Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-07
Illinois Suffrage Bo dy
Meeting in Midst of a
Hot Fight.
DRYS IN THE MAJORITY
Indications Grace Wilbur Trout
Will Be Reelected to the
Presidency.

Peoria, Ill, Nov. There is a feel
ing OF intense expectancy at the meet
ing of the Illinois Equal Suffrage as
sociation today because of reports
that the association may split into
dry and. so-called wet" factions
The nominating committee went 10
work on a ticket which will be pre-
sented tomorrow and which may in
dictate the parting OF the ways. II is
well understood Grace Wilbur Trout
will be renominated for president
Ninety-nine per cent of the dele
gates here are dry" il the demon
STATIONS which followed particular
shots at the liquor interests or refer
ences to the result of Tuesdays local
option elections downstate furnish
proper criterion.
The question OF new constitution,
however. is not only unsettled, but is
ready to furnish the material for the
niftiest fight which has been produced
in Illinois politics for a long while.
The administration" headed by
Mrs. Trout and backed by the conyen-
tion parliamentarian, Mrs. George W.
Plummer. won the first skirmish. when
the board Of directors adopted the
"Plummer draft as the report which
will be presented formally to the con-
vention on Saturday. The Adams
Stewart constitution, prepared by a
in which Miss Jane Add
ans and Mrs. Ella 8. Stewart had
much to say. was turned down
The latter, however. will go to the
F1nnr- ~ N q rv,fr
Ity report from the board of directors,
It was stated tonight by Mrs. Stewart,
and an effort will be made to substi-
tute it for the draft which has the
backing of the administration" wing
THIRD PARTY LOOMS UP.
Out of all the turmoil came a third
party, led by Mrs. Elizabeth X. Booth, |
who was one OF the Springfield suf- !
rage lobby. She is against both con-
,titutions and says what the women /
nave now is good enough for awhile |
anyhow. She has the hearty coopera-
ion % Mrs. Antoinette Funk.
"A plague on both your houses"
hey say, and they propose to make
heir battle on the convention floor. II
s all over the question, apparently,
4 whether the suffrage movement con-
retely is 10. be handled officially oy
uch an organization as was response
lie for the fight made for limited suf-
rage under a centralized body or
Thether there shall be a democratic
rganization by senatorial districts,
somewhat after the approx
d methods used by the old political
arties
NEW THREE CORNERED FIGHT.
The precipitation OF the Booth
unk movement has changed the sit
alton materially, and every move to- ;
ay will have a bearing on the crisis ,
p for Saturday morning.
The fight resolves itself into a ques- ,
on. apparently. of upholding or de- ,
,ating the Trout administration, with /,
third possibility. which is under :
ood to be a "wallop' for both of the 2
-iginal belligerents. I
The secondary possibility Of a row y
hooked up in a quietly rumored cas- Z
cation OF the women who participat- +
actively in the Fifth supreme r
,urt district campaign in behalf of
e progressive nominee.
Ii such a battle breaks loose. women U
no will be principals on either side S
rry the assurance that IL will be to v
finish and that no quarter will be 2
ked or granted. The woman's flying
uadron. which came into the Peoria
strict three weeks ago. is said to G
prepared TO harpoon these women. "
cludin Mrs. Mccormick, Mrs. Funk d
ID Mrs Booth, on the ground that a
ey injured the suffrage cause as v
ch by entering openly the progress
2 party camp. r
ENGLISH sUFFs GAIN GROUND.
London. England. Nov 7--Eforts i.
E being made TO induce the British
vernment 10 come TO an agreement
tn the suffragists. whereby a mea-
re for the acknowledgements of vom-
can be made part of the official r,
ogram OF the liberal party. Some .
nragist leaders declare the move
mt has made considerable headway.
is known the government will con-
er only a compromise based on the
qualified reputation OF the Wom-
5 Social Political union and its mil In
ut methods te