The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-18
BIG CITIESARE ADMITTED
ACTION WILL ADD LARGELY TO
WOODMEN MEMBERSHIP.
Delegates and Visiting woodmen
Witness Degree Work at Tom
Iins0n Hall in Evening.

IN OppOSltlOn 10 tne administration ldCiioh
in the Head Camp. Modern Woodmen of
America. saved himself further humiliation
and defeat yesterday in the convention by
withdrawing from the race for head consul
With the retirement of Johnson all the
johnson anti-administration party lay down.
and the administration ticket. led by A. r..
Talbot. candidate for head consul was
unanimously elected. Following are the
officers elected:
Head Consul-A. r. Talbot. Lincoln. Neb.
Head Adviser-Dan b. Horne, Davenport.
Ia.
Head CIerk-charles w. Hawes. Rock
Island, Ill.
Head Banker-A. N. Bort Beloit Wis.
Head Chaplain = Rev. W. H Gardner.
Providence, II. /.
Head Escort-C. d. Elliott, Seattle. Wash.
Head Watchman-w. E. Beachley, Hag-
Head sentry-George w. Bowman. Okla
homa City, o. T.
Directors-George w. Reilly. Danville. III;
r. Smith, Missouri; L. Z. Murphy, Leaven-
worth. Kan: Charles ]. Byrnes, Michigan.
Board of Auditors-Louis W. Otto, Craw-
fordsville, Ind; r. w. Parrott. Clay Cen
ter. Kan; John Denison. Clarion. la; ~. II.
Carrier. Lansing. Mich,, and l. b. Tnemaz'-
The standing committees will be appointed
be the new head consul within month
SLATE GOES THROUGH.
The election was a cut-and-dried slate af'
fair from start to finish. There was opposi
tion to Head Consul Talbot before the
election. and other candidates on the North
colt, or administration, slate, II is true, but
their race was a hopeless one. and II was
practically certain two days before the cleo
tion that none but the administration can
| didates would be elected
A1fhouola fattfopanf Covorror Norfhr0ff.
of Illinois. stepped out from his Office as
| head consul and did not seek reelection,
the election yesterday shows conclusively
| that he is just as much master of the GEN.
trail organization OF the Modern Woodmen
| of America as he has ever been.
| Mr.. Northcott has been the real boss" Of
the Head Camp for a long time. and the
election of Head Consul Talbot and the
other administration candidates shows that
he will continue to manage the Head Camp
| just as much though he was reelected
| head consul.
| In carrying out their plan OF opposing
| erything the administration faction pro-
posed the Johnson faction received further
| humiliation yesterday by supporting the
movement to have the rate readjustment
question considered before officers were
elected. A vote by States on the PROPOSE
ton to have consideration OF rate readjust-
ment precede the election showed 1o7 votes
for and $50 votes against IL. All the votes
cast in favor OF the rate readjustment ques-
| ton being considered first were those of the
| johnson faction. The rate readjustment
| question will come up tomorrow.
| TALBOT FOR HEAD CONSUL.
When Mr.. Northcott. chairman of the
session, announced yesterday morning that
nominations were In order Delegate Pratt.
| of Nebraska, placed In nomination A r.
| Talbot, of Lincoln, Neb.. for head consul
Mr.. Pratt said:
1T has been said here that the most i'm
| portant business before this convention ir
| that, but / also claim that one of the Inn
| portant matters of business of this Head
Camp is the election OF a head consul who
will perform the duties devolving upon him
| in the ensuing two years, and we come 10
| you with no apologies. because we present
/ a distinguished citizen of our State ana also
a Woodman who is known in every quarter
| of the jurisdiction. i have the honor OF
presenting to you the future head consul.
| A r. Talbot of Lincoln, Neb.'
| Mr.. Johnson then took occasion to with
| draw from the race for head consul and
\ save himself from certain defeat. In a
| speech which was an attempt 10 cover up
| the fact that he was hedging ne said:
| 'I think that the majority favors the
| election of a certain line OF officers for the
i prlnclpdl OL1ccS Oh luls f1tdu lamp anu
think Ii would be in the interests OF the
| expedition of business here IL there be no
| nominations made against those selections.
/ but that they all be elected by reclamation,
| and In the interests of that want 10 move
YOU that the selection OF Neighbor Talbot
| for head consul OF this order be made unan-
| imous and that the head clerk be authorized
| to cast a vote
| 81 want TO say further, so far as I am
| concerned. that / have had no better or
closer friend in this order in the thirteen
1 years that / have served IL officially than
1 Neighbor Talbot. There Is no man IN the
institution for whom L have a higher re-
| gard and for whose success there is a
| warmer place in my heart than for Neigh
Dor Talbot and that there may be no sore
spots on me-and 1 am satisfied there Will
/ be no store spots on any other member OF
| the order-I move you that the head clerk
OF this Head Camp for Neighbor Talbot for
head consul"
| Clerk Hawes cast the unanimous vote for
| Mr.. Talbot. In brief speech Of acceptance
/ Mr. Talbot said:
| ITO be elected I'm this manner f. indeed an
honor greater than kindness"
| OTHER OFFICERS.
/ Head Adviser Daniel Ii. Horne OF Iowa
was then placed In nomination for re-elec-
| ton. and was elected unanimously on the
motion of Delegate Korns. OF Iowa.
Having no opposition. Head Clerk Hawes,
| of Illinois. was unanimously reelected. Mr.
Hawes said. I'm part:
II thank you. neighbors. for the honor
| which you have again conferred upon me.
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