Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-05-26
SeIf-StIed Leader Beaten at Every Turn in Effort
to Run Todays Convention.
COMMITTEE 80 TO 13 AGAINST HIM
Meeting in Progress at Turner Hall One of the
Most Harmonious Ever Held Here.

The Rock Island county democratic
convention was called to order at =: so
o'clock this afternoon by Chairman J..
p. Sexton.
On motion of II. a. Barnard, of Mo
line, the reading of the call was sus-
pended, and j. w. Cavanaugh, of Rock
Island, was elected unanimously for
temporary chairman. Andrew Olson,
of Moline, was chosen for temporary
secretary.
The chairman was instructed, on
motion Of e. c. Berry, of Rock Island,
to appoint four committees, on Gre
dentials, resolutions, permanent or
ganization and selection of delegates
to the state convention. Following
were the committees appointed:
Resolutions. w. Calkins, W. II.
Lamont, Z. c. Berry, Rock Island; II.
A. Barnard. S. E. Hicks, Fritz Muench,
Moline; John Schaffer, John Vande
burgh, William Coyle, country.
Permanent organization-Car Naab,
p. ]. Lee, Robert Kuschnann, Rock
Island: c. S. Trevor. &. w. Delaney,
w. Il. Moore. Moline; Andrew Donald
son, S. L. Woodburn, James Baker,
country.
Credentials - Frank BlOchlinger, S.
r. Kenworthy, j. F.. Larllin Rock ISL
and; c. c. Coyne, NJ. W. Battles, f. II.
Putnam, Moline: Z. L. Marston, c. c.
Swisher. L. +. Cole, country.
Naming of delegates to state con-
TDI L d
warD. Louis Funkenstein, c. c. Will
son, Rock Island; Charles Paul. Ben
ton Davis, Andrew Olson. Moline; Cor
nelius Donovan. j. II. Foster, ID. w.
Matthews. country.
Credentials Presented.
1t was ordered, en- motion Of +. j.
Medill. of Rock Island, that the ere
dentials for each delegation be pre-
scented to the chairman Of the cFedcn-
tials committee as the name of each |
precinct chairman was called by the |
secretary of the convention.
The committee on credentials re-
ported recommending that in Rock |
Island the delegates selected at the
primaries held last Tuesday be seated. |
There were two contests before the |
tions from the Second and Fourth |
wards in Moline. 1t was recommend |
ed that the Second contesting delega- |
tion headed by f. Z. Samuels and the
regular caucus delegation in the !
Fourth headed by NJ. j. McEniry be |
seated. There was a minority report |
for the seating of the delegation from
the Second ward, Moline, headed by |
Patrick Mullane. The majority report |
of the credentials committee was |
adopted on motion of T. j. Medill, of |
Rock Island.
The temporary organization was
made permanent, w. Il. Moore, of Mo
line, putting the motion.
Resolutions Adopted.
The report of the resolutions com |
mittee was read by Secretary Staud- |
uhar, and was adopted, as follows:
We, the democrats of Rock Island |
county, in delegate convention assem- |
bled, renew our allegiance to the prin- |
ciples of government laid down by |
Thomas jefferson, Andrew Jackson,
and other great fathers of democracy. |
We view with alarm the encrOach- |
ments of the trusts under the pro-
lection and patronage of the repub- |
lican administration. and believe that |
the time has come for decisive ma
tional battle with these unlawful com |
binations that arrest the spread of |
real prosperity.
Recognizing in Congressman VIII
liam Randolph Hearst, of New York, /
the qualities of great leader, and be-
cause of his unceasing warfare in his |
and in congress against |
the aggressiOns of criminal trusts we /
see in him the most available demo-
cratic candidate for president and the |
man around whose standard all dem
ocrats can unite. Therefore, be il
Resolved, That the delegates to the /
state convention from Rock Island |
county be and are hereby instructed |
TO vote for delegates to the democrat
ic national convention at St Louis |
pledged to the nomination of Con- |
gresham William Randolph Hearst |
for president of the United States.
Il. w. Hurst SIentiOned
Resolved, That in view of the high /