Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-08
Reports of State Camp Meetings
Indicate Large Majority For
the REIMBURSEMENT
MAJORITY OF THREE HUNDRED
Officials at Rock Island Claim That
Large Majority of the Delegates to
The Head Camp Will be For
Change in Present Insurance Rates
Head Clerk Halves Praised.
Special to TimessReprblican.

| Muscatine, May S.--A special to the
Journal from Rock Island says:
| Telegraphic reports to the head office
| of the Modern Woodmen of America
| from great majority of the thirty
three state camps OF the order held
| in the United States Wednesday give
| the advocates of a REIMBURSEMENT of
| the rates of insurance in the order by
/ a majority of 400 out of 469 delegates
which will attend the head camp.
Head Clerk Halves was unanimously
endorsed in the Illinois state camp an!
received nothing but praise for the
course he had taken during the re-
adjustment fight from almost all the
state camps.
In Illinois.
At Bloomington the advocates of the
III. G.. Johnson plan were never really
in the contest and the Johnson force
We're routed by a majority OF IS votes
on the first ballot when Fred White,
of Pontiac, was introduced for head
consul. G. w. Reilly of Danville. was
elected over c. f. Harrell, of Cairo. by
"a majority of two votes for director,
and the eighty-nine delegates to the
head camp We're instructed for re-
adjustment.
Missouri.
Missouri instructed for REIMBURSEMENT
by a vote of III to 40 and introduced
r.. r. Smith, present head banker for
a position on the board of directors
The resolution for Johnson for head
consul was advocated by a large ma
jority.
c. C. Saunders was endorsed for
board Of directors, j. ID. Dennison for
auditor and Dan Horne for head adj
visor The convention instructed for
readjustment but was against the head
camp committees plan. A resolution
was adopted favoring the submission of
another plan approved Of by the head
camp to the membership.
Same in Minnesota.
In Minnesota, there was the same
condition of affairs as in Iowa. H. a.
Monroe, candidate for board of direc-
tors, was also chairman OF the meet
ing. BY striking use of the gavel
he declared resolutions passed which
introduced him for the board of di-
rectors. This action caused something
in the nature OF bolt among the del
egates. and B. d. Smith will be
contesting candidate for that position
before the head camp. A resolution
was adopted asking for an adequate
reimbursement of the rates.
Bolt Kansas Convention.
Modern Woodmen of America held
two state conventions in Enporia, Kas.,
and elected two sets of state officers and
delegates to the national convention to
meet at Indianapolis on May 90. The
cause of the split was factional fight
over the supreme coasulship j. E. John
son E. E. Murphy being rival candi-
dates. Friends OF the later bottled.
Nebraska for Readiustment.
Nebraska instructed for Talbot for
head consul and went on record for an
adequate readjustment.
Michigan for REIMBURSEMENT.
Michigan, supposed to be a Johnson
stronghold. went for reimbursement by a
small majority, instruct.ng for c.. j.
Byrnes for director.
Wisconsin for Readjustment.
Winconsin instructed Tor A. N. Bort.
Of Beloit, for head banker and declared
for readjustment.
All Eastern States Agree.
Maine and all the eastern states de-
clared for readjustment, leaving the
situation as the following table shows:
For readjustment--Iowa. Illinois,
Nebraska, Minnesota, Mich
igan. South Dakota, North Dakota. Mis-
intu Iva
MIA, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, California, Colo
RADIO. Oklahoma, Maryland, Delaware,
New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Maine
and Utah.
Against readjustment--Kan In
diana and Indian Territory.
This makes IA total of sixty nine dele
gates against and 400 for readjustment.