Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-10-02
FAC TONS IN FIGHT
D smecratic Senatorial Conven.
ton at Cambridge Lively
Affair.
HENRY OoUNTY's BOLD MOVE
Captures Organization at Outset
Credentials Committee Un.
able TO Report.

Cam bridge, Oct. 1.-The demo-
cratic convention of the Thirty-third
senatorial district to nominate can
didate for the Illinois state assembly
met at $50 this morning at the court
house.
Before the calling of the convention
The Rock Island county delegation met
and organized and decided to vote as
a unit from begin ming to end for the
Rock Island county candidate, NJ j
McEnirv, of Moline. A steering COM
mittee composed of F i. Burns. Wit
liam McEuiry. DIR. r. G j. Meyer, H
l. Wheelan and W q. Alien was
chosen
After the delegates were seated
Andrew b. Anderson, OF GilVa. sec
rotary nf the senatorial com mtItee
raped for order. and proposed fpr
temporary chairman Janes RYAN, vi
ColUnS. who WAS duly elected. Inc
Rock Island delegation immedit tely
- y that il Wa. the determination ~
Henry county although having The
smaller number of delegates, To take
possession aud run The convention
through i'll accordaLc, With "a pro
gram favorable TO the tndidanY %: j
Ii. Andrews, Of kewaLee. This plan
was further apparent when. upon
calling for nominations for temporary
secretary, the chairman failed to con-
slider the name of II l. Wheelan, OF
Rock Island. AMI d .clarei Fl g Con-
over. of Orion, elected joseph Dun
ham. of Geneseo, thereupnn moved
to make the organiz alton permanent.
but Rock Island demanding roll
call, the motion was withdrawn rs
there could be no roll call from the
fact that the convention had not ap-
proved the credentials of the dele
gates.
Credentials Committee Named
The chairman upon motion, then
canned for n committee on cred entails
Charles Swisher aud Peter Schleuter,
Joseph Durham aud James McGov-
ern. of Henry.
a motion to adjourn from the
carried, although Rock Islands mega
tive vote was in the majority.
1t has developed that Henry coun-
tvs purpose, as has been for some
time reported to be the case. is
to force the nomination of two candi-
dates in the event of failure to CON
troll the situation.
At $50 this afternoon the commit
tee on credentials having failed to
agree, the convention re1ssem bled and
William McEIiIy arose to address the
chairman. but was not recognized.
Mr.. McEniry thereupon appointed DIR.
K e j. Meyer chairman of the Rock
Island delegation. DR.. Meyer at
temp. ed to speak. but the Henry
county delegates pounded on the floor
and shouted.
Quiet was finally temporarily re-
stored. and c C. Coyne, of Port |
Byron. was substituted on the COM |
mittee on credentials for McGovern. |
of Henry. thereby giving Rock Island
a majority. Of one on the com mittee.
Rock Island appeared to be gaining |
control of the situation. when Chair |
man Ryan appointed Frank McHugh,
of Henry. sergeant-at- aims. and in
structed him To restore order. Nc
Hugh took hold of DR.. Meyer. who |
resisted. and serious trouble was mar
rowly averted by the intsrferenAe of |
spectators. go" nae
Messrs. Coyne. Schleuterand Swish
er. the Rock Island mem bers of the |
committee on credentials, then re-
tired and went TO work to prepare a |
list of delegates for presentation to
the convention.
Police Assistance Called,
a Henry county delegate called for
the police. While a mes senger was
on his way to the sheriff's office. adj
iournment was ordered till o'clock !
When the sheriff arrived the con-
vention was again called to order on
motion of Joseph Dnnham.
l.. o. Jahns. of South Moline, has
the proxy of Leo Deisenroth. one of
the Rock Island delegates. but the
Nc Entry supporters are opposing
seating him as delegate. j. P.