Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-06
TALKING OF BOSS
THE BULL. MOOSE
SURELY HAVE It
Progressive National Conven.
tion Dominated Absolutely
by One Man.
MEEK IN HIS PRESENCE
Rock Island County Representatives
Making Strenuous Efforts to
Save Charley SearIe-
Especial to The ArguAl


Chicago, Aug. Eff ever there was
boss-ridden convention, dominated
by one man from start to end, dictat-
ed in its every act and turn, It is here
in Chicago now. The progressive ma
uonal party was born with q single
purpose and that the elevation of
Theodore Roosevelt TO the presidency
for third term. If anyone Is in
doubt that every move is prearranged
according to a fixed schedule, let him
attempt to make a move that is not
down on the program, and see what
happens to him.
When the baby moose was born in
Chicago last Saturday the delegates
were obliged to present signed pledg-
es at the door that they were right, or
be turned back. So those republicans
who have aligned themselves with
the new party have signed away their
political birthright. They are on rec
ord and there is no going behind it.
TEDDY Is SUPREME.
Teddy of Oyster Bay is supreme,
and, realizing all too well, that the
greatest political sin of the age is to
disagree with him, his subjects are do,
ing his bidding absolutely-andi imag-
lining that they are patriots. To them,
If to take exception with any of his
ideas is a mortal offense, then to criti-
else him is to border dangerously on
the sacriligious. So they sit meekly
in his presence.
| And Teddy has brought his big stick
with him, too. If the steam roller
ran beautifully at the republican ma
/ tional convention the big stick is
ready for any emergency that may
arise in the prescribed order of things
here now. And he has not hesitated
play If occasion develops. Change one
dot in the plan as he has laid it down
and there will be trouble. There will
/ be fight and if he does not win-he
will bolt again. He will pass up the
committeeman start another party.
/ 1t is is not TO be denied that there
is enthusiasm and plenty of it on hand
And the bitterness of feeling is to
ward the republican party for the
most part. Taft is ridiculed and held
in contempt. No president was ever
SO much despised as the present exc
cutive by the former members of the
party that accepted the recommends
ton of Theodore Roosevelt and made
him four years ago.
WORRYING ABOUT SEARLE.
The Rock Island county delegates
held over from the state
convention are doing their best to xii
off the bull moose congressional aspi
rations of ]. II. Jayne of Monmouth
in the interests of Judge c. J. Searle
the regular republican nominee. THU
unmindful of the sacred Injunction o.
their illustrious prophet who has de
clared that having resigned from the
republican party those who follow hin
must do likewise If they are to b.
among the elect, these Rock ISLAND
county moose are standing in DANCE
of being driven into stock cars anC
shipped back to the western limits o
the state, If an inkling of what the,
are attempting to do reaches the ca
of the excitable one, whose meetin,
this is.
Judge Searle, as has already beeI
announced came here in advance O
the convention, sized up the situation
laid his wires as cautiously as possi
BILE and then beat it back to his Anda
lusia farm. Now he is anxiousl
awaiting the results.