Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-02-17

nation Likewise Growing Animated =
The searIe Hustle and the Prince EpistIe
County Nominations Almost Lost Sight
Of-The States AttorneyshIp Charms
The coming week promises to be
one of stir in the ranks of the repub-
lican party of Rock Island county, as
it will witness The struggle prelimin-
arv TO the caucuses that are to COM
pose the sentiments as we'll as the
delegations to the county convention,
which is to assemble Feb. %, in Rock
Island. As this convention is prim-
arily to select the delegates to the var
ious more important conventions. the
state, congressional and legislative,
the interest in the fight 10 progress
all over the state between the Cullom
and Tanner factions is likely to center
here for the time being. while the
contest between Prince and Searle for
the congressional nomination will
reach the steaming point. While
among the party leaders in Rock ISL
in Cullom'5 favor. Tanner neverthe-
less has his admirers and followers,
and to hold these and to overcome the
VI AhO OlhOA
way, Billy Baker and Jim McGarvey,
have, as stated yesterday. been sent
home from the state capital. 1t is
anticipated, too, that these two most
worthy party oracles will give some
attention to the congressional fight,
but on this point their efforts are not
apt 10 be so united, as one is
for Prince and the other for Searle.
So that those of the party who look
upon these messengers from the
throne at Springfield for cues in shap-
ing their course in congressional as
well Is state politics. may he placed
in a most uncomfortable predica-
ment.
The Congressional Contest.
The congressional contest is now
waxing warm in every county in the
district. AS was said yesterday, Con-
gresham Prince is on the scene.
Satisfied that there are no disaffec
tions down in his own county of
Knox, and is neighbor, Stark, he
will then 90 out into the district and
see if the faith of his former support
ers in Mercer, Henry aud Whiteside
has been shaken. The Prince men in
Rock Island county, while putting on
a bold front, of course down deep in
their hearts cor cede the control of
the situation 10 Searie, notwithstand-
ing that the literary bureau at Wash
iu%ton has been keeping the mails
busy with personal communications,
of which the appended is COPY:
House of Representatives L. S.
Feb. 10. Dear Sir: AS
you are aware, lam candidate for
for congress. While l
would like very much to have the
pleasure OF meeting you personally
before the primaries are held in your
county, | fear that on account of pub
lie duties | may be unable to do so.
The records will show, since l
have been your representative in con-
gress, that | have been instrumental
in procuring for our district, in APP
from the government, |
over $1,000, 900 dollars, the most of
which has been expended among our !
people. In addition to the above, by |
my helping hundreds of old soldiers |
to get pensions, there was paid into
our district. last year, over $50, 900. |
You know, the longer a mem Der serves |
in congress, the more influence he |
has for his people and the more use
full he becomes. If you and other re-
publicans think nv continuance in |
congress will be for the best interests |
Of our district, then | will be pleased |
to have y ou secure an instructed del |
egation from your county favoring |
my denomination.
l shall appreciate anything you may
see hit TO do for me. Yours truly,
GEORGE w. Prince.
And then there is our own George
Washington McCaskrin, whom the |
Union has so pointedly snubhed-I
George, too, has been busy, and may |
Dr NAV not be heard from when the |
lay OF reckoning comes.
Little Interest In County Ticket.
Interest has been so riveted to the |
state and congressional fight that very |
little attention has Ueen paid the
candidates, who, to accommo-
late the more important affairs of the
party, are forced into campaign in
February, the outcome of which will
not be determined until next Novem-
Der. and thus suffering those favored to
what is apt TO prove a very warm as
we'll as a very long summer. Rock
Island and Moline are already locking
horns for the nomination for represen-
.ative. Hon. George ". johnson, of the
after city, the sitting member, thinks
he has so distinguished himself that
nc is entitled to reelection, while
Chris F. Gaetjer, of this city, feels that
MS worth TO the party is such that
le ought to be made a real states
nan. The nomination for this office I
may prove. just as it did when
Jobnson's breath was taken away
1y his selection two years ago.
source of barter in determining the
construction of the
county ticket. The states attorney
hip nomination will probably be in