Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-17
THE TONY

THE TONY TEMPLARs.
Chicaao's Knighted Dudes Fighting
Among Themselves.
Special Dispatch 10 tn BEE.
CHICAGO, April 15.-It Is reported
that there is trouble In Apollo Com.
msndery, Knights Templar, Of this
city, over the recent vote Of the com.
mandery not to attend the conolsve at
San Francisco, but to Wait Europe In
stead. Eminent Commander Norman
T. Gassette Ii credited with being the
AUS Of q great deal of this d~iasatis.
faction. It is admitted the financial
affairs CT the Apollo have greatly i'm.
proved under the management of Mr..
Gassette; that previous to his ascen.
sion to the chief office tf the com
mandery 1t was In debt and the mem.
bership not growing. It IL said the
finances Of the commandery we're put
In good condition by reason of the
large increase tf membership, which
IL chile fly attributed to Gassette; that
many old members were dissatisfied
with the %unwieldIy increase and with
the management and talked Of start.
ing another commandsry, that they
finally decided to stand by the Apollo
and help 1t out during the Chicago
oonolave aud did 30. During that con.
olave, It will be remembered, Gassette
was given full charge and manage.
ment Of all the various committees re.
ported to him, and their action Of
proved o dlsapproved. II Ii said he
appointed his committees and held
them responsible for their work, and
1t the same time continually interfer-
ing with them. Everything pertain.
Ing to the oonclave had to be done
just his way, and when anything went
wrong he laid 1t all on the com.
mittees. Concerning the pres.
emit difficulty q member Of the
Apollo commandery expresses
himself a. follows In an interview
"You remember, perhaps, how Gassette
treated the California knights who
came to the o~onolave. He induced
them to take tents ON the lake front
instead Of going to . hotel. He pro.
missed that the tents should be fitted
up with flooring, carpets and nice fur.
~niture, and everything would be just
% comfortable ~ they would be ai
the hotel. The California knights,
thinking that It would. probably b.
cooler on the lake front, accepted,
When they got there they found aim.
ply tents. There was no flooring Of
carpets, In fact, nothing but thu
cheapest sort of cots. Those Califor
MIA fellows were very wealthy, some
OF them, and used to the comforts o.
life. Some of them had ladies will
them. They naturally felt sore ovel
the matter, aud . good many left
and took quarters at hotels
Their expenses were munh heavier
than they anticipated and they raj
out of money. Some Of Us lent then
what they needed. They felt YER,
sore towards Gassette, whom they
blamed for having made false repre-
sensations to them. Now, you know
San Francisco was selected for tn
place of holding the oonclaye thil
year. At first the Apollo commander
decided to 60, and d.. Oollister VA
sent out by Gassette to make arrange
ments for accommodation. Woll, 81
near a. I can understand, he wa 81
down upon in . very emphatic style
He wrote back to Gasaette that b,
couldn't secure accommodations Tn,
matter was brought before the CON-
mandery, and, after some discussion
1t was voted not to 90 to San Fran
cisco, bat to take a trip to Europe In
stead. But they won't 60, and 20,
can depend ON It,"
Another Sir Knight said: 9Th,
trouble wal all caused by too mucl
G~aesette. He is sore over the slap Il
the face which tho California folk
have given him SO he is trying to &c
up this scheme of . European tri.
just out of revenge. There are hi
circulars, I have just received them.
One circular sets forth that the com
mandery had unanimously voted +
reoonsider the vote by which 1t wa
decided to 90 to San Francisco and t
60 to Earope instead. 1t was the
represented that the trip to Europ
would be $3.50; $50 to be deposite'
before May 10, and the whole by Jul,
LIST. E. M. Jenkins would aot q
conductor Of the party. The sthe
circular was . guide to routes, any on
Of which this party could choose
The time of leaving was designated y
July 18th, and Of returning Angus
18th, 21st or Goth, according a. tn
trip was extended beyond London an
Pars. The circulars were signed b
GAssette a. eminent commander.
Continuing, the Sir knight said
"The statement inthe circular that tn
European trip was voted unanimousl
10 q mistake. There were quite
number who voted against 1t. That
just GAzsette's way Of doing things
you can't depend on what he promise
or what he says. There are about 20
members In the Apollo. About 90
of them are probably In the city. Al
Of them were notified that this matte
would be brought up, and yet Their
were only about sixty present. Gas
settle and Jenkins, Who 10 conducto
of the trip, did most Of the talking
and I know that quitea rumber oi
those who voted to 60 have not tn
slightess intention to 60 themselves
fol they told me so. You will 80
when the time comes that the com
mandery will not 60 anywhere"
Another knight, In response TO tn,
enquiry whether Apollo commander,
would 20 to Europe, replied: "No
In the frst place ! don't believe