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i THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1912. s r I DUNNE RALLY OF CAMPAIGN HELD BY DEMOCRATS Three Eloquent Chicagoans Ad dress Fine Crowd at the Illinois Theatre. DEMOCRATIC GUBERNATORIAL NOMINEE AND FORMER RIVAL WHO SPOKE FOR HIM SAMUEL ALSCHULER TALKS i . 1 . " . " . . . d Gubernatorial Candidate and Hon. I B. Stringer Unable to Appear as Had Been Announced. Hon. Samuel Alschuler, Frank I.. Childs and D. J. Normoyle, all of i Chicago, addressed a fine crowd at J the Illinois theatre last night in what was the big Dunne rally In Rock Is-1 land for the democratic ticket. Not withstanding that Julge E. F. Dunne,' democratic candidate for gover- ncr, and Jud L. II. Stringer! o( Lincoln, democratic candidate' for crcptman ut-large, were un-' avoidably detained and unable to attend ifn meeting, tho::e who were; there vrp.t away satisfied that they 1 l" ... T -4i Judge E. F. Dunne. 3 7 non. eamuei iscnuier. I fetate," said Mr. Alschuler. schools. Judge Dunne had his own j lurge family of children educated In the ; public educational institutions. "The ' same broadmindedness which Judgo j Dunne evinced in behalf of Chicago's j H.unc insTiruiions, win cnaracierize i tit administration as governor of the j bullet failed to remove Roosevelt from th scene of his activities and that he . . T . ..11 1 T, , At this point the speaker diverged ; nPeu uc v ioi many more years 01 ubfiuiueeo iu that his present posi- inconsistent with formerly at well fclrly brintl.-d with d.-inocraiic Me fcr circuit Judge In the Four- expressed views. Mithusiaf ni to - huh thp audiej.re trenth judicial district. He said that i Two years ago, he said, on the rp readily and heartily responded. Uoxa his personal acquaintance with ; turn of the colonel from the Africa coiviv commit ikk t!iiu.K. ysT Marshall and from Lis knowledge The meeting was tield under t he of him a one of the most dlstinguish ausplces of the county central co.u-! ed attorneys in the district, he knew mitti.e which acted in cooperation that witd him on the circuit bench, with the Dunne club ai;U the. Wilson ! all men would look alike, Justice club had nr.Ail tirrif.t-.M,-, pveninz. ... ... :.. .i,.' KVOR C. B. 'MARSHAL! ample eicues for the fact that Judel Dunn and Judge Mrir.-r could i.ot l'E enough to pay an eloquent tribute , colIutrVi but bo prent, and his t.Vik and th" others ' lo '. li. Marshall, democratic candi t;on j8 mogt'incol hunting expedition, the ex-president v.ent about the country urging the election of a republican congress to sustain President Taft and his policies which as the bull moose candidate he The speakers were n;et at tr.e v.c uld be blind, and honor and credit j now condemns; that in every district was born of republican administration, j ne cited the fact that the much talked of treasury bonds issued by the fol-i lowing democratic administration, I were printed from plates engraved by j the Harrison administration, which ; undoubtedly foresaw the approaching : storm. APPEAL TO ROOSEVELT. In conclusion, Mr. Alschuler said that If Roosevelt really has the inter ests of the common people at heart, he vculd subordinate bis personal ambi tions to their interests and instead of seeking election on the Bryan princl p".s of 1896, 1900 and 1908, should join hands with the great commoner in giving the common people the rights safeguarded and vouchsafed in the democratic platform and which will come to the people upon the elec tion of Woodrow Wilson to the presi dency of the United States. GIVES WIIIRLWIM) TALK. Frank H. Childs followed Mr. Al- scnuier on tne program and gave a brilliant speech on state and national n tues. He praised Judge Dunne's rec-1 ord as mayor of Chicago, riddled Gov ernor Deneen's record in politics, spoke at length upon the tariff and icferring to the Roosevelt-Taft fight said that if what each had said of the other was