San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-11
A, P. A. RUMPUS
MEMBERS AND LODGES TO BE Elk
PEELED.
State President Stevens Prosecuting
Them For Participating In A
Rump Convention.
special Wire to Sunday Light.


st. Louis, No., July 1O.-For several
days past the trial of the individual
members and whole councils OF the
American Protective association which
were suspended by State President
John ID. Stevens a few weeks ago Tor
participating in the rump convention
that was held in this city last April has
been in progress before the state judi
ciary board of the order at the head
quarters at GLIB Pine street. The cases
of the ten ST. Louis councils will have
been disposed of by tonight, but a de-
cision will not be rendered until the
state convention meets on the LIST
inst.
AS soon as the charges against the
council and members living in the city
have been sifted the board will take UP
those against the Kansas City contin-
gent and following that will hear the
evidence for and against the councils
and members who have been placed
under the ban in other parts OF the
state. 1t is expected that the board
will be kept busy up to the time the
convention convenes, and in that event
the result will be communicated di-
rectly to that body.
- The st. Louis councils under suspen-
sion are Nos. 2, Z, 8, TO- II, IA, 10, %, "a
and 10S. They are all charged with
having participated in convention
called for purposes inimical to the good
of the order, and unless they are able
to purge themselves of the accusation
they will be summarily expelled.
Among the number is the council of
IT. tat Il
Ger and member of the executive board
is member.
All sessions of the judiciary board
are executive and little or no informa-
ton can be secured around the state
headquarters. Even the names of the
members of the board are not given out
for publication. The method of pro-
cedure is exactly the same as that fol-
lowed in the Circuit court. The de-
PENDANTS are cited to appear and an
swer charges. They are allowed legal
representation, but their attorneys
must be members of the order. Judge
Stevens is prosecuting the cases in per-
son, he having filed the charges and
suspended the alleged offenders pend
ing an investigation.
So far only one individual case has
been heard the time of the board hav-
ing been devoted mostly to the consid-
Grafton of charges against whole coun-
ellis AS soon as these are gotten out
of the way members who stand sus-
pended will be brought before the
court. Among the number are Fred
Swain, who is considered the leader of
the opposition; w. ]. Mcpherson. and
one or two others of this city, and DIR.
Dearborn, ex-president of the order,
s1iving at Kansas City. All of these
were directly concerned in calling the
so-called rump convention, and were
elected delegates to go to Washington
TO defy the rule of the state officers be-
= fore the meeting. of the national con-
vention in that city. 1t may be taken
as a foregohe conclusion that they will
be summarily dealt with.
Another interesting case that will
come before the board is that of ex-
President Henry Bus, of the school
board, who was suspended for alleged
disloyalty to the organization in fall
ing to carry out certain ante-election
pledges. short time ago Bus was
given an opportunity to set himself
right before the state officers and place
htiuSSll III d pOSlNlOH WHERE the CHARGES
against him would not be pushed, but
he refused to obey, and now he is liable
to the extreme penalty for his alleged
dereliction of duty.
Today the executive board convened
in this city to make the preliminary ar
rangen ents for the convention. This
board is composed of the state execu-
tive officers: President ]. H. d. Seev-
ems, Secretary E. w. Upmeyer Treas
urer ]. l.. Bradley, Vice President w.
j. Phillips, John c. Lyons and /. H.
Cunningham. 1t will arrange all the
details of the gathering and provide
for the temporary organization.
The delegates are arriving in large
numbers. There will be about 700 dele.
gates in attendance when the conven.
ton is called to order.