The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
Conner 4. Davies to Be Grand
Master.
Odd Fellow Election Is Now in
Progress.
w. I'll. KEMPER LEADS.
Lodge Takes Part in Decoration
Day Exercises.
Modern WOOdmen Teams Go to
indianapolis.

Conner T. Davies viii without a doubt
be the next grand master Of the Odd
Fellows of Kansas. What his majority
will be can not be estimated at the time
OF the writing but with a hundred or
more, out of the 4S0 lodges of the state,
to hear FROM Mr. Davies leads by d
majority of votes cast with three can
didates i'm the field against him The
other candidates are A. S. Kemper. J. J.
Roll and c. r. Walters. Voting on the
grand officers has been going on for the
Tast two weeks in the subordinate
lodges over the state, every past grand
officer being entitled to vote for the
grand officers. The returns are receiv-
ed at the office Of Grand Secretary W.
II. KemDer
Mr. Kemper himself. is making a
phenomenal race for the Office. He is
one Of the most successful officers the
grand lodge has ever had and his can
didacy has received the strongest en-
dorsements. Mr. Kemper's opponent is
George w. Jones, present grand master.
His vote stands about two to Jones one.
c.. w. ALBANIAN has no opposition for
election to the office of deputy grand
master. but all the other offices are be
ing closely contested for. For grand
warden the leading candidates are \
w Hershberger, II. q. Potter, J. J.
Saunders and S. B. S. Wilson Other
candidates are Isaiah Jones. NJ r. Rad
ley. j. ". Sponenberger and J. H. Vance
l. c. Beal of Topeka leads the string
of eight candidates for grand treasurer
with II. C.. Stevens, editor OF the West
ern Odd Fellow nearest to MIN IN the
race John A. Bright, George w.
Brown. and w. J.. Brown are candidates
for grand representative with about an
equal chance to win
In case of no election for any Office
the grand lodge. which meets in Octo-
her will decide the places. The officers
viii be installed by the grand lodge
Conner Davies who is to be the new
grand master has received liberal sup
port from the Kansas newspapers. lie
is well known over Kansas as editor Of
the COncordia hansan. lie joined ths
order q years ago; became a past grand
in 1884 past chief patriarch in 1885, and
was elected grand warden in 1898. he IS
member Of COneordia lodge No. 81,
and of Concordia Rebekah lodge No ~.
A prominent feature of the DecOra-
ton day exercises today is that taken
charge of by the fraternal societies Of
the city At all the cemeteries the fra
ternal societies are assisting IN the dec
ora ting OF the graves and a number OF
local lodges are taking part in the ex-
ercises at the Auditorium sitting to-
gether i'm the body of the building. The
knights of Pythias band has made pre-
parations to march in the parade which
win be held in the afternoon unless
the weather prevents The fraternal
societies are taking part in the Memoir
ial day exercises to a larger extent
each year
The three camps of the Modern
Woodmen of America. Sunfiower camp
5-6. Shawnee camp. 2S00 and North
Topeka camp 124S, VIII send drih
teams to the national encampment at
indianapolis. The teams viii leave here
on June 13 for the convention. which
begins on June IT, Each is in excellent
condition and will go after the drill
contest honOrs to win.