Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-29

Chicago, Jan. 26, 1912.-Irving Shu-
man, Sullivan, Tl.-Dear Sir: My at |
tention has been called to your letter of
the oath inst to Hon. Carter H. Harri- !
son, chairman of the committee of
$50" presenting your resignation as a
member of the state committee on or
ganization for the Nineteenth congress
sional district
Your statement concerning your Eek
perience" at the last meeting of the
committee held at the Briggs house N
Chicago, calls for reply from me be-
cause of your utter recklessness in bas-
ing on my remarks an outrageous
charge against gentlemen with whom
you were associated in an executive ses-
sion OF a committee organized for
progressive, clean and honest demo
cratic organization
will not discuss your violation of
the ordinary regard men have for the
confidence Of communication between
your offense was confined to a true
statement Of what occurred. il would
/ be great. but when il also consists of
an utter misstatement of what actually
occurred. you are without any justifica-
/ ton whatever.
You say that prominent Cook coun-
" members of the committee explain
ed in minute detail how they proposed
70 put up men controlled by themselves
and run them in the guise of Dunno
men, in the precincts of their respec-
tive wards in the expectation that dem
oCratic voters would accept their pro-
claimed fealty to Judge Dunno as con-
elusive evidence Of their uprightness
and fitness" and that 1t was obvious
that these details of political trickery
were revealed to the men from the
country for the purpose of instructing
them as 10 how they should proceed
70 choose precinct committeeman who
would be chattels Of Hearst"
This statement and YOUR insidious
conclusions are manufactured out of
whole cloth and are without justifica-
ton other than your necessities to &C
complish the injury you intend TO in
1ict
alone spoke lin minute detail"
That was when | sounded a warning
10 my brother committeeman, both in
the country and Cook county against
a campaign by the sO-called regular
organization by which it would obtain
~ -
cinct committeeman by supporting
p Judge Dunno in districts where he was
= stronger than the other candidates, by
supporting Mr.. Alschuler in districts
where he was the strongest, and Con-
gresham Caldwell in districts where
he was the strongest My right to give
this warning was based on the conduct
: Of the regular organization and the
I friends OF Judge Dunno on the 18th
| inst, al the election of general officers
= for the Twenty-ffth ward Democratic
: club.
J At that meeting, by a coalition be
tween the so-called regular organiza
Z tion and certain Dunno leaders. the
+ candidate Of that coalition was elected
over the candidate supported by oul
2 friends by a vote of pol to 1877. Tit
e temporary chairman Of that meetin,
was the candidate of the sO-called reg
5 ular organization until IS hours befor,
! the meeting. but was Withdrawn to pei
p nit the election Of the coalition candi
! date.
After detailing the occur ences o
that meeting | argued to the member
= of the committee yourself included
e that there could be and was but on
conclusion TO be drawn from the fac
that such combination had been effec
ed. and that was the sole and only pul
: pose of my remarks and you must hav
known it. II you did not. why did 20
not take issue at the time and not wa
! until a week later to wake up 10 tn
70 fact that instead Of an allegatio
against the tactics Of the opposition
!, was suggesting or inviting that tn
- very thing complained of be done b
- our friends?
It is an insult 10 every member {
:. the committee from the country" an
- no Chicago man on our committe
would have the temerity to make sue
.. suggestion 70 the country member
on the committee.
You cannot succeed in creating di
cord in our organization by this mi
ID Interpretation OF the facts. althoug
ic your desire 10 do so is obvious.
D. Yours truly,
WILLIAM H. SEXTON.