Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15

yet he declared the vote tie and or
dered . division of the house. The
irrepressible Looney paraded the
floor again and amid wild gesticu-
lations insisted that the house
was against the substitute-and
the chair acquiesced. The origi-
nal motion was then put and Mr..
Huesing declared it carried. The
majority then asked for q divi-
sion and . fair count, but Mr..
Huesing had the audacity to re-
fuse to entertain the motion. APP
peals to be heard were denied and
the chair had only insolence for those
other. than Looney-who sought
the privilege of the floor. The chair
appointed John Looney. ". H. La
mont and N. Schnell as the commit
tee to select delegates, and that COM
mittee quickly reported q list of
names comprising the delegation as
follows: A. D. Huesing. William H.
Lamont, Harry Smythe, j. H.
Maacker. John Looney, Samuel Ken
worthy, Louis Coin, Louis Glockhof
and NJ. Schneil. A motion followed
that the list as reported be rejected
and the committee sent back, but MIR.
Huesing ruled to the contrary aud
no vote was taken whatever on the
adoption of the delegates, but
w. H. Lamont having been elected
ward committeeman, Mr.. Looney
declared the caucus adjourned.
The majority representation there
upon assembled and the regular eau
Gus was held, Mr.. Hurst calling it
to order under the authority vested
in by the regular committeeman,
and Alfred Taylor was called to the
chair and Charles Buford elected
secretary. P. T. Dixon and j. Frank
Kane were elected tellers and upon
motion a vote was taken for dele
gates. the following being elected by
"a votes: E. w. Hurst, j. w. Potter.
V. Dauber. William Bleuer, j. p.
Comegys, Charles McHugh. Charles
Buford. John Volk and Hugh Con-
well. The caucus elected John Glib
son ward committeeman and ad-
journed.
While the scope of parliamentary
usage is somewhat extended in con-
Quoting caucuses, there are certain
prescribed rules of decorum which
must prevail if justice and fair play
are to be insured. A square deal is
all that was sought at the hands of
the first caucus. There is no pur-
pose or inclination here to assail
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in the representation which took
possession of the first caucus. The
democratic party gives to all it's
members the right to choose between
candidates and to hold to such mat
tiers OF expression as they may see
fit-until defeated. It is the gag
rule that is protested against and
deprecated. Prior to the caucus as
sembling an agreement was made by
the leaders of the rival factions.
Messrs hurst and Huesing, that there
was to be fair and untrammeled
expression and this was understood.
Butwhen Me-. Looney took possession
all sense of honor was abandoned.
Both sides went in with printed
tickets preparing to ballot them, and
this point was emphasized during
the first meeting, but Mr.. Huesing,
once in the grasp of Looney. refused
to consider any move in the line of
good faith or good order. A
vote OF the first caucus would
have elected the delegates chos-
en- by the regular caucus az
terward by q two thirds vote. and
Mr.. Looney knew it. So did Mr..
Huesing.
An unusually large crowd attended
the Fifth ward caucus, which was
held in the hose house on Twenty
second street between Fifth and
Sixth avenues. The doors had
hardly swung open until the room g
capacity was taxed and the voters
were lined up along the sidewalk
outside. 1t would be rather awkward
to vote with this condition prevail
ing; SO on suggestion OF William Nc
Entry the voters adjourned to the
outside and entered single file to
cast their ballots for delegates. The
meeting wac called to order by Ward
Committeeman I. A. Fender. J.W.
Cavanaugh was made chairman and
J. T. Stafford secretary. Joseph
Lerch, Eugene Burns. and Fred
Staassen were appointed tel,ers.
These delegates to the county con-
vention were selected: NJ. II. Hig.
gins, Fred Staassen, John Blake,
James Lidders. Andrew Carl, John
Fender. Charles Wilson, Louis and
William Conwell and Robert Kpsch-
mann.
Sixth Ward.
The Sixth ward meeting was called
by John F. Rosenfield and Daniel
Maroney and F. II. Plummer we're
chosen chairman and secretary re.
sPectively. A motion that the chair
man appoint . committee of two Ia
select delegates to the county con-
vention prevailed. F. j. Rosepfield
and Edward Heffernan we're named
as such committee. These delegates
were selected: J. F. Rosenfield. p.
H. Kennedy, F. j. Raibie, Frank
Meenan, Daniel Maroney, Maurice
Brennan and John Wick. The