Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-13
STATET0 WILSON,
MCCORMICK CLAIM
Democratic National Chairman Pre-.
diets VIII Sweep Field Next
November.
CHICAGO AS HEADQUARTERS
Raymond Robins, Progressive Leader,
May Be Asked to Take Charge
of Western Office.

Chicago, July 13.-Vance McCor-
mick, President Wilson's campaign
manager and chairman of the demo
cratic committee, says Illinois will line
up in the Wilson column again next
November
The Pennsylvania whirlwind, who
was famous Yale gridiron star, hit
Chicago yesterday as though he were
plunging through the line. In eight
hours on high speed, he met lead
ers of all the factiOnaI groups, con-
ferred with the independent segment,
arranged to open western headquar-
tiers Aug l. got a bird s-eye-view of the
local situation from all angles and
started back to New York Before he
left he summed up his impressions in
a sentence:
The Illinois situation is satisfactory
and what | have heard today simply
strengthens the belief that President
Wilson is rolling up such a wave of
confidence and trust among the people
that he will sweep the field next No
vember"
Much Of Mr.. Mccormick day in
Chicago was taken up with the pro-
gressive independents. The first man
he asked for was Charles r. Crane,
who was a leading supporter of Wilson
in 1912, although in politics he had
been listed as a republican. Mr.. Crane
is an intimate friend of Congressman
William Kent Of CalifOria, former
ChicagOan, who is reported to have IN
Dictated to the Wilson managers his
Willingness to become head of the
Woodrow Wilson Independent league.
Man who trained with Kent when.
Wit Of n MnY1glnd
Voters league, he headed the fight
years ago to clean up the Chicago city
council met Mr.. Mccormick in com
pany with Mr.. Crane. One of the de
velopments looked for within the next
fortnight is the establishment of west
ern Headquarters for the Wilson indie
pendent movement in Chicago.
The leagues effort will be to organ
ize the WilsOn-republican and VIII
sOn-progressives, carrying out the key
note of the St. Louis convention that
party labels are to count for less than
ever before in November and that not
Wilson. but the American people VIII
be on trial at the polls.
SO far a manager for western head
quarters of the democratic committee
has not been selected. 1t was indi-
Gated th.t in forming the Wilson cam
take a leaf out of the Hughes-FaIr-
banks book and put on a group of lead
ing progressives. MIR. Mccormick de-
cIined to comment on this but reports
we're af1Oat that in case Raymond Rob
ms, chairman of the progressive ma
tional convention, does not run for
governor he may be invited to go on.
Charles Boeschenstein of Edwards
Vile, ILL.,, national committeeman, Is
reported among those slated for the
campaign committee.
Mr.. Mccormick talked with William
L. O'COnneI of the Dunno forces, and
with Roger {. Sullivan. He dropped
into a gathering of the Sullivan lead
ers late in the afternoon. Before TAX
ing his train he stated that his work
was confined to the national end and
he would take no part in the local
state situation.
The Sullivan men are still unsettled
as to whether they will fight Governor
Dunno at the primaries. Mr.. Sullivan
and Mr.. O'ConneIl had a chat during
the day The biscuit-maker is report
ed to have remarked to the Dunno
leader that he is not vindictlve
man." but that he is finding it extreme
" difficult to control organization men
who are clamOring for a fight