Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-06
z. D ShurtleH,

] Former speaker or the Illinois house
/ Is taking leading part in the Wood
l men state convention.
of all the present head officers, the re-
peal Of the Chicago rate clause, the
reenactment of the old rate clause and
( the repeal of the dispensation clause
which gives the head consul the power
to suspend the printing of itemized re-
ports or receipts and expenditures.
Have Solemn Duty.
State Senator II. NJ. Cleary of Ga
lena, president OF the Illinois Woodmen
assembly. the next speaker, said the
factions responsibility did not lie in
electing any one man to Office I'VE
are not here TO form plans to run the
Toledo head camp" he said. This is
not jollification meeting and should
not be campaign for Office. We have
solemn duty TO perform at the To-
ledo meeting involving the welfare of
this order
Judge CIeary characterized the
WOOdmen officers as men who knew
nothing but greed. "a man who can
not lay aside the thought of Office in
a great fight like this is unworthy the
confidence of the order" said the
speaker. He continued: The regu-
lars have been sowing the seed of dis
sensiOn for many months with artful
skill and a quiet vigilance. We must
lay our plans with care. There are
also candidates in other states as NOR
tai as We United we must carry our
cause"
With the close of Judge Cleary's ad-
dress r. l.. Russell, of Princeton, Of
fered a motion, later carried, provid-
ing that no speeches should follow I'M
less they be in support OF motion. F.
The chair next recognized John \. Pet T.
erson OF Chicago. who spoke for the
Cook county delegation. Mr.. Peter /
son prefaced his motion with too
lengthy a speech and Mr.. Russell rose
10 the point of order demanding that
Mr.. Peterson stop. II was then neces-
sary. amid confusion, TO pass a mo-
ton giving Mr.. Peterson time in which
TO conclude.
He had a grievance against the con-
duct OF county conventions in Cook
county and asked the assembly to
adopt resolutions dispensing with the
regular county convention for the
selection of delegates to the state
meeting and substitute the appointive
power of a supervising delegate of the
county. who should be empowered to
name the county delegation The as
semblr held that the matter could be
aiken I'D in the councils OF the ere
ientials committee for its first test.
Mr.. Peterson declared that \. o. Ale
o. candidate for
mead banker. controlled the Cook
,ountv delegation and that he had held
his bower for four pears past
cIeary for Consul.
Judge CIeary of Galena was nomi-
lated for the insurgents candidate for
tate consul and Frank b. Brummund
+ Joliet for state clerk and both were
.hosen without opposition. Then
-udge CIeary offered motion that
-oting in convention be done by con-
,ressional districts. About this time
! developed that K. s. Smith had a |
II of resolutions covering the sub
act together with other typewriter
utIines of procedure TO be adopted,
II being prepared at meeting OF the
.aders held the previous evening
Mr.. Smith was accordingly called
, the floor. Judge Cleary withdraw
n, his motion. and the business was
with considerable dispatch.
Ir smith advanced plan for the
aiming of a credentials committee by
call of districts outside OF COOK
orntv only counties in which no con-
,ets were recorded having voice in
20 selection and the state consul
-ortbcott. being empowered to nom'-
alto the one to represent COOK coun-
; which is contested. After some
ebate a motion 10 strike out provi-
n, for the nomination OF member
!, the state consul prevailed and then
20 original resolution was adopted.
This left IS members TO be named
was argued in favor of the change 4
AT opening the way TO naming OF
member unfavorable to the insurg-
rs might result in a minority re- n
vt Mr.. Smith explained that every III
on he had proposed was IN accord Id
zee with the bylaws OF the society. I
chairman Wilcher was authorized TO
nnIov a stenographer TO take reports
the state camp for the insurgents
wss agreed to limit nominating :,
eeches TO three minutes and that on
n calls county chairmen answer for =
unties. which were 10 be the unit II
stead Of the congressional districts, Il
a. furnishing a method for the elimi- X
ton OF counties in which there were
ntests. s,