Rock Island Argus., 1908-10-28
Good MEETING
AT PORT BYRON
Democrats Address Residents of Up
per End Of the County at
the School House.
W. D. HALL is CHAIRMAN
M. ]. McEniry, r. r. Reynolds, DR..
O'Hern and Or. r. c. j. Myers
Are Speakers of Evening.

Although the weather and the con
ditior of the roads proved handicap,
there was good attendance at the
democratic rally at Port Byron last
evening, and the speakers were EN-
Enthusiastically applauded by the voters
who gathered to hear them at the
school house. W. d. Hall of Port
Byron was chairman of the evening.
NJ. ]. McEniry of Moline. the first
speaker, delivered an address discuss
ing exhaustively the democratic plat
form and the national issues. He
took up the waterways question, and
showed the advantage to be secured
from the election of man who has
been so directly interested in this
movement as he has been. He dis
cussed in an able manner the tariff
question. the proposition of national
bank guarantees and government by
injunction.
Attacks Machine Methods.
Mr.. McEniry bitterly attacked the
machine methods of republican politics
and scored the tyrannical rule of Can
He stated that he himself had received
letter from Elmer Dover urging that
he, contribute 10 the republican cam
paign funds in order that the present
administrations might be continued
and business prosperity result. Mr.
McEEiry declared such methods TO be
but coercion, and an effort on the part
of large corporate interests to force
the election of men who will continue
to- foster private interests and trust
operations.
Mr. McEniry contrasted the recep
tion given the waterways resolution:
of the Upper Mississippi River I'm
provement association by Mr. Bryan
and that by Mr.. Taft Mr. Bryan in
sisted that the resolutions be pre-
sented to him publicly at the Island
City baseball park in order that he
might express his approval of theiI
sentiments, while Mr.. Taft merely
took the papers and placed them il
his pocket.
Candidates Speak.
R. R. Reynolds spoke regarding hi
candidacy, and presented his argu
ments supporting the position he ha
taken that Mr. Magill is not compe
tent as an attorney to fill the offic
of states attorney, and that tn
voters should investigate the record
of the two candidates as to their qua
ificatfons as attorneys, as would b
done were the voter employing an a
torney for his personal affairs. Nj
Reynolds also repeated his statemen
in regard to the salary question. dt
claring that he is satisfied with tn
salary fixed by the board and will
elected give the county his best SER
ices for the compensation provided
DIR. O'Hern Speaks.
DR.. M. J. O'Hern, the Democrat
candidate for coroner, spoke briefly O
the county issues, showing where tn
county can be saved money if a phi
sician is elected coroner. He repeate
portions of conversation with d
Lambach, coroner of Scott county, c
the car on the |. & |. on the way
the meeting. DR.. Lambach had Or
sented conclusive arguments in favt
of the election of a physician as CO
oner In Iowa there is a precede
that the coroner shall be a physical
"The questions that are referred
the coroner may be termed essential
of a medical character" DR.. LAMBDA
had stated. and he had continued h
argument and shown where inques
may be reduced in number the spre
of contagious disease may be lessen
and results more satisfactory in eve
way obtained where the coroner h
the training and experience of t
physician. DR.. Lambach's argumer
were given briefly by DR.. O'Hern a
in conclusion DR.. O'Hern -declar
that if elected he will administer t
Office in as capable and conscientio
a manner as possible.
On State Institutions.
DR.. r. J. c. Myer made the ciosi
talk of the evening. He referl
briefly to national issues, and to /
candidates. of Mr. McEniry and Her
L. Wheelan. and took up the disc
sion of state issues. He devoted so
time to the state institutions, show