true, neither is fit for the presidency and that if the statements were without foundations, both were such colossal prevaricators as to be undeserving of consideration for any position of trust. Taft, he spoke of b.i Roosevelt's hand made candidate and president and self acknowledged as such. Now, he said, Roosevelt de sires to repudiate his own creation. "The only safe thing to do," said Mr. Childs, "is to elect Governor Woodrow Wilson." SUPPORTS ENTIRE TICKET. D. J. Xormoyle of Chicago, to whose remarks much local interest attaches due to his having many relatives in this vicinity, made a forceful and elo quent address for the state and na tional ticket. He let light in on De neen's career from the time he was a member of the state legislature. through his incumbency of the office of TAVENNER ON THE ISSUES DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE WRITES OF WHAT IS VITAL BEFORE THE FEOPLE. IV. To the Voters of the Fourteenth Illi nois Congressional District: I took advantage of every opportun ity to advocate the passage of the dollar-a -day pen sion bill. I still believe that such New Harper bouae by a recepuon com- uould be done the office. where he spoke, he denounced the dem- nilttee which with IJicuer'b baud es- He spol:", too. of the desirability of j ocratic candidates who were running corted theiu to the theatre. There ' the democ rats doiug their full duty ! on the same principles of progressive-1 state's attorney in Chicago and into Dr. G. F. Jobnsun. chairman of the , this opportunity to elect three candi-1 riess which he now champions: that thc governor's mansion at Springfield. ccunty central committee, called the dates to congress in the persons of i ht went to Chicago to secure the re- arraigned Roosevelt for having de neeting to order and introduced J. W. Clyde H. Tavenner. L. B. Stringer and i publican nomination and would bave c'ared three times that he would not Welch a chairman of the evening. Kzra Williams, the former candidate accented it on a platform sustaining ' De a candidate for a third term, quot- Mr. Welch iu u short but delightful ft om this district and the latter two thf: present administration in all its Introductory speech, revi'"Aed tlie cam-1 ci'ndidates-at-large. He called atten-jalms and policies; but that failing to palgn events and predicted democratic . tion. too, to the importance of elect- secure the coveted honor, he had bolt- succeks for both state and nation. He, ing democratic members of the state ! ed the party and come out on a plat 1 1 . I . . I m I ' ,1 T' ' 1 . ..i..T..... i. V .. .. . . ...Ill ,.A V.n aiBO iial U good woru lor . li. Jtltu iteirmtini'. uiumiiulu Ha il win ue i iicr m-r, candidate for congress, Juu;e i4. ui.ty or tne legislature in tne near ru B. Stringer and Kzra Williams, canili-1 ti-re to choose one and possibly two dates for congressuieii-at-lare. Hon. C I'nited States senators. He said that L. Wens, candidate for the state leg-, there Is no question about the coming islature. Governor Wilnoti and Jud-.e ' election of Governor Woodrow Wilson form every plank of which he stole from the democratic propaganda; that he is now seeking a third term which ptactice he thrice declared unwise and ing from Roosevelt's own utterances He paid high tribute to Judge Dunne ar. a citizen. Jurist and executive and to Governor Wilson as a statesman and executive. THEATRE WELL FILLED. The Illinois theatre was well filled and nicely decorated for the occasion Dunne and in fuct the entire ticket' from top to bott'irn. Klll.DIL.ltS M UJI'.t T TO OltllKIt. .Mr. Albchuier was U.o hrt-t speaker ' introduced by .Mr. Welch. At the very outset he exprebsed plei-hure at being ic Rock i: l;ind, tayirig it was just like coming home; that :e iiad bee'.i heio So UiTuiy limits on 'lii li lie bad been so Well lw .'iM'ii uii.l ciilut taiued, that il was Willi evi'ciue joy that lie re ceived lusi ructions lo come here for tin