Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-31
JUDGE MACK IS
out OF RUNNING
Carthage Man Passes Up Re-
publican Nomination for
Supreme Court.
PLAINLY FEARED DEFEAT
Committee Called at Quincy Thurs
day to Fill Vacancy-Legality
of Action Doubtful.


thage. who was nominated as a dark
horse as the republican candidate TO"
judge of the supreme court from the
Fourth district at the recent deadlock
convention at MacOmb, declined last
evening to accept the nomination.
Judge Macks decision is understood
to have been reached after becoming
convinced that the bitterness and fac
tional discord engendered among the
in the strife over the NOM
ination will result in the election OF
George A. Cooke of Aledo, the Demo-
cratic candidate. Mr.. Cooke has been
vigorously campaigning for four weeks
and. with the election set for Sept %,
Judge Mack is believed to have come
to the conclusion that the odds We're
too great.
Spreads Alarm.
Two weeks ago. when notified of his
selection, Judge Mack indicated he
would accept the nomination and news
of his refusal, which he dispatched in
a telegram 10 each of the judicial COM
mitteemen of the district came as 4
surprise and spread CONSERVATION
among mis- supporters.
The message sent to committeeman
| was as follows:
After careful consideration | feel
compelled by conclusions reached 70
decline the nomination of judge of the
| supreme court for the Fourth district
of the State of Illinois. Am forward
ing letter. DAVID E. MACK"
Big job for Meese.
| The republicans are now left in a
worse quandary than they had imag-
med. With their organization-disrup
ed to its foundations they find that in
the general confusion following the
nomination of Judge Mack they failed
to provide for the filling of a vacancy
On the ticket. OF course this omission
is not admitted to the general public.
folly in the whole sublime farce j
circumvent this latest embarrassmea ut
lit is reported that Senator Berry is
said TO nave delegated that astute poll
ltician, w A. Meese of Moline. to
ascertain if the minutes of the
convention contained record of
q resolution giving the committee TIL,
desired power, and it is even becoming
known that Mr.. Meese, in anticipation
of this assignment, at once began tO
have distinct recollections of having
himself caused such resolution to DC
offered before the convention ad
Journed, the same according to his i'm
Ipressions, being duly passed.
With Mr.. Meese's good memory to
back the move a meeting of the com
mittee has been called at Quincy fol
next Thursday in order that the ticket
may be filed
The following are the judicial com.
mitteemen and who will meet:
Perry c. Ellis. Adams; E. M. Robin
son. Brown; w. X. Mertz, Cass: C. 9
Snively, Fulton; j. A. Mead. Hancock
J. w. Gordon, Henderson; w. E. Stone
Mason; J. d. Tunnecliff. McDonough
Fl. e. Pond, Menard; l.. D. Kirkpat
rick. Mercer; G. E. Merrill, Morgan
r. w. Olmsted, Rock Island; D. /.
Mourning, Schuyler. and E. P. Field
Warren.
In view of the dissatisfaction evi
denced in many quarters that the con
vention ignored the nine active candi
jdates in choosing Mack il is consid
erred probable that one of The losers
will be allotted the place. The choice
lof Berry seems TO rest between Milton
of 81
and John E. Wall of Quincy, Adams
Icounty.
Political Battle Ground.
The Fourth district is always con
sidered battle ground between thl
two parties. Although Judge Guy =
lScott. whose death caused the present
vacancy on the bench. was democrat
Taft carried the district, by approx
mately $500 votes on the one hand
while Stevenson carried 1t for gov
lernor by as many votes, Judge SCOTS
election came about through such
strongly republican counties as Rock
Island and Mercer voting for the
democratic nominee because of fac
tional differences, and Judge Macl
|
coming election.
Judge Mack is aligned with the De
neen faction of the REPUBLICAN part,
and his nomination at the hands
tof Berry : came as jolt to ths
Lorimer men. who were led at the
} convention by Representative B. NJ
/ Chiperfield and Clarence Z. Snively
/ Mr., Snively proposed Mack's name a:
a joke on a banter from Berry
! after giving similar complimen
J tary votes to several others who wer;
not candidates, and thinking no othe,
votes would be forthcoming for him
The Deneen forces, led by Orville f
Berry, however, fiocked to his suppor
. and Mack was nominated before any
one realized that anything was afoot
Recall No Resolution.
. Among the Rock Islanders at TIL,
, convention there seems to be genera
Impression that no resolution autho;