Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-14
EXPECTED THERE WILL BE BOLT
LOwden Ahead on Face of Returns
But Yates Controls the
Committee.
Yates. Lowden.

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| Rural .--.--------.----. -.
| bowling ...-.---- .
| iCdgington --.---.--.-- lO
| AndaluSla .---.-- .
Buffalo Prairie ......... -.
IDrury .-..............-. ;
Rock Island ...-........ GS Al
Moline ....-.-...---..-- Il ~
Totals ...1G7 1s4
1t is likely there will be two repub-
lican county conventions with CON
testing delegations to the state con-
vention. On the face Of the returns
Lcwden was victor Saturday, but the
Yates managers have the county or
ganization and viii take advantage of
the right to pass on all contests.
There may be several of these. and as
the county committee, beginning with
Chairman b. F. Knox, is nearly unani-
nous for Yates, it is not difficult tC
conjecture how they will be deter
mined.
As nearly as can be figured now the
vote in the county stands 1S4 for Low
den and 167 for Yates, giving the for
mer majority of only seven above
the number necessary to control. The
convention meets tomorrow morning
at II o'clock at the court house, but
doubtless will be adjourned to the
Illinois theatre.
LowCen claims Moline solid except
ing the Fifth ward. which will send
to the convention II Yates delegates.
There will I've two delegations from
IL, -, Tho
supporters Will be asked to be seated
on the grounds that the other ticket
was elected by Il caucus packed bv
democrats and was not the choice Of
the republicans of the ward. Should
the Lowden representatives from this
ward be unSeated it would insure con-
troll Of the convention to Yates. There
was talk that LOwden would send con
testing delegations from the Fifth in
Moline and the Third i'm Rock Island.
but this is denied by the local maria
gers of that candidates campaign.
Other Towns I'm Dispute.
South Rock Island and South Moline
are still in dispute. In the former town
the Lowden managers say they have
nine of the 10 votes. but the opposi-
ton declares six of the delegates will
he found siding with Yates. In South
Moline the Lowdcnites have all along
said they had 10 of the votes. Conced
ing but four 10 Yates, but a more
thorough canvass shows that the del
egation Will he split about ever, thus
further reducing Lowden's cinch on
control of the organization.
1t is said also there are at least
two delegations in the southern part
of the county in reality belonging in
the uninstructed column, but conced-
ed to Lowden. that may flop to the
governor when they learn of the
antics employed in the Fourth and
Fifth wards at the primaries Satur
day.
Precedent established BY the ma
tional and state committees is point
ed To by the county committee ia jus
tification of its purpose to pass on all
contests before the organization OF
the convention tomorrow. Under this
plan of action the county committee
would have authority to temporarily
organize the convention. and with the
advantage of Reeds rules to back the
chair. Yates people should have little
difficulty in starting things, at least.
Police Back Up LOoney.
The primaries Saturday passed off
without any broken heads, but there
were numerous close calls. at least a
dozen fights being prevented in the
Fourth ward by the police depart
ment. which had members On hand
all during the afternoon and evening
nj I int n
line and hulIdozing all who might
have preferences on the gOvernorshIp
that did not agree with theirs. Loon
ey. most of the afternoon, stood be-
tween two policemen, the latter sup
.poSelly having instructions to sustain
him in any move lie might make to
prevent "unfriendly Indians from
voting. Some democrats were
voted i'm both the Fourth and
Fifth wards through the in
fiuence of Looney. while there were
others of the party members who
made it point To drop around to the
polls during the day to see for them
selves the part the alleged democratic
leader was playing in the affairs Of
the republican party.
Ballot Boxes stuffed.
When the votes were counted in the
Fourth il was found there were IS
ballots in excess Of the number Of
names recorded in the tally book. 1t
was charged that the ballot box had
been stuffed both here and IN the
Fifth ward, where Looney was in su--
preme command in behalf of the
Low;Ien tickets In the Fifth there
was only q dozen ballots above the
tally. but in neither ward were there
sufficient TO change the result How