Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-24
is IN A DEADLOCK,
Henry County Democratic Con.
vention Delayed by Gre
dentials.
STRUGGLE AT THE OPENING
Outcome of the Contest fol
Temporary Chair
man.

Cambridge. ILL.,. May 24.-The
Henry county democratic convention.
the chief interest of which centered
on the Endorsement of candidate for
minority representative in the legis-
lature, was called TO order here at IL
O'Clock this morning, with the out
LOOK of being probably the liveliest
convention in the history of the coun-
ty democracy.
There are four candidates for the
nomination for representative be-
fore the convention for Endorsement.
They are Hon. Joseph II. Mulligan and
j. A. Andrews, of kewanee, A. b.
Anderson. of Galva, and William NJ.
Smith, of Cam bridge.
The county central committee, of
which Mr.. Mulligan is chairman.
recommended Judge c. NJ. Turner. of
Cam bridge. "a Mulligan manl, for
temporary chairman. In assuming
the chair Judge Turner announced to
the delegates that he would not serve
if there was any opposition to him.
An attempt TO continue speaking was
met with yells of opposition from the
Andrews side of the house. Judge
Turner thereupon withdrew. James
K. Biish. of Kewanee, (Mulhgan
MANI, and Hon. Jonas Olson, of
Galva, (Andrews man), were then
nominated for temporary chairman.
Before the candidates were voted
upon the convention was called upon
To determine whether the contesting
delegations, of which there were two,
from Kewanee and Cornwall town
ship, should have a voice in the seleC
ton of the temporary officer. 1t was
decided they should not. This anuul-
led the candidacy of Mr.. Bl!sh and left
a clear field for Mr.. Olson, whose cleo
ton to the temporary craftsmanship
scored the first important point in the
contest for Endorsement in favor of
Andrews.
After the appointment Of a com
mittee on credentials, ono delegate
from each township, the cow ention
adjourned for dinner.
When the convention opened this
afternoon it found the committee on
credentials in deadlock, in which it
remained up to this hour. Conse-
quently the convention has been I'M
able to do anything.
Kewanee's Delegations.
The contesting delegations in Ke-
vance, the homes of the two leading
Candidates for rcprese NATIVE, were
composed as follows:
For Mulligan-C. X. Laid. j. X
Biish, Bernard Kirkley. j. X. Ronk.
Ed Hunt, A. &. McMullen, DIR. j. c.
Smiley. j A lang, D. NJ. Martin.
Joseph Mckcon. Henry NARROW, Will
liam Fang, John Neagle. w. j. Han
Ion, James Quirk, Z. A. Walker. L.
S. Culp, Charles Baute, DR.. w. d.
Holman, Julius VanCourtren. Z. ID.
Mayhem, w. H Lyle. George Chritz-
man, c. W. Peterson, Robert Martin
j. HI. Kersten, Garrett Neagle, Will
liam Rowland, j. II Mulligan.
For Andrews-Frank Brady, George
Keim, NJ. &. O'Conner. Gene Nelson,
r. j. Wilson, George Becker,
Charlie Baute. d. Beatty, G.. r.
Young, 1. &. Heaps. n. f Potter,
j. Reigheim, George Okey, Victor
Peterson. James Connery, G. o.
Nordquist. Charlie Peterson. William
Carey, j. II. Andrews, H. Baker,
Mike Moylan, NJ. O'Connell, j. E.
Stacey, j. NJ. Thrasher. j. Berry.
Frank O'Neill, NJ. Redding, William
Koppitz, C. Gaddy. S. n. Tarpley,
DR.. Davis. Charlie Mes 'rsmith, VIC.
Wagner, Edward Empson.
Among those present from Rock ISL
and county is Hon. NJ. j. McEniry.
of Moline. candidate for the NOM
ination for minority representative.