The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-09-14
new LEAGUE DISTRICTS FORMED

new LEAGUE DISTRICTS FORMED
By reapportionmen of territory, AntSaloon League
districts They District which
H. H Rood formerly of the Michigan AntSaoon League will be
Superintendent and the East ST. Louis District be in
charge of James H. Dann of Jacksonville Ill., of the pioneer
League workers in this
The Eastern District will comprise the counties of Livingston
Marshall Putnam Woodord Grundy 1roquos Kankakee, Ford
Mclean, LaSalle, DuPage and Will.
The AonEas St Louis District includes the counties of
Greene Jersey Macoupn Montgomery, Bond Madison and ST.
Clair
In the formation of the two new districts the Northern
Central Districts re-dvded giving each District SUI
pentenden district than formerly The for the
changes district boundaries by the State Superintendent
in the following statement:
Why Changes Are Made in District Boundaries
The fight for the Legislature less than year
off, the primary coming September The primary cleo
will settle the question whether the liquor people
will again control the Illinois Legislature. If this Legisla-
be rescued by the people the campaign for the pri
mary be the aggressive and intense that has
been put in the
The first step towards a aggressive campaign is
this edistricting the and the placing Of
additional District Superintendent in the field This will
addition to the work by District superinendents
intensity the work of the six Superintendent charge
OF districts 1t will confne their efforts smaller territory.
An additional for this arrangement the
sy bringing the District Superintendent into closer rela
onsp with the friends Of the League the territory aot
them Much of the work before done by Assistant
Superintendent will this year be done by the District Super
ntendens themselves. This will bring them into closer
with the legislative campaign and will make it possible
for them bring the state plans of the League directly
the people interested.
We gladly commend these District Supernendents,
we'll the faithful District Superintendent already
in the field constituency throughout the They
every able sincere aggressive and faithful League
workers and deserve the hearty cooperation of
in the who the saloon go.
Revised Description of League Districts
Below give the and Office address of each
League Superintendent together with the senatorial
counties in each district under the division
of territory, effect
Security Bldg, Chicago;
George Mcinns
Chicago Mcnry; Wnnebago;
Daviess Stephenson; 14h Kane Kendall 3s
DeKalb Lee and Whitesde
The Chicago District the following
districts g. s. H. 49, u.s. IL 49, 81 g. rs ~ 20 and 81.
include all of the city of Chicago the Of
Riverside and of the OF Miles, Cicero New Ier and Calumet
Security Bldg, Chicago;
10th senatorial district Livingston Marshall
Grundy Kankaee; 26 Ford
McIean 3oth, LaSalle; 41st Outage and WILL
Observation-Disclosures 4o4 Holmes Bldg Gburg;
18th senatorial district Peoria; of nd War
Mercer and Rock Island; 7 Bureau Henry and
43rd Fulton and Knox
Quincy Majestic Bg Quincy;
tendn Spugeon oh senatorial district
Hancock McDonough; 36h Adams Calhoun Pike
and Scott
Alton-East
Bldg, Springfield Dansk h
Macoupn and Montgomery th Bond and Mad
son. ST. Clair
Bldg SPRING
A. Van Fossen 22nd senatorial district Cham
and Patti 28h Dewitt Logan 30t
Christian Shelby
carbonde Superintendent, E. E.
district Clay Clinton bingham
44th Jackson Perry Randolph Jasper,
Crawford Edwards Gaan
Lawrence Franklin
williamson; s1st Hamilton Johnson Massac Pope and Saline