Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-19
DRAGGING IN The
W0ODMEN ISSUE
Jane, WcNauara scrre> Insurgents
inr Efforts Co.. Present City
campaign.

En.s island. April 10 Editor The
'-=a There has come into my pose
HH ra.r morning @ printed lrre-
H.. app ErH fu have been Err- uIt
H 600 nr-ar.-ariuu known ae the
Roofs Island County Modern Wood
w"H Assembly Tho UH. Gers rrrH-
.r " ra" following. Phil s.. W.i.lcr.
nr. don't. Erarr Nlu.scv. tlUr prrEi-
srrI. erHrra p EIrsrre.rr-. arrre-
-H-- and H H EHrh. treasurer. ar.
rrr rHwF. u rre following COM
m.farr arc printed ar t1e close OF
tFr .rr.r. indicating thar they are
rHr~.H.H .ur If. E-- TFE IS VIII
.fer. chairman. camp -1. Charles Os-
sa.. and George OhEr. camp 600 D..
q Cary and 90 81 EnHb. camp 1850.
.. rs. E.rf and S. s.. Nattis1u. camp .s
Tho copy uf go letter which
..Er .H noe peg 1ra,.rrI bat was sent
Hur hE mail iu ar envelope addressed
Fr citizen and voter OF this city.
THr committee states that the voter
fn whom Ir was addressed has iudi-
Gated Co. tho above named committee
U.- choice for mayor lu the election
fu .a Gs.I tomorrow. advises him that
'Hr committee fully approves his
choice and urges him 90 vote and 90
eco tE1F rii members 90 hts family
end a.E friends Eho are eligible vote.
fH fFa end tEaf our opponents viii
rraeir" crushing defeat etc and
enclosing the card o. William MCCou-
u.Eir for mayor
lu thr frst place. SAINT &C. under
stood tG1f ataf . may say here APP
plies 90 thr men whose names ap-
pear above and to them only. There
are many men vh1 we're insurgents
prior Co the head camp who are good.
loyal members % the society and who
are good friends ~ mine and I feel
certain they giI NOT approve OF this
attempt tu involve tire society in a
political HEht.
In say that Z am aEtouishei az this
uncaiird Tor and unreasonable action
~ these members ~ the society does
noe express ms feelings. and am
giving thiF letter 20 the public in
order that fh~ cool people % Rock
Island may know that I not ouiy most
fwphaf.caiiy diEappruvc 81 this at
tempt 20 DRAG this society into poll
ties iu this city. but dcnouncc the I
action OF the members % the society
above named vith all the power at
my command The conduct 81 these ,
men not only In THIS instances. hut on 7
several past occasions. regard as
entirely uucaiicd for and uuuciEhhor-
iv and outrageous from the fratcrnal .
standpoint.
TIE Communication which calls .
.nrfh this statement NO doubt Be- re /
sarirl by its authors as a slick" /
'ne. bat there can be no question as /
1 its purpose iu spite % the fact that .
f mentions no uames. u is a matter /
lf common krnvictiEc that these men .
n hn take pride in calling themselves 4
'insurEru' leaders arc and have for
ZONE time past been doinE all IN their +
1uTer to elect Mr.. 3icCnnochic mayor I
if this citl and 90 defeat Mr Collins
iuf an for no other reason than that
W Collins iE n friend 81 mine and
iurinF the last Woodrncn campaign 4
'tuod by me and az ms request served /
.s a delegate fFuu this district - the {
Toledo head camp meeting. These in 1
sargent leaders wcrc beaten a. Toledo 4
ind as a consequence they are dis
rFuniied and rcvcnFefui and Mr. Col
ins is the only one who offers them !
opportunity a. this time for n venting /
y their spleen
These men arc circulating a great !