Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
INSURGENTS RULE
IOWA CONVENTION.
STATE MEETING or THE MODERN
WooDMEN GOES ON RECORD
AGAINST HEAD OFFICERS.

Cedar Rapids, May S-InsurEenc!
won the day at the triennial conven
ton Of the Modern Woodmen OF Ameri
ca of Iowa here Wednesday, and the
victory was complete rout OF the. reg
ulars who did not wait to see the finish
but adjourned to another hall to hold
convention of their own. AS q result
of the battle, Iowa Woodmen delegates
to the head camp convention at Toledo
O.. in June, will vote for insurgent
principles.
When 1t became apparent that the
insurgents would be In control, John
Mercer of Burlington, floor leader fol-
the regulars, led thirty-nine regular
delegates from the hall. The bolt
came when a vote was called for
substitute motion made by Carl Kueh'
ME Of Dennison in an attempt to table
one made by Capt. William 8. Hart OF
Waukon.
The regulars held district caucuses
this forenoon and framed UP their lis
Of delegates to the head camp, TO bt
4! announced by districts. The insurgents
| had prepared a similar list, which wal
offered by Captain Hart. This lie wha
caused the upheaval. The regular,
contended that the state convention
did not have the power to overrula
the recommendations Of the county
conventions. The insurgents in turn
offered a section of the bylaws In sup.
port of their claims.
Regulars Leave Hall.
Julius Rohwer Of Ida Grove, who was
chosen today as state consul ordered
roll call on the substitute motion rlads
| l. L., III x,v,t the
Of shame" and towards" the thirty
nine regulars left the hall, thrOwins
the convention into an immediate up
roar. When quiet had been restored
the roll call was completed, showins
Kuebnle's motion had been lost 81 tt
I22 The roll call on Captain Harris
/ list Of delegates resulted 100 in favor
and against. This gave the insur
gents the victory by nearly a two
! thirds majority.
Name Of Delegates.
The following delegates will repre-
i sent Iowa at the national convention.
J. C. Peck, Washington; George F. ia
ger, Batavia: John H. Scholl, Maquo
keta; l.. Fl. Bowman, Clinton; 8. r
| Amlong, Muscatine; Fl. C. Littleton
| Clarion; John D. Denison. Dubuque; T
/, w. Purcell, Hampton; William kober
Waterloo; George A. Davis, Fayette;
A. s. Wright, Usage; @. e. Barlow
Clear Lake; William s. Hart. Waukon (
! p A. Hawley. Marshalltown; F..
Hamison,, Vinton; ]. s. Remley, Ana
mosa; Ed Shields, Eddyville; DR.. ]. r
Fleener, Oskaloosa; G. w. Lyon, Del
Moines; William M. Wade, Woodward;
Allan Talbot, Indianola; W. M. House.
holder, Charlton; Charles Emerson,
, Creston; w. H. Hewitt, Lenox; Ed D.
Carr Council Bluffs; DR.. J. A. Hall,
Stuart G. J. Eatinger, Orient; John D.
| Porter, Webster City; Thomas O'Con.
nor, Emmetsburg; l.. C. Trauger, Lv.
ermcre; F. B. Miller, Jefferson; y. w.
Howe, Whiting; ]. r. Mckee. Spencer;
Henry Fl. Nelson, Sibley and J. G. Lar
/ kins, Neville.
The resolutions adopted declare thai
the socalled Chicago rates should be
repealed, that reduction In the sal.
aries of the head officers should be
made and that none OF them should be
! reelected. Muscatine was selected %
i the convention city in 1917, as stats
conventions are held only every three
years.