Rock Island Argus., 1902-09-06

called to be held, ana hold the meet
ing pursuant to the call. All the
Rock Island gentlemen then went in
to Mr.. Henderson's Office. The call
was read by Mr.. Mullane, and on mo-
ton of Mr.. Looney, Mr.. Mullane was
selected as chairman. AT this point
Messrs. Schafer and Nudge said that
they would not take part in the meet
ipg unless all acted, and left the
rcom.
Committee Organizes.
Mr. Looney nominated Mr.. Swisher
tor secretary, and he declined. Mr..
Cook was then nominated for secre-
tary, and he declined. The chair APP
pointed Mr.. Looney as secretary. and
motion was made that the senator
ial convention be called to meet in
the city of Rock Island, Sept. o. at .
o'clock p- m, and that the basis of
representation be one delegate for
every 200 votes cast for William !.
Bryan for president i'm 1900.
During all these proceedings
Mcssrs. Swisher, Cook and Hender-
son were present, besides Messrs.
Looney and Mullane. The meeting.
was finally adjourned, and just before
the train left Mr.. Cook and Mr.. Hen
derson hurriedly came to the depot
and wanted the call that they had
signed together with other commit
teemen. This Mr.. Mullane declined to
give up. Some threats were made
that they would see if they would
give it up or not, but the train finally
pulled out and Mr.. Mullane still has
i'm his possession the call which was
signed by Mercer and Henderson
county committeeman, together with
those from Rock Island.
PATRICK MULLANE.
Chairman.
J. p. SEXTON.
Chairman Co. Committee.
JOHN p. LOONEY,
w r. MOORE.
The Other Side
Following is the communication in
full which came 70 The Argus from
Aledo yesterday with request that it
be published:
To the Democrats of the Thirty
third Senatorial District of Illinois:
\ meeting of the democratic sena-
torial committee for this district
was called to be held at Ale
do. ILL.,, on this day (Sept. ~.
At the time and place fixed for
the meeting members from Hender-
son and Mercer counties, being one
member from each county, were pres
ent. Seven men appeared, represent
ing the Rock Island senatorial com
mittee of 1895, the Andrews commit
tee of 1900, and the McEniry commit
tee OF 1900. Thercupon the under
signed members of the senatorial
committee from Mercer and Hender-
son counties proposed to the persons
present, representing the Rock Island
committees, that if the latter would
select one man as representative of
Rock Island county. the undersigned
would meet with HIM and organize
I tAe. Senat orial committee. After con-
with each other, those pres
ent representing Rock Island county
found themselves unable to agree to
this proposition. Whereupon the un-
Clersigned met and organized the SEN
atcrial committee of this district and
adjourned until next Saturday, al
which time another meeting of the
committee will be held.
and in all probability a senatorial
for this district will be
called at that time.
After the adjournment three of
the men from Rock Island county,
viz: John Looney, William. Moore and
n man by the name of Mullane, held
a meeting in which the other men
present from Rock Island county re
fused to participate, and i'm which the
refused to participate,
hut Messrs. Looney, Mullane and
Moore proceeded and pretended to or
ganize a senatorial conmistee for the
district. and issued a call for con
ventiCn to he held at Rock Island
Tue sGay. Sept. 0, 1902.
The undersigned respectfully ask
that the democrats throughout the
district refrain from any participa
tion in the convention so called by
and his associates, and the
beg to assure the dem
of the district that in due
time a democrat regularly and legally
in pursuance of call
made by the regular democratic SEN
atorial committee of the district. |
which was organized by the under
signed today, will be placed in the
field.
LOUIS I. HUTCHINS,
Member of Democratic Senatorial |
Committee from Henderson County. |
JOSEPH F. HENDERSON,
of Democratic Senatorial
CoomIftoo fro,,, NIo-oor County