The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-15
THE IRON HALLERS ELECT
Towne Is the New Supreme Justice and
Jones, of Boston, Is Vice-Justice.
Landerssnd Cobb. Of This City. Made Account
ant and Cashier-Lsws Revised-Su-
Iremers' Power Curtailed.

Wednesday morning, damp and dismal.
brought no rest to the delegates of the Iron
Hall convention. They assembled in the
Iron Hall building. on the Circle. and soon
settled down to the prevailing business.
The days proceedings were marked with
more uniform effort TO do business" and
do il as quickly as possible, than was ap-
parent on the days previous, yet things
moved slowly. A greater part of the dele
gates are afflicted with q mania to talk
whenever they can get q chance, and they
have not learned to deny themselves. They
may talk sensibly. but they put on too
many furbelows. 1t was the intention of
the chair to get as near done as possible
yesterday. and. with that end in view, he
pounded for order viciously.
MORE NOMINATIONS.
The first business of the convention was
the continuation of the nominations for
supreme officers, and they were called for.
A permanent committee of five ON avs and
supervision was first on the list, and the
following names were placed before the
convention: F.. A. VIM. st. Louis; w. F..
Lander. INDIANAPOLIS: A. A.. Flsyman. Kan
sas City; Ii. G. Mcmahon, philadelphia;
+. +. Perrin, Detroit; ). l.. Dwight. Chi
cage; L. o. Buchanan. Florida; c.. NJ. Boy ce.
Albany, N: T.; H. q; Holthans, Baltimore;
M6rfo nanio 1 aon; Sasnville' an p, D. sF Z;
members of the finance committee
the following. were named: E., II.
Walls, Vineland. \. j.; }. :. Elkins. lndi-
ana, Pa: +; A. Winn. St. Lonis; Harry
Richmond. Va; Mrs. Rose Sampson. De-
troit; v. c. Anderson. Chicago: NJ. M. Tread
we'll. Philadelphia; Henry Soudbeim. Brad
ford. Pa: Fred Wyland, Indianapolis; AL
bert Hassler, Philadelphia; E. Il. Perrin.
Detroit; n. S. Fernald. Portland, Me-, and
James q. Young, Kansas City. After the
nominations the minutes of the proceed
ings of the day previous were read n
adopted with very little discussion. The
secretary reported that she had collected
STA toward defraylng the expenses OF tho
convention. and that more was coming In.
The convention made. arrangements to
have q picture of ell the dele yates taken,
which will be done. The balance of the
morning session was consumed in debate
and general talk.
PLENTY OF SPEECHES.
The delegates were slow in arriving for
the afternoon session, and it was nearlv3
o'clock when Chairman Young rassed his
gavel for order. The Chair said that the
committee on laws and revision was not
yet ready to report. and that he would fill
ND the time consumed by them by running
over the Inst of nominations to give other
names q chance TO be placed on It. Su-
preme-justice was called hrst. Il. l.. Down
ing, of Indianapolis, demanded attention.
He spoke long and fervently for o man
fill the position. He ended his eulogy by
nominating long Mr.. Jones, of
Boston. That gentleman had al
ready been nominated for vice.
large, q duty he sadly neglected, and was
on several committees. He arose and de-
clined. He said why he did so. He has q
wife at home. He had promised her he
wouldn't be elected for Office. and that he
was lust q little bit afraid of the wife of
long Mr.. Jones, of Boston. Fred Wyland
then nominated Albert Cobb. cashier of the
Meridian National Bank. for the position
OF supreme cashier. Judge Harnesberger,
of Kansas City, nominated Dr.: A. A Frey
man, of the same city. for the Office of mod
ieal director. Delegate Hanselman. O
prominent attorney of Ravenna. o.. named
the co~nvention's chairman for the Office of
supreme instructor. He spoke warmly, and
the generous applause given him showed
that be had spoken on a popular sub
ject. A speech was demanded from the
Dominee. and be responded in his most
happy VEN. The convention evidently
thought that Col. James q. Young really
I could not help his popularity. j. ). Elkins,
George Phillips and s. L. berg Sboke
in favor of him. Sister Craig, of Detroit,
was nominated for supreme prelate. Frank
Kidd. of Chicago, placed the name of w.
L. Crouch, of the same city, before the con-
vention for one of the five supreme trus-
tees No other names being offered. the
nominations were then passed for the time
being.
THE LAWS REVISED.
The committee on revision sent word
that they were ready to report. and the
chair signifeo his intention OF hearing lt.
T. A. VIM. of st. Louis. as chairman.
read its report. The preliminary address
was divided into six parts. and was u
resume of the history of the Iron Hall 1t
cited In particular the details and result OF
the receiyership trial, and contained many
pertinent suggestions as to the ways of
getting around the iron wall that the re-
ceiver has cast about the order. The rst
amendment offered was to Section 10 of Ar
ticle i. 1t was that the finance
shall designate a bank or banks in which
the funds of the supreme sitting shall he
deposited. that all remittanees from To-
cal branches shall be sent direct
be paid directly from such bank.
The second was To Section ID. Article !, and
was To the effect that monthly statements
should be sent TO branches.
Inc third was to Section 10 of Article z.
and eliminated the differences between
male and female members. The section To-
| ferring to the issuing of letters by su preme
officers without the sanction of the Su-
preme Sitting. and providing for their dis
charge on so dong. was eliminated. The
Que which provided that no supreme officer
might hold al office in local branches was
| also eradieated. A new section was intro
duced which states that membership IN
any other order does not dlsbar member
ship in the Iron Hall, aud another which
| provided that after q member had been
paying on his certificate two years he
should be entitled to take out another.
| which should cost him just the Same, but
on which be should not be entitled to sick
benefits. The latter was the last offered,
| and 1t provoked n very heated discussion.
ID. ID. Ackley was lite principal Opposer. and
he made a long and fiery speech His poini
was that if no sick benefits were allowed
when people got ready TO take out more ill.,
surance they would seek other orders fol
their certIficates- orders in which they
could get such benefits F.A. VIM replied
to him. and stated that the reason for thai
amendment was that it would do away
with members getting large sick benefits
by paying in little money. Mr.. VIM also
| made q long speech urging delegates to q
stanch support of the new regime, and the
report of the committee was adopted.