Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-03-10
SHERMAN DOOMED
FOR WHITE HOUSE
DE-. TAYLOR STARTS DEMoNsTRA.
TON FOR SENATOR AT sWE-
DISH LEAGUE SPREAD.
Five Hundred at Banquet Applaud
Governor Carlson of Colorado
Discusses Issues

Launching of a boom for L. S. Sen
ator L. y. sherman as republican
presidential possibility was feature
of the Ericsson day banquet which was
the closing feature of the meeting OF
the Illinois Swedish-American Republi-
can league in Moline Tuesday even
ing. The boom was touched of by DIT.
W. f. Taylor, former superintendent
of the WATERFOWL hospital and now
soil expert for Deere & Co. DIT. Tay-
Tor is being accosted today by his
friends as. prospective secretary OF
agriculture in President Shermaus
cabinet
Or. Taylor. in his address, which
preceded that of the senator, referred
TO the latter as the Abraham Lincoln
of the 20th century and the next presi-
dent of the United States" The word
had been passed around and this was
the signal for a demonstration. which
continued for 10 minutes The scua-
tor. when his turn came TO speak. mod
estIy forebore mentcning the ovation
in any manner.
There were 500 present at the ban
auet. which was held al the CONNER
cial club rooms -SayOr w. r. Carlson
was POSTMASTER and the speakers. I'm
addition TO DR. Tay,Or and Senator
Sherman. were Governor and Mrs
George T. Carlson OF Colorado.
Tribute to Ericsson.
DR.. Taylor. in addition to sprinEiug
the Sherman boom. paid glowing
tribute 10 John Ericsson. the Swedish
banquet was in honor Of and devoted
the remainder of his time 20 q boost
for Moline and its industries.
Senator Sherman criticised the dem
ocratic party and attacked the admin
istration. He denounced the admins
tration ship purchase bill and declared
that the republican senators. who by
their talk flibustered the measure 10
death, saved the country 100000
which the government would have eE-
pended otherwise in the purchase of
ships. At this rate, he declared, talk
ceases to be as cheap as it is gener-
ally held"
Mrs. Carlson spoke briefly. Before
she came TO Moline. she said, she
thought she had married the best look
ing Swede this side of the Atlantic.
but she had reason TO doubt il since
She said she would make her remarks
brief because she knew her husband
had a good speech Ia deliver-it was
good, for she had prepared the greater
part of it.
Governor Carlson discussed the la-
Dor question. which has come into such
prominence In his state. declaring that
it is the duty OF the general govern
ment TO make and enforce laws pro-
vidinE for the protection of the labor
ing man in his rights and insuring ade-
quate compensation He said the ques-
tiou is one which should be made a
party issue.
For Suffrage and Prohibition.
Two other topics treated al some
length were woman suffrage and the
liquor question He saw much good
from the measure of suffrage already
granted TO women and urged an extern
sion OF the voting privilege till all Of
fees are included in both state and
nation. Colorado has experienced
great benefit from woman suffrage. he
said. lie was strongly opposed TO
liquor from every angle. asserting that
1t is as sensible to talk of rolling back
the tides of the sea as to consider
means of stopping the prohibition wave
which is passing over the country.