The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-10-26


Themselves Bot-wouIdn't Stand An!
Monkey Business in the Appointment
of Inspector General-Had Candidate
of Their Own. Who Was Ignored.
The delegates from Wichita 10 the
Scottish Rite convocation at Washing
ton returned yesterday morning to the
city. end all things considered, are
most emphatically disappointed al their
treatment at the session Of the supreme
council. The following is the Washing
ton Posts account of the troubles:
"The sessions Of the supreme council
OF Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Of Freemasonry were enlivened yester-
day by the action of the Wichita dele
gates, Messrs Jones and Goldberg, who,
when not allowed to select their inspec-
tor general became angry, left the House
of the Temple and took the train for
home.
The Wichita Consistory stands second
numerically and first financially of all
che consistories Of the southern jurisdic-
ton. /: was largely organized by
members formerly from the states in
the northern jurisdiction. Colonel j.
Giles Smith Of Wichita, had the unani-
nous backing OF the delegates from his
city for inspector general He mas long
been prominently identified with the
progressive element OF the order, and
his comrades felt that he should be re-
al nd cd ri:
place. There was vacancy, as Mr..
Carr, the former inspector for the state.
had left Kansas and is now in Montana.
Mr.. Carr, before leaving, recommended
that ". NJ Miller of Topeka, succeed
him. The matter came up al the session
two years ago, but was postponed until
the present meeting.
The council ignored the claims Of Col
onel Smith, and appointed Mr. Miller.
deputy for the entire state. THIS made
tne Wichita delegates, personal fri.nds
OF Colonel Smith, angry, and after tell
ing the council that they thought that
they were entitled to have some voice
in the distribution Of the plums for
their own state, left the nall.
'The matter has caused considerable
feeling among the members Of the Kan
sas delegation, and they intend that
Colonel Smith shall have the place OF
honor if they have 10 nave the matter
postponed indefinitely. Colonel Smith
is still in the city, and his interests are
being looked after by Colonel H. c.
Loor1is, mayor of Winfield, Kan.
In the first place, i. must be remem-
bered that the consistory at Wichita is
in the very first rank, as far as the
quality of work is considered, And, sec
ondly, that the actual money turned into
years exceeds by far any that has ac-
crued from any other body in the en-
tire southern jurisdiction.
The active bodies from this point have
IN the years past since their organiza-
ton attracted the attention of the moth
er council and many encomiums have
been extended TO them for the high
quality of the work done. For the pas,
three years there has been no active in
spector general from this jurisdiction;
in other words, since the resignation of
Inspector Carr Of Leavenworth. Two
deputies from the orient Of Kansas have
conducted affairs-one from Wichita,
one from Topeka
Two years ago il was voted TO leave
the matter open until this recent ses-
sion, and then TO formally elect a repre-
sentative 10 the supreme council VINO
should act In the capacity of inspector
general for the orient of Kansas. This
year, being the regular biennial session
of the supreme council, the cohorts of
Topeka and Wichita went up to Wash
ington ready to battle for the suprema-
cy OF the highly honored title and rank
of an inspector general active.
j. Giles Smith was the very first Scot |
fish Rite Mason in the city OF Wichita |
TO endeavor TO inculcate in local Ma |
sorry the spirit and the pride of the /
Scotch Rite. To him more than any /
other mason was it due, that in time |
the mandate came from the House OF |
the Temple that in Wichita should be !
instituted a consistory, that Fate should |
determine in the years to come should 1
far exceed the big cities of the republic |
scattered throughout the territorial Jur- |
is1iction Of the Southern Rite.
He had been made a 50 degree Mason |
in Indianapolis. and shortly after came |
10 Wichita, and fresh from the ideal /
lessons just taught him, at once set TO !
work 70 form a local body Of this Rite !
that he might in later years feel was his /
aife work. This was done, and 10 him is /
ascribed the credit OF effecting, not /
alone superb local organization. but |
OF gaining from the mother council. the /
ever welcome commentator: We'll |
done, thou good and faithful servant"
This year the delegates from the Val |
ley OF Wichita were Ed. Goldberg. c. |
NJ. Jones and Colonel LOOMS OF Win
field. supplemented by Harper Cum
ningham Of Oklahoma. They went I'D
10 Washington under the firm and JUS
tifiable conviction that their past rec
ord would stand for their only defense.
Year after year the little band a, Wich-
Tia have heroically laoored. and the re-
suit is a large number CT So degrees
have been made. They have been re-
peatedly promised many things. but new
er have they received them. This wear
they went UP prepared 70 meet every
argument. and they were summariiy Sc,
down upon at every turn.
They were told in a naughty manner
mat no electioneering would be ,oler-
ated. Though they were entitled 70 a