Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-09

both the pie and Henderson's crumb.
letting Mercer have a representative.
| Turned Down sherman.
| Judge Sherman was also turned
down in the state convention. 1t was
/ a Lowden delegation that was seated
from Rock Island county. and this fact
was well known to the Sherman men
| from the Fourteenth district. 1t was
also known to be the purpose of the
Rock Island delegation to give Sher-
man a complimentary vote on the first
ballot and then go to Col. Lowden. An
attempt was made by the Sherman
men to stop this, the plea being made
that if the delegation could not stand
by Sherman longer than that, it was
preferable that he should not be voted
for even on the first ballot. Notwith-
standing this plea, and notwithstand-
the advice of some of the men on the
delegation this plan was carried out.
Now the republicans of the county are
looking backward over the senatorial
and congressional politics of a few
years past and wondering why they
did it,
Berry Not Candidate.
The lieutenant governor says that 1t
is not probable that Senator Berry. of
Carthage, will be a candidate. While
the senator has not yet spoken with
reference to the question. it is proba
BILE that Sherman knows his attitude.
Monmouth politician has been in
teryiewed ON the subject of the con-
gressional situation, and out of the six
he picks Rock Island and Hancock
counties as two that have enough, nam
ing John b. Hawley, w. II. Gest and
Ben 7. Cable as having represented
the district from this county.
Congressman a NonentIty.
In explaining the reasons why he
would not accept congressional nom
ination, Sherman says:
Washington is the most aTistocrat-
ic, plutocratic, money ridden, fiubsto-
cratic place in Christendom. 1t hasn't
an equal that | know of ON the face of
the earth
"On the other hand, a congressman
is nothing except a pension agent and
a postof1ice place solicitor. A CON
gresham in Washington is in the posi-
tion of a small boy with one-half pair
of suspenders and a torn shirt looking
through small knot hole at a ball
game.
Getting violent with SMILES. you
might say that the Illinois congress
men are like frogs in a large pond.
They kick around a good deal. but you
can't see the disturbance they make.
Seven years ago | might have been
tempted with an opportunity to go to
Washington. You couldn't drive me
there now with a goad.
Little Chance for Distinction.
'If thought that in so years might
look something like Joe Cannon it
might yet be temptation. but Cannon
is one of two Illinois congressman
whose existence is known outside of
their own districts. And in 80 years
a man has one chance of being speak
er and SO of being dead.
Il do not believe it would tempt me
to see an opportunity to enter the
United States senate. That, of course,
is a different proposition, but rather
than be a congressman I'd be a mem
Der of the Illinois senate or house of
representatives. So far as politics is
concerned, I'm as rank a state rights
man as there ever was in the south
before the war | haven't an ambition
to do anything outside of the state
Rather than be in congress I'd be
lieutenant governor of Illinois at 81 900
a year and no influence, with oppor-
tunity only TO stir up trouble"
Sturgeon a Candidate.
Developments within the last two
days indicate that the federal crowd in
Rock Island will be represented among
the aspirants for the nomination by
NJ. NJ. Sturgeon 1t is understood that
for months past Mr.. Sturgeon has en-
tertained a desire to go to congress,
and now the opening has come. Fur
Their than this. the situation has devel-
oped nothing in Rock Island.
In Moline, Frank G. Allen has open
ed his headquarters in the Moline Ma
tonal bank building, and is there meet
ing and comforting with his friends.