Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07
BOLTERS QUICKLY
FINISH BUSINESS;
ARE NO CONTESTS
inward D. Reynolds of Rock
ford, State Consul, and Chi
cago Voted Next Camp.
HEAD OFFICERS ENDORSED
u,rcoek County Delegation Registers
Only Protest-Unable to Agree
with Either Side.

After the administration delegates
,.d been seated at Knights Of Column
~. hall o. =. Aleshire. floor leader,
,.ylsd 10 order Edward ID. Reynolds
:, Rockford was named as state con-
,,l and c. Edwin Johnson Of Paxton
AZ state clerk.
4, Is time for a state convention to
:. held By men who know how" said
NJ REYNOLDS on taking the chair. He
,sssd that they were assembled to
.,ld -fraternalr convention. Il have
ssa, IN state camps for 10 years and
"a, until today have our rights as
r,sremen been taken from us so IL
Isezlly." he said
r1r. c. (. Orr. OF la Sale, placed a
-o,ion which carried. that a commit
,sa OF five be appointed on creden-
,ials. One member of the order from
each county in which there was a con
test was also asked 10 meet with the
credentials committee. which was COM
,osed OF Rev. Osceola McNemar. FL
Paso: John Dowd. Chicago; W. E. L.
rox. Thonpsonville; Grant Taylor,
ia; Rock: and b F. Quigg, Miner.
Is No Dissent.
The committee on credentials seat |
"a delegates without a dissenting vote |
OF the adoption OF the report The |
ehair next called for a selection OF |
had camp delegates by congressional !
districts While this vas being done |
James Mcnamara OF Rock Island 1
moved the appointment OF three mem |
bers Of a resolutions committee y F. I
Hart. Peoria: T. o. Van Calder. Rock !
Island: and George Mcintyre, Chicago, !
members OF the committee. returned !
a report endorsing head officers rec
ords and endorsing the factions can
didates TO 20 before the head camp. !
The MANAGEMENT OF the orders bust
nsss and iis stand in the rate war IS !
sge was upheld. The resolutions APP
pear elsewhere in this issue.
W H HartseIl OF Carthage rose to /
state that Hancock county did not ap- l
Prove Of the adoption of the resOlu-
tons committees report He said:
Hancock county is meeting with 4
this BODY because We think you are 4
better than the insurgents. We don't p.
endorse the head officers records dur
ing the past three years in view OF
mistakes. We do not believe in riot
s,d would not 90 with the insurgents.
That the present head officers have
Elds a mistake is apparent TO us. but
We think II was an honest mistake We
have no doubt OF their integrity. de-
spite the fact that they have cost the
order 100000 in the past three years.
AL We ask Is that the officers do not
repeat the act"
Ar. Aleshire was on his feet quick
y: Il am glad Il hear from the
neighbor from NY Old home county
be said. Il appreciate what he has
said and am glad to recognize him as
a member OF this convention body"
NJ. Aleshire concluded that IL would be
his desire 10 fulfill the wish Of Mr..
Hsrtsel
Meet In Chicago Next.
As the resolutions did not recon-
mend the convention city for the order
three years hence r. o. Van Calder in
Vitsd discussion OF that matter. Dele
gates from Galesburg and Chicago
asked that the convention be voted q
those cities. :. r. Davis Of Gslesburg
suggested that Rock Island again be
voted the convention city. Mr.. Ale
shire was a booster for Chicago and
nat city was voted the next cOnyen-
ION By large majority in a standing
vote
The business OF the administration
delegates was finished about 7:I5.
The administration delegates fol
oE:
Cook County.
Delegates-GeoTge Y Mcintyre. J. !
:. Bush. c. \. Altman. D. l.. Williams.
an. Wizard. F. s. Webb. F. y. Rice, ,
:, W. Coreen.
Alternstes-Oscar r. AIeshire. VIM.
: Doud. Charles Perrigo. James Da-
p. John Mracek, l.. ]. White, Elmer
: Williams, Robert Duthie. J
nth District.
Delegstes-C. o. Bond. S. L. Hart,