Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07
STATE CAMP Is
SPLIT AND TWO
MEETINGS HELD
Administration Woodmen AS
sert That Their Rights Had
Not Been Guaranteed.
no BUSINESS AT K. C. HALL
Insurgents, Unable to Finish in the
Afternoon, Hold Evening SEES
sion at Turner Hall.

Declaring the insurgents were at
,empting 10 lead them into a trap.
after seating them as delegates. by
,he adoption OF a resolution empow-
er.ne the new state consul TO name
a committee OF five to pass upon and
approve the nominations OF the var
tons congressional districts for dele
rates and alternates TO the head camp
at Toledo. for the purpose of salts
fviuE themselves as to the genuine
ness OF their insurgency, all the ad-
niuistration men in attendance at the
state Modern Woodmen camp yester-
dsv afternoon at the Empire theatre.
uithdrew from the meeting and re-
convened at the Illinois theatre.
The bolt was led by \. o. Aleshire,
Chicago. regular candidate for head
banker and floor leader for the fac
,ion al the state gathering. The an
,icipsted ruction occurred after a re-
mort from the credentials committee
had been read. which seated the ad-
ministration delegates from COOK
county. Mr.. Aleshire questioned the
motive OF the committee in turning
down its own faction and recognizing
the enemy and intimated that the
move was merely a piece OF clever
notifies. intended TO lull the suspicious
q. the victims. while preparations
we're in progress for the subsequent
Acknowledgement OF the standpatters.
through the acceptance of the plan.
whereby all delegates from the state
q, Illinois 10 the head camp be vouch-
ed for BY hand picked" band. nam
ed Nv Senator II. VI. Cleary. Galena.
state consul-elect and himself pio-
ueer in the agitation against the rate
revision.
Il was at $50 after a tiresome wait
OF several hours. that the credentials
committee finally appeared at the En-
pire. ready with its report Judge
7 z. RYAN. ST. Charles. chairman.
read the findings OF the body. which
seated the regulars from Cook county.
but the insurgents elsewhere in the
state where there had been contests
Delegates Seated.
The contested delegates seatJ
were:
COOK
Reg1Iars-O. Z. Aleshire. George V.
Mcintyre. Frank Davis. J. c. Bush, c
]. Rose. x. B. Czarnecki. c. W. NoEt,
c. A. Aiman. r. o. Rathfon. ]. l.
Vincent. C. n. Perrigo. T. J. Lynch
A. ? Lockwood D. l.. Williams. c
W Vail. William Wizard NJ. p. Scott,
Howard Hun. L. X. Kral. John Mracek.
James Daily. s. J. Szczodrowsh. y J.
Leoni. William Hanson. w. V. John
son. A. ". KIinl.e. r. $ Webb. F a.
Rice. Blue Island; o. Obeldobel. River
dale: Elmer Z Williams. Oak Park;
Joseph p Brooks. Niles Center; w y
Sabin. Wilruette; F W. Coffeen. Ev-
anston: Robert Duthie. Des PLANES;
". ?. Nieman. Chicago.
Twelfth District.
Insurgents-P. ". Mac Arthur. Mar
settles; George II. Haight, Ottawa; w.
Il. Mckenzie. Lastant; F. VI. Plagans,
La Sale; 4. r Van Skiver. Streator;
z ]. Kelly. Ottawa; f. r. Lewis,
Earleville; THEODORE Eshbach, Men
dota
Thirteenth District
Insargents-J r. Myers, Warren;
AnII eW Riefsteck.
Fourteenth District.
nSu-eents-James Jensen. John r.
Huette. George Stearns. Moline; F. NJ.
Dillon. Phil WiIcher. L. X. Eihl, Oliver
Be;k Z. J. Carey, Dan Mckinney
R)ck Island: G. W. Brown, Milan;
Cyrus Miller. Taylor Ridge: John Lip
hardt. Hillsdale; George McNabney'
Moline.
Fifteenth District.
Insurgents-H. Z. Becker, Quincy