Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-14
lUCEY IS SLATED
CONVENTION HEAD
Attorney General Tentative Choice TO
Lead State Gathering OF Demo-
Gratis at Capital.
THOUSAND DELEGATES ATTEND
President Wilson TO BE Endorsed for
denomination and Party Issues
Before Congress Approved.

Attorney General P. J. Lucey was
slated tentatively yesterday for chair
man OF the democratic state Conven-
ton at Springfield next Friday. George
". Fithian Of Newton, former con-
gresham. and Thomas F. Donovan Of
Joliet, member OF the state central
committee. also were under considera-
ton at conference attended by Ma
tional Committeeman Charles Bosch
enstein, State Chairman Arthur
Charles and other leaders. While no
announcement was made Of definite
choice it was said Mr.. Lucey prob
ably would he chosen by the state
committee when it meets in Spring
field on the morning of convention
day.
Although il is planned to adjourn
the convention until September, at
which time the state platform will be
adopted and nominees selected for
trustees Of the University Of Illinois,
next weeks convention will be pre-
tentiOus party gathering. There will
be 1929 delegates, of whom 54S will
be from Cook county.
Resolutions probably will he adopt
ed indOrsing President Wilson for re-
nomination and dealing with issues
pending in congress. Roger c. Sulli-
van, who is in Washington is eX-
pected to find out what the adminiStra-
ton would like along this line. The
Sullivan leaders will oppose the in
dorsement at this time Of any present
democratic state official for renomina-
ton. Governor Dunno, however, may
seek an Endorsement.
New Gain for Sullivan.
The Sullivan forces will have one
more committeeman in the demo-
cratic county convention on Monday
than they had counted on. The official
canvass by the election board showed
the election of Peter Bartzen, former
president of the county board, as COM
mitteeman from the Twenty-sixth
ward. His official plurality over Hen
~ \. Gender, the Harrison-Dunne can
didate, is Is votes. The police returns
on primary night showed the election
OF Gender by II votes. The Gender
managers said they would ask for a
recount.
The BartZen victory means that the
Sullivan democrats elected their can
didates in % out OF 50 wards and are
in complete control of the precinct
committeeman elected from the COun-
try towns.
John H. Mack, Sullivan man, who
was elected committeeman from the
Eighth ward by eight votes on the bas-
is of the police returns, retained the
same plurality in the official canvass.
Mccormick Leads by Seven Votes.
With $50 out of 2,32S downstate pre-
cincts missing, Medill Mccormick, for
mer Roosevelt manager, and Con-
gresham William B. Mckinley, for
mer Taft manager, are running a
neck-and-neck race for the honor of
heading the list of eight delegates at
large to the republican national con-
vention.
The latest returns give Mccormick
an advantage Of seven votes over Nc
Kinley. The latter led the field in
downstate counties and has nearly
overcome the lead OF 1000 which the
former had in Cook county.
National Committeeman Roy O.
West has dropped from sixth to sew
enth place, but still is 1886 votes
shead Of Mayor Thompson. John NJ
Harlan, who met defeat, is 2O,224 be
hind Thompson.
The relative position Of the eigh,
winners on the democratic side is not
changed. Former Mayor Carter II.
Harrison still is in sixth place. The
figures follow:
DEMOCRATIC.