The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-08
DECLARE TRUCE
IN G. 0. P. RANK
AT STATE MEET
Mckinley Small Followers Not TO
Drag Fight Into 1922
opposes Ford Plan.


are preparing to go home April II
to .sst on the lid at the Repubii-
can state convention at Spring
field.
The congressman are grimly de-
ternined that there shall be no
open clash between the Mckinley
Mccormick and the Thompson
Small factions, whose leaders will
meet face to face at the Republic
can pow-wow.
Members of the Illinois delega-
ton are taking a practical view OF
the situation, with their eyes on
the November elections. The con-
gressmen point out that they are
ali coming up before the people
this year, whereas Governor Small
and Senator Mccormick will not
be in an election before 1924, ana
Senator Mckinley is safe until
1926.
Should the two factions indulge
in throwing rocks at the state con
vention, the Illinois congressman
declare. it would greatly embar-
rRss if not actually endanger a
number of congressional candi-
dates who are facing hard fights
with Democratic opposition in the
closer districts down-state.
At "Uncle Joe" Cannon's sur
prise party. held at Senator Me
dill Mccormick Washington home
a week ago, the whole subject was
discussed and both Senator Nc
cormick and Senator Mckinley
are said to have Joined in the har-
mony plan. Both the Illinois SOL
ons will attend the convention.
Representative William A. Rod
enberg, East st. Louis, is relied
upon as one of the principal peace
makers in the Republican camp.
He is not a candidate to succeed
himself. and has remained on good
terms with both factions. His col
leagues believe he is fitted for the
role of mediator and are urging
him to attend the convention. Rep
resentative Thomas s. Williams,
Louisville, will attend as a dele
gate and he will he backed for a
place on the resolutions commit
tee, where he will have an oppor-
tunity to voice the harmony de-
mands of the Illinois congress
men.
1t is the report of the resolutions
committee which will determine
whether the Republican state con-
Yention is to be lovefeast or a
riot, in the view of Illinoisans in
Washington.
Both Ask Approval.
Senators Mccormick and Nc
K.inley will seek a plank endorsing
their record in the senate, along
with the general resolution com
mending the national Republican
administration. Governor Small,
hacked by Thompson, will like
wise insist upon an endorsement of
the governors record since he
entered the state house
The certainty that these two
pianks will be thrown into the
committee hopper creates decid-
eddy delicate situation for the Ill
. irois congressman who believe
4 they would be the losers should
7 either side refuse to join in one or
the other resolution of approval.
The plan has been discusse ed
here of framing a resolution gem
orally commendatory in nature,
which will eliminate the sharp
edges and give all elements an OPP
portunity to vote for the report of
the committee
About half the down-state mem
bers are planning to attend the
convention, many of them going to
Springfield direct from their homes
where they will vote next Tuesday
in the primaries. Representatives
Fuller, Copley and Ireland are al
ready at home but they are due
here within the next week and un-
less they change their plans will
not attend the state meeting.
Ex-Governor Yates, now repre-
sentative-at-large and Loren +.
Wheeler, Springfield, will both at
tend the convention.
Completion of the Wilson dam
by the government, through an ap-
preparation of approximately $22,-
100000 apportioned over q period
of three years, and rejection of the
bid of Henry Ford in its present
form, were advocated here today
by Senator William. r. Mckinley OF
Illinois, following u personal in
spection of the works at Muscle
Shoals as a member of the senate
committee OF agriculture.
Senator McKinley's traction ex-
perience in down-state Illinois
marked him as one OF the few
members of the senate committee
which made the trip, who had had
practical experience in power de-
yelopment.
Returning to Washington last
week. Senator Mckinley stated
that he was in full accord with the
majority OF the committee VINO are
preparing to report bill appro-
priatipg about $500. coo for the
ensuing fiscal year for expenditure
on Wilson dam at Muscle Shoals.
Similar appropriations for the next
two years will also be favored by
the committee
II am surprised to find that the
government had made such pro-
gTess as Ii has at Muscle Shoals"
Senator Mckinley declared N an
exclusive interview here today.
The army engineers have done
a fine job in the planning and con-
styuctlon of the system OF dams
and power works. 1t is AN enor-
nous project, the largest / have
ever inspected, although I am ad-
yised that the power that may DO
.teatiaily be generated does not
equal that OF the Niagara, or some
OF the western dams.
Power Possibilities Greatest.
To my mind, the possibilities of
muscles Shoals lie rather in the
supplying of power for industrial
Ill