Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-20

long as he remained in the running,
even if it was the only county stand
ing with him.
Judge L. y. Sherman threw his
votes to Deneen yesterday. This
lid not please the Judges Rock Island
friends. They think he should have
gone to Lowden. The judge had hopes
# riding in as dark horse, but since
reading the history of the Black Hawk
war last Sunday he has come to re-
alize that a leader in battle has got
to have more than wise look To
win.
Caught in Governors Picture.
Three members of the Rock Island
delegation were at the executive
mansion Tuesday night when the
Yates delegates were photographed,
and they have been told that they were
in range of the focus and will be dis
played as three of the loyal friends
of the governor. They threaten an
| Injunction in the event their faces APP
| pear in the picture.
The deputy sheriff that attempted to
arrest John Rinck and his friend
Baylor on the streets of Springfield
|
has been reinstafed. 1t develops that
the officer was the victim of n joke
perpetrated by Rock Island county
Yates supporter. who pointed out
| Rinck and his friend as they were
passing the hotel as notorious porch
climbers. The officer was told that
| John and his pal had been operating
| in Chicago and other cities in the
state, and that there was Il reward
for them in Galva, where they had
| robbed the residence of the mayor
while his family was at dinner. reach
| ing he porch via a big tree that stood
in the front ward. The officer saw an
| opportunity to turn some easy money
md after shadowing the Rock Islander
and his friend for block coppered
! them. The officer has been searching
ever since for the man that handed
! him the phony steer. but has been
| unable to locate him. He has left
the city. but if he ever returns he had
better come in Il different suit of
clothes and Il different moustache.
for the deputy ON whom he played the
hoax is laying for him with both
eyes wide open.
kilograms have been pouring in on
the Rock Island delegates. Some of
them are congratulatory and urge
holding out to the end for the cam
Iidate of the Illinois theatre conven-
ton, while others advise the buTying
of the tomahawk and shifting to
Yates. One of the latter was received
from Il. C. Willerton. Three came
yesterday from q. Washington Me-
Caskrin. They were addressed to j.
X. Brandenburg. The last one said:
Julius: Keep the Yates and LOwden
followers separated as long as you
can. | expect to leave tomorrow on
horseback. Lorimer has promised me
that he will support me. If my
faithful steed can hold me up | expect
to reach you not later than Friday
morning. If a nomination has not
been made by that time, l am a sure
winner
The Rock Island delegates have been
shy of clothes for several days. w. \.
Rosentield bought a change of socks
for the crowd yesterday, and the hat
was passed this afternoon for a pot
with which to secure new round of
collars. Senator L. ). McCabe do
mated his extra supply to the dele
gates when he left for home the other
day. Os Bruner has had his red
sweater expressed from Taylor Ridge.
He says he can get along with one
bath year if the rest of the crowd
can. The Rock Islanders Monday
entered a compact they would not
change underwear or take a bath I'M
til the candidate for governor had
been nominated. Mayor Skinner
complained of feeling creepy yester-
Gay and he and Billy Meese disap-
peared in the vicinity of public
bath house. Rosenfield and Cary
were delegated a committee to hunt
them up. When located they were
preparing for a plunge. having been ,
TO clothing store and each bought
new suit of underwear They tried
TO bride their pursuers. but their /
gold was spurned. and they were made |
to join their fellow delegates in the |
convention hall without having full /
filed the mission they set out to per-
form on the quiet The two suits of
underwear were sent to the county
Jail.
Cary Working Eight Hours.
Pat Cary refuses to work longer /
than eight hours day. He states that