Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-23
SPLIT UP THE SLATE.
American Mechanics Break a Record
on Election of officers.
NEW JERSEY KNOCKS TOUT COLD.
THE WORK OF THE ORDER VERY SLOW

ESPECIAL rEI.EeRAM TO THE prsrAfcH.,
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., June 22-The
National Council of the Jr. O. q. A. M.
has discovered its inability to get through
with its business in the usual time, three
days, and will likely be in session until
Friday evening. A new plan of having all
business brought before the body referred
to distribution committee, which, in turn,
refers it again to proper subcommittee,
has not proven as rapid plan as was ex-
pected.
A great portion of to-day was consumed
in the election of officers, and for once in
the history of the order the slate
was broken. John g. A. Richter,
Past State Councillor, of Ohio,
was to have been elected National
Vice Councillor, but he was not elected. He
was supported by Ohio and Pennsylvania,
and his friends from Plttsburg were sure Of
his election, but New Jersey had something
to say, and as q result, H. A. Kibb, of
the closest election of an important Office
ever held in the National Council
James Cranston, of Pittsburg, was elected
National Councillor. and Edward s. Deemer,
of Philadelphia, National Secretary. Mr.
Deemer was elected for five years. and he
now enters upon his twenty-ifth year as
National Secretary.
Officers for the Ensuing Term.
The other officers were elected as follows:
National Treasurer, j. Adam Sohl, Balti-
more; National Conductor, Fred s. Shaffer,
New York; National Warden, H. P. Full
Ter, Haverhill, Mass; National Inside
Guard, F. Stockwell, Sioux City. Ia; Ma
tional Outside Guard, s. c. Anderson, Ia
coma, Wash
The Committee on State of the Order
made partial report on the difficulty in
volving the recognition of one of the two
sets OF officers in the State Council of H.
linois. Some time ago the State Council of
Illinois passed a resolution by which the
old board of officers was deposed and new |
ones were elected. The old board refused |
to turn over certain moneys and prop |
erty belonging to the order until the |
National Councillor, by proclamation, recog-
nized the new board, and only then under |
protest Amultitude of complications have
made the matter the knottiest question be- |
fore the present session, but the committee
will report sustaining the action of the
National Councillor in recognizing the new
board. But the friends of the old board |
have some additional charges to make
against the people who deposed them, and
when the matter comes up for final action
there will be bitter fight
District of Columbia Knocked Out
A prolonged discussion took place over an
attempt to have the District of Columbia
granted the privilege of establishing State
council. This attempt has been made be-
fore, but always without success There
are ten councils in the District, and they
ORC - fho |
Councillor of Virginia. They were defeated
to-day again, because some of their own
admitted their inability to
support a State council
The vote on the change of name taken last
fall was reported officially, and the proposed
change was defeated by over 10000 votes
1t is not likely the question will come up
again in many years, as the national coun-
ell has provided for the continuance of /
the organization, through his efforts, is now
spreading in the West, where the change
always said the name was q
hindrance to its growth.
A resolution was adopted referring the
entire constitution and laws of the order to
a committee for revision. A resolution
passed providing that the National Board
of Officers shall consist OF the National
National Vice Councillor and the
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duces the board to three instead of five |
members, as heretofore.
test word has been provided for the
secret work of the order, and q form for
services adopted
Detroit Beats Chicago for Next
Detroit was selected as the next place of
meeting, after hot contest between Detroit
and Chicago.
1t was decided not to permit the sale of
any charts except the official chart of the ,
National Council in subordinate councils
under penalty of expulsion. This is hard
blow at E. T Moreland. of Pittsburg who
has been pushing private chart with con-
siderable success.
reported adversely on the resolution from
5he Advisory Council In Pittsburg, asking :
hat an organization be established under !
,he jurisdiction of the National Council for ,
,olored Americans The matter will come !
Up for final action in the morning II
The National Council was entertained to- =
hight at its headquarters by the local COM :
nittee. There were addresses BY Prof. :
Shanner. principal of the public schools at !
If Braddock, and the Philadelphia male |;
quartet sang and Miss Winn, of Braddock, j
endered piano solos 1t was an artistic 4
md entertaining affair. =
A few of the Pittsburg excursionists left
or home to-day. 1t is scorching hot here, and
he boys did not get the pleasure out of their
rip they expected. Congress Hall seems
o be great tavorite stopping place for il
The house is full. and there u
re scarcely dozen who register from any Z
ther place. Some of the prominent juniors :
rom Pittsburg did not get here at all, but I
one are missed more than w. T. Kerr, the \
ext State Vice Councillor of Pennsylvania, L
rho has always taken great interest in the {
MEETINGS of the National Cauncil L