Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-21
MediII Mccormick Re-
mains Member of ILL
nois House.
DECISION UNANIMOUS
Elections Committee DiSmiSSeS
Petition Filed by HoImberg,
Democrat.

Springfield, H., May 21.-The house
elections committee today dismissed
the contest brought by Harry +.
Holmherg. democrat for the seat held
by Med!il Mccormick, progressive, in
the Twentyninth district The vote
on the motion 70 dismiss was Unani.
nous.
Only two contests for house seats
are left now 70 be decided by the com
mittee, and these are in the hands of
subcommittees Both are for seats
held by progressives and the question
in each is the same-that OF the sufic-
iency Of the nominating petition.
These contests are against Repre-
sentative Graves in the Sixth district,
and Munroe. in the Eighth district.
REPORTS AT VARIANCE.
Il is understood that the subcom-
mittee in the Graves contest has ex-
amined the nominating petition and
found it insufficient. The subcommit-
tee in the Munroe case, ii is under
stood. is ready to report its finding,
that in its opinion it has no authority
20 go into the question of sufiic;ency
Of the petition, or that of the party
circle for progressive candidates.
Although the same question is in
volved in both the Graves and Munroe
cases, the reports OF the subcommit.
ytr1aa IL x1Ti1I
be up to the full committee to decide
between them.
VETS GAIN POINT.
The "wets" and "drys" in the house
divided today on the report of the
house elections committee seating
Boardman, progressive, over Henne-
bry, democrat, from the Forty-frst
district.
BY a vote Of Sc to SO the house
adopted the minority report referring
the contest back TO the elections COM
mittee, with instructions TO recount
the ballots in VIII county as well as
in Dupag, county. The recount in
Dupage county, taken with the official
vote in VIII county, shows Boardman
20 have been elected by a plurality Of
133 votes.
HENNEBRY HOLDS on.
The action Of the house in sending
the contest back 10 the elections
committee delays final disposition OF
the contest until the house has dis
posed OF the "wet and dry fight. It
also leaves Hennebry, "we." adher-
ent. in possession CT his seat and will
permit him 10 vote on the wet and
dry" bills which are special order for
consideration later today.
A vote OF SO to 90 on the contest
is said by wet leaders 20 represent a
fairly accurate way the strength of
the vets and drys in the house. The
house recessed until 4:SO O'Clock this
afternoon without reaching a wet and
dry special order. II will be taken up
a. that time.
TWO REPORTS on CONTEST.
The report OF the elections commit
tee seating Boardman, progressive
over Hennebry, democrat, was pre-
sented 90 the house today by Chair.
man Watson.
The minority report offered by
Burns was signed by seven of the q
members OF the elections committee
Burns, Pitlock, Dillon. Griffin. Gar
esche, Mitchell and Mclaughlin.
The minority report recited step by
step the action Of the elections com
mittee, leading up to the recount OF
ballots and charged that Hennebry
was not properly notified by the sub
committee OF its intention to make &
recount.
The minority report also charged
that different meetings of the elec
tions committee. at which action wa
taken on the contest, were all Illegal
ly held.
ATHLETIC BILL ADVANCED.
The committee on miscellaneou'
subjects reported the committee bill
establishing a state athletic commits
sion with power to regulate boxinI
and sparring. and it was advanced u
second reading. The state commits
sion will be composed Of two mem
bers, appointed by the governor, at
salary OF $1,000 A city commission
provided for in the committee bill 1
10 be composed OF three members a
the same salary as the state commi:
sioners.