Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-28
ILLINOIS MINERS
WILL SOON ELECT
Walker and Lawrence Are
Candidates for the Office
of President.
ARE TO RETURN MCDONALD
Secretary TO Meet With
Little Opposition In December
Contest.

WIN the SeSSlOnS OIL lue hdI4OAai |
convention of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor coming to a close, In
terest IN labor circles of Illinois turns
to the annual election Of the United
Mine Workers of Illinois. The election
which is held Dec. IL promises to be
one Of unusual interest. in that the
race for president of the state organi-
zation brings out as candidates Presi-
dent John H. Walker and Vice Presi-
dent Groce Lawrence, with Joseph
Pope of Belleville as third man on the
| ticket.
Pope is not considered strong man
| in the race for head of the Illinois
miners. While Walker has the advan-
tage Of years work in the position,
Lawrence has a strong band of follow
! ers, and close fight is promised.
There is no difference in the policies
of the two candidates, and both are
friendly. The fight for the Office will
be largely a sectional one, with Law
renee claiming a strong backing from
the eastern central section of the
state.
MCDONALD TO BE REELECTED. !,
The place Of secretary treasurer is
practically conceded to the present in |
cumbent, Duncan Mcdonald. His op |
ponent, John L. Lewis, while strong |
in his own territory in the eastern part |
of the state, is not so well known to |
the miners as Mcdonald, who has held
the office for a number of years, and
is regarded as one of the strongest I'M
ion labor men in the state.
For vice president, to succeed Groce
Lawrence four candidates have been
nominated. OF the four, Paul j. Smith,
Marion; W. F. Shears, Virden; Hugh
Friel, Benld; and Adolph Germer,
Belleville, the latter seems to have the
) call, both on account of the strength
OF his district and because of his gen.
eral popularity throughout the mine
workers organization.
NATIONAL BOARD MEMBER.
Another matter of Importance will
, be the election of abe national execu-
o tive board member Frank Harrington
of Streator and Peter Mccall of Glen
Carbon are both strong men in the
organization, and both have large fol-
= lowings. The outcome of the election
will be watched with particular inter-
est on this point, and the result prom
ises to be close
y Announcement of the result of the
u election will be made at the annual
> convention of the organization to be
. held in this city in February
CANDIDATES FOR STATE OFFICES.
The candidates for the various Of
fees in the organization are as fol
lows:
International Executive Board Mem
!, ber-Frank Harrington, Streator, and
q Peter Mccall, Glen Carbon.
i President-John H. Walker. Dan
vile; Groce Lawrence, Herrin and Jo-
L seph Pope, Belleville.
s. Vice President-Paul ]. Smith, Mar.
. ion; Adolph Germer, Belleville; Will
- liam F. Shears, Virden, and Hugh
Friel, Bend.
: Secretary Treasurer - Duncan Nc
. Donald, Springfield, and John L. Lewis,
= Panama.
\ STATE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
District No. Robert Osborne, Coal
City.
District No. George Heimer, Sea-
tonville; Patrick Carr, Laid.
District No. flames Lord, Farm
ington; Frank Milem Pennington;
Hugh Kelley, Jr., Pekin.
District No IL
Pana; P. N. Christensen, Danville;
Henry Minzel, Lincoln; Archie Thomp-
son, Westyille.
District No. 5-Dan Clark, Spring
field; Andrew Sloan, Auburn; George
Dougall, Hillsboro; Sam Johnson, Mt.
Olive.
District No. 6-Mose johnson, Troy
Frank Hefferly. Collinsville; Thomas
Arey, Belleville.
District No. John Wachter, Belle
vile.
District No. S-PhiIlip Davis Du.
Quoin; Joseph LOTUS, Murphysboro;
" Charles E. Childers, Benton; William
Owen Bird, Benton; Charles Conner
Tilden.
District No. George Doolin. FL
dorado; Charles McClintock, Cambria;
John futile. Harrisburg; Lyman De
: Loach, Herrin.
- Auditor (Three to be Elected)-Wil
liam Hall, Springfield; Dan Mcdonald
4 Spring Valley; Evan Owens, Belle
I Vile; James Pitman, Carrier Mills: AL
bert Vincent, Virden; David Carter
Cherry; Peter Jones La Sale; H. R
3 Wilker. Coal City; James Greenan
Girard; Sam Daykin, Taylorville; Rich
ard Pears, Sherrard; Joe Dixon, John
ston City; Alva Henry, Virden; Ed
Lindsey. Carterville.