The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-24
PLAY HIS Old GAME
HEARST TRIES HIS GID TRICK OF
RULE is Ruin ON
DEMOCRATS IN CHICAGO

Hearst and His Cro!vd Wanted Re
publican Commissioner to Organ,
ize tie Cock County Democratic
Convention ard Turn It Over to
Them, the Other Side Objected.
Tbs Hearst-Harriman faction OF
the Democratic party n Illinois,
which recently carried that State for
Clark, and the Sullivan wing Of the
party, which supported Wilson, re-
Gently had a regular monkey and
parrot time in the Cook County DEM
ccratic Convention, which includes
The city OF Chicago. The result was
split and two sets OF delegates be-
ing elected to the State Convention.
which meets in Peoria on Friday.
Hearst and Hartman, fearing they
could not organize the convention oe-
cause Of the opposition Of the Su!li-
van faction, got al order from Coun-
y Judge Owens appointing Repub-
lican election commissioner tempo
rary chairman OF the convention TO
organize it. The Sullivan faction got
Judge Mckinley, OF the superior
court, to issue an order restraining
the carrying out OF the order issued
ay County Judge Owens and which
placed a Republican in the position
Of temporary chairman Of Demo
cratic convention.
Armed men wers facing each 9TH
er as the hour for the opening Of the
convention drew near. in the armory
of the Seventh regiment, I: n. G.,
where the convention was to be held,
l20 susrdsren had slept the night
before. Outside was Gordon of city
police 70 be reinforced later by hun
lreds OF other police and as many
more special deputy sherifs. Chief
Of Police NcWeeny and Sheriff Mich
ael thinner commanded the sheriEs
and police in person. Never in the
history Of the Democratic party in
Chicago had situation Of such gray
:ly developed.
For more than three hours 25 mi.
.itiamen, unarmed and under the
command OF captain OF the Seventh
regiment, Illinois National Guard
had possession OF the Seventh regi
ment armory while two rival forces
the Hearst-Harrison faction and the
followers Of Roger Sullivan, nationa
Democratic committeeman, disputed
the right Of each other to enter the
armory. The Sullivan forces insist
| ing that the county judge had ne
right to order an election commls
sioner to open the convention.
| The Hearst-Harrison men declared
THAT his order alone would insure
fairness. 4 battalion Of soldiers, re
Enforced by more than a hundred dep
uty sherifs acting under the order:
of County Judge Owens, controlled
the crowd outside the armory. Cor
oner Hoffman, with 25 deputies, wa:
busy through the morning serving
police officials with an injunction is
sued in the county superior cour
restraining them from interfering.
The injunction was waived aside
and the coroner himself was sum
moned before County Judge Owens
10 answer to a charge Of contemD
Of court for interfering with the or
ders Of Judge Owens. The sheriff
and police election commissioner
Czarnecki, also are under contemp
charges.
Repeated demands were made b!
election Commissioner Czarnecki
Republican, delegated by Judge Ow
ems to open The convention, that the
door be unbarred. The militia def
antly refused and Judge Owens il
person went to the armory and de-
manded admittance He was re
fused. Then the police were ordered
by Judge Owen to break in the
doors.
No shots came from the guards.
men. The outer door fell and ther
an inner door barrica6ed with trunks
and furniture gave way. County
Judge Owens and Commissioner
Czarnecki entered. Capt. Ottogan
who commanded the guards, was sr-
rested but vas released on habeas
corpus proceedings. The Hearst
Harrison precinct committeeman,
who had been standing in line wear
ing badges inscribed Harmony" en-
tered the building.
Commissioner Czarneckl called the
roll and the machinery Of the con-
<e1tion was turned over 70 the dele
gates. Not man OF the Sullivan
forces was present Instead they and
:kose known as Dunno men, remained
outside and after a long delay left
he vicinity OF the armory and held a
conveD ion at another hall. AS re-
suit the State convention vii be
call=d on to decide between the
two sets Of delegates.