The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-14
PAN HANDLE GETS NOTHING
Roemer for Keeper Of Records
and Seals, and Thomas for
Outer Guard Beaten.
REYNOLDS MADE STIFF FIGHT
For Grand Chancellor, but he was
Beaten DecIsiyely by the 10.
tation Advocates.

Grand ehanceilOr-charies Y. penedum,
" Grand ''y Wee chancellor : Charles Il.
Grand PreIate-B. F, sayre. Of Grafton,
Grand keeper OF records and seals
Maner Jenkins. Of Piedmont;
Grand master-Rt-arms-W. L. Mansfield,
Grand Inner guard-osear c. wit. Of
! Grand master of exchequsr IN. H.
Grand Outer duard-J, H. Thornburg,
supreme repreaentatlye-cyrus W. Hail,
Grand lodge trustes-J N. Baker, Of Eel
loWsville.
The thlrtleth annual meeting Of the
Knights Of Pythias grand lodge OF
West Virginia in session in this city,
came to It's close yesterday shortly af-
ter noon, after the election of officers
and considerable routine business had
been disposed of. In the afternoon
many Of the visitors left the city, some
going to Moundsville. where they In
spected the penltentiary on invitation
from Hon. Sam A. Hawk, the warden:
Others left direct for home during the
afternoon and last night, and the town
has resumed its normal condition. The
visiting knights, without exception,
pronounced the Wheeling meeting and
encampment the most successful and
enjoyable in the history OF the grand
lodge, and some were anxious to see
Wheeling go after the 1900 meeting.
The feature Of the meeting came
yesterday in the attempt made by Mr..
r. G. Reynolds, Of Keyser, to induce
the grand lodge to break away from
the rotatlve system of electlng officers.
He had intended to contest with B. B.
sayre, of Grafton, for the office Of
grand prelate. hut at the eleventh hous
he changed his plan of campaign, and
was placed In nomination for the hight
est ONCE in the gift of the grand lodge,
grand chancellor, but was beaten by
the grand vice chancellor, Mr.. Benedum,
Of slstersville. Mr.. Reynolds and his
friends assert that success would have
come to them had they started their
campaign earlier. 1t is said another
eftort to break down the rotatlve sys.
tenn win be made at Morgantown next
year
There were several exciting contests
during the election Of officers. For
grand chancellor the names Of F. c.
Reynolds, Of Keyser and C. v. Beno-
DUN. OF s!stersyIlle, were placed In
nomination, and the latter won on the
first ballot. 1O1 to ~. On motion OF
Mr.. Reynolds the choice was made
unanimous.
For grand vice chancellor. c. II.
wolfes, Of Martlnsburg, and for grand
prelate, B. F. sayre. of Grafton, were
elected, without opposition.
For grand keeper of records and seals.
Maner Jenkins, of Piedmont, and
Charles o. Roemer. of Wheeling. were
placed in nomination. Jenkins won on
the following vote: jenkins. 1O6: Roc
mer, 8s, Mr.. Roemer's motion to make
It unanimous was carried.
Mason H. Smith, of Keyser. was re-
elected grand master Of exchcquer'
without opposition.
Editor w. L. Mansfield. OF the
Charleston Gazette, was elected grand
master at arms without opposition.
For inner guard, o. c. Wilt, Of AM
boy wns chosen.
Then came the struggle for grand
outer guard, which. under the rotatlve
system, means eventual advancement
TO grand chancellor. The following
were placed in nomination: j. H. Cum
mlnRs, of .wellsburg; z. E. Tetrlck, OF
worthlngton; ]. H. Handley, OF Bran
we'll: w. B. Pack. Of Moundsville; Mar
nile Of Benwood; Morgan Jenkins, of
Hartford; E. C. HIggInbottom, of Sew
eli; Leo sehRefer, of New River; j. II,
Smith, of Elizabeth; George Hartcng.
of wheeling; w. c. Thomas, Of Wheel
ing; ]. II. Thornburg, OF Huntington; s.
s. Graves, of Wheeling; P. NJ. Appel, of
Pawpnw.
AT the start Pack led. and It is said
he could have been elected had Wheel
ing withdrawn Thomas when It was
seen the latter could not be elected.
The successful candidate, Harvey
Thornburg. galned steadily after the
flrst ballot, and won out over Pack on
the seventh ballot. The ballots in detail
were as follows: