Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-28
SQUIBS ABOUT
LOCAL POLITICS

LUGHI fULIuGS
All the Knox republican meetings thus
far have been frosts. The desperate eff
| fort TO arouse Knox enthusiasm has
fallen fiat. Both meetings yesterday
| in the First ward were overrun with
| McCaskrin followers. who interrupted
the Knox speakers with shouts
for their candidate. At noon the men
employed at the Rock Island Pillow COM
pany shops were talked TO, and admon-
ished to rally around the republican
ticket. but they refused to coincide
with the views of the speakers. The
meeting of last evening was held al
| Seventh avenue and Seventh street
There were cheers for McCaskrin. but
none for Knox. Today at noon at the
Rock Island Sash & Door works the
demonstration was even more pro-
nounced against Knox, who was him
self present The men drowned every
attempt on the part of the Knox ad-
vocates to be heard, and C. J. Searle
who undertook to espouse his cause
found that he had run into a veritable
hornets nest. Hoots of storm drain -
why don't Knox talk?" etc. and wells
from the McCaskrin contingent finally
| resulted in the Knox campaign SQUAD
| beating a retreat.
| George Washington McCaskrin adj
dressed mass meeting from the steps
OF Augustana Book concern last even
ing, his remarks being of the usual
| nature. At noon today he was at the
Rock Island Buggy works. Tonight
| he will hold forth at the Illinois thea
tire.
| The question is one simply between
| Cavanaugh and MeCaskrin Which OF
the two do you prefer for mayor?
Blochlinger made such an admirable
| alderman on the occasion of his for
mer service in the council that the
people of the First ward irrespective
of politics are determined to elect him
again. And Frank deserves the evil
dence of good will and appreciation
thus shown him.
Charles Wilson has made a model
IL.
has been faithful to his constituents
regardless of politics. and in all mat
| tiers affecting public welfare his vote
has always been on the right side
He will be returned by a bigger ma
jority than before.
| The democrats of the Fifth ward
| had an interesting and well attended
meeting at the hose house on Twenty
second street last evening. Many of
the candidates on the general city and
| township ticket were present am
plans for advancing the interests of
the democratic nominees were fully
discussed.
| George Simpson will be elected to
fill the aldermanic vacancy in the First
ward. He has been for years a tax
payer of the ward. and has friends
from one end of it TO the other who
Will be glad TO honor him with their
votes.
! Personal generosity is an admirable
trait, but where it becomes so much
of a weakness that the city's interests
are thrown away rather than hurt
somebody's feelings it is another ques-
ton. In other words it is an evidence
of strength to be liberal with your
own, but of weakness to be too liberal
with the interests of others.
Ives HOare is making a splendid
impression in his canvass for alder
man in the Fifth ward. The people
up that way have made up their minds
a little less of the tricky politician and
a little more of the frank, broadmind-
edness of the citizen who has not made
politics a life work will better serve
their interests. They want a change
and they are going to get it.
Vote for Simmon for city treasurer.
and get a man who is competent to
discharge the duties of the Office. Mr.
Simmon has had years of experience
and the accounts of the city will be
safe in his hands.
Has it ever occurred to the polite
ians who are stumping the town just
now that there are times when the
| pCOpiC SAOuAu DG pIlNllGBSu W uO LnGii
own thinking, regardless of politics
and that this is one of those times.
/
| Carl Naab. the democratic alderman
ic candidate in the Second ward. is
one of the young men of the city whom
the people delight 10 honor He is in
/ dustriOus and worthy and should have
handsome majority in his candidacy
| for the council this year.