Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16

ed not to be a candidate, and that
mystery seemed to be solved with the
now famous disclosure of an alliance
with the Hearst papers.
GRIEyED OVER DECISION.
In explanation Of this angle of the
campaign, the Record-Herald goes on
to show that 1t is not because the Sui
Ivan or any other brand of democrats
are for Cooke, but because Of de-
cision that the Hearst papers were
anxious TO bring Grier out and accom-
plish through him the defeat of Cooke.
Here is what the Record-Herald says
on that subject:
The Hearst-Harrison forces are
seeking to dethrone Cooke because of
his decision with the other members
Of the supreme court before the pri-
maries which placed the Sullivan can
didates first on the Cook county bal
lot In that decision the court ruled
that County Clerk Sweitzer has the
right to certify the order in which can
didates for county Offices should be
placed upon the ballot This made the
ballot, they having been certified to
by the election commissioners"
RULING WAS GOOD LAW.
/ II is important right in this con-
nection 10 say that regardless Of what
the Hearst people may be trying to do
to Justice Cooke because of a decis-
ion in which the entire supreme court
agreed. the Harrison influences are not
I fighting Cooke on this or any other
account. A Cook county democrat who
| is a leader in the Hearst Harrison
wing Of the party and who was one
OF the heads Of The Hearst-Harrison
contingent at the Peoria state conven-
ton, said frankly in speaking Of the
situation, at must not be understood
that the Harrison democrats are fight
ing Justice Cooke, regardless of how
the Hearst papers may feel. While We
were all disappointed in that decision,
il was good law, we must admit and
It came with the force of unanimity
of the entire supreme court. No man
should oppose a judge simply because
he has been hurt by a decision, espec-
tally when il Is an unanimous decision
I would have no respect for George
Cooke or any other justice Of the SUI
preme court, who permitted himself
to be influenced by fear of the conse-
quence of a ruling that happened
to be made Just before he came our
for reelection. For my own part,
have no hesitancy IL saying that while
| have no doubt Of an alliance between
the Hearst papers and the opponent OF
Justice Cooke, am for Cooke and II
this opinion, which he had the courage
and the manhood to share in, is to be
made a campaign issue and they gel
to making stump speeches down in
that district l will take off my coat
and go down there in behalf of George
Cooke and in the same connection
will tell what know. The hyphenated
'H-H,' does not include the Harrison
people in this particular election anC
know what l am talking about"
The Record-Herald in the conclusion
of its references 10 the election in the
| fourth district says:
VI Inc lOulNu JuulCldl ulSlTlCI is II
the military tract and includes mos
of the western counties. In the dis
trict are Rock Island, Mercer, Warren
Henderson, Fulton, McDonough. Han
cock, Schuyler, Brown, Adams. Mason
Menard, Morgan and Cass counties.
Justice Cooke has been on the bencl
for about three years, having bee
q elected to I'LL the vacancy caused b,
, the death of Justice Guy A. Scott
= Justice Cooke defeated Milton McClur
: Of Beardstown. who had been name,
5 by the judicial committee after Judg
8 ID. Z. Mack of Carthage, who had bee
{ nominated in the prolonged deadlocke
7 convention at Macomb. had declined t
= accept the nomination.
NAMED DURING DEADLOCK.
e Judge Grier's name was mentione
g In connection with solving the Macon
y deadlock and pressure was brought {
bear upon him by his personal an
q political friends to become a candidat,
Ie but he declined and Judge Mack wa
8 nominated. The latter then refuse
D to accept.
= Justice Cooke at the time Of h
"a selection to the bench was secretar
d of the democratic state committee an
a close personal and political frien
I'd u the late Justice Scott Judge Gri,
IL has been conspicuous in legal and p
a litical circles through the milital
tract for many years and has been {
ri the circuit bench since 1902"
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r. William Miller Rock IslaI
ne Miss Christine NJ. Carlmark .Molh
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