Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-15
THREATENED BIoopohED At
CHICAGO DEMOCRATIC CON.
vENrloN NOT sPlLLEp.
hEARsr.hARRisoN FORCES
NAVE SLIGHT ADVANTAGE
Gain Access 70 Convention Hall Thru
Force and Mi!itiamsn on Guard Re.
fuas 10 lntsrfsrs-Tso Conventions
Hold and Contsstins Delegations 90.
Ieetsd.

Chicago. April 15.-Ecxciung scenes
were predicted for the opening Of thu
democratic county convention which
was scheduled for 10 o'clock today at
the Seventh Regiment armory.
Within the armory about 100 man.
bers OF the Illinois national guards res
manned .hruout the night. OUTSIDE q
Gordon OF police was drawn.
Both the militiamen and the police
were backed by court orderB. Tho
guardsmen are upheld by a restraining
order issued by Judge NJ. L. Mckinley
last night against the ruling Of County
Judge John L. Owens. who appointed
Election Commissioner Czernecki, a fo>
publican, to organize the convention.
| The battle for control Of the conven-
| tion was scheduled to be Waged on ono
side by the Roger Sullivan forces and
on the other by the Hearst Harrt8on
followers.
| 1t was announced that the police
might be supplemented by deputy sher-'
! ifs II necessary to carry out the orders
OF Judge owen. Copies Of the intunc.
tion issued by Judge Mckinley appear-
ed on the doors OF the convention hall
and on posts and trees near by.
Republicans Also Hold Convention.
The republican county convention
was scheduled to convene at the same
time In the First Regiment armory. In
this Governor Deneen was expected to
be on hand and no trouble was ant1ci-
pated.
! Two hundred and f1fty patrolmen
were sent to the Seventh regiment
armory where the democratic county
convention is to be held to assist In
enforcing the orders OF County Judge
| Owens.
| Eight hundred patrolmen are bein1
held in reserve at south side stations
ready for Immediate service In the
event OF serious trouble.
In addition to the police a larSe. force
lof deputy sheriffs were sent TO tho
convention hall to assist in preserving
order.
Sheriff Expects Little Trouble.
Sheriff Michael thinner was at his
7 office IN the county building shortly
after ! o'clock ana personally INSTRUCT
ed the deputies.
Upon advice OF nay attorney I have
decided to ignore .f@dge Mckinley's or
der" said Shevi:T thinner. Il will act
as if the order had never been issued
land viii follco thc instructions OF
County judge owen | have sent all my
available deputies to tho convention
hall but WEI not swear in any special
deputies for the reason DO rot think
they wiil ~ needed"
Two Conventions Held
Three hours delay was "Nrt rienced
in calling the democratic county con-
vcntiCn and the disturbance which. FOR
"A time threatened to end in hloodshed
finally resulted in two conventions, one
! of the faction known as the Hearst
Harrison forces. and the other the fol-
lowers OF Roger G. Sullivan. national
comm 1t teeman.
The victory. If there was any victory.
went TO the Heart faction. who. with
the id of the Harrison men. captured
the hall
Hearst Mon Break Down Doors.
At noon County Judge owen ap-
peared Mt the armory and demanded
refused he ordered the police to break
} in the doors. Assistant Chief OF Po-
lice Scheutler then began batterins
down the door with an axe.
After the doors had been battered
| down the Hearst Harrison delegates.
who had been waiting outside. filed In
: to the armory
on the orders OF their officers tho
militiamcn inside offered no resistance
and the delegates proceeded to their
seats
While the doors were being broken
down some one turned In an alarm of
fire t'iremen who responded found
nothing to do and returned TO their
, quarters