Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-19
SENATOR IS MADE
HERO AT MAC0MB
Hail L. Y. Sherman as Con.
queror and Suggests Him
for the Presidency.
RAPS CHICAGO SYSTEM
G. o. p. Leader AssaiIs Ballot Machin-
cry and Plans U. S. Rule Over
National Offices.

Macomb, Ill, Nov. Ex-senator Law
renee Y. Sherman was the conquer
ing hero yesterday in his old home
town.
He made triumphal entry into his
ancient stamping grounds, while the
neighbors and home folks" in what
is termed in political parlance the
military tract" turned the event into
Roman holiday.
They drove him around town in a
60-horse power, ivory timed, rose be-
decked chariot at the head of a pro-
cession a mile and a half long. Half
a dozen bands rendered See the Con-
quering Hero Comes" in varying de-
grees of blatancy.
The parade passed under an electric
arch of triumph inscribed Sherman.
1916" and a crowd estimated at TO-
600 to 10000 persons thronged the
court house square and yelled Hello,
Larry," and Keep your eye on 1885,
as the senator swept by, squad of
mounted heraIds in tunics and tin he'll
NETS clearing the path.
All it needed to make the picture
complete was the vanquished chief
tains dragging at the chariot hubs and
a drove of captive Britons CARRIED in
blue mud and clanking chains.
AS Walter A. Rosenfield, the Sher-
man campaign manager, was impelled
to observe, Ancient Rome had moth
ing on Macomb when it comes to eel
ebrating victory
Red fireworks made the city lurid
for two hours last night
Attacks Chicago Vote System.
Vast quantities of oratory were spill
ed afternoon and evening. The sena-
tor addressed six meetings in the
court house, the opera house and the
Universal church, which were packed
to suffocation capacity. The addresses
were nonpolitical, inasmuch as the
home coming" was participated in
by Sherman's old friends regardless
of party and democrats were as much
in evidence as republicans.
Sherman criticised the election sys-
tenn in vogue in Chicago. He advanc-
ed two plans for getting more honest
elections-a state election board and
federal supervision over national Of
fees on the ballot.
zone great ISSUE" he said, 'is that
of getting honest elections in Chicago.
Irregularities have manifested them
selves in primaries and in general
elections in the past and the present.
1t is a condition of long standing.
1.-The system is at fault when 1t can
lodge so much power in the hands of
political party, republican or demo
GRAFT Witness the struggles for con-
troll of the offices governing the cleo
ton machinery of Chicago.
What can we expect when the cleo
ton machinery is made the stake in
factional and partisan contests? L
shall push my measure giving federal
judges supervisory powers so far as
presidential elections, senators and
congressman are concerned.
ION home rule, Illinois is not part
of Chicago, but Chicago is a part of
Illinois. A state election commission
should have jurisdiction over the
election of state officials. Let home
rule apply in the election of local Of
ficers."
chiperfieId Assails Robins.
The nonpartisan character of the
threw Hon. B. NJ. Clipper
field, congressman-elect at large, into |
a small predicament He had prepar- |
ed a sizzling address on the 'iniqui- |