Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-13
IRON HALLERS MEET.
Turbulent Meeting Of Del
egates indianapolis.
EYED WITH SUSPICION.
Boston Men Accused Of Packing the
Convention in Somerby's Interest.

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. l8-The movemen,
10 rchabiLtate the order of the Iron Hall
has taken an organized form. The ma
uonal convention of delegates from the
branches Of the order met yesterday. G.
b. Feibleman, chairman OF the committee
which called tho meeting, raped the dele
gates to order aud spoke rs follows to tn,
200 or more presents
II have nopet scheme. The order has
been betrayed by It's officers; have hoard
ttfrom their own lips on the witnes stand
The future Of tho order Is in our hands. II
we act with wisdom believe we can save
II, and 1t ought 70 bs saved for the good
OF the people"
Q temporary chairman Wa In order and
was the startling pcfuA Cor
wrsngts Of He Mean Dtmsssions.
James @. Young q Kansas oty and
v. @. Andersoa u Chicago were put IN
nomination A parliamentary tangle en-
sued Several strong-lungA members
declared thai ths body had no right TO
vote until tho ersdsntiah had been ex.
amtned, In ordsx 10 decide who were the
Iokul6fly dCCTIQUoo Qci0R8Vta
To this 10 was rsoogtsd With spirit that
credentials committee would be necessary
70 decide who were the proper delegates,
appointed withose . chairman.
II. L. Jones Of Bosom declared IN poei.
tive voaoe that tho sboice of q temporary
chairman was OF vftai importance because
"this convention u packed With men who
are here in Opposition TO the good Of the
members. and who ase prepared to an
tagonise everything which may conflict
with Mr..
~ know whereof speah. The tempo
rary chairman has the appointment Of the
committee on credentials. and therefore
the right man y OF utmost importance.
This created a sensation, and Mr. Young,
one Of the nominees for chairman, walked
down to the fronA and declared that IL
anybody intimated that he was interested
in any sohemo 70 pack tho convention he
lied.
After half an hour had been wasted In
thfs controversy q ballot was taken and
Young Of Kansas City wos declared
elected. He received II votes, while
Andesson received o.
M. Anderson Of Chicago, being defeated
for ohaHnan, was elected temporary secre-
tasy without opposition.
Finally o committee Il nine were ap-
pointed. This committee reported at a
lite hour that there were eOs lodges repre-
sented by about 100 delegateA
The snspicion is openly expressed that
A. Bedford and +. II. Morgan Of Boston
gre at the convention IN the interests of
6omerbV.
II. l. Jones, who made a speech in
which he charged that
The Osnventfon Wa Packed,
vas asked II he referred TO Messrs. Bed
ford and Morgan a Boston, and he said
he did.
"They are hero" be ssid, 80 defeat this
oonventiou's efort In the interest of Som
eTbV's Baltimore convention"
Bedford came here and registered
undcr fictitious name several days ago
and has bern taking cut delegates into his
room one by one a. they arrived. and try.
ing 10 divert them from their purpose In
coming hers"
Morgan 10 known over the country a. a
protector Of short-term benefit orders, and
10 tho foundsr Of one or two of them him
self. He Ia not delegate to the conven-
ton, but explains his presence by saying
that be was travelling In the west and ID
was convenient for him to come