Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-25


votes on niction day. I suppose ans
wered Nolan, unless the society for
the privintion of croolty TO humanity
shud ask fer the coorts to interfere.
To be honest wild We. Dan, have not
bothered me head as 10 the outcome of
the prisint battle. The game is not
played as it was in the days whin YOU
an me whit to the caucus an nomyna-
ted our candidate fer the council and
silicted our dilygates fer the convin-
ton without holding advance meetings
TO decide on what we shud do al the
last wan. Now the only way that YOU
can thrust a politician is TO have your
meals with him and shape wild him.
An thin, if We are a bether shlaper
than him, he's liable to ship away in
the night on you and frame up deal
that you will know nothing about until
it is sprung on you in the caucus or
the convintiop. Who am l going to-
vote fer? Cassidy. you an me have
been frinds these many years, an
blave I'd tell you anything but the
size of me bank account; but if l want
ed to just now | wud not be able to
say to you who is to rayceive me vote
on April 4. The way | feel right now
is, borrowing the wife's goggles that
can't see through an gOin' to the polls.
takin' ballot an maxim a mark on it
wild me lid pincil. an let the judges
daycide fer thimsilves who | intinded
votin' fer. There was a tonne whin a
party here could not afford to put up
ticket widout givin a place to wan
NV our payple. But they do it now
widout even sayin a wurd fer the
Irish in their spaches of acceptance.
noticed at the Republican convin-
tion last wake that all natshin-
alities, inclooding the Injuns, got
recognition on the ticket, but the
nearest the Irish got was to have wan
NV our min appinted dure finder. They
thried to do somethin fer the nagers,
but they wud not shtand fer what they
were offered. Sandy Terry, that big,
dark by from the Sicind ward, was
asked if he wud accept a nomynation
as constible, but he declined in indig-
nation, swelling up loike a pOuter pig
con. Sandy said that his race had
been followin' the white folks about
as long as they intinded dom | was
disappointed. must confiss. at the way
the cOnvintion was controlled. You
see. there were to pc three candidates
for mayor prisinted befure the convin-
ton, but wan of thin was sidetracked
befure the meeting was called. There
was deal cooked up the night befure
by Knox. Nilsin and Ludolph. Av
course you know Knox He is the son
NV the fOine ovid man that buried your
son Dinny. This Nilsin has been build
in houses fer the neighbOrs in the Siv-
inth ward fer a number of years. Vance.
b'lave, he was stint down from that
section NV the city befure it was very
thiclIy sittled TO serve in the council
b'lave the roll call will show that he
was a mimber NV the council four
years. His first name is Albert. Last
summer. while raymodeling a house
up in the Sivinth, he found a book that
was written by that smart fellow,
Blackstone. Nilsin. ev'Ty avenin', af-
ter finishin' the daily payper. turned to
Blackstone. Whin he got through the
book he discovered that he had missed
his calling. Instid NV usin' the ham
mer an saw he shud have been usin'
his head. He was carved out fer
lawyer, but had neglected to apply
himself to the shtudy in his younger
years because he did not want to of
find his boss by quitting his job at the
carpenter shop. LudOlph is the son
NV wan NV the ovid lads who came
here about the time you an me did.
but he held onto his rocks while YOU
an me was givin' what we cud spare
towards thryin' to free our little isle
across the sea.
But that is nothin' against this
young man who wants TO be city at
tomey because his father is rich. Id.
dolph, the younger. as you know. was
NOMINATED fer attorney fer hoistin' the
Third ward obligation into the Knox
wagon the night NV the conyintion. Nil
sin delivered the Sivinth. That gave
Knox the whip, an he damned all tn
vans who did not want him into line
befue tn night was over. This Knox
Nilsin-Ludolph combination was fixed
tn night befure the convintion. They
was only the three at tn meetin' Knox
was chairman. 'Nilsin,' SAYS he. Won
want 10 be police magistrate I do
says Nilsin. Can We give me the
20 votes from the Siyinth?' asks
Knox. 4 think can saws
Nilsin. If / was shure that could
land safely mesilf' Lave that 10 me.
says Knox. All / want to know OIL
you is if you pledge me your 20 votes.
You picked the obligation an surely
you ought 10 know what you can do
with your own min I did pick thin
says Nilsin, but have not asked thin
whether they wanted you fer mayor
1t Is not question whether they want
me fer mayor says Knox. the ques-
iion is whether they want you fer
magistrate Sure they do says Nil
sin Thin, ali I have to tell you is
that ] want 70 be nOmynated fer may
or. says Knox. Suppose they break
on me- says Nilsin. II they do saws
KuOx thin Won Ft~gaE