Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-05-17

line company to act as Official in NJ.
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1S-All compensations paid TO local
clerks TO be paid BY local camps.
Redistribution of official sinecures.
2O.-Revis!on of bylaws and decen-
;raiization Of power.
21.-Opposition TO efforts toward Sc
cession, division and dismemberment. /
RESOLUTION POCKETED. !
Previous to the report of the CON- /
mittee on resolutions D. t. Robertson .
of Cresco, Iowa, asked for privilege to /
address the convention. He said that .
he had submitted a resolution TO be ,
embodied in the official platform, but I
that the resolution had been placed in }
/ the pocket of the committeeman and |
/ he believed it had not been brought /
/ before that body. The resolution pro-
vided for the cutting the salaries of
head camp officials in two. 1t further
provided that all auditors be paid at
/ the rate of SO day for work actually
done and that delegates be given a per
diem in the future of SIS.
Owing to the fact that the resolu-
ton touched a financial spot in the
hearts of many of those present who
might be Office seekers in the organi-
cation the result of the convention
action was awaited with interest by
those suspecting the present insurg-
ents are organizing solely for the pur-
pose of getting Offices. When the re-
port of the committee on resolutions
was read it was found that Mr. Rob-
ertson's resolution had in sooth been
omitted.
This led friends of John L. Sunbeam
to inquire why the resolution cutting
= the salaries was not brought up. The
Sunbeam men maintain that the pres
ent organization is held purely for the
purpose of booming a few men for of
fee. Minneapolis men promptly start
t ed activities in the effort 70 get the
resolution up for consideration in or
: der TO see how the convention stood
) on the proposition.
Owing. ne said, to the pressure be-
! ing brought by his friends in the
movement, Sunbeam, who is the father
= of the insUrgent movement, said that
/ he would not call another convention
in opposition to the present /one, at
least at the present time. Efforts on
] the part of the Lyon crowd and the
Sunbeam faction TO bring the two par
o ties together have failed. Advances
@ we're made by both sides, but the feel
D ing could not be eliminated.
KISSES FOR SUNBEAM.
j When Nose l. Winthrop OF Mime
i apolis rose to nominate Sunbeam for
u permanent chairman he was Kissed at
J the conclusion Of his speech. When
: the Minneapolis delegation canvassed
I to select its committeeman on the
II resolutions committee, Sunbeam again
d attempted 10 receive some recognition
n but failed Yesterday he said he die
+ not know whether or not he may cal
8 a second convention which he says
will be carried along on a business
basis and will not be for the sole pur
g pose of gaining Office"
d We received no notice of this con
r vention,' he said. when Charles Ly
& on sent cut the call our camp received
e no notice of the same. We were moi
5 requested to attend. We will not
g however, attempt TO create any dis
n turbance here. Whatever action We
# may take Will be taken in the future
q and elsewhere"
r An attempt was made by some dele
ID gates 10 bring about a demand for i'm
Sc mediate custer of the head camp off
- GERS. E. S. Smith of Ohio moved tina
=. a suit of custer against the officials
: and a call for an accounting be start
-, ed at once.
"A Such action in the courts, if W,
: were successful" Mr.. Smith said
- would place US in moral and physical
control Of the order
Delegates were on their feet imme
! diately with objections and hot figh
- started on the floor. d. T. Robertson
- wGs among those 20 protest agains
the Smith motion at length.
* I'VE have all the law we want now,
IL he said. We have an injunction
-e against the head camp that take
y, away all their power. With all tn
III wealth in the civilized world the
can't lift that injunction. If we de-
clared for an custer on the basis G
he mismanagement we would throw III
en- organization into the hands of q r,
at ceiver and the whole matter would b
ed in a turmoil"
Finally the motion was transferre
into the hands of the executive con
a mittee OF the new organization.