Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-30
FRACTIONAL WAR
BREAKS OUT AT
PLUMBERS MEET
Small Towns Line Up Against
Chicago and Peoria for the
Official Positions.
BIG CITIES ARE DEFEATED
Many Bitter Speeches Made on Both
Sides-Roek Island Man Is
Chosen Delegate.

Fractional warfare and politics show
ed itself with a vengeance in the clos
ing session OF the Illinois Master
Plumbers convention at the New Har-
per yesterday afternoon For several
years the trouble has been brewing.
but II did not come to the surface until
the bailoting for officers began yester-
day The small towns OF the state
combined against Peoria and Chicago.
and elected their whole ticket. Several
bitter speeches were made and the
gathering adjourned with animosity
still high.
J. l.. Robertson OF Mason City head
ed the down state ticket. running
against Thomas Cody OF Peoria on
the first ballot Mr.. Robertson received
% votes and the Peoria candidate so.
Mr.. Robertson was declared unani-
mously elected by a rising vote
Rest Of Ticket.
The rest Of the ticket was easily
carried by the small towns. Fred T.
Myers OF this city was chosen to repre-
sent the state at the next national con-
vention of the association to be held
III ANAdullG '. AANs ~ - neat JuAAE- ht
officers follow:
First Vice President-Bernard
Guase. Jacksonville.
Second Vice President-C. L. Green
wood. Princeton.
Treasurer-G. 8. Moore. Evanston.
Members Of national executive COM
mittee-T =. Walters. Aurora.
Immediately after the balloting had
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a speech in which he denounced the
way in which the offices had been dis
tributed throughout the state. His
talk was a signal for a general and
heated discussion. Peoria and Chicago
speakers said that they had been
treated unfairly for years. never hav-
ing had any official position.
War Breaks Out.
Both sides had expressed an opinion /
on the officers elected. and the animos- |
ity had died down somewhat. when one
of the delegates from the lower end of !
the state got up TO tell why he voted /
against Thomas Cody of Peoria. ;
Among other things he charged the I
Peoria men with violating some OF the 4
bylaws OF the association.
The Peoria delegates were on their
speaker get on the platform and make
a specific charge TO the secretary. For
a few moments cries OF that's the !
stuff" and lets cut this fight cut"
filled the air. Then the newly elected !
president broke into the confusion urg- u
ing the men to be quiet.
Men. men. for the good Of the as
ISOLATION. let's stop this quarrel right .
here" he shouted. There is nothing TO
be gained by w-rangling this way" Il
His talk quoted matters. and a mo-
ton FOR adjournment was made. Be
fore this was voted upon. however. the
convention decided to convene next
year two days instead OF three The
next convention city will be chosen by
the executive board later in the year.
Banquet Success
More than 300 people attended the
convention banquet held at the New
Harper last evening a five course
dinner was served. Mrs. W. ]. billiard
wife OF the retiring president. thanked
the Rock Island ladies for their cordial
treatment Of the visitors \ dance was
then held.
Many OF the delegates went TO Keo-
kuk this morning to inspect the new
dam. The Burlington road carried
special coach on one Of the early morn
ing trains. This railroad viii also run
a special sleeper for the delegates
from KeOkuk 10 Chicago this evening