Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-09-25

Attest: WIN. GRANDERsON,
Supreme X. of r and s.
Given under seal of Supreme Lodge
{ Norwood, Mass, the Sth of February
S97 81
To this request, the committee will
meet the S @, on March Sth. 1897. at
lis office and defend the action of the
}. q. We ask the several lodges TO
Five their support.
Committee IS. w. Carroll, Joseph /
A. Buck, w. II, Williams. G. Clay Lew
10, ]. H. Morgan, James I. Buck, +. W.
Thompson.
The following defense also explains
itself:
A reply to the proclamation of the
Supreme Chancellor TO show cause
why the Grand Lodge of New Jersey
should not be dissolved and a new
Grand Lodge formed, &c.
To THE SUPREME CHANCELLOR,
X OF P. JURISDICTION Z. & W. II.
Brave Sir anG Brother:-
We, the Committee appointed by
the Grand Lodge of the state of New
Jersey at its last session held in Tren-
ton, New Jersey, January 25th, 1897 TO
Lodge and its officers concerning its
action at the session aforesaid, and in
accord with the proclamation of the
Supreme Chancellor to show cause for
disobeying OF the proclamation sub
NIT to you the following:
LIST. There was no session OF the
Grand Lodge OF New Jersey, K. Of P,
K. & w. H., held in Trenton on the
date mentioned in your order to show
cause why (Jan. 25th).
QUESTION OF LEGALITY.
2nd. There was no legal official doc
ument received through the s. K. of
r. & s., and certainly not through the
Supreme Representative W. H. Nee
dies, as his successor was elected at
the annual session in Burlington, n. J
July 25th, 1897.
3rd. In reply to the action being
one of rebellion, the order OF the SUI
preme Chancellor not having the least
shadow of jurisdiction in the matter
as the party claimed the appellant had
no right to appeal under the law. In
no criminal case has the plaintiff the
right to appeal, and when plaintiff
loses his case. be cannot call upon the
| Supreme Lodge to make out a case
| for him.
4th. In reference to the threat tC
dissolve the Grand Lodge and form
new one, together with the Courts o.
Calanthe, we state that the highest
| special privilege of the Supreme Chan.
cellor is to suspend for cause. (SeC
Article 3. Section 2, page s, under du
ties of officers, Supreme Constitution
SUPREME CHANCELLOR CRITICIZED.
5th The order of proclamation of
Supreme Chancellor does not repre-
sent Supreme Lodge, nor should the,
be obeyed onlv as they are in keeping
with the law as laid down in the Su
preme Constitution. Therefore to hav,
obeyed the mandate issued by the Su
preme Chancellor would have been {,
violate our oath and obligation to sup
. port and protect the interest of thu
y Grand Lodge of New Jersey and it
members. That we are not in rebel
} lion is further shown by our presenc
here to show cause as requested.
In answer TO show cause why til
Gre nd Lodge OF New Jersey, X. of p
) K Il W. H., as now constituted shout
not be adjudged as above and dissoly
[ ed, and the Subordinate Lodges of tn
State be placed under the supervise
, OF the Suprem me Lodge formed, we sub
: NIT the following reason why it shou
not be done.
; There is no such power granted th
Supreme Chancellor.
! The only special perogative he hs
! in the premises is to suspend for caus
giving the Grand Lodge the right
: appeal.
The power to dissolve belongs to tn
: Supreme Lodge alone.
Committee,
J. III. MORGAN,
= W. II. WILLIAMS,
s. w. CARROLL,
J Jos. A. Buck,
G. CLAY LEWIS,
+, W. THOMPSON, See
The Committee on Appeals sn
Grievances did not permit the 81
. preme Representatives from New Je
! sey to appear before that body and pr,
sent its case.
A document was presented to the
which sustained the Supreme Chance
lor, ordered the convention of Il
, Grand Lodge of New Jersey. the elet
J ton of new officers for the term emf
. ing December 81, 1897, the payment
the back taxes, which have accumula
ed as result OF the said suspension.
, The representatives from New Je
sey made the following reply;
GRAND LODGE REPRESENTATIVE REPL'
RICHMOND, VA Sept 10, 1897
To the Officers and Members Of 81
! preme Lodge, Eastern and WEBSTER
: Hemisphere, now in session at Fol
: shee Hall;
Dear Sirs Your official cor
munication addressed to me as repr
. sentative Of Grand Lodge, Knights
, Pythias, state of New jersey. Easter
T and Western Hemisphere, was handt
} me about 10 O'Clock last night. / ha
I tried to carefully comprehend it's SEQ
] and meaning, and concluded that
! accordance with your incorporate la
our appeal has not been properly heal
or acted upon. You have not allow,
us at any time to appear with witne
and council as provided for in the Ia
governing appeals, Article 20; SectiC
1-2.
] End; The statement made in Il
I document that we appealed from Il
] official suspension O. the Grand Lod,
!; of New Jersey is not a correct one.
I the appeal does not the official ord
3 of suspension as the appeal was wri
of the suspension of the Grand Lode
THE POINT NOT DEALT WITH.
Bird; The points upon which the a
peal was made have not been des
, with, with one exception) the quests
: of taxation.
! 18th We claim that the rights qua
l anteed by law have been violated
;, that the Chairman who was purporti
e to try the case of Sir John A. Hug
appointed by Supreme chancellor \
2 s. Mower at Philadelphia, Pa, is chai
l man of the Committee on Appeal
T Such actions make one of the defen
u ants, both judge and jury against L
> And therefore, our trial of appeal il
farce.
Will. NOT AccE.Hr TIE CON RIrLnnra