Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-02
STATE CAMP IS
LEFT To DECIDE
W0ODMEN ISSUE
Records of Two County Camps
Kept Clear to Present to
Higher Body.
INSURGENTS FINISH WORK
Vote Moline Next County Camp and
Adopt Resolutions Proposing
Changes In Society.

decide whether the Rock Island county
camp OF the Modern Woodmen OF
America at X. OF c. hall yesterday
afternoon was really administration or
insurgent. As il now stands II was
decidedly both. Both sides have state
delegates and alternates and both In
tend to carry the fight through. Both
adopted resolutions and took every
possible step to make the records read
clear when laid before the state camp.
Floor leaders on the part of the ad-
ministration were F. o. Van Calder and
James Mcnamara On the insurgent
side there were p. ]. Carey. L. X. Eihl
and Phil Wilcher. w. A. Meese and
NJ. ]. McEniry also took a prominent
part in the proceedings OF the ants.
Up to the time the actual split &C.
Cured both sides protested an inten-
ton TO be fair and urged a peaceful
settlement. Mr.. Meese actually offer
ed a motion for a committee of four
TO negotiate and a recess to give the
factions a chance to get together, but
Il was not considered.
After the chair had been surrender !
ed by E. F. Johnson to Phil Wilcher, !
elected chairman by vote of the in /
surgents with the administration dele |
gates declining to take part in the bal 1
lot there was a period of several min /
utes during which each side tried to !
Guido the other in making noise. IL /
didn't take long. however. for the lead
ers TO see that neither side would &C
complish anything by this method and
so both factions soon got down to
business.
Name Committees.
The insurgents authorized the nam
ing of a credentials committee and
Chairman Wilcher appointed p. J.
Carey. Dan Mckinney and RI. H. Robb
of Rock Island: c. W. Heck. William
Wilcox and Fritz Hedin OF Moline;
George VI. Brown of Milan; A w.
wilken OF Hampton and c. l.. Wenks OF
Andalusia. l.
A resolutions committee appointed
In the same manner. was composed of
NJ J. McEniry, Chris Christopher and
Charles Frazer OF Moline; Thomas
Campbell. Z. II. Buck and L. II. Frink
Of Rock Island; II. Z. Biggs OF Silvis;
p. Schleuter OF South Rock Island and
The organization was made per-
nanent on motion OF Mr.. Meese. While :
waiting for the report OF the resolu-
lions committee a committee of nine A.,
was named TO select the Is delegates
and the same mum Der of alternates for +,
he state camp. The committee was ;
OF Cyrus Miller of Taylor q
Ridge: s. W. Bruner OF Cordova; VIII :
-rfe EIadfr, nd
Ieck OF Moline. and l. X. Eihl. Charles !,
Wills and p. J. Carey OF Rock Island.
Delegates Approved.
Z The following delegates and alter
iates were named and approved. >,
Camp 80. Moline-James Jensen :,
nd John Huette; alternates, a. c. :
,anielson and Edward Erickson ;,
Camp I53. Moline-George Stearns; =
Iternate. Charles Frazer. -
Camp 457. Moline-F. ". Dillon; al >.
ornate. w. VI. Odendahl. -
Camp %. Rock Island-Phil Which =,
r. L. X Eihl: alternates, Z. II. Buck =,
nd John Davenport.
Camp 3O9. Rock Island-Oliver o.,
eek: alternate. L. H Frink. -
Camp 1850. Rock Island-P. ]. Carey -
nd Dan Mckinney; alternates, II. II. :.
Obj and John Kimball -
Lower end of county-George VI. -
rown. Milan; alternate. Peter Phile- =,
ar. Milan; Cyrus Miller. Taylor =,
idge: alternate. f. Brisbane. Illinois -,
ity- -
Upper end of county-John Lip O.
ardt. Hillsdale; alternate, Golden g.
rewster, Port Byron; George Nc -
abney, Hampton; alternate, o. c.
andel. Cordova. -
Another committee was named to -
ok after the interests OF the Rock -
land county insurgents in the state .,
imp. This was composed of w. A. -
eese. Fritz Hedin and W. NJ. Oden- .
all. Moline; Henry Thode. E. II. Buck ~
Id II. II. Robb. Rock Island: William ~
-enks. Edgington; o. c. Cordova. and
Sours. Hampton.
A resolution was passed naming Mo- su
he for the next county camp. bu
A roll call was given on nearly cl'
cry question before the insurgents. II de
ing their desire 10 show as often as tn
ssible in the records that they num- ba
red delegates from more camps OF
an the other faction fri
Resolutions II Full. ed
Following are the resolutions pre- ,ai
nted by the committee and adopted -,
thout dissent: -,
The undersigned committee on reso- co,
ions Of the Rock Island county camp wa
Modern woodmen OF America. in ON
lyention assembled April l. 1914. at aft
city Of Rock Island, Ill. beg leave
export as follows: tn.
Whereas 81 Is with pride that we 1874
2 another triennial term has elapsed fus
our society shows a larger bal por
e on the right side OF our ledger sc- con
~ than ever before; tina
we meet at the home OF call
order with much Joy over the out so {
e OF county camps being held this rep
throughout the Jurisdiction and cou