Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-11-04
is PAYING DEBTS
Governor Says it is Gratitude
That Brings Him
Here.
GENERAL APATHY HIS THEME
Sees Dire Things Ahead if Republican
Candidate is Defeated-Water-
town Meeting.

Gov Deneen was greeted by fair
sized audience in Moline last evening.
having been called here to appeal TO
the republicans 10 vote for Mckinney
in the coming congressional election.
An accident interrupted the meeting,
section of the seats, which were ar
ranged in bleacner style. sliding for
ward under its weight TO the floor. No
one was injured, but had there been
large crowd there might have been
some disturbance. Frank G. Allen. who
was a candidate in the congressional
convention. spoke. as did also Mr.. Nc
Kinney, and David Ross. of Springfield.
4 Debt of Gratitude.
| In opening his address, Gov. Deneen
said he had no idea he could do any
good for Mckinney, but that he was
present because he owed the candi-
date a debt of gratitude. and he knew
that he was nervous about the result
of the election of Tuesday. The gov
ernor based his argument for McKin-
ney on the fact that republican poll
cies were favored year ago. and that
Congressman Marsh. who was elected
then, had had no opportunity to act on
the matters declared for a year ago.
He assumed that what the public favor
ed a year ago would be the same as is
desired in the Fourteenth district at
the present time. He endeavored to
construe the possible election of Mr.. |
Pattee into Reputation of the repub-
lican national administration, and ar
Sued that the world is watching the our
come of this district, and that should
the people now favor til 1cuurr. re
candidate it might shake the relations
OF the United States with foreign
countries. He gave d very flattering
statement of the power and Importance
of this district. and said that in the
light of the insurance exposures and
trust regulations of the last year. the
people would either be repudiating the
republican administration or approx
ing it, and implied that this election
would influence the conditions of the
whole nation and interfere in interna-
tional matters.
That Apathy Asnin.
He talked of the apathy in the re-
publican party. and argued that if Nc
Kinney should not carry the district by |
Marsh's majority of II. 700. it would be |
a reflection on the whole republican |
party. He said that Mckinney could |
not be defeated, that he could not de |
feat himself if he tried, since he is the |
republican nominee.
The governor then branched off into |
a discussion of the Philippines, the |
Panama canal, and from that to d |
statement of his own administration as |
governor, pointing out that he wants 10 |
carry out his promises made in the |
campaign. Remembering that he was |
speaking for Mckinney. not booming |
himself. he went back TO the congress
sional campaign by saying. But that
does not matter. there is only one can
didate before you now And again he
argued and urged that the party get out
the full vote. Before he had finished. |
the governors voice had almost given
out. and he spoke with considerable
difficulty
Waterfowl Meeting.
At the WATERFOWL hospital this ev-
cning the auditorium OF the institution
will be given over 10 the republican,
party by DR.. W. +. Taylor. who is get
ting up a meeting in the interests of
Mckinney among the WATERFOWL PEG
pie. IL seems that the doctor is having
trouble in voting the patients this year.
and inaSmuch as his promise to sup
port Mckinney was conditional ii may
now be considered that the candidate
has assured the doctor that his re
quests viii be granted.