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

manent chairman OF the convention.
That gentleman came forward, and,
after q scram bic, secured the speaker S
gavel from Ryan and attempted to do
business.
Personal Encounters.
Amidst the greatest confusion. in
Guiding several personal encounters,
II. L. Wheelan was declared elected
temporary secretary and c. c. Coyne
was appointed member of the COM
mittee on credentials in place of Will
liam Hoeft. Meanwhile Henry county
mem bers were doing their best, with
out striking any blows, to stop pro-
ceedings. Mr. Ryan pounded on a
table with a board, John Ntzhugh,,
who was hurrieoly named as sergeant
alarms, wrestled with Chairman
Meyer and W c. Allen aud the others
shouted. stamped and clapped till ont
of breath. When there was a lull
Rysn put and declared carried mo-
on to call on the sheriff to preserve
order and one to adjourn till 6
O'Clock.
The sheriff was soon on hand and.
under instructions from Ryan, ordered
all delegates to be SEATED. This was
done. DR.. Meyer taking his place be-
fore the audience as legal chairman.
Although the meeting stood ad journed,
no Rock Island man was allowed to
speak, and when Chairman Meyer per-
sisted in recognizing members Of his
own dele CATION Ryan ordered McHugh
to put him out of the hall, ard it was
done. while Sheriff Swayne kept Rock
Island men from interfering. The
sc rgeant-at-arms was then ordered to
keep DR.. Meyer out of the room.
Then began a hours program of
speeches on the part of Henry county
men. with the object of holding the
floor and firing the opposition out.
MIR. Andrews held the floor for an
hour and was relieved by II. A. Re
herd, of Geneseo. After he had talked
him self hoar.e. w. NJ. Smith, of Cam-
bridge, took the floor and made
really able speech on political issues.
where Rock Island County Won.
During this time the Rock Island
delegates had gradually left the hall
and gathered in the law library, where
they agreed upon a plan of action. A
was drawn up and read,
the opinion that business could not be
safely done in the court room and de-
cIaring an adjournment to the library.
With this resolution and headed by
Chairman Meyer. the delegates quiet
ly filed into the court room at the
rear door and the motion put to adopt !
the resolution. There was q rush of
Henry county men to the back of the
room, and about the time DR.. Meyer |
spoke, he was seized By McHugh and |
aus tied toward the door. With the !
Two opposing delegations pushing
against each other, the motion was
put and carried and Rock Island hav-
ng won it's point again retired TO the |
library and proceeded to nominate.
Charles Swisher, Peter Schleuter |
md &. G. Coyne as committee on Gre |
entails, reported these delegates:
Rock Island CouutvH.S. G j Meyer, |
Charles Swisher, c. C1Coyne, William |
Gilbert. +. Gustafson. M. O'Rielly,
'eter Olson. Mike Murrin. G. w. Hink, |
/. L. Wheelan, Dan w. Gould. Frank !!
Samuels, f. j. Burns, William Me |
Iniry, Peter Schleuter, Herman bet |
ems, Robert Beck. w. G. Allen.
Henry County-William Hoeft, |
;harles Stevens. Joseph Durham,
,harles Young Robert White. II. V.
,onover, James McGovern, John |
'wyer, John McHugh, A. b. Ander-
on. j. F Smith,
Mr.. MeEuiry Nominated.
NJ. j. McEuiry was uuani ously
ominated as candidate for minority
representative, and q senatorial COM
littee was named, consisting of G. &.
'oyne. X. G. J. Meyer and Joseph
)unham. This finished the business
Rock Islands delegation and it ad-
burned at S:15.
AS soon as Henry county saw what
7as up a rustic was made to get the
delegates together to nom
late Mr.. Andrews. William Hoeft,
s chairman of the credentials COM
littee consisting of the Henry county
lem bers on the original committee,
spOrted list of delegates. 1t differ
nat the proxies previously named
ere omitted and F. Swisher was sub
,ituted for Z. j. Burns in the list {
ON this county and j. j. Ryan =
Instituted for Charles Stevens in 4
enry county's list. Il
The Henry county temporary or '
lnizatIon was made permanent ]
nd the secretary instructed to S
tst the vote of those present s
II j. Ii. Andrews as candi- {
.te for minority representative. a
lillian Hoeft then suggested that it C
ould be stroke of policy to name !
+. McEniry as candidate also, but t
ter some discussion the suggestion |
as rejected on vote of 6 to 2.
A senatorial committee of five, con-
sting of A B Anderson, James Nc
overD, William McEniry, Nyron -
,rdan and Levi Waterman was ap-
,inted and the Henry county dele =
ties adjourned.
la Case of a Contest. .
Judging from the action of the Hen .