Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-21
ROWDIES AND THE POLICE
BREAK UP A CONVENTION

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regularly accredited delegates to fol
low him from the hall. it being mani
testify impossible to transact any bust
ness there.
LOOney Scored.
When the regular delegates had left
the hall there remained the scattered
Looney contingent in the space allot-
ted to the delegates. while the back
part of, the hall was still filed by
those who had come as spectators.
Even after the regular delegates were
gone il was some time before there
was any semblance of order. Loon
ey's bunch Immediately became quiet
enough, but the better element in the
audience in the back of the hall spoke
their minds rather freely.
Comparative quiet being finally re-
stored, Looney called for George p
Stauduhar and someone nominated
him for secretary. He's nominated
and elected" shouted Looney. With
out further ado candidates were chos-
EN- for the various offices. John Linn,
as end man, made all the motions.
James O'Connor usually furnishing n
second and the rest of the bunch hav-
ing gumption enough to vote aye"
as they had been told to do. Twice
some of the others tried to make mo-
tions, but i'm each instance they got
no further than Il move-I move
and then the crowd in the back of the
hall laughed and Linn came to the
rescue. There was no difficulty i'm
filling the ticket, as most of the cam
didates were not present to decline.
Martin Weinberger, however, refused
to stand for the nomination for as
sistant supervisor.
The credentials committee appoint
ed by Looney on motion was cOmpos-
ed OF John Linn, James Lannen,
Charles PlOg, Heine Kale and Oscar
Barth. The list of delegates, as made
up at meeting in Turner hall before
the convention and composed prac-
tically the same as carried on the
LoOney ballots at the primaries. with
the regular delegation from the Sec
ond ward. was read. In the Fourth
and Sixth wards the committee GER
titled To the delegations seated, having
been voted for in the primaries. on
white paper ballots size nv 81 inch
es. There was no roll call either of
individual delegates or even of wares
later on when the voting was done.
had been read as delegates were not
present.
The report of the finding of the
city committee i'm a meeting held in
Turner hall saloon before the conven-
ton was read. 1t declared contests
in the Fourth. Sixth and Seventh
wards had been decided in favor of
seating the delegates whose names
had just been read. others voted for
in the Fourth and Sixth being illegal
" chosen on account of having been
voted for on yellow paper. The re-
port was adopted and all the delegates
as read declared seated. Then the
organization was made
permanent.
No Use For Tellers.
The first nomination was for super
visor. Linn proposed Valentine Dau-
Der. and after a second Looney was
to appoint tellers, naming
John. Parker and Tom Smith. There
was no need for them. however, for
everything went by reclamation. The
were closed and Mr.. Dau-
Der was declared nominated after a
vote. The same process was followed
in naming George T.. Stauduhar. L. Y.
Bourdeau and Oscar Barth for assist
ant supervisors; &. W. Henry for as
SCISSOR. and David Beiswenger for col
lector. Lastly. Looney was chosen
chairman of the city central commit
tee. Linn putting the motion.
The above business having been
transacted with dispatch. Looney
awaited the pleasure of the bunch.
and someone advised him TO make
speech. which he did in half an hours
harangue. summing up his own po-
liticaI. religious and other virtues and
indulging in personalities concerning
citizens whom he declared had been
him for the last dozen
years.
Looney said he would not throw
any bouquets at himself. and here he
took occasion to admit that he had
very harmless ones. by the
way. He denied that he had over
legitimate bounds in his re-
cent activity in behalf Of LOwlen.
merely having expressed preference