The St. Louis Republic., 1902-06-03
MEETING OF MADISON
COUNTY DEMOCRATS
Delegates to State Senatorial and
Congressional Conventions
Chosen at Edwardsville.

Madison County Democrats held a con-
vention at Edwardsville yesterday and
named seventeen delegates to the State
Convention, TO be held at Springfield. June
II; sixty-eight to the Congressional Con-
vention in East st. Louis on Saturday OF
this week, and thirty-fouE to the Senatorial
Convention, the time and place of which
have not been fixed.
There came TO the convention for settle
ment two contests, one from Alton, the
other from Venice. The delegations from
the latter township had an agreement dur
ing the noon hour, and did not go before
the Committee on Credentials, each side
making concessions on the representation
Alton sent TWO full delegations, one headed
by Judge a. W. Hope. Mayor A. W.
Young and Judge E. c. Haagen, and the
Other by Central Committeeman Valentine
Wolf. Editor J. J. McIneruey and Judge
:. u. DunneSan. In the primaries SatuT-
day the Hope party claimed TO have cap
tursd both the voting primary in the
afternoon and the mass meeting al night,
while the wing headed by the Central Com
mitteeman retired from the latter meeting
ana organized another primary.
The convention was called to order at
Ills by -. BoeschenStaiE, who read the
call and stated that the Executive Com
mittee had decided upon Attorney L. b.
G.aSs for temporary chairman and John \.
Stokes of the Highland Journal, Guy
hEteller OF bcIlnSElIle ana j. r w OrQen
of WoTden for secretaries. The officers
took their places ana the roll was called for
the naming Of committees on Credentials.
Permanent Organization Resolutions and
ApportiOnment- Alton and Venice an
nounced contests and were not given repre-
sentauon on the committees. The conven-
ton then adjourned.
Through the noon hour the Credentials
COMMITTEES Wrestled with the Alton contest,
that Of Venice having been adjusted. The
leaders of the two sides made their repre-
SGUtatiONS and after hOllrS'
committee decided by a vote of II to 10 TO
seat the Wof delegation.
l pom recOnvening at 2:30 the temporary
organlzation was made permanent The
report of the Credentials Committee was
presented, and the adoption of minority
report moved by A. E. Benbow, of Up
per Alton. c. ". Terry, of Edwardsvflie.
moved that each side be given ten minutes
TO place its position before the convention
ne amendment was then put and lost by
a vote Of So TO l4S after which the COM
mlttee report prevailed Mayor Young ad-
Eanced to the front OF the hall and shouted
that there had been robbery. He called
upon all who held that opinion to follow
hlm and they would organize another con-
tering delegates followed. but after an i'm
promptu caucus in the courtyard. decided
moi TO reconvene.
The resolutions adopted were as follows:
W e, the Democrats Of Madison County ILL
nois. In convention assembled hereby re-
iterate our most sincere Endorsement of the
al and special privileges to none and
pledEe ourselves to an unrelenting warfare
against all trusts and monopolists now
threatening to rob and enslave honest la
Dor. We cheerfully indorse the noble work
and splendid acts of Thomas NJ. Jett and
Fred J. Kern as present members OF the
House of Representatives.
Remembering and appreciating the splen-
CID services Of John l.. Pickering of SPRING
heId for the Democratic party through the
nineteen years. We heartily indorse his can
didacy for Clerk of the Supreme Court and
instruct our delegates to use all honorable
means to secure his nomination"
as follows: Judge William II. Krone. Ed
wardsville; W. w Jarvis. Troy; F. c.
huhnen, Highland; A. Z. Renbow Wood
river; George G. Schoettle Coliinsvilla;
George Dickson. Alton; Charles Player,
Venice.
The new Central Committee IL made up of
F.. 4. Graf. Alhambra; Valentine Wolf Al
ton: Patrick Dooner, Jr, Collinsville:
Charles Lexow, Chouteau: T. H. Stokes,
Edwardsville; James Root, Foster burg; H.
=. Owen. Fort Russell, Frank W. Squire.
Suppiger. Helvetia. William Schultz Jar
vis. Joseph Schnurr. Leef: P. G. Parker
Marine. William Dietzel Moro: Peter
Watts, New Douglas: John Braden, Name
9k; John P. Worden, omphghent: L. A
kamm. Saline; c. Schoeck, ST. Jacob: John
Meehan. Venice; A L. Lowe Woodriver.
The delega ton to the State Convention
VIII be W. F. Squire. A. L. Lowe J. j.
McInerney, Richard Busse. ]. E. Dunnegan
George X. Dickson, Louis F. Lumaahi.
George. C. Schoettle. J. r Scott. FRA k
Troeckler. B. r. Burroughs. C. Boeshen-
stein. c. H Burton. B. w. JARVIS. ". c.
Lowry. J. P. Hartnett and Philip Baer.
The unit rule was adopted.