The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-28
K. OF P. CONVENTION
PYTHIAN GRAND LODGE OF MIN
NESOTA HOLDS IFS TWENTY
FIFTH TODAY.
BROTHERS HAVE ALL ARRIVED
CONVENTION WILL BE INAUGU-
RATED WITH A PICTURESQUE
PARADE.
CONTEST FOR GRAND CHANCELLOR
In Which Robert EIdridge, of st.
Paul, and w. j. Smith, OF
WinOna, Are Fav0rites.

The Pythian grand lodge of this state
will commence it's twenty-fifth or silver
convention in this city today with APP
propriate ceremonies. Already some
2oi members la = prs Scuted them
selves, and a glance over the delegates
and members of the grand lodge at the
Windsor hotel last night showed that
all parts of the state were represented
from Biwahih to 4uverle.
There will b Il parade this morning
starting from the windsor at 9:15
sharp, or when the members of the
Uniformed Rank K. P arrive there
from their hall on the corner of Sixth
and Robert streets. A squad of mount
ed police will lead the way, followed
by the Third Infantry band The
members of Ivy Lodge 135 will have
the next place in the line and will pre-
cede a battalion of the Second regiment
of the uniformed rank. Seibert's band
will come after and will be at the head
of the grand lodge officers, the repre-
sentatiVes and the subordinate lodge
members. The parade will be from the
Windsor on st. Peter to Sixth, down
Sixth to Robert over to Seventh. up
Seventh to Wabasha, and to the state
capital. Lindsay Waters will be chief
marshal and will be assisted by r. c.
NeuenschWander and P Fleissner.
When the marchers reach the capitol
about 10 O'clock the band will play
the opening ode, and Gov. Clough will
welcome the knights, while Acting
Mayor Bigelow will extend to the WISH
tors the freedom of the city. After
the conventionalities have been gone
through with the session will begin
and the credentials committee get
down to business. The Rathbone Sis
ters will be admitted to this session
The reports of the grand chancellor
and grand keeper of the records and
seal will be submitted, and later In
the day the officers for the coming
year will be voted for.
There promises to be quite little
fun at the election as there are sew
eral candidates out for several of the
offices in the gift of the members.
-Four men beside the present fncum-
bent Robert Stratton, of Minneapolis.
are willing to be grand chancellor.
They are Robert Eldridge, who is the
una nimous choice of the ST. Paul DEL
egs ton; w. ]. Smith, of Winona; DR..
J. H. Adair. Owatonna, and c. w.
Stillson, of Duluth. Mr. Stratton can
hardly be reelected. In the first place
the view of a majority of the members
IS that one term as chancellor is
| enough. and then considerable opposi-
ton has developed against the Mime
apolis man owing to his having given
dispensation during the month of
June, to the st. Paul and Minneapolis
lodges to admit members for an initi-
alton fee of $4,000 instead of $25, as
provided by the laws of the order
The candidacy of Fred Wheaton, of
Minneapolis, for the position of keeper
| of the records and seal will also hurt
Mr.. STATIONS chances, as Mr. Whea-
ton is thought to be sure of reelection
For chancellor the fight lies between
Robert Eldridge, of ST. Paul. who is
very popular, and W. J. Smith, of Wi
| mona, who has quite a following with
| the country vote. AS stated Fred
| Wheaton, of Minneapolis, is likely to
| succeed himself as keeper of the rec
| ords and seal. His opponents are w.
| E. Crosby, of WiIlrnar, and William
| Angel, of this city, former secretary
| of the school board. Mr.. Wheaton's
| chances for reelection are believed to
| be quite good as he has proved a most
| efficient keeper of the records of the
| order. 1t looks as though Supreme
| Representative l.. p Hunt, of Man
| kato. would be chosen to succeed him
| sition by Col e. H. Milham, of ST.
| Paul. If Mr.. Smith or some other man
| outside of the Twin Cities is elected