Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-07
THOUGHT IT ATRICK
culIomites Worked Up by Call
for Fourth Ward
Caucus
MADE BY THE WRONG MAN
Senator's Friends Thought They Wore
Being DuPsd = Knew Question OF
Call Was Safely in Their Hands.

What fOr few moments looked Nike
trouble in the republican camp last
evening was passed of quietly and
oil was copiossly poured ON the
disturbed waters. 1t was start
ed by call for a Fourth ward
caucus for the purpose of selecting a
slate OF delegates to the convention.
Only a few hours notice was given, as
the call appeared in the Union for the
frst time last evening, the time being
set at s o'clock
Thought IL Trick.
The Cullomites were inclined TO
think it a Yates trick. as w A Rosen-
field is the county committeeman from
that ward, and the call OF the caucus
was supposed to be safely in the Gull
lon hands. Upon Mr.. Rosenfield's APP
pearance he explained that he knew
nothing OF the call and had not seen it
until his attention was called to it at
1880 Ly telephone
Hastings Pleads Guilty.
Charles Hastings. city committee
man in the Fourth ward pleaded guilty
to issuing the call. but also pleaded in
nocence OF any intentional wrong doing
or usurpation OF authority. He ex
planned that it was his information that
the delegates names had to- be filed
With the county clerk by tonight, and
as only "a hours remained he was
afraid the blame might be shouldered
upon him as city committeeman If this
was not attended to. He was not fully
Informed as to the different spheres OF
action OF the city and county commit
teemen.
Leave without Action.
With this explanation and the one
by Mr.. Rosenfield that he had taken
result of the supreme courts consid-
Grafton of the primary law, the dozen
that had gathered departed without
formally converting 1t was explained
that the state committee had declared
everything off that had been done. and
new call would have TO be awaited.
And 80 the perturbable spirits were
fnally quieted and went their ways
soothed by the assurance that they had
been given a false alarm.
Clears Up the situation.
central committee today as related in
the press dispatches. will neeessitate
calling off the republican county con
yention and suspending activities for
the time being. Directions that have
been issued 10 republicans to neither
hold nor call any conventions till after
the legislature has considerably clear
ed the atmosphere
County Democrats VIII Wait
Chairman Sexton of the democratic
county committee today stated that the
call recently made for the county pri-
maries and convention would be with
drawn and probably a new call issued
Whether there will be meeting of the
committee to do this has not been de-
cided. The officers may act. At anv
rate nothing will be done till the state
central committee has adopted some
course that will give a cue for the dis
trict officers to follow The senatorial
and congressional committee will fol-
low the same course.
Governors Course Approved
There is practical unanim;ty of
sentiment among the leaders of both
the old parties as well as the public
in general in favor of the course Gov
ernor Deneen has adopted in endeavor-
ing to Immediately remedy the defects
in the primary election law. While
there were faults and glariag ones
found sufficient to justify in the minds
or many the supreme court in the ac-
ton it took, the advantages of such
measure, if properly drawn up, were
made clear in the experience the cities
had with the one that has been de-
clared unconstitutional. The principle
is conceded to be right.