Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-29
FIELD OF POLITICS,
Hurst's Boom for Governor
Gets a Fresh I'm.
petus.
THOUGH WITHOUT HIS CONSENT.
Henry County and Other Matters
Concerning the Minority
Representative.

Representative.
The Chicago papers are still
mentioning the name of Hon. E. W.
Hurst. of this city. in connection with
the democratic gubernatorial nomin-
alton despite mis- repeated disavowal
of his candidacy. The following ex-
tracts are from today's papers:
Nv. B. Brinton, of Peru, was in
town yesterday industriously BOOM
ing Elmore W. Hurst. of Rock Island.
| for the gubernatorial nomination. Mr..
Hurst has never consented to the use
of his name. and is in the same dis
| trict with c. 4. Laid, of Kewanee,
who is a candidate, but there are
many leaders throughout the state
| who would be glad to vote their dele
cations for him. Consideration of
| him as possibility, with others who
are in the field, tentatively at least,
makes a new com bination for the Chi
cagoans." -Times-H Herald.
William Brinton, former United
States marshal for the Springfield dis
trict, was in the city yesterday in the in
terest of Elmore w. Hurst. the Rock
Island candidate for the democratic
gubernatorial nomination. Mr.. Brin-
ton canvassed among a number of the
local lenders and regards his candidate
as in the same attitude toward the
democratic convention as Richard
Yates bore to the Republican conven-
ton in the preliminary campaign."-
Chronicle.
Mr.. Hurst, however, has had moth
ing to do with the boom referred to.
In fact, he has empathically stated he
would not be candidate for the nom
ination.
Local Candidates.
John P. Looney called at THE ARGUS
Office today to announce his form al can
didacy for the nomination for minority
representative. MIR. Looney desired
the statement made in his behalf with
reference to the Black Hawk caucus
of last Saturday night that the change
in the date of holding it was made
without his knowledge, that the first
| he heard of it was when passing
through Milan on his way to the
country last Friday, that up to that
day he had not determined to become
a candidate, but that having decided
to enter the field, he went out to
Milan Saturday and went to work.
He says he had no acquaintance with
Magnus Huber. the township COM
mitteeman, or any other democrat
connected with the change of time of
holding the caucus until he learned
by chance of the new arrangements.
MIR. Looney declares he is in the cam
paign in earnest and proposes to con-
duct an energetic canvass.
The candidacy of Supervisor L. R.
Lees, of Coal Valley township, for the
minority representative nomination,
was formally announced today. Mr..
Lees has made creditable record on
the county board, on which he has
served several terms.
Henry Countys Position.
Hon. Charles Durham and Joseph
Durham, of Geneseo, were in the city
today on legal business and they took
occasion to discuss the recent status
of the minority representative situa-
ton. There has been a misinter-
probation of the action of the Henry
county democratic convention" said
Joseph Durham. The convention
was not only dominated by Mr.. An
drews' friends. but the delegation to
the senatorial convention was selected
in his interests and will go to the
convention solid for him and in his
behalf" Mr.. Durham said further
that all feeling that may have grown
out of the contest for recognition was
wiped out and that the delegates are
supposed to represent the sentiment
of the marty in the county.
Hon. John T. Piatt, of Galesburg, |
formerly of Henry county, where he
is still an influential figure in the
party councils, who was also in the |
city, stated that there was no doubt |
but that Andrews controlled the Hen
~ county convention.
Following are the resolutions in |
full adopted by the Henry county |
democratic convention:
Resolved, That we hereby reaffirm |
our faith in the time -honored prin- |
ciples of the democratic party, of |
equal rights to all and special privi-
leges to none; that we believe in q |
government of the people, by the
people and for the people
That we heartily approve of the |
doctrines laid down in the Chicago |
platform of 1896. and indorse the |
candidacy of William j. Bryan for
president, and most heartily applaud |
him for the consistent and firm stand |
he has taken against trusts, com
bines and all manner of oppression.
That we condemn the policy of the |
republican party in their treatment |
of Porto Rico. and utterly disaPProve
the latest republican doctrine that
the constitution does not embrace and |
extend over every part of the terri |
tory of the United States, whether
acquired by treaty or the fortunes
of war.
Resolved, That the administration
of the United States ought long ago to