The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-24
PYTHIANS ARE HERE
TO MEET IN STATE CONVEN-
TION TODAY
SESSION WILL BE BUSY ONE
Numerous Candidates for Office of
Grand CHANCELLOR, Lindsay Wa
tiers, of st. Paul, Being
Prominent One.

Representatives, to the convention of
the grand domain of Minnesota, Knights
of PythiaS, continued to arrive in st.
Paul all day yesterday, and it is esti-.
mated that fully $50 will be in attendance
at the convention which opens at 8
o'clock this morning at the capitol build
ing.
AS was stated in yesterdays Issue of
the G lobe e. there is much important
legislation to be disposed of at the pres
ent convention and it is doubtful if two
days will suffice to clean up all the BUSH
ness that the convention will find be-
fore it.
J; Fred E. Wheaton, of Minneapolis,
grand keeper of records and seal, has
prepared great many of the proposed
changes in the constitution relative to
the subordinate lodges and while his
views are generally accepted by the rep
reSentativeS there is still enough differ
ence of opinion among them to create no
little work for the convention.
While it is not exactly proper to say.
that there are any candidates for the
office of grand chancellor, there are
number of men in the convention who
have signifed their willingness to accept
the honor should 1t fall to them, and their
friends are hard at work
MAY BE LINDSAY WATERS.
Lindsay Waters. the present grand pre-
late. is the only local man who has been
mentioned in this connection yet, but
it is understood that his friends will pull
together and that the ST. Paul lodges
in general will work for him, and he has
a very fair show of landing the coveted
honor.
Minneapolis is at the front with two
candidates, Abner C. Godfrey, the pres
ent grand master of exchequer, and Ar
thur l.. Jones. The latter Is a young
man who is very prominent in Pythian
circles and has a host of friends who
will make hard fight for him. They
claim that he would be eminently fitted
for the office, as he Is a young and pro-
greSsiye man and would be able to ac-
complish much were he In a position
to do so. Mr.. Godfrey has held the po-
stion in. the grand domain that he now
fills for the past eleven years, and it is
doubtful If, in view of his good work
there, the convention will care to remove
him from that office.
TAWNEY IS WILLING.
George P. Tawney, the present grand
chancellor. is a prominent man in the
lodge and in his home, where he is as
sistant postmaster. He will make a
strong run for reelection. and Charles
S. Johnson, the present vice chancellor,
who lives at Brainerd. stands a good
chance if the rotation in office scheme
works out, as his friends claim it will.
Frank L. Young, of Duluth, and Glenn
ent S. Edwards, of Albert Lea, are also
candidates. so there is quite a large
field of aspirants.
ST. Paul will In all probability secure
the delegate to the supreme lodge in the
person of Arthur ]. Stobbart. His Sc
lection is practically settled
Tonigu. the grand officers will be es-
corted to the capitol by three Uniform
Rank companies, who will meet the Of
fcers at the Windsor and march as an es-
cort from there to the capitol building,
where an evening session will be held
The Rathbone Sisters will be in con-
vention at the Pythian hall today and to-
morrow.
AKABAH TEMPLE MEETS.
Akabah Temple No 105, Dramatic Or
der of the Knights of Khorassan. eeie-
brated the grand ceremonial at the West
Side opera house last night.
About 300 knights were present and
about fifty candidates trod the burning
sands. Representa- from all over
the state, who are In the city to attend
the Knights of Pythias convention which
opens today, attended the affair last
night, which concluded with a banquet.
Frank w. Baer acted as POSTMASTER
and speeches were made by -artnur j.
Stobbart, John F.. Hilseher. Judge Orr, OF
this city; Fred E. Wheaton. A. c. Cod
frey, of Minneapolis w. j. Smith, of WI
mona. and H. c. Higgins, of Albert Lea.
The Order of the knights of khoras-
san occupies the same position to the
Knights of Pythias that the Shriners do
to the Masonic order. and these celebra-
lions are held three times a year, this
bai,1e a sneciaI occasion by reason ae