Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-02-26
OPPOSED TO, THE MEASURE
Jamestown Secret SOcicty'S Hold
q Mass Meeting to Consider
III. B. (j!j.
A Large Committee Selected to
Protest Against it's
Passage.
Academy Pupils Am,lsc Il Large
Audience Saturday Evening
Music and Il Play.
More Insurance Agitation.

More Insurance Agitation.
Odd Fellows hall was completely filled
Thursday, at the joint meeting called
by the secretaries of the A.
T.. & A. NJ, A. 0. y. W., X. of Fl. and I.
o. O. f. lodges, to consider matters IN
relation to the insurance bill" The
assemblage embraced not alone the
members OF the lodges named, but a
large delegation was present from each
OF the railway OrGers-all interest ed IN
common cause. At 6:3O sharp, the meet
ing WAS raped to order, and }. T. Eager
was elected chairman. J ldge Hamilton
was chosen secretary.
A. W. Kelley OF the K of H., opened
the speech making by lnquirins for more
light upon the bill. In reply J. ). Eddy
of the Masons, detailed the character of
the measure and alluded at length to the
amendments which had been offered to
different sections thereof. L. L. HamiI-
ton, of the Odd Fellows, endorsed the
statements of Mr.. Eddy, and made ii
strong plea against the adoption of the
bill In any-shape, manner OF form. Incl
dentally, Mr.. Hamilton ''roas:ed" the
insurance commissioner. Grand Master
Workman Hughes OF the A. o. U. w.,
being next called upon for his views,
made very conservative address. He
was, OF course, opposed to the bill, and
would do all in his power to prevent it's
enactment into law. Yet be was inclined
to treat the snbj..'t fairly, and believed
the proper course to pursue was to ascer-
tain first the nature of proposed amend
ments. Mr.. Hughes read telegram
from Senator Fuller, relative to the snb-
stitute reported in the house, and prom
islng to bring home a copy
OF the bill for inspection.
Mr.. Hughes thought Mr.. Carey
had made mistake. but praised the
manner IN which he had received the fra
ternal committee, ,and said in conclusion it
was hardly proper to utterly condemn that
official at this time. Mr. Eddy spoke again
in favor Of no compromise; Mr.. Hamilton
seconded bis remarks. and G.. l.. Nc
Gregor lowed in favor of taking i'm
mediate action towards killing the law
1t was then decided to raise an executive
committee, consisting of four members
from each order, to look after the various
interests involved. A recess was taken
for this purpose, and upon reassembling
the several lodges presented the follow.
ing names Of persons chosen by them to
comprise such committees:
10. o. F.-J. Il. Eager, J. J. Nierlnc,
L. L. Hamilton, NJ. l.. Parker. A. +. Il
A. Nc: L: McGregor, +. Klapp, +.
Iuga|ls, L. F. Branch. A. O. U. W.-M.
Il. Schmitz, d. Z. Hughes, A. Parkinson,
S. l.. Glaspell. K. of H.-J. G. Warnock,
J. +. Venpum, ID. s. Hamilton, Geo. G.
Eager. Conductors--James Hay es, Il.
X. Sloan, Chas. Wheeler, Il. j. Hatten.
Engineers-E. Huntington, L. G. Stone,
G, A. McLtue, WIN. Ridley. Flremen
W. L. Hughes. VIM. Gates, A. M.
Kellum. J. L. Maitland. Brakemen-J.
Belllvou. Clark T1tman, l.. Cadmaux, J.
p. Trimble. Farmers Alliance-A. Is.
Ashley, l. G. Wade, j. W. Goodrich NJ.
II. Williams.
Sheriff Schmitz was elected chairman
OF the joint executive committee, and at
once gave notice of a meeting at judge
Hamilton's office Friday to perfect pi,s
in the premises. Upon motion, Messrs.
}. g. .Warnock, X. Of H.; Frank Ingalls,.
\. F.. Il A. NJ, and M. l. Parker, 10 OF,
were selected to draft resolutions express
sive of the sense of the meeting, and to
| forward same by wire to tie associated
press agent-th idea being to dlsseni
nate more thorough knowledge of the
proposed law, and to raise all state
lodges to a comprehension OF their dan
ger. Pending the teport Of this com-
mittee, the secretary read an anonymous
communication from the North Dakota
| Capital. rejecting upon The AIerl's
course in connection with the subject.
When the reading had been finished, A.
II. Ellsworth of the Odd Fellows, was
recognized by the chair for the purpose
OF protesting against the unfair. unman-
ly and entirely false article. He dis
claimed any intention of defending The
Alert editor from the assaults made upon
him personally, believing it unnecessary,
but wished to explain wherein the pa.
per's position had been misrepresented
and misunderstood. Personally he was
as much affected by the bill rs any other
brother but believed with Mr.. Hughes
that fair play is jewel-especially in
lodge room. He said char es of Doodle
SO easily banded about would have more
weight il endorsed by signature, and
were simply senseless in the present IN.
stance. He wished to remind the gen.
tlemen thst the paper had been uniform
ly courteous and impartial il it's treat
ment OF every local order. Judge Ham
ilton regretted the reading of the article,
and said it was produ ced under a mlsap-
prehension of its true contents. The
committee on resolutions then reported: