Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-13
STATE IS FOR HAYES
Endorsed for Sixth Time for Head
Clerk of Modern Woodmen
Order.
NoRTHooTT AND KERNs ALSO WIN
Reilly and Hopkins Chosen for
Directors Over Quacken.
bush and Reece.

bush and Reece.
| Head Consul INV. A. NORTHCOTT
Head Clerk. ............ MAI C. W. HALVES
Head Physician. .............. DIR E. L. KERNS
GEORGE REILLY
FIJI. HOPKINS
Peoria, Feb. 13.-The Woodmen of
Illinois today, for the sixth consecu-
tive time, Endorsed Mai. c. w.
Halves, of Rock Island, for head clerk
of their great order. The choice of
Mai. HAYES today was by acclama-
ton, not single voice having bsen
raised in opposition to, him or the
| manner in which he administered the
affairs of the society-one of the most
signal demonstrations of approval of
an official in the history of the organ
ization. Mr.. Northcott won over
Judge L0vett by vote of 392 to 81.
Marvin Quackenbush, of Dundee,
and Gen. j. N. Reece, of Springfield,
| were defeated for reelection as direc-
tors from Illinois. Before the first
ballot was taken George Boyd. of
| Chicago, withdrew from the race.
| throwing his support to George
w. Reilly, of D4nville, who was
victorious, his vote being 307 to
233 for Reece, loo for F. II. Hop
kins, III for Quackenbush, % for
L. G. Metz, ~ for G. Nj. Morgan
| and 50 for f. A. Bowman. Bowman
and Metz withdrew at this juncture
and Morgan was dropped and the bal
lot for the next director showed Hop
| kins to be the choice. His vote was
293 to 173 for Reece and "a for Quack-
en- bush.
There were % aspirants for the
Office of Illinois head physician, DR..
E. l.. Kerns, who has held the position
for the past two years, winning on
the fourth ballot. His vote was as
follows: First ballot 112, second
| 116, third PAL, fourth 254.
The Rock Island county delegates
to the head camp are DR.. j. F. Myers,
James McNamara, Nj. j. McEniry and
w. III. Wenks.
Bloomington was selected as the
next meeting place of the Illinois
camp. Despite the fact that Rock
Island was not entered as a can
didate for the 1908 convention
until after the election of officers this
| afternoon the city was second choice.
Other cities that bid for the meeting
were Chicago, Springfield, Decatur
and Cairo.
Convention Called.
Peoria, Feb. 13.-When State Head
Consul w. F. Albertsen. of Pekin,
tapped his gavel in Rouse's hall at
10 o'clock this morning, the sixth
biennial head camp of Illinois, Mod
ern Woodmen of America, was ready
for business, with greater nantes
tation of earnestness than has char
acterized q state gathering of the
order in this state for 10 years. All
day yesterday was devoted to eau
cuses, the first and most important of
the day being when all the candidates
for the various Offices assembled in
the general reception room of the
Hotel Fey to determine the rules of
order governing the convention. It
was the manifest spirit that the field
should be fair and open one, as free
from the influences of political in
trigue as possible. And right here it
at large has grown weary of the po-
litical manipulation that has entered
into its head camp, state and national,
control in the past. And it is safe
presumption that if Illinois Woodcraft
has any influence in the order at
large in the future, the day that will
end conventions of this character is
near at hand. The society is about
to assert itself. Henceforth it will
govern itself.
The Question of Instructions.
To instruct or not to instruct has
been the all pervading question of the
past two days in the consideration of
the relations of the Woodmen of Illi-
nois to the national head camp to be
held at st. Paul next June. 1t is
probable that the affirmative side of
the proposition will prevail here, and
it seems proper that it should. for it
is the means and not the end involved
in seeking the expression of the Illi-
nois head camp that has given rise to
complaint. The spirit of rivalry for
the important offices of the order has
been much more pronounced here
than at any former head camp, an in
dication of increasing interest in the
control and government of the great
society's affairs.
In view of this status of the situa-
ton, it is high compliment to the
orders head clerk, Maj. c. W. Halves.
and source of qualification to his
friends in Rock Island, il must prove.
to know that of all the head officers
he alone has stood before the Illinois
head camp without rival and with
out a note or suggestion of dissatis-
faction with his course coming from
any quarter.
Illinois Loses Directors.
That Illinois will never again
have more than two directors
in the executive council is
readily apparent. The state in
fact will ask but two at the pres
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