Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-06-08

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Sullivan, asking for this policy. The
resolution will be offered to the head
camp and will precipitate one OF the
big contests OF the session. The Mis-
souri, steering committee, which will
have in charge Errett's candidacy,
consists of John Sullivan, OF Kansas
City; II, M. McDavld OF Springfield,
and Il. NJ. Tunnel, of Dlnneus.
The Kansas caucus instructed imam
imousy for the reelection OF the
present head officers from that state
DIR. j. b. Hlbben, of Kansas Gty,
Kan, head physician, and Fred Par
rott, of Clay Center, auditor--and in.
dorsed the reappointment OF j. G.
Johnson, of Peabody, general attor-
ney, The caucus also Endorsed the
proposition to take Oklahoma into the
order.
The Michigan caucus Endorsed DR..
r. j. Rosema, of Grand Rapids, for
head physician, and Emory Townsend
for a member of the auditing COM
mittee.
The Ohio caucus Endorsed DR., Il, "A.
Smith, of GAINESVILLE, for head physi'
clan, and Il. b. Thomas, off Columbus,
for head Waterman.
The Illinois caucus was harmonious
and quickly finished, William j, Dus-
tan, of Dwight, was made chairman
and W, h, Albertson, Of Peliin, secre-
, tary, Endorsement was made Of the
candidacy of Head Consul Northcott,
Head Clerk Huwes, Head Physician
Kerns and the Illinois directors,
Beece, Quackenbush and White. A
steering committee of five was APP
! pointed: w. q. Dustan, Congressman
w. A, Rodenberg, w. A. Meese, Will
lbam BESSIE, +. W, Fetzer. The meet
ing declared in favor Of a state lee.
turer for each state. a resolution was
adopted providing that all printing
for the order should be done by estab'
lishments employing union labor and
Should bear THE union label,
The Iowa caucus Endorsed the can.
didacy for head banker of Frank r,
Orocker, Of Charlton. DR., f. j. VIII,
of Eagle Grove, was manned for head
physician for Iowa.
The Wisconsin caucus elected G. 10
Whelan, delegate at large, as chair.
man and G. B. Parkhill, secretary. DR.
ARTHUR Center, of Sheboygan, waI
named as head physician for Wlscon.
sim. AS Wisconsin's candidate for
! head banker Arthur j. Dearborn. OF
Beloit, was named. The delegation
voted to support the claim OF st. Paul
for the next head camp.
The Nebraska caucus made G. t.
Jenkins, OF Fairbury, chairman, and
Charles j. Fowler, of North Bend, sec,
retary. DIR. S. S. Ashby, of Fair
mount, was named as head physician
for Nebraska. A conference commit
tee was appointed consisting of G. E
Jenkins, j. w. Houder, Ralph Il. John,
son, p. II. Kohl, III. j, Enders.
The Minnesota delegation named
DR.. McOullom as head physician for
Minnesota and Endorsed Ben Smith fol-
head director. State matters and how
to get the head camp for st. Paul
were the subbjects discussed.
4 movement has been started 10
change the bylaws of the order SO
THAT all officers Shall he elected bien.
nially and be ineligible to reelection
AT present only the head banker Is
ineligible to succeed himself. Many
prominent Woodmen have expressed
themselves as being in favor Of the
proposed change.
Under the present system there are
twelve head physicians for the nine
teen states that comprise the present
Woodmen territory, some OF the
smaller states being grouped togeth
er. The office of head physician Is
considered n good thing" He gets
a fee Of 25 cents for every application
he passes upon and i'm Illinois this
makes o. salary to the head physician
OF something over $4,000 a year There
is some dissa tisfactlon with the fec
system, and there is a movement on
foot to elect only one head physician
give him deputy in each state and
put them all ON salaries.
One advantage OF this scheme would
be to secure uniform examinations
since the head physician would then
| uPPoahO Ali IuS pOCdl tAbuulueTb.
df the present system is retained II
will probably be enlarged, making
nineteen head physicians and group
ing the new states admitted among
these nineteen.
Although Governor NortheOtt Is Ger
tain to be reelected head consul, q
covert attack upon him MrlOs in &
scheme broached yesterday TO make
the state deputies elective instead Oh
appointive. The present system Oh
deputies is Mr.. Northcott's own. Ht
appoints all OF them and oversees
their work. II "a change is made n
win smack of a reflection upon his ad
ministration.
The action OF the South Dakota eau
Gus has BEEN preserved a secret. n
10 presumed THAT the candidacy OF 8
A. Ramsey, OF Woonsocket, for audi
tor was Endorsed.
The United States supreme court
adjourned Monday for the term. Dur