Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-09
ARE ARTFUL DODGERS

The Latest Attempt of Clinton
and Fulton to Manufac-
ture Theories.
ulUEAD0 AZ 10 THE INVASION.
Iafsrsaos 1hss Lss1t. Gov. Nsrshsses
ana Acjs. 0sa. Rseee aro Innusao-
ing TIE Investigated TnRova Oss -
Prevent the Actual 1Aess Osnhg Oas-
0roanelsss OhsrEss.
Adj Gen. H. H. Wright, Of the
Iowa national guard. has returned
to Des Moines from the investigate
he has 50 far conducted of the invas-
ion Of Illinois BY Iowa arms at Fall
ton Aug. Is last, stuffed-judging
from the report which was sent out OF
Dies Moines last night to the Chicago
Record. Here 1t 10:
''Adjt. Gen. H. H. Wright returned
Yesterday from . trip TO Clinton,
Iowa, and Fulton. ILL.,, where he
went to investigate the recent
charges made BY citizens Of Illinois
against the Iowa National Guard rel
alive to it's alleged invasion of ILL.,
nois during the recent Fulton-Mod.
ern Woodmen riots, ct Fulton. The
charges we're made BY citizens Of
Rock Island, and Gov. Tanner, Of
Illinois. formally demanded an TO-
vestigation. Gen. Wright says he
has the statements of q number of
officials and prominent men of both
Fulton and Clinton denying these
charges, and he Is convinced that
the Iowa guardsmen ss . body had
nothing to do with the riot. How.
ever. he is going to Rock Island this
week to investigate further.
ut 10 claimed here that there NAV
be some Significance in the fact that
both the lieutenant governor and
adjutant general of Illinois are off,
GERS In the order Of Woodmen, which
was attempting to secure the seal
and records Of the order"
0foundless Charges.
The inference to be drawn from
the closing paragraph of the dispatch
shows the way the artful dodgers at
Clinton aud Fulton have been At.
tempting to create In the mind of the
representative Of the Iowa admins.
tration . misrepresentation of facts
and influences in order to detract
from the actual status of the situa-
tion. Lieut.. Gov. Northcott and
Adj. Gen. Reece. Of Illinois, had no
more to do with instituting the in
vestigstion Of the Iowa invasion Of
Illinois than Lieut. Gov. PARROT and
Adj. Gen. Wright did. Indeed 1t
was not until sufficient evidence Was
laid before Gov. Tanner by people In
Rock Island did he consent TO take
the matter up. his first replies when
TIE ARGUS queried him In regard TO
the offense being anything but en-.
coursging to such . course of pro.
cedure. and It was only sfter TuE
ARGUS persisted In demanding an
Investigation. and brought forth the
evidence necessary in the mind Of
the governor to warrant It, that
he took 1t up with Gov.
Drake. Neither Lieut Gov. North.
cott. nor Adj. Gen. Reeoe Was at
Fulton on the night the Iowa arms
were brought into Illinois, and
neither has been In any way con.
cerned in demanding that proper in.
quiry be made. These charges on
She part Of Clinton and Fulton peo-
PIE are. therefore. groundless. AZ 10
Gen. Wright being convinced Of
the Iowa guardsmen taking no part
- body In the riot, that has moth.
ing to do with the outrage com.
planned Of BY the citisens Of Rock
Island Who we're in Fulton thai
night and which Was that the arms
OF the Iowa militia COMPANY A,
Lyons were brought over BY Lieu.
Holleran and used In intimidp .,no
citizens OF Illinois In their ovr ...ts
That 10 the charge and that II the Al.
legation that can be sr,ostantisted
when Gen. Wright 10 ready to come
here and hear the evidence.