Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-10
DEFIED BY SHERIFF.
Mr.. Cralle Informs Supervisors
He is Custodian of Court
House.
CLASH OVER AN APPOINTMENT
Oficials Son Holding Position of
Elevator Conductor
Another Named.

Trouble developed at the meeting
of the county board this morning
when the matter of appointing an
elevator conductor to succeed Cor
nclius Pfaff, resigned, came up. As
a result the relations between Sheriff
Cralle and certain members of the
board are of a rather strained ma
ture, and the relative jurisdiction of
the sheriff and board has been called
in question.
The office of elevator conductor
was vacated early in May and Sheriff
Cralle appointed his son Chester to
fill the position temporarily. This
morning the name of c. Il. Clough
was presented for the position by
Supervisor Hull. Sheriff Cralle, who
was present, announced the course
he had taken, and asked that the APP
pointment he had made he confirmed
permanently. Supervisor Hull then
made speech in favor of his candi-
date, and Il motion by Supervisor
Myers that the action of the sheriff
in making the temporary appoint
mcnt be approved for the term till a
successor To the office be appointed
carried. The roll was called upon
the question of the appointment of
c. II. Clough, and the vote stood IS
for and S against. Mr.. Clough was
declared duly elected.
Sheriff says There Is No Vacancy
Then Sheriff Cralle arose to an
nouncc that there was no vacancy in
the position, and that he intended re-
tanning his son in the place till his
term as sheriff expires He further
stated what is generally conceded
that he has the sole power of APP
pointing the employees about the
building under the rules now i'm force
which make him custodian of the
court house. The announcements of
the sheriff's determination staggered
the board, which body is as tena-
cious of its traditional powers as
some city councils are.
After the session Sheriff CralIe re-
asserted his intention of adhering to
the stand he had taken before the
board. He AYERS that Supervisor
Hull's part in the affair was actuated
by an unfriendly feeling toward him
self, which the sheriff claims has ex-
listed ever since the latter in his of
fetal capacity as custodian of the
court house refused to turn over the
court house cannon to Il junk dealer
when Supervisor Hull and Mai.
Beardsley formed an alliance to take
the old guns off the county's hands.
Union Mission Report Referred.
The only other matter of import
ancc taken up at this mornings scs-
sion was the report of the Union
Mission on the operations for the
year which is required in order to
fulfill the terms of the annual con-
tributiOn of 800 towards its support
by the county. As there were mat
tiers in the report that were not I'M
derstoOd, it was referred to a special
committee composed of Supervisors
Whiteside, Myers and Hull to report
at this meeting.
Yesterday afternoon several mat
tiers were placed on file to he taken
up later. Supervisor Schneider re-
ported on the examination of the
work of tax fcrrets i'm Mercer coun-
ty, which matter will come up again
this session. \ resolution by the SUI
pervisors of Will county favoring the
enlargement by the state of the Bar
tonvillc asylum so that it will accom-
modate larger number of the in
sane poor. was laid aside to be acted
upon at the fall meeting. The Union.
Electric Telephone q Telegraph com
pany presented a proposition for in
stalling a number of Instruments
about the county offices. which was
referred to the committee on public
expenditures.