Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-23
PROTEST is FILED
Democratic Nominees Place Their
Case Before the Rock ISL
and Town Board.
LooNEY TICKET IS IRREGULAR
Absurd Claims Set Up in Notice
Served by Pretending
Party Leader.

Searle & Marshall, counsel for the
democratic city-township committee
Of Rock Island. this afternoon filed
formal protest against the placing on
the official ballot the forthcoming
elections the names of the candidates
nominated by the LCcney-Police CON
yention at Turner hall last Saturday
evening after the regular democratic
delegates had been driven from the
hall by the rowdyi>m Of the Looney
followers, aided by the members Of
the police department.. The protest
IS as follows, addressed To ii. C..
Schaffer. clerk Of the town board. be-
fore which the matter viii be heard.
After giving three legal reasons why
the Locney-Police ticket should not
&c recognized, it is set forth: THAT
said John p. Looney ana George =.
Stauduhar were not selected. chosen
or elected a. chairman and secretary.
re zpectiveiy. of a convention OF dele
gates rcpres enting the democratic
party IF said town Of Rock Island.
held pursuance to a call of the city
and township committee Of the demo
cratic party in said city and town of
Rock island. and the candidates nam
Cd in sad pretended nomination Ger
tificate filed by said Locncy and
StaudUhar as chairman and secretary
resi- ectiveiy. were nominated at 4 pre-
tended and alleged convention Of del
egates held by the said Lconev after
he, the said Loouey. had. by violence.
threats and intimidations. made it
necessary for the chairman of the
Democratic city-township committee
to al iuurn the convention to another
hall. and after Il majority of the reg
ular delegates To the state convention
had left the hall.
That the regular democratic con-
vention was held in the city of Rock
Island. H.. on the 18th day Of March,
y. ID. 1904: that the said convention
was assembled at the Turner haIl in
said city in pursuance L. the regular
call, and was adjourned from said
hall TO the ODD Fellows hall in the
city Of Rock Island. and the fellow
ing candidates were nominated for
the several township offices. respect
.vcly. hy Il ma i0rity Of the delegates
elected to the said conventions: Morris
". BATTLES. for supervisor: Louis VI.
James H. Lamont and e.
win Ward. for assistant supervisors:
george W. Henry. fer assessor, and
Iohn &. Aud. for collector, whose
certificates have been
Iuly fled in your office by +. i. Me
I'LL, chairman, and john =. Sexton, /.
secretary Of said convention
Loouey Il Heard from
George T. Stauduhar, right-hanI
nan of Lconcy. this morning filed u
protest against allowing the names of (
the nominees chosen nj the regular /.
democratic convention ut Odd Fellows I
nall last Saturday evening ON the eff .
.ial ballot. Looncy declares that the .
nomination papers are not in con /
'oTmity with law; that the regular {
was held at Turner hall; .
hat the regular nominees are Nalen- +
inc Dauber. for supervisor; George +
p. Stauduhar and Napoleon Bourdcau. !
or assistant supervisors; George W.
Henry, for assessor. and David BY /
singer. for collector. and final /
Y that the candidates of the /
i'd Fellows hall contention .
we're maze at boiling and If
-cgular convention and by parties who
yerc not delegates" The audacitY of :
.ooney's claims can best he apprecia-
led by those who were witnesses of /
he exhibition furnished bv him and !
lis gang and his police allies at Tur-
lcr hall Saturday evening. when the |
democrats. after an admission from /
apt. Kramer that he could not re-
store order. withdrew and carried on |
heir business in accordance with the /
all at Odd Fellows hall