Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-01
HAVE AN OPENER
Republicans Bring Out Their New
Flambeau Uniforms and
Raise a Flag.
Benefit OF THIRD WARD
Band Plays and Orators Crate at Sew
enth Avenue and Fourteenth-and-
a-haIf Street.

The members of the rehabilitated
Rock Island Republican Flambeau
club, attired in their chilly new suits
of white, led the procession that at
tended the flag raising held last even
ing on Fourteen-and-a-half street
| and Seventh avenue by the
Third ward contingent. In the
procession was BIeuers band to
give much needed animation to the
occasion.
After an extended time being taken
up at Turner hall in getting into the
new clothes the club took a route that
was hard to follow. Anyhow
some of the faction grew weary of
the road travelled and fell out of line
and went to the scene of main opera
lions.
| 1t was a long wait until the arrival
of the procession. Some thought that
deal was trying 10 be made
with George Washington NIcCas-
krin, who held a fag-raising on
Thirtieth street last evening. to drop
his blow out in order that the repub-
Iicans could come out in full pomp
| But suffice it to say that the aggrega-
ton finally blew onto the scene of
the great eXpounding of superheated
air.
Judge Gest Presided.
| Judge w. II. Gest, master of cere-
monies. took the stand, and told some
salient facts. and all the credit of the
evening should go TO him for part of
what he said. 1t was that every man
| oh
tons and not be swayed one iota
by bribery or other contemplate
means, and vote accordingly. OF
course the speaker finished by ex-
pressing the hope that all men cast
their votes for the republican ticket.
After his brief speech he introduced
B. d. Connolly
Mr. Connolly arose and averred that
the voters had made up their minds
relative TO the ticket they were going
to vote Strange to say he did not
express himself as thinking all would
vote for the strenuous Teddy. He
said that the democrats We're trying
to find issues but couldn't. The speak
er introduced a cat story To Illustrate
some point he was trying to solve. At
ter citing some things that were i'll no
wise material. the speaker concluded.
| Hon. l.. NJ. Magill. representative
from this district, was the next
man up. While the virtues of
one l.. NJ MagilI were extolIed.
national issues were largely eIiminat-
ed. Mr.. Magill wanted the people to
look up his record. He apolOgized to
the good people for speaking about
himself but he did not want any one
10 think that he was vain. About the
only thing Larry never did was to re
duce the railroad fare from to =
cents. and il IS probable that he would
do that, only he wants to leave a little
something for George Washington to
do TO gain fame, for Larry is not an
Alexander in every sense of the word,
you see. In closing the speaker was
kind enough to drop a word or two
for the rough rider and Charles S.
Deneen. The most enthusiasm dis
played during the speakers discourse
was when he rc-seated himself.
J. *. scott Next.
J. X. Scott was the next of the bevy
Ito dazzle and make the crowd stand
with their mouths aGape. Mr.. Scott
lalsO hashed up lot of dead stuff that
would have been more appropriate to
Ian historical sketch of Egypt. He dis
Icuursed largely upon England, Wales
land Scotland. The speaker noted that
where labor is receiving so much ben
left now is in states that are republi-
lean inclined. and that the condition is
due to republicanism. He stat
led nothing about labor's troubles not
Ibeing settled suitably TO workmen
loven though we are living under the
prosperous reign of Emperor T. r. He
Isaid that we have been having good
times He also maintained that we
Ishould not change a certainty for an
uncertainty. The latter statement was
somewhat inconsistent on the part of
1.-THE speaker who recently resigned his
position as city attorney to take
Ichances for the states attorneyship.
After his bow. Mr.. Scott sat down
land let J. F. Witter talk on subjects
$50 familiar 10 some of the previous dis
COURSES that discrimination could
hardly be made. Mr.. Witter is good
Hooking and intelligent. but his subject
Ibid not impress the people any more
favorabIy than his predecessors talks
lid. After a short euloSy on the re-
publican party. its adherents and some
tof its candidates. he gave the floor 10
t.. J. Searlc.
Had sleepy Crowd.
Nj Searle had an uphill job of II.
for it was about 1880 o'clock when he
/ pcEan, and MorpheTs has 10 patience
with any mortal when he is robbed.
/ Mr. Searlc'S speech had the effect that
le said il was for. that of dispensing
he crowd. He said that he was al
ways chosen for that purpose but it
IS hardly Justice TO himself To say that.
FOR he is entertaining AZ long a. ne
Keeps away from politics. He dis
Cursed quite extensively. and after