ral!. He iean wiih an iology f.ir the abtiem e ol Jiidge F. lii'in.e, who was to have l)'-o:i l!ie riKiin speaker of the eveii.ng. "Jndf'.e Dunne, though a leader." Kaid Mr. Albchuicr, "is sub- for which he stumped the country two to the presidency, but that to secure i years p.go and which the people re- tr.e enactment into law of the demo cratic principles, there must be a dem ocratic house and democratic senate to back up the president. IMi'XKKN IS HF.I'l DIATKIJ. Mr. Alschuler then spoke of the fact tlat Governor Deneen had had the Matnp ot Jit-approval of his own party put upon him, once at the recent pri rr.eries when two-thirds or nis own is fighting the party which made him. I A feature which was commented upon by the speakers was the presence of many ladies in the boxes and in the body of the house. Chairman Welch took occasion to announce the meeting of the Wilson and Dunne clubs at democratic head quarters in the Rock Island house to- My father. J. E. Taveaner of Cordo va, served three and one-half years in the Civil war as a union soidier. and I am nroud to Kav that I shared his interest in the welfare of the surviv ing veterans. I have Just pride in the following let ter from General Isaac R. Sherwood, the father of the Sherwood bill and a measure should cnajrman of the committee oa invaiid be passed. One j rf.nsj0ns of the bouse of representa tives : "House of Representatives. Com mittee on Invalid Pensions, Washing ton, D. C. Mr. Clyde H. Tavenner, WILSON MESSAGE WSLL6EREAD HERE TOMORROW NIGHT Two Political Clubs to Join Final Meeting at Rock Is land House Hall. dollar a day for the comparatively few survivors of the Civil war is not by any means too great a sum for the men who There yet remains one more b'n rally for the democrats of Rock Island county in the meeting of the "Wilson and the Dunne clubs, jointly, in the hall at democratic headquarters in the Rock Island house tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, when Governor Wilson's Newspaper Correspondent. Dear Sir message to the people will be read, and Friend: i and speeches will be made by Clyde I wish to thank you personally for H. Tavenner, candidate for congress; CLYDE H TAVENNER . risked their lives I the spiendid work you did through ; Floyd newspaper articles in irreaiiug ovun ment among the people of the country in favor of the dollar-a-day pension bill. "I feel that your writings had much to do with convincing a number of senators and members of the house of representatives that the pension bill should pass, and I feel that the old soldiers of the country are greatly in debted to you for your services. "Truly your friend, "ISAAC R. SHERWOOD, "Chairman Committee on Invalid Pen sions." This evidence of the work I tried to do in behalf of the old soldiers, which I deem it proper to publish, in view of the misrepresentation that has been indulged in with reference to me. CLYDE H. TAVENNER. and gladly Buffer ed the terrible hardships of war fare in order that this union might be saved. After the pas sage of the Sher wood bill, to which the democrats fi nally seen it would either be the com promise bill or nothing, I practically transformed my office into a branch of the pension office, sending out blank applications, and later filing them and looking out for the claims of the old soldiers. I not only did this for the veterans residing in my district, but gladly performed every possible ser vice for every old soldier who wrote to me from other cities and states. E. Thompson, candidate for state's attorney, and others. The meeting is not only for all dem ocrats, -whether affiliated with cither organization or not. but for all citi zens who may desire to hear Gover nor Wilson's message and the address es of Tavenner. Thompson, and the others who will make short addresses. It w ill be the final rally and It should be a good one. THIS IS THE TICKET TO VOTE FOR while Judge Dunne waa mayor