Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-06
Illinois Politics

Illinois Politics
The Rock Falls Progressive Repub-
lican club will soon hold meeting to
endorse the candidacy of former Pres
ident Roosevelt.
Charles W. Middlekauf of Lanark is
candidate for senator from the
Twelfth district, to succeed John c.
Mckenzie, elected to congress. He is
a former member Of the house.
Senator Hurburgh of Galesburg, re-
publican candidate for governor, will
be the principal speaker at the annual
Lincoln banquet Of the Swedish-Amer-
lean Republican club at Rockford
Feb. II.
Macon county democrats in session
at Decatur adopted resolutions endors-
ing the candidacy of Ben F. Caldwell
of Sangamon county for governor
Some 300 were present and Mr.. Cald-
well made an ADDRESS.
City Attorney Charles W. Clyne of
Aurora will be a candidate for the leg
| islature to succeed Minority Leader
George Alschuler James Calvin and
Henry Starkie, justices Of the peace,
are candidates for the same place.
f. Z. Campbell of Alton will be in
charge of the Champ Clark headquar-
tiers, which will be opened in Chicago
the coming week. There will be
meeting of prominent state democrats
and editors at the same time and an
executive committee of so named.
Representative Frank r. Reid of Au-
rora, candidate for attorney general III
opposition to William H. Stead, arriv.
ed in Chicago to open headquarters at
the Hotel LaSalle. He will also pick
out the flying machine he expects to
aid him in securing the republican
nomination.
Rev. David D. Vaughan, pastor of
the First Methodist Episcopal church,
Harvey, has announced himself can
didate for the democratic nomination
for representative of the Seventh dis.
trict against Jerry ORourke, a candi.
; date for reelection. 81 believe in
wearing red neckties and dispensing
with Prince Albert coats" he says.
Chicago, Feb. 6.-Colonel John R
Thompson resigned from the staff o.
. Governor Deneen last night, declared
his allegiance to Theodore Roosevelt
and announced it as his immediate
political purpose to further the gu
bernatorial candidacy of John E. w
t Wayman. Colonel Thompson frank
= ly declares in the statement an
, nouncing his action that he does no
= approve of Governor Deneen or hi
r political methods.
, Chicago, Feb. Colonel Jane
Hamilton Lewis, home from trip t,
I Panama, asserted yesterday that h
o would not withdraw as a candidate
/ for the United States senate. Chang
6 in his opening speaking date resulte,
,. in reports that the meeting had bee
y Cancelled and that he would quit tn
race. Not only do | remain a can
didate for the United States senate,
said Colonel Lewis, but as soon a
It my law practice will permit l in
r tend to take the stump and make a.
:. active campaign throughout tn
h state. Reports that / would prob
q ably withdraw resulted from tn
: change in the dates of certain en-
70 gagements l have downstate / wa
n scheduled to speak at the Universit
v of Illinois on Feb. 4, but the dat
q was changed later to Feb. 8. l wi
n address the members of a student OIL
h ganization on that date as a cand
date for the senate"
Kewanee, Feb. 6.-Representativ
John R. Moore of Kewanee has al
IS nounced his candidacy for the RI
D publican nomination in the 37th les
n islative district, making the fourt
IT candidate in the field.
q Brawl Results In Arrest.