Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-20
DEMOS HURL
BOMB IN COP
STATE CAMP
Repub Leaders Charged
With Disloyalty-Laud
Wilson and Lewis.

Springfield. ILL.,. Sept 20.- Crit
fcizinE in strong terms the war rec
1rds Of certa Republican ma
ffonaI and state leaders. the Dem
1rrsffe state convention in its plat
form adopted here today declared
that as long as the Republican par
Is endUres the presence OF these
men In official positions in the or
ganizslion il has no right TO ask
The patriotic people OF Illinois Tor
further condolences.
After paying high tribute to the
brave deeds OF American soldiers
and sailors in the war with Ger
MANY and reviewing at length the
successful carrying on of the great
conf.Ct under Democratic leader
ship. the platform praises the re-
suits accomplished by President
Wilson. and urges the reelection of
James Hamilton Lewis and the 10y
al Democratic congressman from
Illinois.
Wilson's Name Brings Cheers.
Every mention Of President VIII
sons name was enthusiastically
CheeTed by the delegates.
The platform expresses no doubt
In the patriotism Of the great ma
tot.tv of the voters in the ReDub-
dcan party. but declares the party
has not reflected in Illinois nor in
he nation at large Ieadersh.p p
which can be trusted in this crit
ical time
Charge DiSl0ySlty to RepubS.
Planks accusing certain Repub-
licsn leaders OF alleged disloyahy
read in part as follows:
1t Cthe Republican party has
retained as vice chairman Of its
national committee and member Of
IT'S executive committee one who
was deemed unfit TO be its national
chairman for the specific reason of
questionable loyalty to the cause OF
The United States in this war
1t has retained as its national
leader and Committeeman in Hi
Hois one whose record of disloyalty
has been exploited by his own par
~ associates
1t endorses without protest on
IFS party ticket as Republican nom
iHees the presence OF congressman
Mason Bitten. King. Wilson. Whee-
Ter. Tom Williams. Rodenberg and
others whose conduct IN congress
has leit their wholehaartedness in
the cause of the nation open to
suspicion
1T has accepted as members of
the Republican state committee an
equal number OF men whose pa
triotisn is equally shady and has
rejected at the primaries Colonel
Abel Davis and Captain Harry F.
Hamiu. gallant soldiers who as
PRED 20 party recognition.
senator Sherman Attacked.
1T endures without protest the
aggressiTeIy unpa;riotic attitude of
its Republican United States sena-
tor, Lawrence Y sherman. who at
every opportunity shells war meas
ures with poison gas from behind
the entrenchment of senatorial
privilege"
To our war-WOrn allies, the
? loyalty portion Of the platform con
cludes a Republican victory will
read a. population Of the presi-
dent aud what the president stands
for
Women.s part in helping to win
The war is euiogiZed in the plat
form. which stands sgUareIv behind
he suffrage constitutional amend
nent now pending in the United
States senate. and pledges the state
7ar'v -uppor8 when the amendment
Is submitted Tor ratification by the
Tsr-OUs states
State control OF private banks is
hyor-d Other propositions en-
torsed are The constitutional con
rentiou for Illinois and the $50
100000 good roads bond issue.
Lowden speaks.
Loyalty and war 10 victory was
The keynote sounded by Governor
frauh O. T.oWdcu in addressing the
Ropub. can state convention here
today We must resist all over
lures for d premature peace with
7s stern and re~Olute courage as
mat with which our soldiers are
opposing the armies OF the central
empires on the battlefront" said
Governor Lowdeu There can be
no peace only a truce. until the
power Of the military autocracv
which rules the central empires is
broken forever. ANY faltering by
IS now IS 70 sacrifice our children
'ud their children 70 the remotest
generation for a few years respite
.5r ourselves"
Governor Lowden's patriotic
continents on the war were en-
bpsiastcaily chcered by the dele +
gales. More than one hundred I
'0men occupied seats as delegates .