Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-04-15
DEMOCRATS To
De RESTRAINED
Disorders in Chicago Con-
vention Are Being Sup.
ressed by Police
HOT FACTI0NAL FIGHT IS ON
Roger Sullivan and Hearst.lIarri.
son Followers Are Lin.
ing Up.
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! Chicago, ILL.,, April 15.-Three holrs
! delay was experienced today in call
ing the Democratic county convention
and the disturbance which for a time
threatened to end in boodshed, finally
resulted in two conventions. one fac.
tiOn known as the Hearst Harrison for.
ces and the other the followers Of
Roger C. Sullivan, national Democratic
committeeman.
The victory. if there was victory,
went to the Reconsideration faction,
who with the aid of the police and re-
inforced by the direct orders of Coun-
i ty Judge Owens, battered down the
doors of the Seventh Regiment ar
mory, in spite of the refusal of militia
men to open them, and took their
seats
Roll Call by Republican.
The roll of delegates was called by
/ Election Commissioner Czarnecki, a
Republican, on the. orders of County
Judge Owens and lists of delegates
to the state convention were prepared
! for approval Of the delegates in the
hall. Under the leadership Of John
| McGillen chairman of the Cook coun-
ty Democratic committee, the Sulli-
van delegates to the convention went
to another hall to hold their conven-
ton. With two sets of delegates elec-
ted to the state convention at Peoria,
April 10, the convention there will
be obliged to decide which faction is
rightfully seated. After the police
entered the armory, Captain Octigan
was arrested and taken to Judge
Owens chambers.
Armory Door Broken.
Chicago, ILL.,, April 15.-Though
riot and bloodshed still are feared at
today's Cook county Democratic con.
vention the Hearst-Harrison faction
won the first victory peaceably enough
when, after the doors of the Seventh
Regiment armory had been broken
down at orders from County Judge
Owens, the "H-H" delegates filed into
the armory while ste.tn troops made
no resistance.
Until the arrival of Judge Owens
the two factions faced each other
outside the building, each armed with
a court order and backed by men-at
arms. The Hearst-Harrison forces de
pended on an order from Judge Owens
directing that Election Commissioner
Czarnecki, a Republican, preside as
temporary chairman. When Czarnec
: ki reached the armory, however, back
ed by 250 bluecoats and 100 deputy
sheriffs, to open the convention, ht
: was refused admittance by Captain
Octagon of the Seventh Regiment.
, Each Faction Backed BY Court Order
Captain Octagon explained that a.
custodian of state property in tht
building, he would permit no one Il
enter the building except those au
thorized by John McGillen, lessee o
, the building as county chairman 0
l
Hearst-Harrison faction at a nearb,
: hall, selected temporary officers ant
marched to the armory and waited de
velopments outside.
The Sullivan forces have behnt
them, an injunction from Superio
, Judge Mckinley restraining the polio
the election commission and the sher
, iff from interfering with the conven
F ton.
Each faction ignores the court OF
der of the other and several time
clashes between troops, inside tn
: building, and the police seemed in
minent.
Exciting Scenes Predicted.
Chicago, ILL.,, April 15.-Eycitin
scenes were predicted for the openin
of the Democratic county convention
which was scheduled for 10 o'clock to
day at the Seventh Regiment aTmory
Within the armory about 100 member
Of the Illinois National Guard remain
. ed throughout the night. Outside
r Gordon of police was drawn up Bot
, the militiamen and the police wer
9 backed by court orders.
n Republican to Organize Democrats.
, The guardsmen are upheld by a rt
!, straining order issued by Judge NJ. |
Mckinley last night against the ru
ing of the county judge, John E. Ov
II ems, who appointed Election Commi:
$ sioner Czarnecki a Republican, t
y organize the convention. The batti
> for control of the convention wa
II scheduled to be waged on one side b
d the Roger Sullivan forces, and o
i the other by the Hearst-Harrison TO
t lowers.
1t was announced that the polio
might be supplemented by deput
e sberiffs if necessary to assist in ca
l. rying out the orders of Judge Ov
r ems. Copies Of the injunction issue
/ by Judge Mckinley appeared on tn
y doors of the convention hall and 0
r posts and trees nearby. The Republ
e can county convention was schedule
r to convene at the same time in tn
t. First Regiment Armory. In this n
/, trouble was expected.
o Two hundred and fifty patrolme
n were sent to the Seventh Regimen
n armory where the Democratic count
g convention is to be held, to assist
a. enforcing the orders of County Jude
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