The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-07
The Warmest Contest that Was Ever
waged in the knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge of Indiana.
THIRD BALLOT DID THE WORK
LAFAYETTE MAN WILL SHORTLY
MOVE TO INDIANAPOLIS.
other Officers of the Grand Lodge
Also Elect Their Officers.

Harry Wade, of Lafayette, was elected
grand keeper of records and seal of the
Indiana Grand Lodge knights of Pythias,
yesterday afternoon, by a majority OF 1O7
votes. The election of Mr.. Wade and the
defeat of Frank Bowers, of this city, who
has been grand keeper of records and seal
for seventeen years, came only after the
hardest fight ever waged in Indiana in a
fraternal organization. Mr.. Wade was
elected on the third ballot.
Supporting Mr.. Wade were Secretary Of
State Daniel L. Storms, ex-grand chancel-
lor; Robert A Brown, clerk of the Supreme
Court; Union b. Hunt, ex-secretary of
State; Dan w. Sims, of Lafayette; Charles
Tindall, of Shelbyville the retiring grand
chancellor; Charles F. S. Neal, of Leba-
non, who is the head of the Knights of
Pythias Endowment Rank; Representative
James E. Watson, of Rushville, who was
elected supreme representative yesterday
for the third time; General Jones and
Colonel Robert Kinzie. of this city, and
Reader Smith, of Ft Wayne.
Among Mr.. Bowers's supporters were j.
M. Hatfield, of Huntington, elected su-
preme representative; William Talbot, of
Orleans; James Mcdonald, of Ligonier, past
grand chancellor; Jonce Monyhan, of Or
leans, elected grand master-at-arms; Crate
Bowen, of this city: ex-Mayor Denny,
George Breunig, of this city, and Samuel
Stoddard
Following were the officers elected yes
terday:
Elkhart.
Vice Grand Chancellor-George w. Powell.
of this city, ex-chief of police.
Grand Prelate-Frank Dunton, of La
Grand Master-at-arms-Jonce Monyhan,
of Orleans.
Grand Inner Guard-Frank Gass. of Mum
Grand Outer Guard-Arthur j. Lowe, of
Greensburg.
Supreme Representatives-James E. Wat
son, of Rushville; James NJ. Hatfield, of
Huntington, and Otto Kolb, of Evansville.
SUPREME CHANCELLOR HERE.
Tracy r. Bangs. of Grand Forks, N. d.,
supreme chancellor, arrived in Indianapolis
late yesterday afternoon. To-day he will
address the Grand Lodge. The Grand
Lodge will hold two sessions to-day and
probably another this evening This, the
thirty-fifth annual session of the Grand
Lodge, will come to a close this afternoon
or tonight. The newly elected officers
VIII De IL the orig
inal programme for the business of the
Grand Lodge is carried out. This morning
the legislative matters will be taken up
Last year Mr.. Wade made strong fight
for the office of grand keeper of records
and seal and, although he was defeated
he was not defeated very badly All the
past year Mr.. Wade worked continuously
getting his forces into line for another
fight against Mr.. Bowers at this meeting
of the Grand Lodge. He came to Indian
apois expecting TO win.
When the S15 delegates assembled in the
Odd Fellows Hall, Washington and Penn
sylvania streets. yesterday afternoon for
the election, there was the feeling that il
Mr. Bowers was re-elected il would be
only in the face of the biggest fight ever
made against a candidate for reelection
as grand keeper of records and seal. Neither
Mr. Wade nor his supporters nor his work.
ers said much about what they expected
Mr.. Bowers nor his workers talk much
about what they expected to come out in
the fight against Mr.. Wade. Both candi-
dates and their supporters worked silently
The election of a grand keeper of RECORDS
and seal was not held until after the new
grand chancellor and several other officers
had been chosen. Mr.. Wade was placed in
nomination by Secretary of State Daniel
f. Storms. The nomination was seconded
| by Daniel W. Sims. of Lafayette and Rob
ert A. Brown. Mr.. Bowers was placed In
| nomination by James Mcdonald.
THREE DARK HORSES.
Three dark horses were sprung after
Mr. Wade and Mr.. Bowers were nominated
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