People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1896 — Illinois A. P. A. State Convention. [ARTICLE]

Illinois A. P. A. State Convention.

Peoria, 111., Feb. 26. —The state convention of the A. P. A. of Illinois was called to order Tuesday morning. There were 275 delegates in attendance. Lively sessions were held in the afternoon and evening, but the press committee were not disposed to give out the full details. During the day the members freely congratulated each other over the defeat of the sectarian appropriation bill in congress. The president read his annual report. He spoke at length of the growth of the order and the class of members it was desired to secure. The secretary also presented his annual report, and the convention adjourned until the evening, when the election of officers took place. There is a bitter fight over the presidency— Springfield, Chicago, Morris ahd Peoria having candidates.