Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-20

OF politics as was ever witnessed from
start TO finish. Although seated in the
temporary organization, they held aloof
from all proceedings and voted on no
propositions until the permanent or
ganization was formed, beyond asking
the privilege of the floor to urge the
appointment Of the conference COM
mittee to meet the H.-H. committee
halfway and secure, If possible, an am
Justment Of differences.
THE HARMONY PROPOSITION.
The committee designated by Chair
man Fred Kern to meet the other side
was composed OF George w. Ffthian Of
Newton, Elmore W. Hurst, Rock Island,
Douglas Pattison of Freeport, Morris
V. Joyce Of East St Louis and Thomas
OConnor of Peoria. The Hearst-Har-
rison people named Robert Redfeld
OF Chicago, NJ. F. Dunlap of Jackson
vile, Henry T. Rainey of Carrollton.
James NJ. Gray of Decatur and Albert
E. Isley OF Newton.
The committees met and the Col.
iseum convention waited patiently for
four hours in hopes of a conference. 1t
seemed for a time as if the commit
tees might find common ground on
the proposition of the regular conven-
ton representatives that the whole
contention in Cook county be submit
ted to the down state delegates
/ through the credential committee.
eliminating Cook county entirely, but
when the committee of the H.-H. meet
ing got together it failed TO make a re-
port favorable and was discharged
while the meeting from which it came
did not do the regular convention the
| courtesy OF a reply.
The H.-H. gathering, without repre-.
/ sentation from down state, named but
a few scattering delegates to the ma.
tonal convention. approved the presi.
/ Dental electors of the regular Conven.
ton to the national convention but
named slate of its own for delegates
at large.
WHERE ALL WAS ORDER.
The regular convention opened with
prayer, without a policeman or guard
in sight, with a band>of music PLAYING
and with 7O1 delegates in their seats
outside of Cook county, which left the
other crowd without a leg to stand on
II was as distinct and triumphant a
victory for Roger Sullivan and the
state organization as it was possible
10 make ii. Charles Boechenstein, OF
the state
convention to order and Fred w. Kerr
Of Belleville was unanimously elected
temporary chairman. He promised
fairness and a roll call on all PROPOSE
lions when desired.
While the temporary organization
was proceeding with its business The
matter Of the conference came up ant
finally resulted. after lengthy discus
sion in which some of the most distin
guished democratic leaders in the stat,
were heard, including Hon. f. w
Hurst who headed the Rock Islam,
county delegation and was the acknow
lodged spokesman for the entire 14tl
congressional district, in the naming
of the conference committee.
PROCEEDS WITH REGULAR WORK
When it was found, after tediou
waiting, that the H.-H. crowd woult
not consider any proposition in the in
terest of harmony the convention pre-
Ceeded with its regular order of bus
ness. This was after the convention
had suspended proceedings in the inter
est OF harmony, from 1870 until 5:3
o'clock. The various committees report
ed, the temporary organization wa
made permanent, delegates at larg
and district delegates were nam
/, ed to the national convention
presidential electors chosen, a ring
ing platform adopted and the cor
vention adjourned amid enthusiasm.
In the evening, the delegates I
Baltimore met, named Roger c. Sull
, van as chairman of the delegation an
, elected Charles Boechenstein nations
committeeman TO succeed Sulliva
who was not a candidate for reelet
ton.
The convention hall was beautiful
: decorated for the occasion, pictures c
: Jefferson, Cleveland and Bryan deco
ating the wall back OF the speakers
platform. A band in the balcony Ell
livened the convention.
During the afternoon Judge E.
= Dunno, who was enthusiastically T,
= ceived, read an address in the int
J est of harmony and there were speed
es by others including two eloquer
! lady advocates of women's suffrage