of Chi cago. It was my privilege to see him twice a day in the capacity of a news paper man and I want to say that 1 found him to be the most conscientious public official that I have ever met be fore or since. CLYDE H. TAVENNER. pudiated .wherever he spoke, and that the democratic congress which was then elected had given to the people the things that they wanted insofar as they were able. By its achievements. congress made itself popular with the ' morrow evening at which time Gover- people, enacting Istvs which were , v "son s final campaign message meant for the pood of the country even j t tn? people of the United States will though many of them were blocked by 1 1 read and at which C. H. Tavenner President Taft's veto. I Rid Floyd E. Thompson, democratic ptrty. speaking through the Danot, had kiddles c alamity now L. candidates, will speak. He also read disapproved of his administration and! The sneaker then riddled the claims tne following telegram from C. H. a'Fo four years ago when, notwith-; tLat panics atten(5 democratic succe:S Klanding that Taft carried the state by . ..,.., ..,, ,.... tion to the one of '73 when there had not been a democrat in sight for years THIRD TERM PARTY DOOMED TO LOSE IN THE ELECTION Failure of Colonel Roosevelt to Climb Into White House Again Is Inevitable. 170.000, Deneen had squeezed through vith a bare 20,000. Mr. Alschuler then turned to na- Ject to orders like any other soldier tirnal Issues, spoke of the democratic I before and years after, of the one of platform adopted at Baltimore, of the v-.. wnicn was oorn ot tne Harrison fact lint Woodrow Wilson is a model ! republican administration and whi--h and idenl candidate for the office he! bf came the inheritance of the drrno r. eks. of the f hortcomings of the Taft ciatic party under Cleveland and of ndmiiiisfrntion and in referring to , the more recent panic which was thr Colonel RioFevelt and his third torn j "ndup of Roosevelt's seven and a half pi or a pit da, raid that no one was more1 cars of political power. In proof of Kiatnf.il tl'nn ho that the assassin's I hie t-tatement that the panic of 1S03 in a g od au::e lie is under the sup ervition of his campaign inauagers and tliesn latter decided p.! inmost the last U'cmelit that it woild be unwise to take th'i judge awa from Chicago where he U uddresbitK big meetings bclh uPrtiiMiiiS and evenings and tihero thoi.rai. lH are beiim .sunn;? Into title v.llh proKI-sslve democracy. Sev- j tal blp; meetings had been planned for' tonight and it was felt unwise to dis appoint thoiii-andit of people who were eager to hear him. While .ludre Dunne lit appreciative of l.' many Rock Is land frleudH and ihcir earnei inets and desire to hear him. nevi Useless lie; realizes that their first ambition Is to elect a democratic governor and that I with that Idea In mind tliey would be' Willing to forego an opportunity to fcenr him talk believing in the prim i pal 'the grimiest number.'" Mr. Stringer, Mr. Alschuler raU, was de-1 Ulned by the sudden death of his law ! partner at Lincoln, III. j on iu t nul l. I'Iuimim;. - Orders fruiu the caipa.;". managers ' to Mr. Albchuler were taut lie bpe..h. . li Kuck Island, and like a Foia.er l.e Obeyed. Incidentally, he said ttiat liiu Older were not at all d:sta&tetul to blm as he deemed il a privilt ge nu ' pleat-ure to come here as lo olii. r places in the Mate and fulfill t.'