The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-21

sion 52 minutes.
Springfield, Ill. April 21.-tBy
The Associated Press. AT 1890
this afternoon the Republican har-
mony committee reached an agree
ment for a do nothing" conYen-
ton.
The contesting delegations from
Cook county will both be seated
and all points at issue will be avoid
ed. There will be no roll calls.
Senator Samuel Ettleson,
Small-ThompsOn leader from Chi
cago, will be temporary chairman,
and United States Senator William
B. Mckinley permanent chairman.
The agreement was regarded as
a victory for the Thompson forces
as it followed closely the proposal
made last night by the Chicago
mayor
The ndage-McCormick fac
ton will control the convention,
however, as the Chicago contestilg
delegations check off each other.
leaving the downstate forces in the
saddle.
It was announced that the con
vention would be called to order
at 1 o'clock.
~HarmOny7 Has Hot Time.
| At IL O'Clock, the hour set for the
! opening ceremonies at the ArmOry.
the harmony committee appointed
! last night was still in session be
| hind closed doors and no leader
would even predict when the start
would be made.
Senator MedilI Mccormick, who
/ had been in touch with the con
ferees throughout the morning
came out at noon and announced
| that Governor Small's friends and
| the Mccormick Brundage Grove
| faction were still at loggerheads
Delegates wandered down to the
armory, looked over the rows Of
almost empty seats and wandered
aimlessly back to mill around the
hotel lobby.
The differences between the gov
ernor and the anti-Small crowd
centers in the question whether the
Thompson or Brundage-CroTe DELE
CATION from Cook county shall he
seated, or both of them with a hall
vote for each delegate; and whether
the party platform shall endorse
President Harding's admi2istra-
ton and refrain from reference 10
the state officials, or endorse Gov
ernor Small and Lieutenant-GOy-
ernor Fred E. Sterling. both under
indictment in connection with an
alleged conspiracy to embezzle
state funds.
McCOrmick's Proposal.
United States Senator Medill Nc
Corm;ck told the Associated Press
he had proposed to Governor Len
Small that the convention endorse
President Harding and his admin
istration and make no mention,
either of the two senators from
Illinois, the Republican congress
men, or the state officials.
The governor, Senator Mccormick
said. has not yet accepted this pro
posal.
The meeting of the state central
committee, postponed last night un-
I'll 10 o'clock today, was continued
by Chairman Frank L. Smith TO
give the harmony conferees further
time for negotiations.
Governor Small was an early ar
rival at the hotel, where the lead
ers are quarteTed, and went INTO
conference with Fred Lundin, and
other Cook county leaders. Mayor
William Hale Thompson of Chi
cago slept late and did not join
the governor and his followers.
Thousands in City.
Regular and special trans began
pouring hundreds of delegates into
Springfield shortly after daylight
and by a. m. more than a thou
sand politicians filled the hOreI
lobby and overfowed into the
streets A warm spring sun caUs-
ed overcoats to be discarded and
promised an almost sultFy cOnYeu-
ton hall for this afternoon.
Every political camp has estab-
lished its women's headquarters
and groups of feminine voters ell
bowed their way into the thick Of
the pre-conYenion press, as eager
" interested as the men. Two
women candidates for nomination
for university trustees have been
on the ground from the start, eleC-
tioneering for their ticket.
Green county has sent two con
testing delegations to the cOnyeI-
tion, furnishing the only contest
outside of Cook county If the
leaders can dispose of the trouble
in Cook, however, the Green county
problem viii be settled in short
order.