Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-09-21
FIGHT OVER COOK
Political Warfare to be Opened by
Both Parties at Chicago in
October.
BEST SPEAKERS TO BE SENT
Taggart Back in New York-Yates
Deneen and Sherman
Eat Grow.

Chicago, Sept. 21.-The battle for
the control of Cook county Will be in
augurated by both parties the second
week in October. Mayor Harrison is
to begin the democratic campaign Oct.
9 in the Ninth ward with the first of a
series of speeches.
Charles s Deneen, the republican
nominee for governor, Will be brought
in from dOwn-State to offset the activi-
y of the democrats. He will devote
one week 10 Chicago and then complete
his tour of the counties. concluding
the campaign with two weeks more IN
Chicago the latter part of the month.
Have 800 Speakers.
The democrats have 500 local speak
ers Their services will be inaugur-
ated by men of national prominence
whom the state committee will assign
to Cook county.
Chairman BOeschenstein of the state
committee received word yesterday
from Chairman MCCOnville of the ma
tiOnal speakers bureau that William
J. Bryan. Senator Joseph Bailey of
Texas. Congressman John Sharp Will
liams of Mississippi. John Lind of Min
nesota, and Champ Clark and ID. \.
DeArmand of Missouri, Martin Little
ton OF New York, Franklin Head and
Senator Z. w. Carmack of Tennes-
see, Charles Hamlin of Massachusetts,
and BOuke Cochran of New York
would be assigned to Illinois.
Stringer Attacks Gov. Mates.
Mount Vernon. ILL.,, Sept. 21.--Law-
renee B. Stringer and Thomas f.
Ferns, democratic candidates for gov
enor and lieutenant governor. respect
lively, addressed a crowd of COO here
vest erday. Mr.. Stringer criticised the
administration Of Gov. Yates. with spe-
cial reference TO the management of
the state institutions.
Yates, DcBccn and sherman.
Jacksonville H.. Sept 21-Deneen.
Yates and Sherman united last night
in opening the campaign in Morgan
county, the governors home. Gov
Yates was the host, making the trip
from Springfield especially to preside
at the meeting. Mr.. Deneen wound
up his days work here, and l.. Y.
Sherman came over from Macomb.
Gov. Yates fellow townspeople rec
Ognized that the affair was Il little
ont of the ordinary. and in conse-
quence they packed the Jacksonville
opera house from basement to garret.
If the three principal actors had spOk-
en- out in meeting they would have
admitted that they were embarrassed.
but they did not show it. They paid
each other a number of compliments
and passed hurriedly from these to
discussion of national questions.
The only jarring incident in the
whole meeting was when the orches-
ira played 1T was not like that in
the olden time"
Taggnrt Pleased With Trip.
New York. Sept. 21-Chairman Tag
gart of the national democratic com
mittcc. arrived in New York last night
from Indianapolis after a weeks alb
sencc. 4 have had most enjoyable
time and not only have worked but
have had the satisfaction to receive
most positive assurance of victory
throughout the middle west" he said.
THE democrats are working hard
harder in fact than they have worked
in years and nothing but victory can
be seen. Indiana will go democratic
and / am assured that Wisconsin will
fall into line and of course New York
L Ill, TN.,,-