Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-07
ALLEN WILL BE
STATE'SATTORNEY
Declares He Will Know No Mas.
ter if Chosen to
Office.
OPPONENTS HANDS TIEI
Politically and Socially - Getting
Out the Full Vote is
Urged.

An important meeting was held at
the city democratic headquarters on
Eighteenth street SATURDAY evening
as a windup of the campaign. II. l..
Wheelan presided. and after making a
few remarks on the outlook. introduced
William c. Allen. the candidate of the
party for the Office of states attor
uey. Mr. Alien urged the members
Of the party TO 90 all in their power
20 secure the full vote of the democ.
racy of the county Tuesday. He asked
that the democrats of the county take
advantage of the peculiar situation in
this campaign for the Office of state 5
attorney. and in the other fights of the
campaign, for the success of the ticket
in stating his position as a candi
date Mr.. Allen said:
'If elected to the office for which
am a candidate will conduct that
office without fear or favor. believe
that my opponent is a man who is
bNOiiA ~ Quill dilldISGSp HOiltCdi anu
social, that he can not conduct the of
flee without his actions being controII-
ed by others"
Would Know No Master.
The office of states attorney re
Quires an incumbent who will be abso
lutely Independent in his actions. and
one who is not under obligations or
bound by political alliances. Mr.. AL
len assured his hearers that his con
duct in the office of states attorney. if
elected. would be what his own con
science defined as right. and that he
would know no master in the proper
conduct of the office. He mentioned
the causes that had made it impossible
for the candidates on the county ticket.
himself included. to get into the cam
paign until so late. but declared that
the most had been made of the remain
ing time. and that he looked for the
success of the entire ticket Tuesday.
should Get Out the Vote.
John w. WEIGH was the next speaker
of the evening. He spoke at some
lenght on the necessity of putting forth
every effort Tuesday. and urged tho
earnest work of every democrat. "YoU
can not vote several times. but if You
get some neighbOr or friend to vote
and vote for the democratic ticket
your action will have the same effect
said Mr.. WeIch. we owe it to our
candidates. to our party. and to our
selves to make the best endeavor pos
sible on election day, to elect our
ticket"
Mr. Welch predicted the success of
the national ticket The dem
ocratic voters should not neglect tC
vote for our candidate for representa-
tive. Hon. George A. Cooke" Mr.
WEIGH siad. for with Mr.. Stringer as
governor of the state-and l believe
he will be elected-we need democrat
ic backing for him in the legislature.
All Eyes on District.
This in the district that is looked
TO by the state leaders TO make the
best effort possible. and every voter
should see that the anticipations
the leaders for Mr.. Cookies election
are fulfilled. Never before in the his
tory of the state. since the time OF
Altgeld. have we had a candidate who
carried on such an energetic and sue
cessful campaign in Illinois, as has
Lawrence b. Stringer. and this cam
paign work on his part bespeaks sue
| cess for our ticket Even in Cool
county the republicans are admitting
that we have an even show to elect
Stringer. and we will do it if every
voter OF the ticket assists in getting
out the full vote"
With an earnest plea for the work of
the entire democracy. and for united
efforts. and discarding of personal dis
/ likes and i'll feelings, Mr.. WEIGH closed
/ he program Of the evening.