The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-06-12

his long service at the head of the Modern
Woodmen of America at the next biennial
convention, in 1903. He made the positive
statement this morning in accepting a
reelection for his sixth biennial term as
head consul.
The election was unanimous, Head Clerk
Hawes casting the full 639 votes for
Northcott.
AS soon as the announcement was made
Head Consul Northcott stepped to the
front of the stage and said:
NOrthcOtt Withdravvs.
Neighbors, you will pardon me if I say one
word of thanks. This is the sixth time the
| distinguished honor has been conferred upon
me of being elected head consul of this or
der. / have been reelected five times by
| the unanimous vote of our head camp. My
| gratitude for this honor cannot be expressed
| in words. l rise, not only to thank you for
| this unanimous election, but to say to you
| that in the discharge of my duties in con-
nection with this Office I had no ambition Of
my life stronger than to see this a great or
! der, nothing in my being stronger than that
ambition to see the Modern Woodmen of
America perpetuated. I see to-day giant,
strong in every respect, and want to see
| it perpetuated, and it shall be my duty for
the next two years to make our system
! absolutely and mathematically correct.
I want to devote two years to that great
subject l want the next two years to be
prolific in an organization and discussion
that will leave the Modern Woodmen Of
America upon an absolutely sound basis, and
shall dedicate those two years, with all
my energy and ability, to that purpose. I
want to see it grow in the future as it has
in the past. 1 want to see this great system
of field work. which has been the admiration
of the world, perfected and completed in its
power and strength. And then, when you
gather in Indianapolis two years from now,
or Grand Rapids, or Saratoga Springs, or
wherever you may locate the head camp, l
want to bo able to face there the head camp
of the Modern Woodmen of America with the
fruit Of that two years work, and then,
neighbors, l shall hand the gavel Of my
Office to my successor.
| deem it proper for me to say now that
with this great body OF representative men
you must look forward to its management,
and feel that now is the time to say, with
| out promise or obligation to anybody, with
clear record with this order, with the
unanimous Endorsement Of this head camp,
that the term you have given me, of two
years, will be my last, and I shall not again
be candidate for head consul.
Cries of mo, no. followed the an
nouncement, and one delegate called out:
1--WE will settle that next time"
Opening of the Session.
| Indianapolis one Of the candidates for
convention city showed itself mindful OF
| the comfort of the delegates by d1striD-
uting fans this morning.
After invocation by the chairman, and
song by the quartet, resolution was
adopted on the death of DR.. r. A. Gilaspy
| of LaPlata, Mo-, who died while on his
way to the convention as delegate.
Resolutions were offered and referred,
fixing Woodmen's memorial day at May
80, providing that only delegates may
serve on committees, and referring the
question of admitting the prohibited cities
to the camps for popular vote.
F. B. Stan of GAINESVILLE, presented a
set Of amendments, and tried to have them
adopted, this failed to secure a suspension
| Of the rules.
It was now nearly 10 o'clock, and the
question of admitting the prohibited cities
was deferred until after election of Of
ficers.
No Nominating Speeches.
Nominating speeches were dispensed
with An attempt to secure fifteen min
ute recess was turned down, and the
head camp plunged Immediately into the
election Of officers Head Adviser Dan b.