The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-23
THOUSANDS RE COMING
WOODMEN,s NATIONAL CONVENTION
WILL BRING HOSTS OF VISIT
oRs TO ST. PAUL
ESTIMATE SET At 100000
Candidates for Offices Are Numerous
and some Sharp Con-
tests Are Antic-
eeA ipafed.

Chairman H. A. Monroe, of the Wood
mems national convention entertainment
committee, is receiving mail reports from
the various state conventions of. the Mod
ern Woodnen society," held on Tuesday,
Feb. Is, which elected delegates to at
tend the convention in this city next
June. In all there $50 delegates elected.
Each state delegates represents 1000
members. in his state, and in, addition,
each state has one delegate at large.
For instance, there are 125,000 Woodmen
in the state of Illinois, and at the I'LL
ncis state convention 125 delegates were
elected to attend the national conven-
ton in this city. Inaaddition to the del
egates elected by these state conven-
tons last Tuesday, the present head Of
ficers of the society have seats and are
entitled to all the rights of delegates in
the coming convention. There are 80 of
these officers, and thus the national con-
vention will be composed of 629 members
BY states, representation in the conven-
ton will be as follows:
Illinois, 125; Iowa, Y; Wisconsin. 50;
Z; Oregon, 4; California, s; Colorado, Z;
Oklahoma, 2; Indian Territory, /; New
Jersey, 2; New York, /; Indinana, 10;
Ohio. Is; South l.: Dakota. 10; North Da-
Z; Wyoming, 2; Montana, 4; Idaho, 8;
Connecticut, 2; Rhode ISLAND. /; Vermont.
2; Maine, 2; Maryland, 2; Delaware, 1;
head officers, 80; total 500.
The state conventions held Tuesday. In
addition to electing delegates to the ST.
Paul convention, also indorsed numerous
candidates for the national Woodmen
Offices These offices are lucrative, and
in many states the contests for indorse-
ment and for control of the delegations
to the national convention, were exceed
ingly bitter. At the convention next
June the following officers will be elect
ed:
One head consul, salary, s., 600 per year.
One head clerk, salary, $4,000 per year.
One head banker, salary, So, 600 per year.
Three members of the board of audi
tors, $40 per diem and other expenses.
Five members of the board of direc-
tors, SIS per diem and expenses, draw
ing each about $500 per year
Besides these, the national convention
will elect head physician for each state
in the Woodmen society's jurisdiction
These physicians receive % cents for
each application for membership re-
viewed, and, that the fees in the aggre,
gate are worth striving for, may be
judged from the fact that during the
biennial term ending with Dec II, 1900,
over IL, 900 applications for membership
were reviewed AS a rule, the state
delegations to the national convention,
are permitted to name these state medi-
cal examiners, the convention simply
indorsing the selection of the state in
formal manner.
POLITICIANS ARE ACTIVE.
i Perhaps the most sensational OF Tues
days state conventions, was that held
at Peoria, HI. There ,sare 1885, 600 Wood.
men in that state, and the state has al
ways, up to two years ago, had five of
the national Woodmen officers. At the
present time it has, four. But at the
Illinois convention Tuesday, two of the
present national directors from that
state-Gen. J. Nh Reece, and Prof. M.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES defeated for indorse
ment, by T. F. Hopkins, of Rockford.
ILL.,, and George W.. Riley, of Danville.
I'll. The two last npamed, therefore. Will
come before the . St.9ePaul convention.
with the Endorsement of Illinois 125 dele-
gates. The present head consul of the
society, Lieut.. Coy w, A Northcott. OF
Greenvflle, H., and the present head
clerk, Maj C. w. HAYES, of Rock Island
ILL.,, were indorseAs by the Illinois con-
Vention for another term and will come
before the st. Paul convention for re.
election. Head Clerk Halves. indeed. had
no opposition in the Illinois state con-
Vention, being Endorsed by reclamation.
and, as no other candidate for the head
clerkship has entered the lists from anv
state, it is probable that the national
convention next June will unanimously
re-elect him. Head Consul Northcott
was opposed in the Illinois convention by
Judge r. A. Lovett, of Peoria, but he