Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-25
Distinguished Chicago Demo.
crat Formally Announces
His Candidacy.
ASKS NEW LEGISLATURE
Advises Full Ticket in All Districts
in State and Predicts Party
Victory.

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each senatorial district Of the state.
Colonel Lewis in his letter gave
warning to the voters that there Is
danger Of a renewal of the bipartisan
alliance which has become more or
less famous at Springfield, and urged
that there is an opportunity for the
democrats to carry Illinois next No
vember.
give me q chance to help the peo-
pie of the state put a new legislature
in power In both branches Of the gen.
eral assembly" Colonel Lewis says in
his communication.
TEXT OF FORMAL APPEAL.
The formal letter follows:
Il take the liberty OF addressing
you by this means that my views may
be communicated to you promptly and
through the channels most likely to
reach you
AS a candidate for the United
States senate, appeal to you to have
as many candidates nominated in your
respective legislative and senatorial
districts as the possible conditions
can justify. The mere fact that some
districts may be republican by good
majority, or that they may be narrow
in the democratic majority need in no
/ wise influence your action at this date.
"The republican voters are your
neighbors and fellow citizens. They
are anxious to register a vote of pro-
test against existing conditions in the
nation and state. They are as anxious
to visit chastisement upon the mem,
bers of the legislature Of the state as
they aye of those OF the legislature of
the nation. They are only waiting for
you to give them a chance to voice
their protest
SAYS PEOPLE ARE AROUSED.
| "They are more interested in the
purity of their homes, the success oil
American policies, and the honor o.
the state than they are in the mere
question of who may be or who MAY
not be a member of the legislature
The people are not much concerned
as to whether a man is called a re
publican or a democrat
do not let yourselves be deceived
into assuming that mere majorities IL
the past mean anything in the pres
ent. The people are awakened in thi.
state and you may expect from then
|, patriotic action. Therefore, l appea
to you to nominate a full legislativ,
! ticket and give me chance to hell
the people OF the state put a new legis
: lature in power in both branches O
the general assembly.
Whether l am nominated for tn
senate or some other man, this legis
lature that you will give the peopl
chance to elect will stand as tn
agent to execute the orders of tn
just citizenship of this state.
3. WARNS ARrISAN, ALLIANCl
Pardon me for warning that If an
3 other course is followed you cannc
{ rescue yourselves from the charge {
: what is designated as bipartisan all
ance.' And from past legislative d,
. faults and general deficiencies cause
8 by such, you will defeat your ow
legislative ticket, and by the evidenc
which the people feel you are givin
e of the continuation of such condition
in the legislature by such nomination
: you will reflect upon the honor an
integrity of your full county tickt
and imperil its success.
In this year more attention wi
be directed to your legislative nom
! nees and the spirit that Is behind I'll
democratic party in presenting the.
s. nominees than to anything else tn;
may transpire with us politically.
by nominating this full ticket yc
e will save the nominees, who othe
wise would be imperiled by indepen
Q ent tickets that will be put up by D
n tition, because of the sentiment In
II many counties that any course to Il
3, contrary than full ticket is eviden,
3 OF a desire to continue past conc
s tibns, which I beg to assure you Il
p people in this state are now anxiol
IS to remedy by overturning the agenci,
If which brought 1t about and installil
e new forces to bring new results to
8. new citizenship in Illinois"
S. Colonel Lewis said his campai,
y will begin forthwith and that he j
% tends to go into every county in Il
n. state with the plea for democrat
le legislature. From what is learned
If his plans there will be much trouh
D. in store for democratic organizatir
re managers in both the Chicago al
ID dowpstate districts who determine
u nominate but a single candidate (
se the house or who put up "strav
lg man for the senate.
~ The democratic gubernatorial &C
test will be inaugurated probably
New Years day, when former CO
gresham Ben F. Caldwell of Chi
"a ham opens his headquarters at t
" Hotel Sherman The Sangam
@ county democratic committee met s.
ID urday at Springfield and gave form
le indorsement to his candidacy Z
re Springfield headquarters have be
lopened.