Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-18
MagiII, Opponent for the
Senate, Charges Skull
duggery in Filing.
BOTH PETITIONS ARE IN
Charge Is That Present lnCum-
bent Is Favored by the Of
ficiaIS at Capital.

Springfield, H., Jan. 1s.-The peti-
ton Of Senator Cullom as candidate
before the republican primaries for
United States senator was filed today.
Hugh Magill of Princeton is the only
other republican candidate who has
filed petition.
CULLOM'S FILED FIRST.
Though Cullom's petition was filed
by the clerk nine minutes ahead Of
Magilrs, NJ. U. Bailey, who filed the
latter's papers, says he will contest
the placing of Cullom's name first on
the ballot.
BAILEY CHASED ABOUT.
Bailey claims he was at the secre-
tary of states Office at 1850, that
Clerk Outlet referred him to Chief
Clerk Clanahan, who in turn sent
him to Filing Clerk Spear. AS he
handed in the petition for Magill, sc
Bailey alleges, Spear picked up from
a desk a document which proved to
be Cullom's petition, and bears the
filing mark S:16 a. m.
WILSON IN MICHIGAN.
Detroit, Mich, Jan. 1S.-The pro
gram for the visit in Detroit today oi
Governor Woodrow Wilson Of New
Jersey embraces a luncheon by the
board of commerce at noon, dinner
served under the auspices of the
Michigan Press association and {
mass meeting later in the evening, ar
ranged by the Michigan supporters o
: Wilson's candidacy for the democratic
nomination for president. During thu
, afternoon Wilson is expected to b.
present at conference of democrat
= from many parts of the state.
1 wATTERsON IN STATEMENT.
J., Louisville, Jan. 1S.-That he ha,
3 hoped to find in Woodrow Wilson an
8 other Tilden, but had found "rathe
= q schoolmaster than a statesman,
}. was the declaration of Henry Waiter
3 son, in a statement made here las
: night in connection with the breal
r between Governor Wilson and Colone
George Harvey. I'm point of intellec
and availability, | yet thing Colone
5 Harvey made no mistake in his choic
of a candidate" he said, "but the Gil
l cumstances leading to the unfortunat
l parting of the ways between ther
Z, leads me to doubt whether in chal
< acter and temperament-it may
4 merely DIN the habits of a lifetime
/, Governor Wilson is not rather
schoolmaster than statesman"
MICHIGAN FOR ROOSEVELT.
Detroit, Jan. 1S.-The republica
S state committee met here yesterday
: fixed the date for the state CONVEX
i ton to choose delegates to the NJ
T tional convention as April II, tn
8 place at Bay City, named Truman T
Newberry, former secretary of tn
b navy and friend of Theodore Roos'
welt, as temporary chairman and IL
nored the presidential boom of Co
/ ernor Chase s. Osborn.
Newspaper men were barred frol
J. the meeting because some factioni
= fireworks were expected. Governo
Osborn's attack on President Taft an
Senator La Toilette early in Januar
has cost him the support of both prt
VI gressives and conservatives. The fe
o members of the committee who sti
d adhere to him had planned to intr'
duce a resolution formally launchin
his candidacy for the presidency, bl
when they learned Of the antagonist
he had stirred up, they abandone
their plan.
LA TOILETTE DROPPED.
Though the committee took no vol
on anything affecting presidents
matters, talks with the members
4 fore the committee went into sessio
D. developed that there has been a va
Is change of sentiment since the la
n meeting. The progressiyes, then fl
j. La Toilette, believe Roosevelt will a
al oept a nomination and are workir
1t for him. The stalwarts still talk f
Taft, but the Roosevelt men on Il
committee ouLnumber them largel
= A majority of the committee Is
g. favor OF an uninstructed delegation.
" T. r. MOVE IN ST. LOUIS.
St Louis, Jan. 1S.-It is stated Il
os city republican committee will tonig
IN start a statewide movement in fav
In Of Roosevelt by endorsing him for 4
e presidential nomination. HadIey
favored for vice president.