The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-08-31
PROTESTS BEING HEARD
 BY SUPREME COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE NA- TIoNAL OFFICERS, ROYAL
 ARCANUM.

Large Number of Petitions and Remon-
 strances Regarding the Recent Ad-
 vance in Assessment Rates Presented
 Some Favor the Advanee-PubIic
 Hearing Given to Those Opposed
 Connecticut Represented Among
 Them-Demnnd That Action of the
 Supreme Council be Rescinded.
 Put-in-Bay, O., Aug. 8O.-The first session of the special meeting of the supreme council of the Royal Arcanum to hear protests from delegates repre- senting number of states relative to the recent advance in assessment rates made at the Atlantic City meeting, was held here this afternoon.
 After the preliminary business a large number of petitions and remonstrances Iregarding the new rates were presented, some fayoring the new rates, the ma jority protesting against them. The sentiment of the meeting was to give public hearing to the opposing dele- gates and meeting for this purpose was called for this evening. Some mem bers of the supreme council claim that the resolutions condemning the new rates were hastily adopted and do not really express the views of the grand councils and members they represent. The protesting delegates, however, state that they find the delegates from vari- ous sections unanimous in their stand against the new rates and they believe l their situation is stronger than at any previous time. Protesting delegates Representing Massachusetts. New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Ohio, Penn l sylvania, Indiana, Missouri, Illinois and New. Jersey have organized and adopted resolutions advocating that the su- lpreme councils action as to rates be rescinded, and if it fails the protesting delegates will call meeting to deter mine on future action.
 The public meeting of the Royal Ar canum this evening was given over to the protesting delegates several repre- sentatives of whom addressed the meeting. s. w Reynolds, of Boston, opened the discussion by presenting, he asserted. on behalf of eleven States c, d which he represented pajbfity of the l5membrs, the claims of the protesting I delegates against the new rates. He contended that they changed the con- tractua relations entered into at itli-a tiation
 l The action at Atlantic City was in no Esense the voice of the members, he said, and was not a necessity; and he advo- 1 cated that the rates of assessment of members which have heretofore been I used should be adhered to. He said there was, in his mind, a grave cues l ton as to the legal right of the supreme council to change the basis of assess
 nent and the contractual relations of their members, but he and those he. I represented did not wish to raise this I point and hoped that by the supreme council and the representatives of the members getting together 1t might be- obviated If the members are appealed to and shown that it is merely a ques- I tion of retaining the relations existing originally it will meet with their gen. 1ppAONetl. John Walsh, of New York, in an ad-
 dress appealed to the supreme counxiE
 to consider that retention of the new rates meant the destruction of the or- der He, pleaded for the restoration of the conditions existing before the adop- ton of the new rates.
 Frank H. Culver, of Chicago, said he spoke on behalf of the Illinois members, who were overwhelmingly against the l new rates.
 I Howard Q. Wiggins, supreme regent. I in his address set forth that the. changes in rates had been demanded to maintain the integrity of the order, 5 and said that the new rates were based on deep research. He urged. however. I that the opinions of others should be. I respected and considered. He said that. 4l careful consideration from every side should be given the speakers, as the
 mission of the order extended far into 3| the future.
 T About two hundred delegates are
 present at the conference, which will . continue tomorrow.