Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-25
Is NO FIGHT IN
WOODMEN ORDER
Head Officers All Are Assured of
Reelection in
June.
REIMBURSEMENT is POPULAR
Opposition of Two Years Ago Prac-
tically Has All Disap-
peared.

Two years having demonstrated the
wisdom of the reimbursement plan, over
which there was such an interesting fight
in the jurisdiction, it is said that the
administrative officers of the Modern
V'oodmen society, outside, possible, a
few changes in the minor positions,
head camp to be held at Milwaukee in
June next year.
Those who are assured of reelection
are Head Consul A r. Talbot. Lincoln.
Neb.; Head Clerk c. w. Halves, of
this city, and the five directors: c..
w. Reilly, Danville. H.: r. R Smith.
Brookfie Mo-; f. f. Murphy. Leav-
enworth. Kans.: c. J. Byrns. Ishpem-
ing. Mich, and Col. c. G.. Saunders,
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The only member of the present
board who has opposition that will
take the form of the presentation of
q rival candidate before the head
camp is Mr.. Reilly. His opponent is
Senator Stubblefield, of Bloomington
who has been campaigning for several
months, but advices that Mr.. Reilly
has received from his state make him
confident that he will be retained by
a comfortable majority.
Saunders Desires to Retire.
Col. Saunders has expressed a dis
inclination to serve for another term
although his state desires him TO con,
tinue and he could be unanimously
elected. IN the event of his retire
ment the head bankership will be
transferred TO his state and Wisconsin
given director. One holding the pc.
sitior of head banker. under the laws
of the society. can not succeed him
self. A. n. Bort. of Beloit, Wis, is
has been made up goes through at
Milwaukee c. H McNider, of Mason
City. will be the next head banker
Whom Wisconsin will agree upon for
the director remains for time to de
termine.
HOrne's Reelection Conceded.
Dan B. How're, of Davenport. is con
ceded reelection as head adviser. He
has held the place three successive
terms. and is popular in the society.
John Sullivan. of Kansas City hal en-
tered the race for director against Mr..
Smith in Missouri, but during the
month he Announced that he had with
DIRE wn, thus removing the only compe-
tition that Mr.. Smith had to contend
against. Two years ago. by reason of
the storm that had been raised against
the readjustment, of which he was a
staunch advocate, Mr.. Murphy had a
close fight to retain the support of the
Kansas state camp. but he won out.
and ii is said that there, as elsewhere,
the members have been so well satis-
fed by the new order of things, there
is practically a unanimous sentiment
in favor of his continuing another
term. The principal fight at Milwau-
kee will be over the minor offices.
Choosing of the Delegates.
The local camps will select their
delegates to the county camps at the
first meeting in February. The rep
resentation will be one delegate for
every % members. The county camps
for the choosing of delegates to the
state convention will be held in April
The representation from the county to
the state camps will be one delegate
for every $50 members. The state
camps will be held in May, and the
representation from these to the head
camp will be one delegate for every
1 800 members in good standing in the
state on Jan. of the coming year.