Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-10-14
LUCEY and LEWIS
TALK AT ILLINOIS
TO A BIC CROWD
Remarkable Afternoon Meeting
for First Democratic Rally
in Rock Island.
CHAMP CLARK TONIGHT
Speaker TO Be Heard as Climax 10 a
Great Day for Party In
County.

The great democratic rally IN Rock
Island today was triumphant success
in every particular. II began with
speeches at the Illinois theatre this
afternoon by P. ]. Lucey Of Streator,
democratic candidate for attorney gen
eral of Illinois. and Colonel James
Hamilton Lewis Of Chicago, democrat
ic candidate for United States senator,
and will conclude tonight with an ad-
dress at the Illinois theatre by Speaker
Champ Clark Of the lower house of con-
gress
A fine crowd turned out at this az
ternoon's meeting at the Illinois thea
ire. which was attractively decorated
Tor the occasion, and waited patiently
until past the appointed time for the
speeches to begin. The train bearing
colonel Lewis and Mr.. Lucey was late
IN arriving from Chicago and it was
after O'Clock when the reception COM
mittee that went 10 the Rock Island
station in automobiles arrived at the
New Harper with the DISTINGUISHED
visitors. There a parade was hastily
formed, and. led by Bleuers band, pro-
ceeded down Second avenue to the
Illinois.
The meeting was opened by a short
address by Albert Huber, secretary OF
The Wilson Democratic club, who In.
troduoed NJ. J. McEniry, secretary of
the county committee, as chairman OF
the meeting. Mr.. McEniry in turn pre-
scented P. J. Lucey as the first speaker
Mr.. Lucey dwelt on state Issues almost
entirely, analyzing the state platform
and paying fine tribute to Judge
Dunno as the standard bearer in the
state.
Colonel Lewis followed Mr.. Lucev.
and at the conclusion OF the meeting
Chairman McEniry announced the com
ing OF Speaker Champ Clark tonight.
and also the meeting in Davenport to-
morrow night, when Senator Ollie
James is TO speak at the Burtis. and
the meeting in Rock Island Thursday
evening OF this week, when Governor
Thomas r. Marshall democratic can
dida'e for vice president. is TO speak
The theatre was filed. both sneakers
commenting on the fact that Il was a
remarkable turn out for an afternoon
meeting. Hundreds came in from the
country, and feature was the pres
ence OF large number OF ladies in the
audience.
CLARK TO SPEAK TONIGHT.
Hon. Champ Clark, speaker of the
house OF representatives, will speak at
the Illinois theatre at o'clock this
evening. He speaks at Monmouth this
afternoon, coming TO Rock Island on a
special car on the Rock Island South.
ern and arriving at 6 O'Clock He will
be met by the reception committee of
the county committee and Wilson club
and escorted in automobiles TO the
New Harper. where he will dine and
then, accompanied by Bleuer's band
and the reception committee, will be
driven to the Illinois theatre.
Clyde II. Tavenner, democratic can
didate for congress, went TO Monmouth
last night TO be present at the rally
there today and to accompany Speak
er Clark to Rock Island.
Colonel Lewis and Mr. Lucey went
TO Monmouth after this afternoons
meeting to speak there tonight
COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETS.
The democratic county committee
met at democratic headquarters in the
Rock Island house at IL o'clock this
morning DR. G. F. Johnson, chairman
presiding. There was large attend
ance Of members. The plans for to-
days rally IN which the committee is
working in cooperation with the VIII.
son club. were approved, and a
committee authorized 10 act with
similar one from the Wilson