic demonstration the oil car
Ter brigade was making while waiting
or Congressman Prince to leave the
Iotel, and attempted to walk into the
Arcade cigar store, causing almost
'anic among the crowd of people that
ad been attracted by the procession.
no one was hurt.