The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-28

TENDER
Is SUMMONED


n. J. McEniry, for many years
6 pOwerful and picturesque figure
~ lccal, 1tate and national Demo.
Cratic politics. died list night in
VI Anthony hospital, Rock Island.
following Z lingering illness. His
deSkh came a. the Angelus was
ringing at s o'clock.
Mr.. McEniry was taken to the
hospital four weeks ago in the hope
that q complete rest would serve
to restore his rapidly failing
strength. He was an indefatig-
able worker, and In spite Of his all
ment, kept at his work doggedly.
Funeral services will be held at
o'clock Monday morning in st.
Mary's church, Moline. Rev. ]. 5.
Kelly will officiate and burial will
be In Calvary cemetery, Rock Is
land.
Mr.. McEniry several years ago
withdrew his interests from poll
tics after 80 years Of earnest and
ttreless service in support of the
Democratic party. and devoted his
attention to the subjects Of prohi-
bition and deep waterways. He
was one OF the pioneers in the pro-
/. hibition movement in Rock Island
county and as q waterways enthusi-
ast he was second to none.
Served as Postmaster.
His devotion to his party was
given recognition by his appoint
ment to the postmastership of Mo-
line by President Grover Cleveland
in 1894. He served until 1897,
when the Republican party under
leadership OF President Mckinley,
came into power.
et"Nat" McEniry's long and pic
turesque leadership in political and
civic affairs Of city, county and
state gave him one of the widest
acquaintanceships of any man in
public life. He was known to prac-
tically every resident Of the upper
end OF Rock Island county. There
were few men and women in Mo-
line who had not met him at some
time or heard him speak at some
public meeting.
Few public meetings during the
war were complete without M. j
McEniry on the platform. Time
and private affairs were sacrificed
by him without stint in the inter
est Of recruiting, Red Cross and
Liberty loans.
'se Leader In Dry Fight.
As leader in TIE temperance
movement, Mr.. McEniry earl,
sought to arouse the interest of hil
\ community against the liquor traf
fic. After local option became eff
fective and during his service al
assistant states attorney he work
ed tirelessly for law enforcement
Mr.. McEniry was assistan
states attorney for six years. II
was first appointed by F. F
Thompson, now chief justice of tn
Illinois supreme court, and was re
appointed by B. S. Bell.
Mr.. McEniry knew scores @
state and national leaders in tn
Democratic party and was an init
mate friend of many of them.
Among those whom he numbere
as friends was the late Cham
Clark of Missouri, speaker of tn
house of representative for a mum
Der of years. Failure of the Demo
cratic convention to nominal
Clark for the presidency in 191
was severe blow to Mr.! McEniry
The Moliner attended that conven
ton which was held in Baltimore
and was one of the most activ
supporters of Clark's candidacy.
There were few important wat
erways conventions held in recen
years which Mr.. McEniry did nc
attend. His office in the People
hank building was LITERAL
swamped with literature on water
ways development. Friends c
Mr.. McEniry declare his tireles
reading of this literature may hav
been partly responsible for tn
breakdown which he suffered fe'
months ago.
aHe would not stop working,
said his sister. Miss Mollie McEr
iry. He would not exercise. :.
told him time after time to TAX
things easier, but his heart was to
much in the work"
Although he never married
children were his hobby. Man
boys and girls OF Moline owe NOR
than they could ever pay to Nj
MoEniry. A hayward boy or way
ward girl, arraigned in the polio
court, was an object for pity an
help and not for prosecution j
the eye of Assistant States Attol
ney McEniry.
Mr.. McEniry was born on tn
McEniry- farm in Yuma TOWNSHIP
ON April 3, 1858. He resided /
Rock Island county all his LII
save for a few years speQt at edit
cational institutions.
Surviving him are two brother
John McEniry, Moline and NJ. ]
M0Eniry, Lenox, Iowa. and two sis
terB, Miss Mollie McEniry, Molin
and Mrs. Elizabeth Dwyer, Clay
ton, Mo. Mr.. McEniry made hi
home with his sister, Miss Mo
lie, during the greater part Of hi
LIE, In Moline.
Circuit court adjourned at moo
today until Monday afternoon |
memory Of MIR. McEniry. Pres
dent Andrew Olson Of the Rock 1.
land County Bar association, r.
quested that members of the pr
feseion attend the funeral service
in Il body.
LARSON TO HELP
MIR NaHNrDN TN