.e pledge be made during the recent pti luarles wbuu he himself had been a feandidate for the nominal ion which : Judge Dunue now holds. H's promise bad beeu to abide by the dccUicn ot O o voters and to sustain the noiii.in u Of the party with ail his heart and r-ergy. and none who beard him labt j Bight can doubt his sincerity when he made the pledge. . He spoke of his appreciation of the (ryalty of bis own friends in th city and district and of how they had stood by him In bis own endeavor to land ihe nomination; of their response to ds ai ieal; and he exprebsed the hope tj.at they would now respond in like j lrlt to this, his second appeal and give to Judge Dunne the same hearty i pport given him. This, he said, would be the highest act of political or per sonal friendship they could confer upon him. "V thihite to JHK.K iinn; I Mr. Alschuler paid glowing tribute to Judge Dunne as a jurist and mayor qf Chicago, of his eminent qualifies tW r.s for the office of governor of the Urte of Illinois and of his record utile judt;e and city executive in rec Ofniiing all conditions, stations and cired of men He told of the candi date'! career since the time he started out to secure an education in the pub lic school, of his earnest teal for the public school system and other public ir.rtltutions supported and sustained by the people. A patron of the public . - Tavenner: Warsaw. 111., Oct. 31.-Dr. G. F. Johnson, County Chairman, Rock Is land, 111.: Regret more than I can say that it will be Impossible to reach Rock Island tonight in tl;ne to heip welcome Judge Dunne, the besi. mayor C hicago ever had. It may ,s of in terest to many who know that the expression, "best mayor Chicago ever had" was coined by a Chicago newspaper man who met Judge Dunne e ery day but who worked on a paper which was hostile to Judge Dunne (Special to The Argun.) New York, Nov. 1 The failure of Colonel Roosevelt's third term party movement Nov. 5 is inevitable, accord ing to Rudolph Spreckels, head of the Wilson National Progressive Republi can league. It will be due to the term party movement, and will result in bringing real progressive republi cans together again for the battle four years hence." Mr. Spreckel's belief in the failure of the third term party movement' is shared by Gilbert E. Roe of New York, formed law partner of Senator La Fol- lette and by Professor C. C. Pearce of Columbia university. Both Mr. Roe and Trofessor Pearce were staunch supporters of Senator La Follette in tne primary campaign and they stumped California, Wisconsin and the middle west in his behalf. "Had Colonel Roosevelt been on the Bteam roller at Chicago, instead ot under it," says Professor Pearce, "there would have been no third term party movement. The movement had a spectacular rise because it was heavily financed by trust money and because of Colonel Roosevelt's flam boyant circus methods, but the public is now aware of its insincerity, and Nov. 5 will Bee Its collapse. "It Is Not fo Ecsy For Us to Live as It Used to Be" I'rum Sirrrh by Wouilrntr llao. i ' 1 i 1 ' .:: : - i , , ' , VITAL REASONS WHY YOUR VOTE. SHOULD eC FOR VVILS0N HIGH COST OF LIVING ACTUM. WhGlfSALC PhlCCS. SHOWING INCREASE SINCE Tf'.CHE VVA5 A DEMOCRATIC PftfSlOCNT: (OtMoteATK.) OCT. 1 ,16 Or.l I,Wli ..$0.Z3a za.oo .U A S3I J&Y. BUTTER.lb. .lSf Jdl EGGS.doz .13 RICC, lb M 03 .CHCESCUx X9)S 1? m r c r r i UL-I . IW.. ......... y PQRU,bbl C08 LRD.lb .64H.. rLOURLl AM SUGAR. b M'A loss of public confidence in the Col onel's cause, following the revela tions as to the source of his cam paign contributions brought out by the senate investigating committee, and to the feeling that he betrayed the candidacy of Senator Robert M. La Follette-iu order to promote his own selfish ambition. In the follow ing statement, to progressive republi cans, Mr. Spreckels tells how Colonel Roosevelt committed a fatal blunder in permitting hlmsolf to be the tool of tru6t. interests that feared the grow ing strength of the progressive move ment within the republican party: "I have always been a staunch sup porter of Colonel Roosevelt in the past and shall never fall to give him full credit for his good politics, and no one regrets more than I his fall from the exalted position in which had always held him. I believe he is the victim of his great personal ambition, and of scheming Drlvlleee seekers. In the light, of what we have learned through the senate in vestigating committee there can be no doubt