Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-21
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his face.
Mothers asking for you and Colonel
Todhunter. father" he said. she
wants me to tell you that this isn't any
time TO be talking politics"
Colonel Todhunter laughed Amt
that just like a woman. Bill:" he asked
And Mrs. Strickland, for all she
knows. on the very edge Of becomin'
the first lady of Mizoorah. sub! I'll be
hamjigged, Well. sub. l reckon the
good Lord who made 'em understands
'em, but it's blamed sight more'n
do. Not even Mrs. Todhunter, subj
He chuckled. Then be added. Least
of all Mrs Todhunter, subj
Dick Cantrill. editor of the Nineveh
Blade. Colonel Strickland's home Or
gan. enterprisingly arranged for bull
letin service Of election returns on the
night of the primary vote, and Colone'
Todhunter and the Hon. William j.
Strickland were among the first 10 ar
rive at the Blade Office that evening.
Dick himself. with Lycurgus Quivey
as his assistant, was TO handle the bull
letins, the poet schoolmaster's most ar
duous assignment being that Of keep
ing the Blade devil" in swift action
between the newspaper plant and the
telegraph office across the street There
was q quite considerable gathering OF
Nineveh's voters TO hear what news
might come. and much speculation as
D x-niand
What do you think about it now
| Bin?" asked Colonel Todhunter as the
candidate appeared on the scene.
| Just the same as I've been saying
right along here lately replied Colo,
mel Strickland quietly. III go into
Kansas City and ST. Louis consider
ably ahead Of Yancey, and I'd carry st
/ Louis on an honest count. Kansas City
/ being Steve Yancey's home, will roll VI
a big majority for him, even if they've
( got to give the penitentiary q close
shave in doing It. Sill, I'd stand
/ fighting chance if the st. Louis crook:
didn't have a free hand-but they've
! got it. and that's what's going TO cool
my goose"
well. then. givin' EN- St Louis ant
Kansas City both. what do you figure
your plurality in the state'll have to b
to overcome that?"
II reckon they won't dare to coun
more'n 10000 plurality for Yancey II
St. Louis-it would be too plain show
ing of crooked work If they did-an'
on that basis Id need something lik
$4,000 plurality in the state. Where an
l going to get it,"
Colonel TCdhunter looked dubious
"That certainly is Saddlin' mighty bi
contract ON MizZoorah. to Offset tn
crooked count in st. Louis. But I'll JUS
be double whipsawed if we won't figh
'em TO the last ditch, sub. No man
licked till he says so himself. Why
right on that point. sub. knew an oil
fellow over yonder in Galloway tina
never got licked in his whole life; b
died ightin' to his last breath. like
regular old Davy Crockett, sun
The Hon. William ]. Strickland smi
ed. I'm not throwing up the sponG
either" lie responded. but the wise:
way is to look facts straight in ii
face. If You don't you simply build
FOOLS paradise that'll make you feel Il
the worse if things don't turn oil
right"
Colonel Todhunter chuckled. "A
the same" he commented. I'm agoi
TO use my bricks right down to the la
one buildin house that suits me. n
one that suits the other fellow. HoI
: on. hope ever that's my motto, al
r the devil take the hindmost"
q Here you are. folks called o.
, Dick Canrill. The bulletins are b
r ginning to come in.
= incomplete returns from fifty cou
q ties. including Kansas City and ST. Io
r give Yancey $3.50. Strickland 1924
Judson 17.416 and Sanford 1O.3S5.'"
"Hooray for our side" exclaim'
: Colonel Todhunter.
The others laughed.
What are you hoorayin' aboI
q, Thurs" drawled Colonel Stricklan
:, amused. Trying to keep your coura
= up:"
= No. sub: not by a blamed sight" I
:, tOrted Colonel TOdhunter. First new
: bad news. that's what I'm hoorayi
about. It's always meant good luC
:. and it means good luck now as sure
shootin'"
y A ripple OF treasured laughter gre,
:, ed this sally.
!, Here we are again. announced Di
Cantrill Jackson, Yancey'S hoI
=, county. gives him 5000 votes, accol
ing TO early returns. with less than
L hundred for his opponents
THAT isn't so bad" commented Co
d mel Strickland If the later retur
Il don't increase 1t"
e Greene, Buchanan and Vern
countless " read Dick Cantrill, '''go +
]. Iancey; also Andrew, Cass, Cole, I
> visS. Dunklin. Henry. Johnson, Livir
= ston. Platte. Sullivan and Wright"
"Shucks" scoffed Colonel Todhunt,
They've been conceded all along. T