The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-09-15
NIKE FENNESSY SLAIN
BY CITY POLICEMAN IN
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AN ELECTION ARGUMENT
Many Free for -Ans-ser-
geant John Coyne Beat
en- by Thugs, May Die

Chicago, Sept. 15.-Onc man kill
ed, three kidnapped. several beaten
and half dozen arrested On
charges ranging from election
frauds to assault to commit muir
der, marked the balloting In Chi
cagc's primary election today. :;
Michael Fennessy. 'age.. IS. . rfe-
cinct worker. was shot and killed
at a Seventeenth ward polling placG
by a policeman. Detectives. who
arrested the slayer. satd he had
been drinking.
John s. Molka, q political worker
in the 2Sth ward. was kidnapped,
robbed and severely beaten.
in q free for-all fight in . Sec.
ond ward polling place. q deputy
sheriff was kidnapped by q band OF
armed men. AMI a policeman was
beaten into Inconsistencies. Tho
'n.en then lied in an automobile
carrying q len Small for gov
ernor" sign, according to election
tiiicials. Sergeant John Coyne, the
patrolman who was beaten, may :
die.
Police and q special deputy shef-
i6 clashed in the Second Nard and
Lee Thornton. a colored depufy
sheriff was arrested charged Wit
assault to commit murder after n
is said to have drawn . gun and
threatened to kill Detective Ser
geant Anthony Nagel. =
Expect Largest Vote.
Chicago, Sept 1s.-voting in Illi-
nois state primary today opened
briskly in Chicago during the morn
ing with indications that the total
vote cast might rcach 100000. con-
siderably more than -haH thu num-
! Der registered. ~
| Chicago, Sept 15.--Republican
and Democratic candidates foN
United States senator. representa-
tives. governor and nearly ninety
other state ofiicers were balloted
, upon by men and women In Illinois
today. The bitter campaign which
developed between two factions In
the Republican party was expected
to result in the largest vote In the
states history. Warm weather
with probably showers By night.
was predicted.
The Republican factional night
centered around the ticket headed
by Len Small of Kankakee and sup
ported by Mayor william Hale
Thompson Of Chicago to which
was opposed that headed BY John
g. Oglesby, lieutenant-goverhor.
supported by Governor Frank o.
Lowden.
Sheriff Gives Warning.
The announcement BY Sheriff
Charles w. Peters Of the appoint
ment in Cook county OF more than
1000 deputies for duty at the polls
ldrew charges from the Thompson
faction Of attempted intimidaticn
and instructions to the police to A.
rest any deputies found violating
city ordinances or election regulA-
tons. Sheriff Peters warned thAt
interference with the depsuss
might lead to bloodshed."
In addition to Small and Oglesby,
two other Republicans, Oscar e.
Caristrom. Of Aledo, and Edward N.
Woodruff Of Peoria. are seeking the
Republican gubeznatorial nomina-
ton.
Tho principal senatorial Asht ON
the Republican ticket also vas b.
tween Lowden and Thompson cam
didates. The man favored BY Gov
; ernor Lowden Is Representative
William b. Mckinley OF Cham
. paign. while the candidate support
ed BY Mayor Thompson's faction. n
Frank L. Smith Of Dwight A third
candidate Is Burnett N. Chipef-
field. Of Canton. = former repre-
sentative.
Deneezatic Tlta
,, Seeking the Democratic nomina-
ton for governor 10 Jsmas Hamil-
ton Lewis. Z former SENATOR, op-
posed BY Barrett 0'Hara, former
acknowledgements, both from Chi
,cago. The Democratic senatorial
race lay between Robert T. Burke
Of Chicago and Peter A. Waller oi
KeWanee.
Other party nominees voted %
today included one representativs
!, 1t large and I5 from districts. Neg
tenant-governor. SecretAzy oS stats
!: auditor treasurer. attorney genera
and clerk Of the supreme and ap
: pellate courts. 81 state senators. 81
y state representatives. and trustssl
: Of the East Side Leyes and sani
n Among Republican members .
congress seeking renomination VA
q Uncle Joe" Cannon Of Danville, 8.
q year old veteran Of ~ congresses
y His opponent was E. B. Cooley
o also of Danville.
J. Rain at Springfield.
a Springfield. H., Sept. l5.-Eice
tion day, which opened with down
" pouring Of rain. confined to Peorl
70 and Springfield. by Z O'Clock thl
"a morning had become almost stats
> wide. Thunder showers. Metsero
70 lo&ist Ciarsnce J. Rect predicte
l. VII eoa1faue Internationally II
70 afferAoon ,AnA tonight followed |
n- fair weather. Thursday. Tempse
itnra WfIl Afnn.