Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-03

majority. NJ. j. McEniry and the latter
J. Fl. Andrews.
The plan of Henry county, made up
| before the convention met in the fore
noon, was to use the leverage given it
in the power of one of its mem bers to
call the body to order, to get into a
position where it could effectively
block action until Rock Island either
saw fit to yield or bolt. Since the
latter had 10 delegates to the former
~ and was legally entitled 20 nomin-
ate whom it saw hit, this seemed the
only manner in which Henry county
conld run affairs to her own taste,
and the plan was adhered to with the
greatest fidelity.
When the Henry county delegation
came into the court room in the
morning, the Rock Island delegation
was seated and waiting. a. 3. An
derson, of Galva, secretary of the sem
atorial committee, and who was chair
man Of the Henry county delegation.
called the convention to order before
all the delegates were in the room.
He proposed the name OF j. j. Ryan,
OF COlOna, for temporary chairman,
put the question and declared it car
ried rs the delegates were on their
way TO seats. Ryan, being at his ell
DOW when elected, ut once took his
place. and in The election for tempo
rary secretary ignored the name of IL
l.. Wheclan, proposed by Rock Island
delegate, and declared II. V. Conover,
of Orion. chosen. BY this time the
Rock Island mem bers Fere aroused.
and when Joseph Dunharn, of Gencseo,
moved TO make the organization per
manent, they called IA halt. The lat
ter motion being withdrawn, one from
the Henry county side authorizing the
chair to name committee of five on
credentials was made.
Roll Call Demanded.
II. l.. Wheelan, of Rock Island, de-
manded a roll call, but Chair nan
Ryan set up the claim that there was
no roll ii authorized delegates and
put the question. Declaring it car
ried. he proceeded to appoint Charles
Swisher and Peter Schleuter. of Rock
Island; William HOeft, Joseph Dun
ham and James McGovern, of Henry,
giving the latter county n ma jority,
Frank Dwyer, of Colona, then moved
m adjournment till l o'clock, al |
though it was then scarcely II, and |
from this time on Rock Islands right,
either to speak or vote was not recog- |
nized by the chair. William MeEniry |
in attempting to amend the time of |
was declared out of |
order and deaf ear was turned to the |
preponderance OF the |
noes in the vote to adjourn.
The com mittee on credentials re-
tired and the Rock Island members
attempted to do business, but were !
blocked By the others. This coun-
US delegation contained four prox-
es, Peter Olson. Dan W. Gould,
frank Z. Samuels and w. G.. Allen,
respectively A. Olson.
\. d. Huesing. G. 3. Marshall and
Ieo Deisenroth. These proxies the
Henry county mem bers refused TO
recognize, and when Mr.. Schleuter
moved that they be rejected, which
would still leave Rock Island in the
no one would second the
notion, and no one would offer q
ubstitute, and the joint committee
IN credentials never got any further.
The afternoon wore away till about
O'Clock, when Ryan took the floor
nd requested all delegates to remain
t hand to be ready tor the report of
he committee when il should come.
William McEniry arose and requested
Chairman Ryan 10 call
he convention to order, as the hour of
dJournmsnt had passed, but was not
eeOgnized. Thereupon Mr.. McEniry
dvanced and read q resolution signed
y the Rock Island mem bers, which.
ne majority declared adopted, protest 1
ne against the dilatory tactics of-the,
opposition and calling r. c. J. Meyer =
Q take the chair and making him per !