that Colonel Roosevelt's candidacy waa brought, forward and financed by those selfish special in terest seekers who feared the grow ing strength of the progressive move ment within the republican party. Knowing the uncompromising charac ter of Senator La Follette it is but natural that they feared his nomina tion as the progressive republican standard bearer. Therefore, through their agents they deliberately brought about the candidacy of Colonel Roose velt, obviously with the intention of disrupting the republican progres sive forces. How well they succeed ed must now be apparent, to all. "The betrayal of Senator La Follette was staged and brought to a climax in Philadelphia. We have been told by the men who deserted La Follette that it was because of his apparent physical col lopse that they rallied to the stand ard of a new leader. In truth, these men had forsaken La Follette for Roosevelt long before Senator La Fol lette appeared In Philadelphia for the last speech of his campaign. Colonel Roosevelt's letter to John A. Nugent of Philadelphia, as read before the Clapp investigating committee at Washington, in which the co'onel sug gested an interview to discuss his campaign fund, proves clearly that, Colonel Roosevelt was laying plans for his candidacy long before It was announced. This letter was dated January 22, 1912. Senator La Toi lette's appearance in Philadelphia was Feb. 3, 1912. This, in my opinion, clearly proves that the conspiracy gainst La Follette's candidacy had been under way some time prior to his so-called collapse in Philadelphia. "The people are now thoroughly aware of Colonel Roosevelt's dcplicity and they are not likely to trust him at the head of our government again. His d feat,whlch now seems inevitable, will show the uselessnc-es of his third He Must Be Shy. "Prettv bashful sort of chnp. isn't he?" "Dashful? I should say so. ne's the k'd of ' fellow who'd stammer and 6t .1er and break and run if oppor tunity came up smiling and tried to shake hands with him." St Louis Republican. Democratic Nominations. NATIONAL. For Praldtit WOODIIOW WILSON of New Jene7. For Ylro Prraldrnt THOMAS R. MARSHALL, of Indian. STATE. For Governor tUWARD F. Dl'NKB. For Lieutenant Governor BARKAT O'lURA, For Secretary of State HARRY WOODS. For State Auditor JAMES J. BRADY. For Stat Treasurer WILLIAM RYAN, JR. For Attorney General P. J. LUCKY. For Cong;reaatnea-at-Lara;e W'lL. 1. 1 AM EZRA WILLIAMS, LAWIULMB U. STRINGER. For United Statea Seaator JAMES, HAMILTON LEWIS. CONGRESSIONAL. For CODgreamu CLYDE IL TAY ENKER. For Member of the Stat Board of Equalisation JOHN DAT. JUDICIAL. For Jada-e of tho Clrenlt Conrt Charles B. Marshall. LEGISLATIVE. For Member of tha 1 .eg la la rare R. L, WKRTS. COUNTY. For Circuit Clerk GCSTAfll OLAKKKNBl'RG. For Recorder B. F. SOMMERSON. For State'a Attorney FLOYD D. THOMPSON. For Coroner DR. R. C. J. UETKR. For Snrreror C. C HUB BART. For Probata Clark FRANK GfS-TAFSON. Serr.e Wag. Troud Father In the sweet gurden of our home, sir, my daughter in a blushing rosebud. "Waggish Visitor And you, of course, are the poppy. Baltimore American. Lota of 'Em. She It says here that a mnn in Kan sas hn n chicken that enn dance mid tries to sing. ITe Why. the atnge In crowded with them already. Cincin nati Enquirer. A Discussion on Talk. Tommy Pop. what la the difference j between a dialogue and a monologue? Pop When two women talk, my non. It's a dlalotme: but when a woman car-; ! rles on a conversation with her hus-, band it's a monologue. Exchange, A Pun!r. Tnille m? Pa-Yen, WHlle-Teaen er any we're here to help others. Pa Of course we are. Willie Well, what ire the others here fort Chicago New. POLITICAL ADVERTISING. Charles B. Marshall , ! v f All iff ttt." i t . . 1 ' fit , ' - f f ' " 9 Democratic uomlnee for Circjit Judge. It will NOT cost the people of Eock Island county $6,000 to etect him. Vote for him on the separate judicial ballot. ; i