Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-03
BOTH FACTIONS
CLAIM SUCCESS
Scattered Returns From Coun-
ty Camps of Woodmen
Basis of Assertions.
HEAD CONSUL is SANGUINE
J. G. johnson, Former Head Attorney,
Says Kansas viii be Heavily
lnsuraent.


meetings of tins NJ W. A. held
in this and other states are slowly
! reaching this city. Many camps sur
prised in their delegations while others
followed the course previously expect
] ed. Several delegations to the state
camp Will come uninstructed. accord
! ing TO reports received to date Such
/ delegations the head officers consider
! will be likely to line up with the in
surgents. The administration leaders
assert they are counting their strength
through actually instructed delegates.
A. r. Talbot. head consul. wired
/ from Lincoln. Neb: Il have 20 per
cent of the delegates and will carry
( Nebraska state camp. Dispatches from
other states show that the administra-
ton will be in control of the Toledo
head camp in June by large major
I ity''
In Cook county the administration
carried the camp with 81 delegates and
the insurgents bolted.
Dekalb county will send five unin-
structed delegates to the state camp.
They are known to be unfriendly TO
the administration.
Bolt in LaSaIle.
LaSalle county surprised by return
ing two coutesting delegations of
eight when it was supposed the insur-
gent organization was in full control
there. There was the same kind of a
demonstration al I-aSaIle as in Rock
Island at the meeting of the county
camp. Two meetings, said TO have
been harmonious. were held in the
same room at the same time
Stevenson and Mercer counties. both |
conceded TO the insurgents with dele |
gates each, instructed insurgent dele 4
gates.
Tazewell county. the home of S. S. |
Tanner. present member board OF di-
rectors, voted administration dele |
gates.
At meeting in Sangamon county Z.
5. Smith. insurgent candidate for head |
consul. carried the county with dele
gates.
Results in other counties were as
follows:
Henry-Insurgent, four delegates.
Knox-Insurgent, four delegates.
Peoria-Contested nine delegates.
Observation-Disclosures one dele
gate.
Mason-Insurgent, three delegates.
Bond-Doubtful. two delegates.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. six delegates, .
reports.
Monroe-Insurgent, one delegate
st. Clair-InsurgeHt, four delegates.
Observation-Disclosures four del
egates.
Coles-Administra three dele
gates.
Champaign 49, Insurgent, six dele
gates.
Claim Illinois and Kansas.
Phil WilCher. chairman of Rock Is
land county insurgent camp. is author
ity today for the statement that Alex
ander. Union, Pulaski, Jackson. Hen
derson and Warren counties are safely
having INSTRUCTED delega- ,
ions to the state camp. Mr. Wilcher :
also has received a teegram from J. G. :
Johnson of Kansas claiming an insur- !
gent victory in county camps of that r
state. Mr.. Johnson, former head at :
orney for the order, says the insur- a
gents will have 40 delegates to % for $
he regulars at the state camp meeting
n Kansas.
Insurgents dispute the statement of t
he administration that Illinois will be S
II the administration column. The in
,urgents say they will carry the state.
Sunday afternoon at $50 in the Odd
fellows hall the county assembly of I
will hold a regular meet
ng