Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-20
RICHMOND GAMER
IN COAL PURCHASE
FOR THIS COUNTY
States Attorney Thompson
Says Board Always Bought
From His Company.
AND PAID A STIFF PRICE
Address Feature % a Big Rally Held
by Democrats a; Port Byron
Auditorium.

Rock Island county has been buying |
.s coal from Chairman George Rich .
uouds company and is paving S2.Go .
, ton fo- IL. while the city is getting
raj for Sl.45. DO you want this con /
5itfoa 10 continue II YOU do. elect /
.so-ge Richmond sheriff OF this couu- f.
y declared Sta-e'S Attorney F. +. .
Thompson last evening in his expose I
~ republican domination of county az I
t,i-s al an enthusiastic democratic /
rallv az the auditorium IN Port Byron. I
There are Two carloads of dirt aud /.
slack now piled in the jail yard, for I
rhich the county paid $3.50 a ton. Il /.
csnt be used Yet Mir. Richmond in Z
his campaign for sheriff is attempting .
% call attention 20 the wonderful rec /
erd OF economy which the beard has .
made since he has been chairman.
Several hundred men. and women .
heard the county prosecutors STATE
usuts and gave them the closest AT
,eu,ion. T.. " Mcbride. precinct com .
-,.tteeman. called the meeting TO or
der AMI introduced Nj Thompson. I
Who presided Seated on The platform .
we're Andrew Olsen. candidate for
state senator. Clyde Walker. candi- .
date for probate judge. Ben Sommer-
son. candidate for probate clerk: Al
bert Huber. nominee for county judge: +
C. J Smith. candidate for sheriff. and .
4. c. Hinr.chs. candidate for treas
urer.
Should Support Wilson.
The hal was filed when Mr. Nc
Bride opened the meeting. Andrew
Olson was he first speaker and dis
cusssd the national administration.
stating tha- the democrats had put into
legislation il the las IS months all OF
the reforms which the republicans had
beer promising for The last IL years
and which the bull n1cose advocated
Two years ago.
What Law has been passed since
Woodrow Wilson became president
tha. ecu would eliminate and what
measure sho1ld have been enacted
that has no. BEEN" he argued. The
people OF this country know that
remedial legislation. long needed. has
beer passed and q vC-e 1f Confd zuce F.
should 30 given President Wilson. -
supporting the democratic candidates.
regardless OF last party amliarion.
President Wilson's policies of tariff re-
vision. currency. me income tax. and
the regulation Of business. nave met
with general approval. The democrats
have kept faith with the people and
Should be kept n power"
Let's Have New Deal.
Albert Huber who is making the
race for county judge. commented on
the fact tina. IN Rock Island county. the
republicans for years have regarded
court house Offices as their own ezpe-
cal property There have been times
when you c1Ild hardly wait 20 get a
republican Office hcIder out OF Office.
And when his term expired. what did
you doc Vote for a demccrat2 on,
10. You turned around and put an
other republican in ana thus II has
continued for years. Let's have a
clean deal I have been a member OF.
The bar for 70 years and think am
qualified 20 hold the Office ] seek
Accuracy Essential.
Tha; the probate judge should first
o. all De accurate. and his docket
should b. based on facts alone. vas
the Doiu- which clyde Walker. nomi-
Lee Tor PROBATE Judge made in his
hrief address. H declared ne thought
tns recent Official acts Of the present
incumbent ought 70 be taken into con
alteration by the voters IN making a
decision as % VINO IS bes. qualified
TO hold the important position Il
promise yOG. II ! am elected. that
mere will be nothing in my record that
VIII be ashamed OF or will have 10
make apologies for" he stated.
Tavenne- Cheered.
When States Attorney Thompson
referred % Congressman clyde Tayen-
Asr a. The man on the job he was
wildly cheared. After a reference to
Roger Sullivan as a man who would
uphold Wilson policies rhe speaker {
-alncned into local conditions. He
Tec-tec the attempt OF Chairman ,
George Richmond and his special com i
mIttee 20 have him supplan-ed Jy Two ,
republican special states attorneys i'm !
MeoisteiT after his assumption OF ]
once He told how from $1,000 to
$l.5yo had been spent in securing tes- I