Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-11
LOWDEN MENAREI IN
But Yates Followers ChuckIe
With Fiendish Delight at Them
Voting for Their Man.
FORCED INTO THE BAND WAGON
Governor Sacrifices His Delegation
Here Because il Contained
Deneen Supporters.

The action of the state central COM
mittee in voting at Springfield yester-
lay afternoon to seat the Lowden del
egation from Rock Island county ha-
not tended to close the breach in the
Farty local camp brought about
through the campaign waged i'm be
half of the two gubernaturial canGi-
dates who have entered into Il com
| Dination to control the nomination at
the state capital tomorrow.
Neither faction il satisfied. although
he Yates followers. are laughing w
heir sleeves at the prospect Of the
LowGen delegates voting for the re
nomination of the present governor,
II whom they waged one OF the bit
tercst fights in the history Of the
county at the primaries held for the
selection of delegates to the count!
convention.
The reason for Yates conccling
Rock Island county'S delegation i
said To have been that five Cf those on
his delegation were pcneen men. The
plan of the Yates-Lowdrn cumbina-
ton is to shut out he other canii.
dates in all counties where it is posi-
Die for them to 60 80.
Knox Secures a Proxy.
Piqued at the unexpected turn of
affairs. reports from Springfield have
It that several members of the Low
len delegation have given their proN-
.es To Yates men. Il. +. Knox. one of
the chief supporters of the governor.
t is said. will leave for the capital
this evening with the proxy of Il
LowGen delegate who declared he
would not stand for the new machine
prescription compounded by Billy Lor-
inner, the Chicago congressman, who
is credited with having brought about
the combination Of the Lowdpn ana
rates forces.
The Yates supporters say while
hey would like to have a voice in the
'hoos:ng of the candidate for COVER
1ur. whom they are confident will be
aone other than the present occupant
# the gubcrnatorial chair. still. if
hat honor i to bc denied them. they
viii have the exceeding satisfaction
Il witnessing the spectacle of thc
men who opposed them in the fight
q "a Inv N'IlAl''l vi iiiC ''hil ioIttt
ntu the band wagon to which LCwdcn
has found il necessary for him to at
tach himself if he expects any future
favors at the hands Of the state re-
publican machine. which is said to
have promised him the United States
SenatorShip on the expiration of the
term of Dom Shelby CullOm two years
hence.
CuIIOm I'm the Air.
Uncle Shelby has been playing the
>oft-shucd game and has been called.
All he had was a four flush. Shelby
seemed to like the pitching of Deneen,
the anti-machinc candidate from Cook
county. When the Natcs-LowGen get
together meeting WAS pulled off in
Springfield yesterday morning Uncle
shelby was flirting with the oppcsi-
ton. He broke his pick in his en-
deavor To carry pail on each shout
Ter. That has been his game these
many years. Heretofore he has re
manned close to the machine. but the
trick was turned too quick for him
this time. LowGcn VIII have his scat
IN the United States senate If the slate
arranged for tomorrow goes through
and Yates IL returned to the Cover
nor's chair next fall. But the rcelec-
ton of Yates is extremely doubtful.
As Il large element of his own party
viii scratch him. His hopes are in the
presidential ticket carrying him
through.
Johnny Rinck headed for Springfield
this morning as the special messenger
from the convention held recently at
the court house to nominate a county
ticket to tell Col. Lowden how his
fellows here rubbed il in on the Yates
crowd by making William Kennedy
chairman of the convention. Johnny
should not forget while he is on the
ground TO tell Yates how the follow
erS of the governor retired Brother
Kennedy to private life.