The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-07
FRATERS TO FIGHT
FACTIONS WILL CLASH AT TIE
FRATERNAL AID ASSEMBLY,
Contest Over the Control Of the Policy of
the Official Organ OF the Fraternal Aid
Association Has Divided the Fraternity
Into Factions and They Will Settle
Their Difficulties by Referring Them to
the General Assembly for Decision
Local Lodges Preparing to Entertain
the Delegates.

A big fight is promised at next weeks
meeting here Of the general assembly Of
the F'raternal Aid association between
two factions that have been formed
within that fraternity. The origin of the
factional quarrel dates back almost
year, and its cause was a disagreement
over the control of the official paper Of
the fraternity. The paper is a monthly
published at Holton and called THE
Fraternal Aid" It is edited by c. V.
Ham Of that city. Soon after the last
election of general officers a disagree
ment arose over the control of the policy
Of the paper. Editor Ham contended
that he was vested by the general as
sembly with full power to dictate the
position Of the paper on all matters af
feeling the welfare OF the order. He
was opposed by a faction of the general
officers, headed by Will T. Walker, the
president, and DR.. G.. D. Horner Of this
city, who is the present general medical
examiner of the order. These gen.
erai officers took the position that by the
terms of the constitution the control of
the papers policy was their right and
failing 10 convince the editor OF the
truth of their assertions they made ar
iangements for the publication of a pa
per OF their own. Ham then went 10
Lawrence and applied in the courts there
for a temporary injunction restraining
Walker and Horner from publishing
their paper as an official organ. The in
junction was granted but several weeks
later at a meeting of the leaders on each
side it was decided that it would be bet
ter TO temporarily drop the fight and
leave it to the general assembly 10 de-
eide in whom should be vested the con-
troll OF the paper. In agreement with
the terms of this truce the injunction
was accordingly dissolved and the Hol-
ton paper remained the only organ of
the fraternity.
The fight is sure to break out again,
however at the very first session OF the
general assembly and ii promises TO be
q very lively one, as each side is cham
pioned by leading members of the or
der.
The standing committee, which has in
charge the revision of the constitution
of the fraternity, was in session at the
Carey all day yesterday. 1t is COM
posed of C. d. Anderson of Arcadia,
Kan; d. L. Shipley of Kildare, o. T.;
and P. J. Haniball of Valley Falls, Kan.
The fight has now become a general
one. One side will contend for larger
powers for the officers and the other
will seek to restrict the officers powers
in several directions. The fight viii CEN
ire around that for the control of the
paper and on the result of that will de-
pend the success of failure of the move
ment for radical constitutional revision.
Nearly every member of the order has
now taken a position on one side or the
other and the interest in its result will
probab bly, greatly increase the attendance
from this and other states.
The local lodges have been busy all
week perfecting arrangements for the
general assembly meeting. Many dele
gates are expected to arrive today and
Monday and the first session of the as
sembly will be held Tuesday morning.
The delegates will be met at the trains
by the following committees from the To-
cal lodges:
Harmony Council No. 123-J. F. Hum
phrey. ]. L. Cooper. F. NJ. Jamison.
Wichita Council No. 7S-A. &. Husey,
y. F. Hyde, T. L. Fonda
Entertainment committee. L. john
son, Mrs. Sallie McNicol, Mrs. Lillian NJ.
Arlington.
\ banquet will be given Tuesday even
ing by the members of the local lodges
to the visiting delegates and the follow
ing committee on reception has been ap-
pointed: Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Wilson,
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Z. Helm, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. V. Critchfield, Mr.. and Mrs. o. II.
Bentley, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Wood. Mr..
and Mrs. c. F. Guyer, Mr.. and Mrs. 5.
Goldstein, Mr.. and Mrs. II. /. Adding
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Johnson. Mr..
and Mrs J. L. Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
F. Humphrey, Rev. and Mrs. Z. c.
Beach, Mr.. and Mrs. ". E. Stanley, Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Weiss. Mr.. and Mrs. l..
\. DEAN Mr.. and Mrs. II. X. Fuller.