Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-16
EkJOIN HOLDING
OF The W00DMEN
TRIEhNIAL CAMP?
Report From Aurora Says In
surgents May Act if Creden-
tiais Are Not Given.
is MADE LIGHT OF HERE
Never the Custom to Issue Papers in
Contested Districts Till After
Issues Are Decided.
Especial to The Argus.1


Springfield. ILL.,. May 16-E. S. Smith.
elected state consul by the insurgents
at the Rock Island state Modern Wood
men camp, and leader OF the insurg-
ent movement, on being interviewed
today on the question of the injunc-
ton proposed by Messrs Cleary and
Ryan to prevent the holding of the head
camp election at Toledo, Ohio said to-
day that he had not consulted with
Messrs. Cleary and Ryan concerning
the action proposed by them and has
not received from them any informa-
ton as to the course to be pursued in
the Injunction suit, and that he would
not express any opinion on the ques-
ton until he had further information
concerning the proposed procedure 1t
is the opinion of Mr.. Smith that the
head clerk should issue the credentials
to the 73 delegates elected in the
regular state camp at Rock Island and
until this is refused by the head clerk
it is assumed that he will issue the
credentials TO them. If these are re-
fused it is probable that some action
VIII be taken TO compel the issuing of
the credentials.
Possibility OF court proceedings to
prevent the holding of the June trien-
NAL head camp of the Modern Wood
men of America is contained in the
following dispatch sent out from
Aurora last night:
A federal court writ of injunc-
ton preventing the holding of the
triennial convention of the Mod
edn Woodmen of America on June
S at Toledo. Ohio. will be asked.
ii was announced today, if the Off
GERS of the insurance order do not
issue credentials to delegates
elected at recent state conventions
controlled by insurgents. The ma
tional officers of the Woodmen
have refused to issue credentials
10 Illinois insurgent delegates
Judge NJ. II. Cleary of Galena. Ill.
and Attorney T. L. Ryan of st.
Charles. Ill, members of the in
surgent law committee. They met
at st. Charles yesterday and de-
cided that an enjoining of the con-
vention was the only step for the
insurgents TO take in the event
their delegates are not recognized.
Have Not Asked Them.
Inquiry at the head Office today
brought the statement that no appli-
cation for credentials had been made
by the state clerk chosen at the in
surgents' convention. No report of
any kind of this factions state camp
has been filed with the head clerk, it
is asserted.
However. it is not customary in
Woodmen affairs to issue credentials
TO representatives in districts where
there are contests and the presump-
tion is that credentials viii be with
held in Illinois and other states where
delegations were named.
Head Consul a. II. Talbot has issued I
for the credentials COM
mittee to meet at Toledo al 9 a IN. of .
the morning of Saturday, June 13 to ,
pass upon contests. md credentials /
will be issued at that city in accord Z,
ance with the decision of the head |
camp after the report has been made. /
The object in holding the committee
meeting three days in advance of the .
opening of the head camp is to make
it possible to notify Delegates of the
made of their cases so that
il not seated they may refrain from
attending If they wish.
SO far as the object of an injunction
such as is referred to in the Aurora
is concerned head officers fail
to see what advantage that would be
giving the insurgents. inasmuch as
failure to hold the head camp would
necessitate holding over of the pres
ent officers for another term.
ASK Receiver. Too?
1t has been reported that the insurg
ents. if they start court proceedings.
mean TO follow the application for an
Injunction with one for a receiver on
he ground that the society was insolv
snt. Such grounds for a receivership
we're made light of at the head Office,
where it was stated that the general
und is ample to meet all head camp
expenses and that, anyway the July
,er capita tax will be in by the close
II the head camp and this will amount