The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-19
for the trouble laid at Secretary Wolff's

for the trouble laid at Secretary Wolff s
door.
A charge that the treasurer RENTED only
20 per cent of the dues instead of so per
cent is met by the statement that under
the rules the division is permitted to retain
80 per cent instead of 20 per cent for the
benefit of the State division; and charge
that certain remittances were not made in
1884 is met by the assertion that at the
time the money should have been sent on
the great railroad strike was on and it
could not be sent on to st. Louis as we'll as
by telegram from President Lee in re-
spouse to one explaining the situation, as
follows: "Y our members holding YOUR re-
ceipts are insured and in good standing !;
remit as soon as possible"
The charge that the division failed to re-
init $40 to G. ID. Barnard & Co. of Chicago
for stationery is met by the assertion that
$1o Tor ream OF letter paper is extortion-
ate.
The appeal then adds:
We most respec 'ully represent that the
National beard of directors exceeded their
powers when they granted charter to E. n.
Bachelder ana otherssto organize new State
division OF the I. P. A. and request that said
action be declared illegal by your honorable
body.
The appeal then relates the efforts to
effect a compromise between the mem bers
OF the elder organization and the thirty
two members of the new without success
The officers offered to retire and permit
the election OF new set mutually agree
able TO both factions, providing they would
act under the original charter but this
was refused by the Bachelor faction. The
appeal closes with the assertion that W. c.
Lewis, secretary of the new organization,
is ineligible to the office for the reason
that he is bookkeeper in retail business
mouse, and that no one connected with
that house is eligible because the same is
not engaged in the wholesale trade.
"The California State DIVISION" said
Secretary Wolff last evening. "has men,
bership of 100, and every one has been noti-
fled to drop out, for We do not recognize
the right of the National body to revoke
our charter, and we will simply allow our
duee to lapse. When Mr.. Bachelor wanted
to form new organization we offered to
grant him charter to form Post A of
California. but our offer was refused and
we were told by Mr.. Bachelor that he did
not want to have anything to do with the
religious creed which is that of the ma jor-
ity OF the members, and our constitution
says that any white male can be member
of the division, and it strictly prohibits re-
hglon and politics. Mr.. Bachelor, when
he demanded charter, stated that he was
not aware that any other division existed
in the State. l say that he did know we
were in existence.
John A. Lee, the National president,
has political aspirations and has been
using the organization to advance his per-
sonal ambition. but what he is after I do
not know. 1t may be the mayoralty of st.
Louis or State senatorship, but he has
managed to get complete control of the
organization until now it is a one-man or
ganiZatiOn.
Furthermore we found out that the in
come has been $40 per capita and the ex-
pense $12. For this 146 members of the
ST. Louis division Withdrew. We wanted
the office OF president to be an honorary
one with an allowance of SIS a month for
incidental expenses, but Lee insisted on
fixed the salary at $3.50 with $3.50 for ex-
penses and he appointed himself organ
izer.
1.-THE organization ought to pay $4,000 to
the heirs of member IN case of accidental
death, $500 in case of loss of an arm, leg
or eye, $25 week for ffty-two weeks in
case of accident that will disable.
1--WE who have withdrawn will each Sc
cure new member, so that after the LIST of
July we will organize branch of the United
Commercial Travellers, which has head
quarters at Cleveland, and has now mem
bership of 1890. We shall organize a
grand lodge in this city and subordinate
lodges In San Diego, Los Angeles and Sac
ramento. In this association the benefits
are $1,000 in case of death by accident, $1,000
in case OF natural DEATH $25 week for
tifty-two weeks in case of illness and $50
week for fifty-two weeks in case of disable
ment by accident. The time runs fifty-two
weeks if the illness or disablement runs
that long,"