St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-23
BRAKEMEN IN COUNCIL.
Claims Allowed and Rejected
Talk of the Coming Changes.


Yesterdays session of the brakemen's
convention was occupied with the final
consideration of the report of the COM
mittee on disputed claims, which was
inaugurated at the session held on the
previous day. There were forty-two
claims to be considered and acted upon,
and the discussion occasiOned by the
various points alleged in favor of their
payment or against it, has been
learned and lengthy. The result
was announced last evening, and
shows that out of fOrty-tw0 claims for
injuries received in the service, each
for the amount Of $1,000, seventeen
were allowed. and the remainder final
ly rejected. The principal reason Civ
Ell for the rejection of so large num-
claimant, though in many cases the
fault is found to have lain with the Off
GERS of the lodge to which the claimant
belongs, they having misunderstood
the intention of the constitution and
FAILED TO FULFILL
z the requirements thereof The business
to-day will be chiefly the consideration
of the report of the committee on con-
stitution. One of the chief points for
argument and consideration in this re-
port is the matter of changing the name
of the organization III the manner pre-
viouSly announced. The majority of
the delegates appear to favor the change
and, although it is anticipated that there
will be a great deal of opposition,
it is confidently expected that the
measure will be officially ratified. The
committee on salaries has as yet submit
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ready for business by Thursday morn
lng. The matter of reduction in the
salaries Of grand lodge officials will be
productive of lengthy argument, and it
is believed in Some quarters that the
idea will be defeated. AS regards
THE POSSIBLE CHANGE
IN grand lodge officials nothing definite
can be ascertained, though those in au
thority profess the utmost faith in the
reelection of Grand Master Wilkinson
to the position he has filed with honor
to himself and the order through two
elective and one appOintive term. AS
to the change in the management of the
brotherhood organ, Editor O'Shea was
seen last evening, and when asked
whether he intended to abdicate the
editorial chair i'll favor Of another, re-
piled that he could not as yet
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the issue in the conviction and
act as his impulse at that time prompted.
All questioning as TO the probabilities
on the matter of salaries and of the con-
test hinging on the election of grand
lodge officials failed to elicit from the
suave secretary any but evasiye replies.
In his opinion there was no doubt that
Wilkinson would succeed himself. Of
course there would be a contest. but the
opposition at the convention of two
years ago was so easily defeated by
THE PRESENT INCUMBENT
of the 5000 position that it scarce mer-
tied the name. As regarded the other
officials, he believed they would be re-
elected. knowing nothing to the con-
trary. Speaking of the constitutional
change. he favored it for many reasons,
and made it a point TO favor it in his
report to the convention. The present
name was not sufficiently comprehen-
Siye. as there were probably more con-
ductorS and railroad men employed in
other departments of the service i'll the
brotherhood than actual brakemen. The
proposed name, The Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen," he considered fully
met the requirements of the situation.
The election of officers will not come up
until late in the week, owing to the
press of business preceding it. 1t is eX-
pected that an adjournment will be
reached by Saturday.