Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-14
FOUR DAYS SESSION.
State Council of the Jr. 0. U. A. M.
Meets To-MOrrOW in UniOntown.
SEVEN HUNDRED DELEGATES IN IT
Dispute Over the Representatives to the
National Council.
THEY MAY BE INVITED TO RESIGN

To-day 700 members Of the State Council,
Jr. o. q. A. NJ, of Pennsylvania, will go
to Uniontown. The body will hold its an
nual session there tomorrow, extend
ing throughout the remainder of
the coming week. Quite a number
OF delegates came to the city yesterday to
go with the local delegation to Uniontown.
Among them were John R. Marland,
George and Joseph Hobson, John Harmer,
w. j. Bodine, Charles E. James, George
Speese, Charles Culin, George Berndt,
William Hale, Edwin Fricke, George
Stab and Charles Wunder, of
Philadelphia: Cyrus Weiss, w. H.
Danner, T. A. Gurbig, John
Miller and James Derry, of Wilkesbarre.
DR.. Harry Sites, Past National Councillor;
DR.. w. 81. Painter, National Represents
tive, William Hartzell and H. Wells Buser,
Past State Councillors, all of Harrisburg,
will arrive with the State Council Secre-
tary Deemer, of Philadelphia, this
morning. John Harmer, member of the
Philadelphia delegation, represents the first
council ofthe order which was a special
feature of the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. parade here
two years ago. It is Washington Council,
No. 1, of Germantown, which was organ
lied May II, 1858. There are less than a
dozen of the charter members of the council
living who still retain their membership.
George Hobson, with the same delega-
tion, is editor of the Junior American Ne
cfantc, the Eastern organ of the order, and
John R. Marland is the next State Coun-
NJ h
State Vice Councillor.
A BIG ALLEGHENY COUNTY DELEGATION.
The delegation from this end of the State
will include 100 representatives from ALLIE
gheny county, and about 20 each from
Mercer, Lawrence, Crawford, Armstrong and
Butler counties. Among the most promi-
nent delegates who go from Pittsburg will
be State Councillor Collins, Past state Coun-
cflor ID. g. Evans, Past State Councillor Fl. A.
Keil, W: T. Kerr, Chairman State Law Com
mittee; P. A. Shaner, Superintendent of tile
public schools of McKeesport; Editor j. X.
Emge, &. c. Morgan, New Castle; W. S. Fix,
Sharpsburg; c. j. Frew, G. E. Kepple, A. D.
Wilkin and w. C. Evans. The delegation
the exception of the members ana friends
of Vine Cliff Council, which will leave in
special Pullman car over the Baltimore and
Ohio this evening at 920.
The session, which will be the most
important ever held, will also be the
largest. Heretofore the business of the
State Council could always be trans
acted in three days. 1t is expected
that at least four days will be required this
year. There is only one larger legislative
body in the State and that is the Grand
OF nearly 1000 delegates and represents
about $1,000 members. The Mechanics
have over 700 representatives and about
65, 900 members, but at the rate the order
GOa to- f@,-A AIx
will not be many years until the Mechanics
will pass the Odd Fellows. While har-
monious session generally is expected there
are one or two matters to be considered
over which there are some lively debates
looked for.
CANDIDATES FOR STATE DELEGATES.
An amendment was offered in the Ma
tional Council at Cleveland reducing the
from States in the National
Council to one for each 5000 members, in
stead of one for each 5000, as heretofore.
There is some controversy as to whether
his resolution passed or not. The repre-
,entatives claim it did not, while the Ma
tional Council Secretary argues that it did.
If Mr.. Deemer is right then Pennsylvania
1umber-but If the national representatives
Ire right, there should be four additional
representatives elected at Uniontown.
There are plenty Of aspirants for the
I. d.. W,
W. c. Evans and A. D. Wilkin, Of Pittsburg;
W. NJ Hartzell, of Harrisburg, and George
Hobson and Marsh Farra, of Philadelphia.
They will do all in their power to establish
she claim that the resolution offered at
Cleveland did not pass.
The resolution said to have been prepared
inviting all the national representa-
ives to resign because of incompe-
;ency. will create some amusement if it
ever reaches the body 1t is said to
De in course of preparation by those
who want to be national representatives
Ind cannot have an opportunity of forcing
their candidacy upon the convention, if it is
proven that the Cleveland resolution did
pass, unless they can get the present repre-
to resign.
State Councillor Collins, who has 23O new
councils to his credit for his term, will leave |
rhe most important recommendation he |
will make is one providing for the election |
If a general State deputy whose duty |
t will be to look after the grant |
ng of the warrants for and insrituting |
If new councils, thus relieving the State |
Board of much arduous labor and giving |
hem better opportunity to look after the |
legislative interests of the order. |
The members of the Uniformed Rank are |
yery indignant over the action of the Pitts |
,urg Passenger Committee, which has made |
rate OF $40 for the round trip to Chicago |
n October, and have decided that the Su- |
,reme CommanderY will meet in Pittsburg |
instead of Chicago.