The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-21
new PLAN DOOMED
W0RKMEN EVENLY DIVIDED ON
PROPOSITION FOR CLAsSI-
FLED INSURANCE
SUBJECT DEBATED YESTERDAY
Although Experts Plead for Inn
proved Plan, the Test Vote Is
I64 to I6a, Assuring
Its Defeat.

Yesterday was a day for debaters in the
| session Of the Minnesota grand lodge A.
o. u. w. The entire day was spent with
| the debates over the change in the plans
| of assessment. AS previously predicted
in The Clio b e, the proposition to
change from the present level rate plan to
the classified plan is sure to be defeated
on the final vote, and the test vote yester-
day afternoon shows the prediction to
have been well founded. 1t VIII require
a two-thirds majority to secure a change
in the const- ,ution of the order and the
test vote showed almost an even divis-
ion. It is not believed that any material
changes in the votes can be secured be-
fore the session convenes this morning.
The session went into committee Of e
whole as soon as convened and the de-
bate began.
Past Supreme Master Workman w.
Warner Wilson, of Detroit, Mich. was
asked to open the discussion on behalf
of the friends of change in plan. He
occupied the floor the greater portion of
the morning. endeavoring to convince the
delegates that it would be a grave mis-
take for the order in Minnesota to re-
main upon the old plan. Every one of
the states but four had adopted the new
system and all were prospecting under
it. Fer more than two hours Mr.. Wilson
had the floor and answered questions in
making change could younger men be
induced to join the order. Other insur-
ance fraternities which were in keen COM
petition with the order had graded plans
and were securing members.
He also said the new plan as proposed
was in reality not new plan but had
been tried by many of the jurisdictions
and had demonstrated that il was the
salvation of the order.
When the afternoon session convened
the discussion was continued, J. J. Nc
Cardy and Craven spoke earnestly for
a change and the contest against it was
carried on by Delegates Vance, Craig,
DAILY. Hare and Trevette.
Dfment Takes e Hand in 1t.
About o'clock Nance who had been
most active in the fight against a change
moved that debate on the proposition be
closed. This motion brought Grand Mas
ter Diment to the floor. He challenged
the maker of the motion saying that the
session had given him all the time he
desired and listened patiently and often
and that his call for the previous question
was rather in bad taste. The grand mas
ter then went on in an earnest plea for the
proposed change and said that the best
thinkers in the order who had given years
of work for it's welfare had teceme con-
WINGED that a change would have to be
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getting in new members and that as
long as the present agitation was kept up
it would be impossible to indJce men to
join. While he earnestly favored a
change at the present time he admon-
ished the grand lodge, that no matter
what the result Of the vote on the guess
ton might be, when once taken the dele
cation should drop the discussion. He
urged them to go home and remain a.
united band and work for the best inter
estS of the order no matter what plan was
to be in force.
The melton to close the debate was then
carried.
The chair then read the following reso-
luton, which in itself was a test of
strength and the vote on which sealed the
fate of the new plan. s.---
| Resolved, That when the committee
| rise, it recommend to the grand lodge
that no action be taken at this session on
the question of q change in assessments -
The chairman was vigorous in his rIlI-
ings and permitted no Interruptions and
the vote was called for: The result was
1854 in favor of and 163 against the reso-
luton.
The question comes up for final DISPOSE
ton this morning in regular session when
the committee of the whole will report
| and the action occurs on the adoption Of
| the report of the committee.
One of the pleasant events of the grand
| lodge session was the entertainment of
| its officers and members by West Side
| Lodge No. Sc where the degree work was
exemplified by about 2G0 brothers AS
soon as the business OF the meeting had
| been disposed of, those present were in
rited to a banquet. Bro. J. Newsalt was
selected as POSTMASTER and he did the
| job with that well known urpanity that
has given him his strong hold upon the
membership