Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-29
OPENS WITH FIGHT.
Progress Of the Contest Of the
Illinois Republicans.
CONFERENCE OF OPPOSING FORCES

Agreement Reached That the Instructions
to Deiegases-as-Lsrss Shall Come Up
After the state Ticket Il Out Of the Way
Ono Important Point That wss Lefs
Out. and About which There Are Two
Opinions-Mtchigan Democracy.
SPRrSGFrELD. April 29.-The re-
publican state convention was cal led
TO order by Chairman Jamison and
after prayer. Aid. Madden, OF Chi
csgo. took the gavel rs temporary
chairman.
A. meeting Of the delegates Of
the Second district this morning .
row was started. Delegate Buck
. mire. tho stockyards statesman.
tried to hit William Welsh with Q
sling shot. Revolvers were drawn
forthwith. but no shots were fired.
yet there was liberal use Of chairs
and Delegate Mccarthy came out Of
the melee with one eye closed.
Progress Of the Cosvensios..
sPRtS8rIKLp. April eY.-As tho timo
for calling tho Illinois state Republican
convention TO order approaches the pros
poets Of n bitter fight arc rcdiminishine. Tho
Cook county men and tho Mckinley back.
crs had truce conference last evening
and an agreement was reached. But II is
highly probable that there will be . live
iy contest between tho two factions be.
forc tho close of the convention, In spite Of
this truce. Tho conference was held to
decide upon tho timo Of introducing tho
resolutions instructing the delegates at
large TO tho national convention. AL
a4ong tho Mckinley men have declared
this snattcs should DO acted upon ~ soon
rs % permanent organization should be
Effected. Cullom, Tanner and the Cook
county men have opposed this md de-
mandcd that the questions pertaining to
national politics should not como up un-
Gil after the officers ON tho state ticket
should bo nominated.
Re.oiutions Are To Come In Late.
Ds. 7. ". Jameson. chairman Of the
state ecntral committee and leader Of the
Cook county mon, was spokesman for tho
Tanncr.Cullon and Cook county men,
vhilo Dr. W. J. Calhoun, Of Danvillc,
and Samuel w. Ailcrton, OF Chicago.
talked for tho Mckinley people. An
agrcomcnt was reached In less than an
hour IL was that tho resolutions instruct.
ing tho national Delegates .at-largc should
not bc presented until after all tho state
officers excepting the trustees Of the state
university shall hnvo been nominated;
tAas this resolution shall bc discussed not
to exceed ono hour. Both sides agrec as
20 this much. Bcyoni this there seoms to
bo difference Of opinion. Tho Mckinley
men claim that Jameson agreed that this
resolution shouid not bo referred to tho
comrhittco on resolutions. DIR. Jameson
denies that he so agreed. lie and his aides
claim that they conceded nothing; that
they have been willing from the start that
the resolutions should come up after the
officers ON the state ticket had been cared
for.
where the Fight VIII Break Out.
II tho Mckinley delegates insist at the
convention that the resolution be not &C.
forYcd to the committee on resolutions q
fight may result Every one is primed
and prepared for fight. From l0OOO tc
1s,0OO visitors aro In the city and every
one Of them has taken sides either for Nc.
Kinlcy, or against him for Cullom- Tho
delegates arc also on tho wiro-cdgc. Somt
Of tho delegates who havo boon Instructed
by their counties Co support Mckinley say
that when tho instructions were given II
was the understanding that therc was e
be no Illinois candidate. Now that Cul
lom has come hero as an avowsd candi
date they believe, they say, that Il Is theil
duty TO do all In their power for him. Bu
there arc many moro instructed for Nc
kinlcy who will nbidc by their instruc
tions and fight for him to the end.
Chairnen Of the Convention.
IA TO tho temporary and permanent
chairmen II has been agreed by all that
the first shall bc Martin B. Madden, o
Chicago, and the latter shall be o. Il
Berry. of Carthasu. AS soon rs the TEN
porary organization IL completed tho vari
Gus committees will bc named and q r.
cess will be taken. After the recess, and
when the committccs rcpor.. the trouble
may begin. At this point 10 has been Gus
tomary to move that all resolutions be re
fcrrcd to the committee on resolutions
AS the Cullom men say they DID no,
agrcc that The resolution instruc;ins th,
dclcgatcs-at-!nrlse TO the national conycn
tion should not bo referred TO the com
fnittcc on resolutions and the McKlnlc,
men claim they did, Eight may occur.
Candidates for D~legate.-at-Large.
The Cook county leaders say they hay,
determined upon their men who shall b
dclcratcs-at-larrc Thoy arc r. W. pa,
tcrsou, Of the Chicago Tribune and Will
i,ra Penn Nixon. Of the Chicago Int
Occan. Gcorsc H. Swift, mayor Of Chi
easu. Is n candidate. and has q consider
able following. Tho candidates for dele
ratcs-a;-largo for tho state, outside Q
Chicago. arc Ex-Governor Joseph W
fucr senator David Iittler, ex.Govcrno
J. oslcsby. and General John Nc
NultA
WOMEN ARE IN THE STRUGGLE