The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1923-03-09


Others deserve commendable men,
ton.
Lawyers and Officials
William II. Anderson served as at
torney for the State League from
January |, 1900, to August |, 1904,
acting in both capacities after he was
made state superintendent Then fol-
lowed J. r. Burke, f. A. Scrogin, H.
L. Sheldon, Captain F. B. Gilbert, and
]. II. Collier. w. A. Smith was
chairman of the Headquarters Com
rnittec for six years, in Springfield and
Chicago, and has helped secure the
state superintendent. DR.. VI. p.
Boynton, who has been at the fore in
League work, not only in Chicago,
but for the entire state almost from
the first, has been its capable secre-
tary for more than dozen years, and
with marked fitness and ability still
fills that important position. These
two men have been members Of that
committee longer than any other men
in the state. Other charnen have been
r. NJ. Little, c. r. Stafford, Bishop q.
NJ. Mathews, T. ]. Bolgcr. and !. d.
Mctzar. Other secretaries, c. !. Appel,
G. H. Shorncy, G.. B. Stafford, and +.
S. S. Johnston.
The American Issue
The Emancipation, monthly paper,
was the first organ published i'll the
interest Of the League the first issue
bearing date January, 1900. Then it
was published as the Illinois depart
meat of the American Issue OF Ohio,
weekly organ, then as the Illinois
Issue, and shortly alter National
headquarters had bt-n established at
Wcstcrville, Ohio, it was issued as
the Illinois Edition OF the American
Issue, which form and relation it has
sustained ever since. Editors have
been c. r. Carlos. Vim. H. Anderson.
Sam. Fickef, +. Scott. Mcbride, W. 7.
Hcwitson, and Q. G" Christgau, the
present able, editor and efficient head
OF the literature and publicity depart
ment.
New League Departments n
Mrs. Lena sB. Mathes is supaiin-
tendent of the woman'S department,
and Miss Margaret bWintringcr as
sistant. Jas. II. Dsnskin, long leader
in League work and recent head OF
the distributed Alton East Saint Louis
district, is now field attorney for the
State League. L. J. Davis, veteran
worker, is superintendent Chicago law
enforcement department. Superin
tendents OF the various districts arc
now as follows:
District Superintendent
Northern, Geo. McGinnis; North
eastern, Herbert H. Rood; Chicago
Southwest Side, John w. Langley;
Chicago North Side, c. L. Peterson;
Chicago South Side, J. /. Little;
Chicago Northwest Side, A. II. Post;
Western, G. w. James; Eastern, n.
r. Johnson; Central, Geo II. Yule;
Southern, Leo Howard with L. T.
Mclaughlin, assistant; Scandinavian
work, Carl J. Andreen
Legislative Leaders
These have been dry leaders in the
state senate: Michael Cleary, w. 5.
Jewell J. A. Wheeler, and {. /.
Wood in the house of representatives,
George II. Wilson, Thomas Z. Lyon.
Truman A. Smell and Homer J. Ticc.
Honor Roll of League Workers
Many others have been officially
connected with the League in various
capacities, besides, in many cases hav-
ing membership on the State Board,
namely as members of the Head
quarters Committee, as superintend-
ents of the various districts, and as
field secretaries, including several Of
ficials already named. To go into
detail would unduly burden the rec
ord. Such are, A. 3. Farwell, NJ. NJ
Parkhurst, E. f.. Barclay, G. w. Dan
bury, William Burgess, A. A. Scruggs,
John Wright, r. II. Curtis, ]. F.
Ewing, ]. B. Jones, S. S. Smith, c. |
c. lessee. Chas. Fitzhenry, Vachel
Lindsay, w A. Smith, F. B. Rogers,
c. L. Morgan, Edison Reifsnider A.
F. Fors, c. A. Rosander, ]. r. Golden,
p. A. Hultgren, G. D. Conger,
Fletcher Dobyns, w. S. Marquis, c. |
f. Coleman, A. II. Harnly, John Haul
berg, J. w. Perry,gJ. F. Cuneen, Sam.
Fickel, S. II. Wirsching, 3. E. Shaw
han, J. A. Sanford. G. D. Childs, E. |
F. Collier, A. r. Van Fossen, E. X.
Crosse, w. E. Ballew, S. M. Sturgeon,
]. w. Langley, ]. H. Faville, w. III
Moore, Fred. Nordquist J. w. Nc
Clannahan, Parker shields, Andrew
Forsythe, d. L. Mcbride, John Col |
ira, G. X. Stark, E. d. Redington, A.
H. Post, S. A. D. Rogers, Mesdames
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