Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-09
BIT ]. NJ. COLLIGAN.
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(SpeCial to The Arpus)

(CpeCldl W he ATRuSj.
Chicago, June 9.-The gold room
of the Congress hotel, which is
headquarters of Senator Sherman,
Illinois candidate for the repub-
lican presidential nomination, at
times has the appearance of a
Fourteenth congressional district con-
vention of the grand old party. Every
city and hamlet in the district has a
large representation of the faithful.
Between parades and rallies for Sher-
man, and these are frequent and en-
thusiastic, far more so than are the
demonstrations organized in behalf of
other favorite sons, the Fourteenth dis
trict ChieftainS turn to a discussion OF
the party congressional situation. The
one question uppermoSt in their minds
is to trot out the man who will make
the hardest fight against Congressman
Tavenner, whose popularity among the
! the voters of the district, irrespective
of party affiliations, is generally con-
coded That chap Tavenner has
made good with the masses of the peo-
pie, there is no discounting that fact
said one republican. Il wouldn't vote
| for him, but l find that many of my
neighbors will do so, largely because
they have been impressed by his &C
tivity; they say he is always trying
| to do something. The point I make is
that if we republicans expect to make
any kind of a showing against that
young fellow we must put the veter.
ans on the side track and spring a
youngster filed with vigor and ambi.
| ton to be of service to his district and
to his nation"
| Both James Mckinney, former rep
resentative from the Fourteenth dis.
trict, and William G. Graham are or
! the ground. Both hail from Mercer
| county. Graham is an avowed aspir
ant for the congressional nomination
! Mckinney is in a receptive mood
| He has not gone farther than feeling
out sentiment in his party over tht
district. Graham has canvassed tht
district, and declares that he has beer
assured the support of Rock Island
Mercer and McDonough counties.
| CHAUNCEY FOOZLES.
What sounded all the world like al
honest tribute TO President Wilson wa.
uttered, though doubtless in a momen
| of unguardedness, by Chauncey DepeV
in the course Of an address he deliver
ed at the Coliseum Thursday morning
while the convention was waiting OF
the resolutions committee. The patri
archal statesman and punster was &C
corded an ovation as he was led I,
1atf n -
had the effect of arousing the dele
gates from a lethargy that refused t,
be stirred by patriotic selections b.
the bands or other stimulators Offered
on such occasions to make the thou
sands on the outside believe they ar
missing something The Depew voice
at the outset, was inaudibly low, Blu
as he swung his right arm severa
times-a sort Of imitation of Christ
Mathewson-he began to show his oil
form and gave a sample Of the pc
that he maintains is still in him de
spite his SO years. There were thos
who remarked that Chauncey was try
ing to initiate Billy Sunday in his styl
of delivery. However, it was durin
the serious moments at the beginnin
of his speech that the New Yorker &C
cidentally complimented Presiden
Wilson. my friends" he said, Nv
ought to be thankful for having bee
SO successfully voyaged through an in
ternational crisis that is involving al
most the entire world in bloodshe
and carnage" Then he caught him
self. Many of the delegates and thos
in the galleries got the drift of tn
Depew sentiment, although it woul
never do for him to confess that h
had the president in mind when h
gave expression to the gratitude tina
the nation entertained for having bee
kept at peace with the world, save tn
little skirmish along the Mexican boz
der. The New Yorker, for the nc
ment, apparently was dreaming of tn
beauty and satisfaction of nationa
contentment But when he pulle
himself together he shifted to shaft
of criticism at the democratic admir-
istration, but really he didn't say any
thing wicked. He went no furthe
than to refer to the president as
professor. He played numerous tune
|
and said war preparedness wa
thoroughly American and he believe
in it, and he knew that the peopl
were going to demand it up to tn
point of unquestioned adequatenes
Most of the former senator's remark
were occupied with legislative inc
dents that transpired so many veal
ago that there were few in the va!
audience other than himself who kne
what he was talking about Truth i
while Chauncey is still charming an
polished gentleman and gifted orato
, he has become our greatest Il remen
Der when
AN INDIANA PUNCH.
A barrel of fresh buttermilk W;
= tapped Thursday in the Fairbanl
Headquarters. 1t came directly fro
the Fairbanks farm. 1t was served a
those who called at the Indianan's qua
ters, but it didn't last more than tv
hours. Strange part of it was that
wasn't even cold. When the writ
e got his glass it was just the rig
e temperature Former Mayor H.
e Schriver, who wrestled milk cans as
|. boy in the environs of Taylor Ridg
e was one of the first TO spy the Fai
i banks barrel-remembe we are tai
a ing about buttermilk-and he went
4 it like the W. k. hungry infant. +
: asked for repeater. and he got
t The former mayor allowed that viii
: Brother Fairbanks might not rea'
d the presidency of the United States,
u ought to be sure of another president