Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-13
Regular Party Submits Overwhelming
Proof of Title to Recoe-
milton.

CURED from his own force. but would
swear in as many as were needed if
acceptable persons were chosen by the
county committee and sent to him
The names of those who were sworn
in and officiated as deputies were Civ
en-. Mr. Heider was at the hall dur
ing the convention. He personally ad-
mitted Looney. His orders to his dep
uties were to demand tickets only I'M
til the delegates had been seated and
the convention had been called to or
der. Afterward spectators were per
mitted TO enter.
O'COnnOr lis In Convention.
Messrs. Dindinger and O'COnnor
told of the holding of the Looney eau
cuses in the Sixth and fifth wards and
of their going to Turner hall on May
26. O'COnnor was furnished a ticket
and was in the hall. He said he had
proxy as delegate in the First ward,
but was not allowed to sit with that
delegation. his residence being in the
Fifth ward. Mr.. Dindinger did not ask
| for a ticket and did not enter the hall.
Looney testified that he attended the
Fifth and Seventh ward caucuses in
conducted.
| On crOSS-eXaminatiOn conducted by
Mr.. Searle for the regular democracy
OConnor denied that he had partici-
pated in a republican primary in the
Fourth ward, previous to the holding
Of the LOOney meeting in the Fifth
ward. OCOnnOr said that he made
| his home with LOOney on Twentieth
| street. He denied that he stated at
the Fourth ward republican primary
| that he lived on Nineteenth street and
| Fourteenth avenue and that he was
representing Judge l.. Y. Sherman, the
then candidate for the nomination for
| governor.
| Representatives of The Argus who
reported the Looney caucuses testified
as to the numbers attending and II the
manner in which they are conducted
representative democrats not partici-
pating in any Of the wards.
Arguments VIII BE Brief.
After hearing the testimony of these
witnesses the attorneys for the regu-
lar democracy rested their cast. The
arguments were then begun, each
side being limited to an hour
and a half Adair Peasants open
ing for Looney followed by S.
R. Kenworthy for the expression
of the representative democrats. The
! other attorneys will follow Then the
fate of the democratic party in Rock
Island county will rest in the hands
of a republican tribunal, whose judg-
ment will determine whether it is the
| contemplation of the law that provided
for this means of determining, that
place on an official ballot be delegated
to an orderly majority or a disOrderly
minority of the party interested.
Chairman CavnnauGh On stand.
J. w. Cavanaugh. who was chairman
of the convention of May %, yesterday
afternoon testified TO the proceedings
of the same. stating that the tickets
demanded at the entrance to Turner
hall and furnished the delegates were
handed out for the purpose of insuring
seats to the delegates before the spec
tatOrs were allowed in. No one claim
ing TO be a delegate, whether he rep
resented LOoncy or not, was denied a
ticket when one was applied for TO the
chairman or secretary of the county
committee. by whom they were dis
tributed. LOoney and his brother-in
law. James O'COnnor, were among
others admitted. and did not
experience any difficulty in gain
ing entrance When the commit
tee on credentials had been appoint
ed the chairman announced that the
committee was ready TO proceed
| I ~ hn
witness denied that he had had any
knowledge of the calling of the eau
Gus the LOoney followers claimed tc
have held in the Fifth ward
or of one being held. He
stated that. under the methods EN-
pioyed al former CauCuses in that
ward. the result did not always voice
the expression Of the majority parti
cipating He knew this from person
al experience.
Told where to Get Tickets.
s. r. Kenworthy testified to having
told certain OF LoOney's followers
where they could procure tickets o.
admission to Turner hall on the after
noon of the convention of May 26. Mr.
Kenworthy. as chairman Of the ere
dentials committee. notified LOOney
men in the building that if they hat
any credentials for their delegates tC
present they would be received and
considered by the committee.
With Mr.. Kenworthy the case of tbs
regular democracy was closed. Loon
ey then was permitted TO introduce
evidence bearing out his claim tina
the caucuses Of the first convention
were held in accordance with the pro