Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-28
HAVE BOOST PARTY
Fourteenth District Republicans
Have Heart to Heart in
Rock Island
ON BOARDS AS A LOVE FEAST
Senator Mason on Hand to Tell
Some Jokes-To Eat
in Moline.

/ Fourteenth district republicans are
having "A love feast at the Harper
house today. After the sun disap-
pears they viii take to the tall tim
\ ber-or rather to Moline-where they
viii hang their feet beneath the ma
| hogany at the Windsor hotel. The
evening function is scheduled as a
banquet, at the conclusion of which
the various aspirants for party hon
ors will be given opportunity to
spread q little of the salve.
Senator Billy Mason is booked to
3low in on an afternoon train from
| Chicago, where il is said he stopped
TO look over his list of Jokes ana
bring them up to date. Some of the
other notables that have been fondly
hoped for it is now feared Will not
ne in even for the spectacular finish
I at Moline this evening.
| The formalities of the dav began
at II this morning, when the prelim-
mary roundup took place in. the pri-
vatc dining room at the Harper, and
those assembled were advised to
make the most of their opportunity.
An adjournment was then taken till
| = this afternoon, when the real cir
Gus began. The program is Il simple
one of talks, addresses. harangues,
speeches and Orations billed to con-
tinue till $50. At that time the en-
tire bunch is To- repair to Moline and
place itself at the mercy of the Plow
City club for the rest of the night.
Fifty visitors.
The visitors number about fifty.
and represent the various portions
Of the new Fourteenth congressional
district, which includes the counties
of Rock Island. Mercer, Henderson.
Warren, Hancock and McDonough,
and the Thirty-third and Thirty-sec-
ond senatorial districts. including re-
sPcctively Rock Island. Mercer and
Henderson, and Warren. Hancockand
McDonough counties.
The love feast is means adopted
for bringing together for the first
time under the new apportionment
the lights of the congressional dis
trict. They have been dropping in
from all sides since last night. Among
the early arrivals was Col. Il. i.
Marsh. the war horse of Warsaw 1t
viii be remembered the colonel was
put out of the running the last time
he entered the congressional race in
the old district. He has made a good
record in congress. and has got so
accustomed to riding on the cars be
tween this neck of the woods and
Washington that somehow the eX-
element of those trips is necessary
TO his existence. Of course he is
also needed down at the capital. and
he is giving the party a chance to
send him back
Tr. Mckinney Holding His Job.
James Mckinney. of Alcdo. took
second money in the run for the love
feast plate. Mr.. Mckinney is a MEM
Der of the Illinois railroad and ware
house commission. but it has been
talked for months that the breach
between himself and the governurette
has widened to such proportions that
il was up to the Mercer county gen
tleman to break away least he be
dropped into oblivion. The latest ru-
NOR was that he would announce his
resignation from the commission at
today's meeting and formally enter
the race for congressional honors.
He says there is nothing in that re-
port.
Charles J. SearIe drove up To the
hotel during the evening. lie made
several forward maneuvers toward
the front door. but finally gave it up
and backed in. Charley. it must be
remembered. is on probation with his
party ON account of the position he
took in the last presidential cam
paign, refusing to stand for the plat
form. Still Charley has his warm
supporters. and they are trying to
bring him out again as "A compression.
al candidate.
Some OF the Others.
DR.. J. w. Morgan. of Moline. with
special design of reception badge and
enough hardware to sink "a ship
dangling from his breast, saw to it
that none of the visitors lacked prop
er attention. He was the whole re-
ception committee.
Lawrence Magill. another of Mo-
lines modern politicians, was there
with the hot" Lawrence certainly
is an earnest party laborer. He has
lost so much sleep over the arrange
ments for this district affair that his
friends should not be surprised at
finding him III trance the coming
few weeks.
Hughey Mcdonald. with his heart |
up his sleeve, told the folks from the
country how courteously he had been
received by President Roosevelt.
Postmaster Il. III. Thomas was /
there, too, saying little and looking |
wise.
L. X. CleaveIand. the personal |
of the state executive. !
was sighted in the distance. Bill |
Baker also came up from the capital |
to get outside dollar-and-half Mo-
line meal and incidentally keep his /
listeners open for any nice thing /
that might be said about the head of |
the sfnte administrations