Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-05
A CALL is PREPARED
For Meeting of the Democratic
Senatorial Convention
Next Tuesday.
ROCK ISLAND Is THE PLACE
Mercer and Henderson Dissent-Out-
come of Yesterdays Conn
mittee Meeting.

\ call was issued at Aledo' yester-
day for a democratic convention of
he Thirty-third senatorial district TO
be held at Rock Island next Tuesday
afternoon at , o'clock, for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for
The state senate and the lower house
Of the general assembly. While the
meeting of the committee was held
in accordance of a call, circumstances
developed that led to discord between
those in control of tie Rock Island
county committeeman and those di-
recting the committeeman from Mer-
Ger and Henderson counties. As Il re-
suit the Mercer and Henderson coun.
ty committeeman do not subscribe to
the call that was made and have sent
out notice to the effect that the
meeting was irregular and that an
ether will be held Saturday when an
other call will issue. Some of the
committee for Rock Island county
likewise declined to acquiesce in the
proceedings.
Those in control of the meeting
were favorable to tine nomination of
W. IL. Moore, the choice of the Rock
Island county democratic convention
for minority representative.
The lack of harmony in the three
counties had its origin in the failure
on the part of the Rock Island coun-
~ delegation in the state convention
To support Hon. Guy c. Scott, of Ale
do. for reelection as member of the
state central committee.
In the organization of the committee
Patrick Mullane, of Moline, was elect
ed chairman, and John II. LOoney, of
this city, secretary. Those in attend
ance from here at the meeting were
JOHN Schafer, of Port Byron; Charles
Swisher. OF South Moline; l.. ID.
Nudge, j. p. Sexton. chairman of the
county committee. and j. =. Looney,
of this city j. f. Henderson repre-
scented Mercer and j. NJ. Cook, the
Henderson county member. The call
appears elsewhere.
The friends of Hon. Guy c. Scott
naturally were not in the most har-
moniouS mood at the outset owing to
The unfair treatment they felt had
been accorded the -.ierccr county
gentlemen by The Rock Island deIega-
ton al the state convention, but the
incident is now matter of history,
and it was put aside and the business
of the meeting was allowed to pro-
gress.
The Claims of MIR Moore.
Mr.. Moore and his friends claim |
that an attempt was made to call and
hold a meeting of the senatorial com
nittee without his knowledge and
that after having discovered this they |
secured a pledge from Rock Island !
county members of the committee to
stand by Mr.. Moore as the regular
choice Of the democracy of this |
county fer the Legislative nomination.
They further claim that at the com |
mittee meeting at Aledo yesterday |
This call was read and that Mr.. Hen
derson, of Mercer county, stated that |
the proxy of Mr.. Hutchins, the Hen |
derson county member, was held by |
Mr.. Cook. of Mercer county. This |
was objected to on the ground that
a Mercer county man could not hold !
Il Henderson county proxy. whereup- |
On Mr.. Cook announced that there
would be no meeting unless Rock ISL |
and county selected one of its mem |
hers TO act with Messrs. Cook and |
Henderson. This Mr.. Moore and his |
friends refused to agree to, claiming |
that the meeting was for the attend |
anCe of all members of the commit |
tee. Mr.. Moore made an offer that, |
if Messrs. Cook and Henderson would |
agree to call the convention next |
week or the week following he would |
take his chances on being treated |
fairly and consent that the conven- !
lion be held in Aledo, Dut AIessrs
Cook and Henderson declined to
make any promises. Under the cir
cumstances Mr.. Moore says he refus-
ed to submit to the action OF com |
mittee of three, two of whom were
against him. The call that had been
circulated was then read by Mr.. Null
lane and the committee proceeded to
issue the call for the convention. Mr..
Moore claims that while Messrs. Cook
and Henderson were present they did
not vote on any of the proceedings.
The Mercer County Side.
This afternoon notice came to
The Argus signed by Louis /. Hutch |
ms from Henderson county, and |
Joseph f. Henderson, of Mercer |
county. members of the committee, !
claiming that the Rock Island county |
members, having failed tc accede to
the proposition to select one member |
to attend the senatorial committees |
meeting, the members from Hender- |
son and Mercer counties met and adj |
journed till Saturday. at which time |
it is announced another senatorial
convention will be called and repudi- |
ating the meeting from which the |
call for a convention in this city next
Tuesday emanated.
Mercer Democratic Convention Held
The Mercer county democratic con-
vention was held at Aledc yesterday.