Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-16
WILSON ENTERED
ON STATE BALLOT
Charles Boeschenstein, Chairman Of
Illinois Committee, Files Pet.
ton at Springfield.
Is VICTORY FOR ORGANIZATION
Action Bears Out Developments at
Meeting of the National Body
in Washington.

Springfield, Feb. 16.-President Will
son was entered yesterday in the Illi-
nois presidential preferential primar-
les by the state democratic organiza-
ton. A petition placing his name on
the ballot was filed with Secretary Of
State Stevenson by Charles Boeschen-
stein of Edwardsville, chairman of the
democratic state committee
The nominating paper was prepar-
ed in time for the first day of filing
last week, but it was withheld until
the letter of the president permitting
the use of his name in the Ohio pri-
maries, which was tantamount to an
official declaration of candidacy for
denomination, was made public.
Weeks ago rivalry was manifested
between the factional groups over
which should be recognized with the
honor of filing the petition. At Wash
ington the administration leaders were
sounded by the representatives Of the
Standardization group which
has had the federal patronage and
which was DESTROYS of managing the
petition. The regular state organiza-
ton. however, obtained the recogni-
ton
The selection of Mr.. Boeschenstein
to file the document bears out de-
velopments at Washington in Decem
Der at the meeting of the democratic
national committee.
At that meeting the Sullivan group
conveyed to President Wilson through
Secretary McAdoo and Postmaster
General Burleson a statement Of po-
sition that it wanted no patronage in
Illinois, that it did not desire to be
consulted on the appointment of fed
eral officers, and that it would
through the state organization, oper-
ate as active and diligent a campaign
as if it had full recognition in patron
age.
Hailed as Dictum.
It was termed a GOALS of fire" die
tum at the time. Long before this the
state organization had endorsed the
president for denomination. After the
recent accentuation of the group dis
cord in Illinois by the declaration Of
war over the election of delegates
party control, as usual, being the I'M
deriving issue-the anti-Sullivan wing
talked of filing the Wilson petition
But Mr. Boeschenstein was instructed
with the job. as a regular activity OF
the party organization.
The petition places the name of the
president on the preferential ballot on
which the voters directly indicate their
choice Wilson delegates also have
been filed in all of the districts and in
many of the districts there are two
sets of candidates, one of the Sullivan
following, the other of the Dunne-Har-
risen faction. The understanding IS
that neither set will be disavowed by
the president in any district.
PrCgressiSeS File.
Petitions of the candidates for dele
gates at large to the progressive ma
ticnal convention were filed yesterday.
The candidates, who express no pref
erence for president, are: Raymond
Robins and Harold Ickes, Chicago;
Frank H. Funk, Bloomington; James
R. Campbell, McLeansboro; alter
mates, Dr. w. E. Shallenberger, Can
ton; James F. Stepina, Chicago; j.
Frank Deuel., Rockford; James ].
Houteling, Jr, Chicago.