Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-07-29
HEARST IN FULL CHARGE OF AFFAIRS
OF INDEPENDENCE PARTY, OFFICE
OF NATIONAL CHAIRMAN BEING HIS


stage and biting Mr.. Shepard.
Two gentlemen in the rear of the
hall in the delegate section yelled
Bryan and husky sergeants, aided
by police, grabbed them and shot them
Tito outer darkness.
A misguided and perfidious delegate
in the middle of the hall whispered
he name of the Nebraskan at this
Moment and his nearest neighbor
promptly hit him on the chin. Upon
him descended the .sergeants and the
police. The victim struggled and the
aiSle was filled with the contest He
went, but he showed that he did not
like it. His expellers got him moving
more rapidly, and as he went through
the inner doors he was making Is
miles an hour. Between the inner and
the outer doors he hit it up to 40 and
landed i'll the gutter wreLk.
This pleasing diversion had taken
attention from Mr.. Shepard, who now
expressed himself.
Il don't want to deceive any one"
he said. IF | am allowed to finish /
intend to nominate William Jennings
Bryan
Ten Men Held George.
The plain people foamed at the
mouth. Ten strong men held back the
Hon. George Washington McCaskrin
Two men held the Hon. James j.
Gray, while "BilI' Stewart restrained
himself with difficulty. Walsh
couldn't make a ruling because he
could not hear himself think one up
When he could he waved his hands
and announced that inasmuch as Mr..
Shepard had attempted to nominate
man not a member of the independ-
ence party he was out of order and
kindly would retire.
Shepard raised his hand as if to re-
buke Walsh with physical chastise-
ment. The chairman grabbed him
from one side and Brust took the
other Together they escorted him
down the steps to the door There
he was seized by willing hands and
passed down the aisle like a handball,
4 protesting but helpless bandball.
In the course of his unwilling move
ments he reached the Kansas delega-
ton where he had a right to expect
10 find home and a haven. He en-
Geavored to turn in and seek peace
and safety. Kansas drove him out
with shouts and revilings.
Willing hands again seized him and
he continued his wanderings down the
aisle toward the door, hitting it up at
a more vigorous pace every second.
He fell into the hands of the strong
armed sergeants and the police. the
! latter being more concerned in pro-
teCting him from physical damage
which seemed impending.
| He was the center of squad which
made 40 miles an hour across the
foyer 1t landed ON the sidewalk,
where the police took him out of the
hands of his expellers, but Hearst
strong boy wriggled between the po-
licemen up to him and grabbed his
delegate badge from his coat.
That's enough said one of the
leaders of the plain people. Let him
go to his hotel"
And with that he was permitted to
depart in peace.
Inside the hall Walsh had been beg
ging the delegates to remember that
they were gentlemen, but in such a
crisis they didn't seem to care
whether they were or not.
Fired from National Committee.
AS comparative peace returned
Judge waterbury of Emporia, Kan.
took the platform for the purpose, as
he expressed it, of putting my state
right" He denied that Mr.. Shepard
acted with the knowledge of the dele
gates from his state, the denunciation
of the speaker and the cause he at
tempted to advocate bringing cheers
4 from the delegates and a few hisse.
from the galleries.
Then Z. c. Fowler of Topeka, Kan.
announced that j, l. Shepard wa:
withdrawn from the national commit
/, tee of the party.
! The roll call of the states was i'm
mediately resumed.
Ohio nominated William Randolph
Hearst and New York Reuben B. Lyon
Result of First Ballot.
The first ballot resulted:
: Graves 81
: Lyons ................ Z