Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-21
LABOR AND POLITICS,
Subject of Minority Representa-
tive Further Consid-
cred.
A CONFERENCE AT KEwANEE.
Committee of Labor Congress
Goes There to Learn
Feeling.

E. c. Berry, of this city, and T. l..
Stanley, of Moline, members of a COM
mittee appointed at the last meeting
of the Tri-City Labor congress to per-
form such mission, spent yesterday
in Kewanee in conference with the
Trades and Labor assembly of that
town in regard to placing in the field
8 union labor man for a candidate for
a seat in the Illinois general assem-
bly,. The plan as originally proposed
here was for the two labor organiza-
tons to agree on man and ask his
Endorsement by the democratic sena-
torial convention. If this was re-
fused to run an independent union
labor candidate.
The Kewanee organization informed
the local committee that as yet it had
not discovered anyone in Henry
county seeking legislative honors
upon whom it felt disposed to confer
its Endorsement as an organization,
One of the com mitteemen told The
ARGUS today that. in view of the sit
uation IN Kewanee, he did not believe
the Tri-City Labor congress would
give it's support as body to any one
of the men who are after the demo-
cratic nomination for representative;
that it would keep out of the affair
as an organization, the memb ers be-
ing at liberty to support whom they
pleased.
Hope of Continued Good Feeling.
Apropos of the question of minority
member of the legislature from the
Thirty-third district, THE ARGUS feels
and has felt all along that a democrat
should be nominated and elected. 1t
has cherished. and still cherishes, the
hope, that out of the discussion that
has been going on in both Rock Island
and Henry counties for some time on
the subject of candidates, there might
come an understanding that would
involve a continuance in force Of the
unwritten law, the respect for which
has promoted and maintained mutual
good feeling in the party in the two
counties. 1t ought not to be difficult
to accomplish now renewal
of the pledge of good faith that has
existed so long.
There has been good deal of cackle
INDUCED in on the subject of minor
ity representative of late, which, it is
unnecessary to state, has been on the
part of republican papers entirely.
Most of the trash of this nature has
been so absolutely devoid of truth and
so ridiculous and so unworthy that it
has been undeserving of any special
OF Thnro ho haon
Elections involving the imaginary can
didacy of the retiring representative,
Hon. E. w. Hurst. Mr.. Hurst, as is
known, some time ago formally and
emphatically declined to permit the
use of his name in the consideration
of his successor. Up to that time no
other candidate was discussed in
Rock Island county. ando regard
less of precedent or other, con-
dition, no other candidate came
forward in Henry county, both of
which circumstances were in the
highest sense plimentary to Mr..
Hurst. Since Mr.. Hurst's withdrawal
there have been proposed good and
worthy men in both Rock Island and
Henry counties
Hurst for State Ticket.
Since it became known throughout
the state that MIR. Hurst would not
return to the legislature. his name.
which had already been discussed, in |
with the state ticket, has |
been more frequently mentioned. the
for lieutenant governor |
and attorney general being associated |
with him, and there have been many |
who have said that nothing short of |
the head of the ticket would properly |
lit the Rock Islander. Several of the |
Chicago papers in the past few days |
have asserted that nothing but posi-
tive refusal on the part of Mr.. Hurst
would prevent his nomination for |
lieutenant governor at any rate.
Compliment to Mr.. Cable.
The democratic county convention
Of Carroll county Saturday paid
to Hon. Ben 7. Gable. of
his city, by indofsfng him for dele
to the national couven-
lion. The convention instructed for
Carter H. Harrison, of Chicago, for