The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-11
Twenty-eight Wor-
cester Foresters
Suspended.
VOTED NO" ON M'NALLY.
Hot Times Are Promised
Chief Ranger Fitz-
gerald.

Saturday at midnight the suspension
of % members of Court Thomas E. Gun
bingham of Worcester went into effect
Tie list of members who have beer
suspended by Grand Chief Ranger Dan
lei F. Fitzgerald includes four officers
Of the court, the sub-chief, William j.
Swallow; financial secretary, James E
Rourke; recording secretary, A. A. Ro-
man; acting treasurer, owen Fearon
These men and the other members of
the court who voted mo" when the
motion to pay the McNally bill was
passed will be notified by mail today
by Grand Chief Ranger Fitzgerald.
This action on the part of the grand
chief is unprecedented in the history of
Forestry in this country, and the men
Who are suspended openly claim tnas
they will summons Fitzgerald into
court today to show why he suspended
them.
The case, which has had considerable
space in this paper, is q complicated
one. NJ. j. MCNally, a member of the
court, was hurt and on the sick benefit
from the treasury, the bylaws of the
court were changed, making the sick
benefit smaller than before. McNally
protested, and brought his claim to the
highest tribunal of the state authorities
Of the Foresters, with different results;
the court claiming a victory here and
there, and so was McNally.
AT last the bill was brought before
the executive council of the Foresters
and they decided that the bill be paid
The court ignored the executive council
and the latter sent a mandate to the
court, which said that if the court did
not pay that bill before the 9th of Sep
TENDER, those voting against it's pay
ment would be suspended from the or
der. The court at its next meeting vot-
ed to pay the bill. The opposition claim
that the vote was brought about by
undue influence, and doubted the vote
At the last meeting of the court there
was very warm session, Chief Ranger
James A. Quinn refusing to entertain
any motion made from the floor. He
suspended the financial secretary,
James F. Rourke, because the latter re-
fused to give up the books of the organ
izatioh. The members of the opposition
claim that he had not the power to dc
so,and say he acted in arbitrary man
ner by taking to himself that power.
The other side says the chief ranger has
the power to suspend. At that meeting
Deputy P. B. Ronayne protested against
the records of the recording secretary
as being incorrect. The latter, A. A.
Roman, becoming incensed, immediate
Nv resigned from his office.
After the adjournment of the first
meeting, a second meeting was called
bv Sub Chief Ranger William ]. Swal-
low. and in that meeting Chief Ranger
Quinn was deposed from office, and q
committee appointed to confer with the
executive council regarding an AMIGA
BILE settlement Of the controversy.
The mandate of the executive council
which says that the bill must be paid
before the 9Th of September, having
been disobeyed, the grand chief ranger
has suspended the offending members
of the court.
Grand Chief Ranger Daniel F. Fitz-
GERALD was seen last evening by The
Snv reporter. and he said "The mem
beers Of Court Thomas q. Cunningham
nv their own action, have suspended
themselves at midnight Saturday. They
by their INSTRUMENTATION have showr
themselves to be living in utter def
ance of forestic laws that govern the
case, and I am forced in my position
as chief executive officer of the state
court, to suspend those members of the
court that voted against the compliance
with the mandate of the executive coun-
Gil"
The suspended members of Court
Thomas e. Cunningham had an infor-
NAL meeting last evening, and wher
informed that they had been suspended
by The Spy man. they Immediately
made preparations to fight the case
They have engaged David F. O'Connel
to defend their interests, and will sum-
mon the grand chief ranger into court
to tell why he suspended the members
of Court Cunningham and deprived
them of their benefits of that organiza-
tion