The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-31
HINSEY INDICATED, TOO
THE ENTIRE CLIQUE OF n. OF T..
SUPREME LODGE ELECTED.
Endowment Fund Invcstigation-The
Convention VIII Probably End
To-day or Tonight.

To-day will wind up the convention Of the
Supreme Lodge K. of p, in all probability.
1t is possible that night session may be
necessary. There has been some misappre-
hension as to the time that is required TO
dispose OF new legislation. Under the con-
stitution all amendments to the laws must
lie over from the convention at which they
were introduced until the next one. Many
of the proposed amendments to the laws
introduced at this session have been killed
in committees and where committees have
recommended that they pass, they will lie
over for two years.
The feature of yesterdays work was the
reelection of John A. Hinsey. of Chicago,
as president of the board of control of the
Endowment Rank. Representatives Black
well, of Henderson, KY, and Loomis, of
Michigan, were elected to succeed them
selves on the board, that no changes
were made. Their elections were both by
very decisive votes. Opposed to Mr. Black
well was Representative Edmonds of North
Dakota. Representative Blackwell received
SO votes to Is for Representative Edmonds.
Representative Loomis elected by Is
votes to AZ cast for his opponent, Repre-
sentative Davis. The endowment fund dis
cussion came up yesterday morning on
special order. The main part of it was di-
rected toward finding out as to the value of
securities in which the endowment fund was
invested Mr.. Hinsey presented a stack of
letters foot high from various authorities
on real estate values in Chicago with refer
ence to the value of the Lexington Hotel
property. The fund has something over
100000 invested in this property, including
first mortgage bonds, and its proportion of
money advanced to pay defaulted ground
rentals, etc. The letters Mr.. Hinsey pre-
sented to the Supreme Lodge went to show
that the hotel property is worth anywhere
from 100000 to 100000, and that the invest
ment would be ultimately sound, although
it might at present be involved in some
difficulties. The documents shown by Mr..
Hinsey, those who were present stated,
showed that portion of the money adj
Vanced had been refunded and that by next
month three-fourths of it would have been
paid off. He was also able to show 1t is
GAINED, that the less on the Fort Worth,
Tex, bank would not be so very bad as
some of the malcontents had asserted.
When the election of officers was reached,
after the consideration of the endowment
1und, there was no opposition to Mr.. Hin
sey reelection as president of the board
and 1t was made unanimous, after many
eulogies on the man. There were many who
argued that it would be disastrous to
change men while the fund was involved
and that if any change were to be made
at ALL 1t ought to be after affairs had been
quainted with the difficulties.
MR.. COLGROVE ILL.
Philip t. Colgrove, past supreme chancel-
lor was compelled to leave the convention
on account of Illness Last night it was re-
ported that his condition was not alarming
and that he was improving. Representative
A. j. Buckles, of California, who was de-
layed in reaching the convention on account
of a railroad accident, arrived yesterday
afternoon and the supreme degree was con-
ferred upon him.
The committee on mileage and per diem
had busy time of it preparing orders for
the amounts due the representatives who
have been in attendance.
Supreme Master of the Excheouer
Meares's report of the condition of the SUI
preme Lodge funds since the end of the
nscal year, March 81, shows that at that
tlme there was a balance on hand amount
ing to IS, l06.03. Including this balance, the
total receipts to Aug. 10 were $20.2S212,
amounting to $8,47333 One of the purposes
of demanding this report, it is said was to
show how much had been paid the Brandon
warrants were drawn in favor of that COM
pany as follows: May Is, $504.67; June 49,
$2S3S3; July 10, $29715 Aug. 10, $55SO3. The
allegation has been that supreme officer
was interested in this company and that
there was not proper competition in letting
printing bids. 1t is asserted that Represen-
this information as a ''reformer," is himself
the editor of Pythian paper which had
failed to get printing contracts. 1t is said
ing for two years. claiming that the Su-
preme Lodge was paying excessive charges
in some cases.
The committee on state of the order re-
ported against the proposed Pythian sani-
tarium at Hot Springs, Ark. A resolution
was introduced providing that the Supreme
Lodge shall regulate the salary of the
major general of the Uniform Rank, now
fixed by the supreme assembly Of that rank
1t also proposes that the major general
shall be elected as other supreme officers
instead of by the Supreme Lodge ratifying
the nomination of the supreme chancellor