The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-15
THE RED MEMS POLITICS
Il. G. HARRISON. OF INDIANAPOLIS.
ELECTED JUNIOR SYCAMORE.
New Jerseys Inhuence-Liquor Men
Will Continue to BE Admit
ted to the Order.

The Red Men elected the following
tional officers yesterday:
Great Incohonee-George F. Green, New
York.
Great Senior Sagamore-E d. Wiley.
Iowa.
Great Junior Recommendations G. Har-
rison, indianapolis.
Great Prophet-Robert T. Daniel. Georgia
Great Chief of Records-charles c. Con-
Great Keeper of Wampum-William Pro-
vim, Massachusetts.
The election was a cut-and-dried affair."
except for the office of great junior sag=-
more which leads directly to that of great
incohonee and is therefore, greatly sought.
There were five candidates for this office:
two of them dropped out and Thomas G.
Harrison. of this city, was elected after an
exciting struggle. Two ballots were neces-
sary for a decision On the first ballot
Harrison received 60 votes, Morey of Penn
sylvania 80 and Lovey of California Is On
the second ballot Harrison advanced to 20
votes and Morey received So votes, Lovey
dropping out.
Representative delegates are saying that
Morey of Pennsylvania would have been
elected instead of Harrison of Indianapolis
had not the New Jersey and Pennsylvania
delegations split. These two reservations
elections. but New Jersey has never prof
tied by the alliance. One member of the
New Jersey delegation reached Indianapo-
lis two days before the rest, and he called
on Mr.. Harrison. New Jersey has nine
votes, and, therefore, it is big factor in
elections. This New Jersey man told Mr..
Harrison that he thought he could swing
hVe OF the New Jersey votes to him. Mr..
Harrison, it is said, was delighted with the
proposition, for he had supposed that the
New Jersey delegation would go solid for
Morey of Pennsylvania. The New Jersey
man told Mr.. Harrison that al the next
election, two years hence, New Jersey will
nave Il candidate. and he would expect Mr..
Harrison to throw the Indiana votes to the
New Jersey candidate if he succeeded in
turning New Jersey votes to Mr.. Harrisons
account at this election Mr. Harrison, it is
averred, promised to do all he could for this
end. When the rest of the New Jersey dele
cation arrived the story goes, their brother
who had arrived before them discovered
that the whole nine votes had been pledged
to Morey. He Immediately set to work,
tion and the result was that the entire del
egation voted for Harrison. Without it he
would have been defeated, it is asserted.
The natural chagrin of the Pennsylvania
delegation is something fierce" ii is re-
lated, and the New Jersey delegation will
have to watch sharp at the next election
or the Pennsylvania Indians will get in an
effective revenge.
Charles c. Conley, of Pennsylvania. who
was reelected great chief of records, has
held this Office for sixteen years. His
brother officers are unremitting in their
praise of the way he manages the business
under his charge He is an active and
methodical man. who makes many friends
wherever he goes. A proposition is now
pending to raise his salary from $1,000 TO
$lCt3 a year, and there is no doubt that 1t
will be approved by the Great Council
Robert L. Daniel, of Georgia, former great
incohonee who was yesterday elected great
Cd
Men. The committee on the state of the or
der yesterday made a report, which was
tive terms of his efficiency and faithfulness
One expression of the committee was by
his sacrifices and strict attention to the
duties of his high chieftaincy the order has
grown prospered and 'blossomed as the
rose "
LIQUOR MEN ADMITTED.
By a vote of 1913 to the proposition to
bar liquor dealers from the order was de-
feated yesterday. The only remedy now left
for tribes who do not wish to admit liquor
dealers to their membership is to blackball
the candidates who are in the liquor bust
ness. A proposition to allow state councils
to hold biennial instead of annual meetings
if they so desire was successful. The Great
Council will continue to meet every year
Hereafter the last Sunday in every Oc-
tober will be a memorial day on which
services will be held in honor of dead Red
Men, and the committee ritual is in
structed TO prepare a sorrow service for
this day.
The proposition to revise the ritual will
not be successful, at least not at this time
In the past few years several changes have
been made in the ceremonies of the order
and it is felt that more changes would cad
to confusion and not to desired stability
However, the Great Council has announced
that it will award prizes of $500 each for the
best ceremony for the adoption. warriors
and chiefs degrees condition that the
Great Council decides to revise the ritual
Three different types of ceremonies are al
ready in the field for these prizes, and two
of them have Indiana men as their authors.
NEW UNIFORM RANK.
The committee having in charge the prop
osition to recreate the uniform rank of the
order met last night. 1t was decided to re-
port to the Council favorably on the propo-
sition and to urge that the rank be named
the military degree and that it's uniform
be of the old continental style. 1t is be-
accepted by the Great Council. The old uni
form rank was called the Cheftans' League
and though it is not recognized by the order
it being disOwned by the great council be-
cause of acknowledgement there are still
Indiana there are four companies, at
Muncie, Anderson, Lafayette and Terre
Haute. These four companies will be in In
dianapolis to-day, and at O'Clock this aft
ernoon they will parade around the monu-
ment and on Washington street. The men,
berS of the Great Council will review the
parade and a prize of 800 will be given TO
the best drilled company This prize will
be given as a token that the Great Council
looks with favor on the resuscitation of the
uniform