The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-01
SLATE WAS BROKEN.
Dark Horse Wins Out
in the knights Of
Sherwood Forest.
MASON OF PATERSON CHOSEN.
Amendment to Sever Con-
nectjons with Forest
ers Rejected.
MASON OF PATERSON CHOSEN.

The visiting delegates attending the
nights OF Sherwood Forest convention
settled down to work yesterday, and in
short time accomplished considerable
business. Besides the routine business
important action was taken on various
amendments.
The most important business was the
election of new board of supreme Of
fieers who Will serve for two years.
The outcome of the first ballot was a
great surprise to those who had banked
on Hugh A, Mcclellan of Boston win
ming the position of supreme command
er. Instead, a dark horse in the person
of Joseph Mason of Paterson, N. j.,
won first place on the ticket.
The slate that had been partially
formed the night before was knocked
to pieces when the first ballot was TAX
en-. 1t required only one ballot TO elect
Sir Knight Mason, the vote standing 20
for him and % for John j. Kavanaugh
of Taunton. Many candidates who
were not considered in the running be-
fore the election captured the other po-
sitions. The only Worcester man to be
elected was Past Commander Edward
j. Quinn, who was elected to the office
of supreme second assistant Inspector
general.
The list Of officers is: Supreme COM
mander, Joseph Mason, Paterson, n.
j.; supreme adjutant general, John f.
Heard, conclave IA, Harlem; supreme
inspector general, John B. Finn, con-
clave 10S, Providence; first assistant in
spector general, Charles H, Kenney,
conclave ia, Boston; second assistant
inspector general, Edward ]. Quinn,
conclave 81, Worcester; supreme pay
master general, Patrick r. Condor,
conclave 80, Newport; supreme surgeon
general, DR.. Bernard F. McDermott,
conclave 1893, Providence; supreme as
sistant surgeon general, DIR. Boucher,
conclave 120, Brockton; supreme quar-
tefmaster general Thomas Nolan, con-
clave $780, Broekton; supreme first Off
Ger of the guard, John ]. Healey, con-
clave 119, White Plains, N. Y; second
supreme officer of the guard, Boneto
Russell, conclave 80. Newport; supreme
trustees, Joseph T. Normand, conclaye
80, Providence; james Melville and
William H Chadwick, conclave 80,
Newport; supreme auditors, p. S. A. j.,
j.. ]. McDermott, oonclave 7, New York
city; P. S. s., Adam Brown and Com
mander A. ]. Humphreys, conclaVe Z,
New York city.
Immediately following the election
came the installation of officers. Junior
Past Supreme Commander Samuel B.
Morriss acted as installing officer He
was assisted by Senior Past Supreme
Commander Adam Brown of New
York 1t was voted to leave the matter
of selecting the next place of holding
the convention in the hands of the ex-
ecutive council which will decide at its
next meeting.
The convention was opened at 1890
Z O'clock by Supreme D. r. MCGOWAN o.
Newport The hall was thronged by
the delegates who were electioneering
for some position on the ticket. The
word was passed around that the slate
that had been partially made up by
4 Past Commander Samuel B. Morriss
had gone to pieces and nothing but
fragments remained Up to that time
the chances of Hugh A., Mcclellan of
Boston were considered good. He had
for his supporters all the old-time ma
chine men, headed by Past Commander
Morriss. Adam Brown of New York
who was engineering for the deal for
Joseph Mason of Paterson N. j., did
Trojan work for his candidate, and
when canvass was made by the
friends of Mcclellan, it was found that
the latter was short three votes of cleo
ton. An attempt was made to bring
were obdurate, and it was given up as
a hopeless task Mcclellan then for
mally Withdrew, At that announce
n1ent Mason sock took a boom as did
Kavanaugh's, hut the latter was not
strong enough ior the man from New
Jersey, who workout on the first ballot
25 votes to o. Hs
In the routine work of adopting and
rejecting amendments came an impor-
tant one for the irder that of seeding
from the parent body, the Foresters of
America. This amendment was intro
duced by Past Sipreme Commander
Adam Brown Of New York, who led the
delegation from tie Star of the Hudson
Cenclave The amendment provided
that the knights Y Sherwood Forest
withdraw from thdForesters of Ameri-
ca, and become eparate and distinct
organization, instead of remaining as
the uniformed rand of the Foresters of
America, and the bird degree in that
order. m
Past Supreme Commander. Adam
Brown made spiited plea for inde-
pendence, claiming bat as it now stood,
the organisation wts In a position to
take care of itself. 1t had been dem
onstrated that the purpose Of the
knights OF Sherwood Forest was radi-
cally different from hat Of the Forest
ers OF America. Hethought there was
no time like the present. for a separa-
tion when both BODIES were in com
piete harmony, and lot wait till some
difficulty precipitate0 such action. He
said that the membership of the
knights of Sherwood Forest would in
crease to double it's Present member
ship, provided memters were allowed
into the order without first being a
member OF the ForestFs Of America.
warm debate follEed on the sub
ject, In which both sdes of the ques-
tion were thoroughly dted.. The other
side was ably represented by the lead
ing lights in the Forsters' order by
Grand Chief Ranger Daniel r. Fitz-
gerald, Past Supreme Commander Jos.
Mason Deputy Supreae Commander
stern OF Boston, .SuprSne Second AS
sistant Inspector Generl John b. Finn
OF Providence and othfs.
All made speeches, b., which they
commended that there WIS no adequate
reason for the adoptionSf the amend
ment, and claimed tina the purposes
Of both organizations ere identical,