Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-15
Annual Meeting Of the Iowa
Mutual Tornado Insurance
Company Was Stormy
:.
Majority Of tho Representations, How
ever, Were for the Old Regime and
Herman is Reelected Secretary
Some Sensational Inoidents-Dens-
moro Named President.

Des Moines, Nov. 15.--With the cleo
tion Of Herman directors by a large
majority yesterday afternoon at the
annual meeting, the Iowa Mutual Tor
nado Insurance Association reelected
j. Il. HERMAN as secretary and turn
ed down A. N. Buchanan. for many
years president OF the organization.
and C. o. Bradford, cashier. Resolu-
tons were passed vindicating Mr.. Her.
riman Of the charges preferred against
him.
The convention itself was q lorna
do, breaking into veritable hail storm
at times, when leaders of the various
actions fell TO accusing one another
Of being thieves. grafters and similar
kinds Of people. 1t was real storm
when William D. Forbes. president Of
the Grain Growers Mutual Association,
accused President Buchanan OF being
guilty together with Secretary HERR
man, II the charges preferred against
the secretary were true.
Tornado Strikes Convention.
II changed into tornado when a
tall. thin, gray haired man from War
rem county, well to do farmer, Sam
Lee. by name, stalked to the front aud
made himself heard long enough to
emphatically declare that Forbes was
thief and HERMAN was a thief and
some OF the other members Of the
board Of directors were thieves II they
pocketet the cents above the regular
assessment to put to cover the expense
of collection, postage. etc. instead of
turning It over to- the society. Friends
OF HERMAN tried TO call Mr.. Lee
down, but he smoled and stepped from
the main floor to the platform and con-
tinued until he had his say.
The fight against Herriman's re-
election as secretary hinged upon the
selection Of the board Of directors,
which chooses all OF the officers. Two
tickets were placed before the convnn-
ton. one headed by J. B. Herman.
The other members were A. j. Graves,
Story county; r. J. Young, Fayettc
county; p. p. McEvoy. Palo Alto conn
ty; and J. n. Ayres, Woodbury. ce'in-
ty. Two Of the same men were on the
other ticket, which was suppos I'd -
be the anti HERMAN ticket. The men
OF this ticket were e. p. McEvoy, Palo
Alto county: A. ]. Graves, Ames; {
O. Bradford, Des Moines; James A.
Swallow, Shenandoah. and e. H. OIL
en,lorf, Council Bluffs.
The full vote for members Of the
board az directors resulted as follows:
r frn.,.l.,. Qnn. ALI ~ ,,n1yes RI.
r, j. Young, 29S; q. r. MeDvoy, S71;
j. II. Ayres. 297.
Salary Resolution Killed.
Resolutions introduced to fix tho
salary Of the secretary at $4,000 per
year, Instead OF having 1t on a fee
basis. which brings to that officer
about $4,000, were laid on the table.
Other resolutions expressed the faith
OF the organization In Mr.. Herrimln's
Integrity. To further exonerate Mr..
Herrirnan from the charge Of having
pocketed the cents which Is attded
to each assessment notice to pay the
expenses OF collecting the same.
resolution was passed indorsing his
action in this matter. 1t was ex-
planned that this extra cents was
added for collecting the assessment
and had expedited this collection In
many instances
President N. Densmore. Mason
City.
Vice Presldent-A. j. Graves, Anes.
Secre tary-J. B. Herman, Des
Moines.
Treasurer-R. j. Young, oelweirl.
Executive COMMUNICATIONS Cooper,
Boone; George A. Dalzie1 Alta.