Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-14
VICTORY COMPLETE
Indications Are Mrs. Halves
Will Win High Honor at
Hands OF r. NJ. A.
DEVELOPMENTS. FAVOR HER
Charges Made Against Her During the
Illinois Campaign Are Flatiy
Contradicted.

Mrs. Mary Fay Hawes, for Is years
managers. of the Royal Neighbors of
America, has virtually won her cleo
iion as supreme oracle of the society,
to succeed Mrs. f. ID. Watt of Omaha
| At the Illinois state camp meeting
held in Peoria last Wednesday, Mrs.
Hawes' candidacy was endorsed by a
vote of 254 TO So The conventions
in other states in which the society
does business were held on the same
date. In addition to Illinois, the states
OF Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, Michigan and
Wisconsin have endorsed Mrs. Hawes'
Icandidacy. The state of Missouri did
mot instruct, but a majority of the del
Iegates will, il is stated, support Mrs.
Halves. These states, not counting
Missouri, insure Mrs Halves election.
when the supreme camp convenes in
Chicago in May.
So far as known at this time, Mrs.
Lima NJ Collins of st. Paul, Mimi,
has secured instruction only from her
home state, which was conceded to her
and in which Mrs. Hawes' supporters
made no contest, Mrs. Collins, how
ever, will have some other support
from several of the states with small
memberships and correspondence
small representation in the supreme
camp.
Analysts of Campaign.
In local Royal Neighbor circles the
events attending the meeting of the
Illinois state camp are live topics
since three of the candidates coming
. before that body for endorsement were
from this city. 1t is not explained by
what rule of politics three candidates
for the three leading offices in the
society, hailing from the same city
could all be expected to Win
Mrs. Hawes all along had been con
ceded the Illinois endorsement and ha(
no opposition in the state. The frs
r appearance of complication developed
in the announcement of Miss Myrtle
Dade's candidacy for supreme re
corder and Which proved surprfs'
TO Mrs. Hawes and her friends.
2 DR.. Hada Burkhart's candidacy TO
o the Office of supreme physician an,
a her combination with Miss Dade wa
i La feature of the session DR.. Burk
V hart has been candidate before tn,
d last three sessions of the Illinois stat
!. camp and in the supreme camp, in op
if position to the present incumbent, Dr.
| T. Of Dull
3 The Deciding Vote.
i The vote of the state camp, whic
decided the fate of the Rock Islam
candidates, resulted as follows
n FOR SUPREME ORACLE.
g Mrs. Mary Fay Halves, Rock Is
e ,,ra mna -. n co;,;ns 9 i,,,.' pa,,, %
Mrs. Hawes' majority ........ 90
FOR SUPREME RECORDER.
Miss Myrtle E. Dade, Rock Island. 19
N Mrs. Winnie Fielder, Peoria .. II
Mrs. Fielder's majority.
IN FOR SUPREME PHYSICIAN.
~
DR.. Franc E. Borrell, West Pull
man ...... ...... ............ IL
-, DR.. Borrelrs majority
ce The vote was polled in the stat
camp by congressional districts, an
when ii was announced. Mrs Miner,
:, Smith of Mechanicsburg moved tn;
the camp ratify it and that the del
:, gates from Illinois to the supren
camp be instructed to use their inf
ence in support of and to vote for Il
state camps selections. The motto
was. adopted by rising vote, there b
q ing practically no opposition.
Not n Trade.
,s- An allegation made during the he
of political controversy, which h
rl. friends are inclined to resent, no
,d ever, is that Mrs Hawes traded {
10 the interests of this city to furth
as her candidacy
;, The specific allegation is that Mi
- Hawes favored consolidation of L
beneficiary tinsurance) department
the Royal Neighbors, now located
this city and employing about 80 pt
pie, with the Office of the supreme
= corder, located in Peoria, in order
secure Peoria support.
AS matter of fact, the beneficia
IS department is a part of the suprel
recorders Office and legally belongs
Peoria, which the society's charter d
ignates as the home Office city. Eve
= benefit certificate ISSUED by the ben
eiary department in this city bears
nor Peoria date line. as if issued from
ina Peoria Office, and the bylaws of
ms society read: The name of this
zen ciety shall be Royal Neighbors
ian America. Its principal Office shall
re- in the city Of Peoria, county of P
ign ria, state of Illinois. 1t shall bear
irefation of auxiliary to the Mod,