Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27
PARTISAN APPEAL
All Speakers Have to Argue in
Behalf of Knox Candi.
dacy.
sEARLE is PREVAILED UPON
Had Been Accused of Having Cold
Feet-McCaskrin Proves a
Rainmaker.

Searle had cold feet on the Knox may
oral candidacy. That is the reason he
made it a point to be at the meeting
held at the Armory Saturday evening
Charley was the main attraction. He
had been billed, circus fashion. and q
band was promised to help him in en-
pertaining those who would come out
He had business engagement in PEG
ria Saturday, having been summoned
there after he consented to speak at
the meeting. Enroute TO the depot IN
the morning he was told that pur-
posely he was leaving the city to es-
cape the meeting. He said that made
him mad So he abbreviated his Peo-
ria call in order to catch the train
that would deliver him back home in
the evening. This is the story he told
at the meeting. incidentally he re-
viewed his political career. Whatever
he had he got through his own per-
sonal effort. He had gotten the
bumps playing the game of politics
just as others had. He aimed to think
for himself. In the campaign of 1900
he could not warm up TO the republi-
can platform and declined to make
speeches. He still believed that he
was right then. This confession APP
peared to relieve Charley. 1t brought
the warm hand from the audience, too.
1t was the first real outburst CT APP
plause during the evening, States At
torney J. K. Scott and r. w. Olmsted
having preceded Mr.. Searle in a vain
effort to stir up enthusiasm on the
party loyalty appeal Mr.. Scott said
the future of the party was at stake
in the present campaign. Mr.. Ohm
sted threw a few hot ones into the
McCaskrin camp. He said George
was ambitious and energetic, but that
was about all that could be said for
him. Mr.. Knox was plumed as one of
the city's good men. He was a prac-
teal politician. just like Roosevelt. But
Mr.. Searle disagreed with Mr.. Ohm
sted in saying that Mr.. Knox was
tactical politician. He could say that
he was anything but that. He was
simply a good vote-getter, Mr.. Searle
said, but the speakers manner denoted
that it was a losing proposition this
time. Then Mr.. Scare rehearsed the
campaigns through which Mr.. Knox
had passed unscathed, as he claimed,
told what a poor bill collector he was,
and how the nomination had been forced
upon him by his friends. but scrupu-
iously avoided reference to the terms
Mr.. Knox had already served as
mayor He said that Mr.. Knox
did not want to run for may
or this spring, but that he had made
the sacrifice through fealty to his par
ty. Bleuer's band played between the
speeches. The audience liked the mu-
sic. The hall was only about half fill
ed until after it began to rain. This
drove passers without umbrellas to-
the inside. Judge E. E. Parmenter pre-
sided.
McCaskrin Attracts "a Rain.
G. Washington McCaskrin had a
shower bath on Market square Sat
urday evening. the oratorical pyrO
technics with which he peppered the
clouds bringing on a rainstorm before
he had gotten fairly into a discussion
Of his mayoral platform Despite that
il was tr!fle chilly without Benny,
George did not deny his auditors his
famous disTobing performance He
backed his hayrack UP against the
north end of Simon Goldberg's weigh
ng station. "a the breeze was from the
south. This protected his spinal col
INN and incidentally quoted the pulse
Of the gasoline gI,mmer. The crowd
was of large size. but most of the fine
points that George uttered were lost
he benefit of in the noise attendant
ln the Saturday night rush in the bus
ness district. George incidentally paid
his compliments 70 those who had con-
spicuously opposed his candidacy and
hose who had started reports Of his
having promised appointments in ad-
rance were given to understand that
hey had been exhibiting a reckless
disregard for the truth. George was
confident he was going to be elected
mayor. because "dogged determination
wins" George had just removed his
solar and coat when the rain broke up
he meeting.
Olson Gets Back at Vessel
DR.. p II. Vessel in one OF his ad-
dresses as republican candidate for
mayor of Moline, said that it was
that he believed signif- |
cant that all the men against whom he
had run for this Office were beardiess.
including Andrew Olson, the peoples
party candidate this spring. DR.. Yves
sci has run for mayor of Moline five
times. Olson has gotten back on the
doctor in beautiful fashion Olson. in
a speech last week. said there had
been a change in conditions since the
doctor was a candidate for mayor be
fore. when it came 10 discussing the
alfalfa proposition. pointing TO the sit
nation on the Mains Of Mauchuria