Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-05-07
CLAIM A VICTORY
Woodmen Head Officers Declare
Results Yesterday FaVora-
BILE to Readjustment.
EXPECT MAJORITY FOR HIGH RATES
Question Was Generally Warmly
COntested-Two Delegates
From Kansas.

Notwithstanding adverse press re-
ports the officials at the Woodmen
head Office are confident that read
iustment of the society's rates, the
great question upon which the fight
was waged at the state camps
throughout the jurisdiction yester-
day, has won out by a safe margin.
1t is contended that the press reports
have either been inspired by the OPP
position to REIMBURSEMENT or they
have been based upon the rejection of
the committees plan, which it was
conceded would not carry anywhere.
The administration claims that it will
receive the Endorsement of the Indian
apolis head camp in June by three
fourths majority.
Reports have been received ut the
head Office from all the more impoT-
tant states and from scattering states
IN the more remote parts of the coun-
try that it is claimed the result of
yesterdays camps can be accurately
judged. OF the states heard from In
diana is the only one that is conceded
to be fatty opposed To any raise in
the rates.
States Claimed.
Those claimed to be safely in favor
of REIMBURSEMENT of some sort as so
far heard from include Illinois, Iowa,
Wisconsin, Nebraska. Minnesota,
Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma.
California. Washington, Oregon and
all the other extreme western states,
with the states in the extreme east.
as we'll
In nearly every state there was a
brisk fight. In Kansas this was the
most pronounced, the attidtude of
Wyandotte county being the disturb
ing element. The delegates from this
county were sufficient to turn the tide
! between j. G. Johnson, head attorney.
and E. f. Murphy, chairman of the
board of directors, who are rival can
didates for the head cunSuIship. Wy
andotte county sent UP contesting
delegation in favor of johnson, and
the chairman recognized it. The
Murphy supporters then bottled, and
two camps were heidi The ques-
ton as to which is regular viii be de-
cided at the head camp.
! In Iowa there was an intensely
warm contest. and the matter of ref
erendum was finally referred back to
the individual camps. The head Off
GERS claim, however, that there are II
out of the 81 delegates from the state
to the head camp for readjustment.
Instructions at Bloomington.
4 In Illinois the camp at Blooming
ton yesterday afternoon was decided
/ ly interesting. and Il resolution was
| finally adopted instructing for Il
change of rates under some system
that will pay all obligations of the
order, but viii not entail the levying
of more than - assessments a year.
\ resolution to declare against the
committees plan was laid on the la
BILE. Decatur was chosen as the city
in which to hold the next biennial
state camp.
The result of yesterdays camps
places in the field for head consul
Fred G. White. of Illinois; \. II. Tai
bot, of Nebraska. and +. +. Murphy
and j. G., Johnson. of Kansas. For
directors, c. j. Byrnes was indorsed
by Michigan, Head Banker II. II. Smith
! by Missouri, George Reilly by Illinois,
C. G. Saunders by Iowa, and b. ID.
Smith will have the support of Min
neSOta