The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-07
HAYWARD
DEFEATED.
The New York Delegation
Captures Every Office
Except Two.

tion of the Chapter General OF Amer.
lea, Knights OF st. John and Malta,
held in Eden Hall, reached a con-
clusion astevening. The big fight
was over the election of the Most
! Eminent Grand Commander, which,
after prolonged session terminated
in the election Of Robert B. Tracey
Of Brooklyn. Major General Chas.
Hayward of our city was thought
to have had the inside track but the
Tracey men out voted him 6 votes.
The vote stood SS to 81 against MIR.
Hayward.
The election resulted as follows:
Most Eminent Grand Commander
Richard B. Tracey of Brooklyn.
Right Eminent Grand Lieutenant
Commander-W. {. Bexfeld of Buff
falo, N. Y.
Very Eminent Grand Captain of
the Guard-W. |. hewitt, of Brad
ford, Pa.
Very Eminent Grand Prelate-
Caleb Coggershall OF Brooklyn,
N. Y.
Very Eminent Grand Almoner-
Jacob Broschart of New York.
Very Eminent Grand Herald at
Arms-Marcus Antony, of New
York.
Vlce-Emlnent Grand Sword Bear
er-Anton Hetzman, Of Toronto.
Canada.
Very Eminent Grand Marshal
C. A. Williams Of Wellsville. N. Y.
Very Eminent Grand FirstGuard
---Adolph Fischer of Brooklyn.
Very Eminent Grand Second
Guard - Valentine Stratten of
Brooklyn.
Very Eminent Grand Medical Ex-
aminer--C. p. Gildersleeve, OF
Brooklyn.
Very Eminent Grand Attorney
General-J. Ii. Burchell of Brook
lyn.
Very Eminent Grand Warden
George Stab, of Wilmington. Del.
Very Eminent Grand Sentinel
Charles l.. Gabke Of Wilmington,
Del.
Very Eminent Grand Trustee
George W. Howiand of Mt. Vernon,
N. y.
Grand Prior for Pennsylvania
John !. Baumgard of Philadelphia.
Grand Prior for New York.. NJ.
RYDER OF New York city.
From present appearances there
will be no Knights except in New
York State next year, as this ticket
is composed Of knights from Brook
lyn and New York with two excep-
tlons.
Mr. Hayward's defeat is said to
be due to his activity in the fight for
the stand be took for optional insur-
ance in the order. Mr.. Hayward
was against the compulsory plan,
and this brought considerable op-
position from the New Workers and
defeated him. The election caused
considerable unfavorab'e comment.
In the past, clause prohibited
liquor men from becoming members,
but many had joined under the guise
of d clerk or merchant. Editor
Robinson has been assailing this
clause in the Crusader, the official
paper, claiming that as long as the
liauor dealers could enter under an
other designation, the clause was
useless and should be stricken out
A committee OF five was appointed
to prepare an amendment to the
con stitutlon, relative to admitting
non-endow ment members in the fut-
ure. This will be compromise
between the compulsory advocates
and those favoring the continuance
of the present system. -
Copies OF the amendment will be
sent to each encampment before
MAY 1st, 1000, to be acted on and
reported back TO committee OF five,
who will bring it up at the session
of he ChaptcrGencral, in E''e next
September. There are about 5000
members in the United States, an
increase of 800 in the last year
The financial report shows to be
in the endowment fund $52,4lSSS,
with reserve fund of So, 81. 3S. At
the present time the members of the
order are carrying about five and a
quarter millions of dollars in insur-
anCe.
Two hundred of the local and vis-