Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-17
Program Agreed Upon for
Vigorous Campaign on Ma
tional and State Tickets.
MEETING In CHICAGO
Decide to Reassemble Con
vention at Springfield
to End Details.

Chicago, Aug. 17.-Plans for Wig
orous campaign in Illinois in behalf
OF the national and state democratic
tickets were adopted today at a con-
ference of party leaders called by the
state central committee. The chair
man and secretary of every demo-
cratic county committee in the state
were invited to attend and each coun-
ty sent representatives
It was decided to reassemble the
democratic state convention at Spring
field Sept. %, to nominate three can
didates for university trustee and
adopt a party platform for the state
campaign and to observe Sept. 81 as
democratic day at the Illinois state
fair at Springfield.
Prominent Democrats Present.
Chairman Arthur W. Charles of the
democratic state committee presided
at the conference and among those
present were: Senator Thomas J.
Walsh of Montana, manager of the
western campaign headquarters Of the
democratic national committee, Ma
tiOna1 Committeeman Charles Bosch
enstein; former national Committee
man Roger c. Sullivan, Lieutenant
Gaxarnor-- Barratt O'Hara, Secretary
of State Lewis G. Stevenson and Viii
liam 3. Brinton of Dixon, candidate for
the democratic nomination for gov
ernOr.
Charles to Name Committees.
Chairman Charles was directed to
appoint the necessary committees and
organize the different bureaus for the
carrying on of the national state
congress in Illinois. He also was in
structed to have a canvass of the state
made without delay. The conference
took no action on the governors pri-
mary contest between Governor Ed
ward F. Dunno and William B. Brin-
ton of Dixon.
Party Bound to Win
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, reviewed
the administration of President Will
son and predicted democratic victory
in November. He criticized Charles E.
Hughes for his alleged failure to out
line a constructive policy in his cam
paign speeches.
Il have an abiding faith in the is
sue OF the national democratic cam
paign," said Senator Walsh. I'VE are
going to win because we ought to.
There is a deep seated conviction that
1t would be nothing snort OF crime
to risk a change in national admins
Uration at this time when the country
is facing so many serious problems"
He said he expected the state or
ganization to cooperate in every pos
sible way with the national committee
In the conduct of the campaign.
Moose to Vote for Wilson.
Thomas Donovan, of Joliet said that
% per cent of the progressive party
would vote the democratic ticket this
fall and that a committee should be
named to work among former mem
bers of the bull moose.
A dOwnstate leader prepared and
to introduce a resolution
protesting against Senator Robert L.
owen of Oklahoma and Carl c. Vroo-
man, assistant secretary of the de-
partment of agriculture, taking an &C
tive part in the Illinois campaign or
being given executive positions in the
headquarters of the demo-
cratic national committee because of
their action in stumping Illinois
against Roger c. Sullivan, democratic
candidate for United States senator in
1914, but National Committeeman
Boeschenstein succeeded in inducing
MIN to suppress it in the interest of
harmony.