The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-04-15

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delegates Unfortunately because
the militia had all it's accourterments
on the floor ready for inspection
tomorrow and there was danger of
these military trappings being stolen.
Just Before the Battle.
| United Press Leased Wire Service.
CHICAGO, April 15.-With 1000
policemen surrounding the Seventh
regiment armory and 100 special
deputy sheriffs under command OF
Chief Deputy Charles Peters, storming
the doors for admission, Colonel Dan
lei Morarity with 12o national guards
men had the building barricaded and
refused entry to all parties when the
time for converting the democratic
county convention arrived today.
Anthony Czarneki, republican cleo
ton commissioner designated by or
i der OF Judge Owens to call the demo
cratic convention to order and see that
4 fair play was enforced in the seating
OF the delegates, read the courts proc
lamation to the assembled crowd of
committee men and delegates and for
mally demanded possession of the
hall.
4 When Colonel Moriarity defied them
from behind the barricaded doors, the
election commission called a confer
ence. While this was going on,
Deputy Sheriff Peters declared that as
soon as he received an order from
Commissioner Czarneki he would,
under Judge Owens court decision,
storm the armory and take possession
in behalf OF the election commission.
The commissioners, the sheriffs and
the police were evidently ignoring the
injunction order issued late last night
by Judge Mckinley, restraining Judge
Owens from having his order that a
republican commission preside over
the democratic convention, enforced.
/. Col. Moriarity declared that he had
called out the militia to protect the
property of the state and that he
would permit no rioting or fighting,
He said he would deliver the hall to
i the lessee. John McGillen, chairman
of the democratic county central COM
mittee at the proper time.
i fractional leaders of all stripes we're
predicting rioting and bloodshed as
they stood in the street waiting for
some action today.
i Judge Owens is the head Of the
election machinery of this county"
said Commissioner Czarneni He
has ordered me to open this conven-
ton and continue to preside until a
permanent organization has been per-
fected. No other court can interfere
with his order. We shall disregard
\ Judge McKinley's midnight injunc-
ton
Judge Owens unique order was Is
sued on the appeal OF the Hearst
Harrison faction of the party, who de-
clared that the central committee,
controlled by the Roger Sullivan
forces, were seeking to Gust regularly
constituted delegates.
The Judge Mckinley Injunction was
secured on appeal of the Sullivan
forces. who alleged that Judge Owens
and the rst-Harrison combine were
conspiring to secure control of the
convention.
4 While Czarneki was reading Judge
/ Owens order at the front door of the
armory. a deputy coroner, acting un
der orders of Judge Mckinley, read
his Injunction order at the rear door
Colonel Moriarity replied to all de-
mands that he would not unbar the
doors until County Chairman McGil.
len, the lessee, appears to take pos,
session.
At this juncture Czarneki announced
that, rs temporary chairman of the
convention under Judge Owens order,
he would not convene the meeting
until 1920. A report was then re.
ceived that Coroner Hoffman, repub.
lican, had been appointed by Judge
Mckinley to supercede Sheriff zim.
mer and carry out the courts order
restraining the election commission
from taking charge. thinner declared
his allegiance to Judge Owen and for
mallv refused to carry out Judge Nc
Kinley's injunction.
I, Through the grating of one of the
armory windows Colonel Moriarity and
Captain Octigan of the militia, defie6
the politicians and declared that any
attempt to storm would be repealed
with the implements of war"