Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-01
CREGIER ENDORSED.
An Appeal to Stand by the Regu-
larly Nominated Ticket.
The state Central Committee Take
Action on the Chicago Mayor
atty Fight - Harrison
Treated "a a BOlter.

Upon invitation of the Cook county
democracy and the city central commits
tee of Chicago. the democratic state CEN
trail committee of Illinois, met at the
Sherman house Saturday in an endeavor
to restore harmony among the democrats
of Chicago, thus insuring the election of
their ticket by at least 20, 900 majority.
Chairman Phelps called the committee TO
order, and W. Fl. Henrichsen, of the
Twelfth district. was chosen secretary in
Place of Mr.. Nelson, who was absent
The roll was called. and the following re-
sponded to their names:
Delos P Phelps. j. G. Strain, J. R.
Creighton, S. B. Chase. at large. First
district, Thomas Gshan; Second. Joseph
P. Mshoney; Third, William F. Ma
honey; Fourth, Fred Griesheimer; Fifth,
Dennis J Hogan; Sixth, W. o. Wright;
Seventh, c.. C. Johnson; Eighth, r. E.
Barber (proxy); Ninth, q. Z. Taylor;
Tenth. s. Y. Thornton; Eleventh, j..
W. Potter; Twelfth, W. 81. Henrichsen
Thirteenth, ]. D. Wright; Fourteenth,
W. B. Brinton; Sixteenth, John Lsndi-
gan: Seventeenth. J. W. LumpkiD;
Nineteenth, Edward Wilson (proxY);
Twentieth, T. F. Bouton (proxy).
Chairman Phelps had addressed letter
to Garter Harrison asking him to appear
before the committee in the hopes
OF inducing him 10 withdraw. Mr..
Harrison made statement of his
case, claiming to be the regularly
nominated democratic candidate for
mayor and refused most emphstically to
pull off Ex-Congressman Lawler and
AElolph Krsus also spoke IN his behalf
when couple of Mayor Cregiers adher-
ents were heard The evidence was so
overwhelmingly against Harrison that
the committee unanimously adopted the
following resolutions:
/. That the committee take a decid-
ed stand in favor of the regular demo-
cratic ticket, and that Chairman Phelps
and Committeeman Wilson be commit
tee to prepare an address to the demo-
Gratis of Chicago. urging them to support
the regular democratic ticket, and that
the ticket recognized by the committe as
regular is that headed by Dewitt G. Gre
gier.
2. That telegram be sent TO Gen.
John M. Palmer urging him TO a ,cept the
invitation already sent TO him TO come 10
Chicago 10 participate in the campaign
in behalf of the regular or CregieT
ticket.
3. That the democratic members Of
congress from Illinois aud the gallant
101 members of the legislature be re
quested to do the same.
A.. That the comnitte open headougr
tiers in Chicago until after the election
and assist the loca democratic organiza.
tions in every legitimate manner and fur
nish speakers OF national reputation in
behalf of the regular ticket.
When the commute met in the even
ing, the following ID .ress o. the voter:
of the city was unanimously adopted:
80 the democratic voters Of the city
of Chicago: a regularly called demo
cratic convention recently held in you
city placed Full city ticket in the field
The election Takes place April z next
was q candidate for the nomination 70
MAYOR before the convention. Some de-
egates favorable 10 his nomination with
drew from the convention before its nom
nations were ma -. " hen it became evi
dent that he could not be nominated
Other of his delegates remained and par
ticipated in the iabors of the cOnyenlioi
to its close Afttrward some parties 90
together in an Irregular and inform a
manner ar placed said Carter II Harri
son in nomination for mayor. This &C
ton was taken without any authorit,
whatever derived from action or direction
Of the democratic party. and eau have n
other effect then u tend to defeat tn
regularly nomlna ed ticket and place tn
city under republican control for tw'
wears to come. The effect of the ap
preaching electoo is so far-reaching tina
il may possibly even contrOlthe approach
inn state and national elections Of 1892
For this reason and because of the earn
est request and solicitation OF oil the reg
ular democratic organizations in Chicago
the democratic state central committed
thought it its duty to endeovor to proven
such a catastrophe. 1t desired to see en-
tire harmony au-ong Chicago democrats
which would. without doubt, secure tht
election of the democratic ticket in chi
cago by an overwhelming majority. /
saw no other way to obtain THE than &c
stand by the formal and regular action o.
the party. 1t regarded the triumph ant
success of democratic ideas of govern
ment as far more important than the sue