Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-06
BRINT0N IN RACE
FOR TICKET HEAD
STATES POSITION
Candidate for Democratic Guberna-
toriaI Nomination Spends Even
ing Here.
SAYS THAT HE IS IN EARNEST
Outlines Platform Before the Pr1-
maries and Declares Democracy
VIM Triumph.

w. B. Brinton Of Dixon, candidate
for the democratic nomination for gov
ernor OF Illinois, spent last evening at
the New Harper, where a large num-
Der OF democrats and other citizens
called TO pay their respects. Mr.. Brin-
ton put IN the afternoon in Moline,
and this morning left for Galesburg
and Monmouth.
81 always feel very much at home
here in Rock Island and Moline" said
Mr. Brinton. for here 1 started in life p
years ago, as a travelling salesman for
the Moline Wagon company, under
Morris ROsenfield, at a salary of $50
a month. So that all my early asso-
Citations in life are interviewer with
this community. I remember well in
those days how few democrats there
were in Moline. 1t is different now,
Here in Rock Island there were more,
plenty Of them. some of the best men
the party had in the state and nation.
There were John W. Potter of The
Argus, F. W. Hurst, Captain George
Lamont, T. S. Silvis. Ben T. Cable and
many others l knew well.
Is In Dead Earnest.
1.-THE thing I want to impress uoon
the democratic voters before the pri
mary election IS, that / am dead in
earnest candidate for the nomination
for governor. What is more, l am 60
ing to win the nomination, and the
election as we'll Woodrow Wilson is
going to carry Illinois as sure as cleo
ton day comes, and with we'll directed
energy, we can carry the state ticket
through as well. So that I have in
mind from a political standpoint, not
only the success of the state ticket to
be nominated, but the success of the
national, congressional, legislative and
county tickets throughout the state.
"In presenting my merits to the
electorate of Illinois, do so as bust
ness man, thoroughly acquainted with
business ideas and cOnditions-ssN one
familiar with the farming communi-
ties throughout the state, with which
am in daily business contact. l rec
ognize the changed conditions in gov
ernmental activities and approve and
will favor such measures as will i'm
prove the wage earning and living con-
ditions Of those who in fictOry, mine
shop and Office, bear the heavy burdens
Of life.
Declares His Position.
II will advocate and insist upon an
honest and economical administration
of state affairs. l will favor for the
city of Chicago the largest and fullest
measure of local elf-government, con-
sfstent with the law. l am not a candi-
date of any faction or division of de-
mocracy, and desire to submit my can
didacy to all the democratic voters of
Illinois, and IL nominated and elected
governor, will at all times be accessi-
BILE to the citizenship of Illinois.
Il approve the reorganization of the
state governmental machinery along
the lines recommended by the effici-
ency and economy commission. /
would favor the budget system for ap-
preparations.
II stand squarely on the achieve
ments Of President Wilson, who has
given US more genuine, progressive,
sane legislation, in the last four years
than has been enacted in a quarter of
a century,"