Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-07
Thirty Delegates TO indianapolis will
IndustriOu,ly Boom LinCOlnite.
NO OBJECTION TO THE CHANGE IN RATES
Business Of Biennial Convention Promptly
Transacted
FINISH UP DURING THE AFTERNOON
Early Morning Hours Devoted to
Welcoming Addresses and Re-
sDonses in Behalf of
order.

The biennial state convention OF the
Modern Woodmen of America was held at
Ancient Order of United Workmen hall,
Twenty-ifth and NJ streets, South Omaha,
yesterday. Nearly all the 116 delegates
elected we're present
At 10 o'clock the meeting opened in the
new hall, which had been elaborately dec
GRATED in the colors of the order, red, white
and green. B. f. Griffin Of Tekamah, acted
as chairman and John K Waring Of Geneva
as secretary. First was brief address OF
welcome by Mayor Frank Koutsky. Then
there was a more extended address by A. II.
Murdoch. city attorney. AT the conclusion
Of the latter and in the name of the citizens
Of South Omaha the keys OF the city were
presented TO Chairman Grifin and the as
sembled delegates. Consul Griffin re-
sponded cordially to the addresses of well
come and accepted the keys to the city in
gracious manner.
Reports of the last meeting were read,
with the credentials of the delegates at
tending this one and then the convention
proceeded to the election or delegates to
the national convention. There was con-
siderable caucusing before this was brought
about but when the list chosen in caucus
was presented to the convention It went
through without any apparent opposition.
who the Delegates Are.
These members of the order were chosen
as delegates to the national convention to
be held at Indianapolis in June: w. H.
Butler, Weeping Water; c. E. Wood, Tai
mage; W. II. Wilson. Table Rock; r. e.
Johnson, Lincoln; c. S. Rainbolt. Lincoln
N c. Pratt, Omaha; Peter Oleson, Omaha;
j. R. Wilson. Paplllion; George Wycof.
Madison; J. r. Rockwell, Dakota City; S.
NJ. Stafford, Bloomfield; c. M. Dake, New
castle; L. W. Morgan, Fullerton; A. A.
Kearney, Stanton; Charles N. Hines, Beat
rice; Charles B. Letton. Fairbury; j. A,
wyckoff, Giltner; W. H. Kellihar, David
City; H. L. Boyes Hebron; o. A. Scott,
Cedar Bluffs; John Mckenzie, Madrid; Will
liam O'ConLor, Wood River; ]. j. Johnson.
Holdrege; p. II. Cox, Bladen; r. L. Bragg,
Elwood; q. X. Bushee, Kimball: w. o.
Barnes Alliance; s. A. Sinclair. Butte; r.
II Pope, ST. -Pauls F. A. Dunham, Cozad.
The selection OF the delegates was followed
by the election of w. H. Latham Of Curtis,
Neb., as state consul and F. o. Nicholson of
Nebraska City as state clerk. Two years
hence the state convention will be held at
Columbus.
Promote TaIbOt's Candidacy.
When the question of readjustment OF
rates was brought up there was quite a
lively discussion for few minutes, but the
majority Of the members appeared to have
no objection to such readjustment as has
been proposed and the majority ruled.
Delegates to the national convention were
directed and instructed to vote snd work
for A. R. Talbot of Lincoln for the posi-
tion of head consul.
Before adjournment at o'clock the con-
vention passed a number of resolutions
One was a vote Of thanks to the people o.
South Omaha for courtesies extended, and
another was to the local lodges OF the An
Client order of United Workmen for the use
OF the new temple.
II was expected that a night session
would be held and preparations had beer
made for lights and heat, but the worl
before the convention was transacted mucl
more rapidly than anticipated so that Their
was no necessity for an evening session.
During the noon recess Of two and one
half hours quite large number Of the Wis
fling delegates made a tour Of the stool
yards and packing houses. Others visited
friends In the city. Upon leaving for hom
last night the delegates expressed them
selves as we'll pleased with the treatmen
accorded them in South Omaha. AS the del
egates made their headquarters at a hote
in Omaha no particular attempt to enter
tain them here was made by the loca
members Of the order. In compliance witt
the request of Mayor Koutsky the busines
places in the city were decorated Will
hags and bununB-
Talbot on ReadJustment.
Nebraska is for A. r, Talbot and h
will be elected head consul when the Mod
ern Woodmen OF America meet next mont
at indianapolis" said DR.. w. II. Wilson
representative from Pawnee county in tn
last house of representatives in the stat
legislature.
DR.. Wilson. Mr.. Talbot and other promi
nent Woodmen Of the state were at tn
Millard hotel for short time last nigh
after their meeting at South Omaha. Re
gardlng his own and the attitude OF Ne
braska on the matter OF readjustment c
the assessment system for the Moder
Woodmen, Mr. Talbot said: THE plan W
favor has not yet been proposed. We ar
against all the proposed plans for read
justment However. We favor some mod
crate revision that will bring about rails
OF assessment from 25 to so per cent. A
least we would stand for such a plan"