Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-11
Regular Democrats Back
ing Up Claims Be-
fore Board.
RECORDS COMPLETE
Secretary George P. Studuhar
on the Stand This
Morning.

for its county nominations and the an
nulment of those named at the con-
vention of J. p. LOoney was begun by
the regular democracy before the re-
viewing board at the county court
room this morning.
The contestant, LoOney, rested his
case yesterday afternoon, after weird
harangue in which once more he re-
counted his struggles for political eX-
istence. 1t was the same story of his
life that he has been relating when
ever the occasion permitted for sew
eral years. having no relevancy TO the
question at issue before the board.
George p. Stauduhar, secretary of
the democratic county committee, was
on the witness stand the whole of this
morning. identifying the records of the
two meetings of the county committee
on May / and May %, and those of
the convention of the latter date at
which delegates to the state convention
were chosen. the committee on the 2ltn
having ratified and indorsed the action
of the officers of the committee in call
ing primaries in the city of Rock ISL
and enlarged the scope of the cOnven-
ton of the afternoon Of that day.
Complete Record in Evidence.
Mr. Stauduhar had a complete rec
ord, showing the names of those in at
tendance as committeeman at the
meeting of the committee and the del
ion of
which the call was adopted for the
second convention at which the county
ticket was nominated.
Looney conducted the croSs-eXamina-
ton in person. devOting himself in an
unsuccessful attempt TO confuse the
secretary by prOpounding questions
concerning incidents that he had in
mind as having occurred at the meet
Iings of the committee which were not
of a material nature. and accordingly
were not made a part of the records
| of the secretary.
Some New Ideas on Political Methods.
The greater part of the session of
YESTERDAY afternoon was occupied
with the crOss-eXaminatiOn of LoOney
and Pat Mullane. his leader in Moline.
| The only evidence from the LOOney
side was offered by Looney himself
and Mullane. LoOney testified TO the
holding of the caucuses in this city and
Mullanc TO those in Moline held in &C
Cordance with the calls of the county
committee at the meeting of May u,
Idelegating the power to calling the
ward meetings on different nights to
. y,-orJ committeeman on 1bnir T.
ling notices in the vicinity of the places
at which the caucuses were to be held.
| Looney knew that there had been eau
cuses in all the wards of Rock Island,
hut he attended only one of them in
Iperson. He did not know who partici-
lpated in the Caucuses outside of the
Fifth ward. However. notices for the
| holding of all had appeared, some of
them in the Daily Union, but he could
mot furnish any proof that they had
over taken place. On cross-eXamina-
| tiOn LOOney maintained il was not ma
tCrial as to the numbers present at
either a caucus or a convention. One
voter was enough, providing he met
III accordance with the calls. 1t was
not required even that official notice
~ t7iNNli. Nb01bili maui law III NAiC
opinion of the witness. Here the
ILooneyites rested their case.
Looney Creates Scene.
Mr.. Marshall. of counsel for the reg
ular democracy. thereupon moved for
a dismissal of the LoOney objections,
holding that there had been no case
| proven. The arguments were by
Messrs. Searle. Marshall and Kenwor-
thy for the regular democracy, and by
| Messrs. Peasants and LoOney for the
| Looneyites Mr.. KenWorthy. in expos
ling the methods followed leading up to
land including the LOOney convention
Of Aug ;. at which a county ticket was
nominated. declared there was no list
Iof delegates or report of a credentials
committee. asserting LoOney had DC
delegates. and that if he had he would
not dare produce their names. This
brought Looney TO his feet. and he
created a scene by directing a vicious
lreply at Mr.. Kenworthy. When Mr.
Searle interposed objections 10 the
Language employed by LOoney. the lat
Ter called him a stiff Mr.. Searle
asked the court for protection and
served notice that if he did not receive
il he would be obliged to protect him
self
To Enter Into Whole Matter.
The motion for dismissal was over
ruled without entering into the merits
Of the same. the court explaining that
n order 20 be consistent with its posi-
Icon announced earlier in the day, il
you'd hear fully all sides and phases
iof the contest. giving the widest lati
Itude TO the litigants.