Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
FIRST NOTABLE TO ARRIVE IS
J. U. SAMMIS
Committeeman URGE HERD Tc
REGISTER EARLY
Machinery of Reception and Entertain
ment for Visiting Lodge Members
Runs smoothly-"Garry" Herr
mann to Arrive Today

ters during Wednesday and Thursday,
thousands of Elks from all parts of
the country will arrive today and con-
tinue pouring into town throughout
most of next week.
Beginning with this morning all
members and their families from all
parts of the country will be expected
to place themselves on record at the
headquarters and be fitted out with
badges and coupons emitting them to
the freedom of the city.
The coupon and pass books which
have been giving the entertainment
committee so much trouble during the
past two days will be delivered early
this morning and from now on all
members who register at the head
quarters will receive their coupons and
pass books at the same time.
A special train bearing j. u. Sammis
of Lemars lodge No. 42S, candidate for
grand exalted ruler of the IIlks, and q
party of Elks from South Dakota and
Iowa arrived last night over the Salt
Lake road.
Welcome by Drill Team
The party was met at the depot by a
committee of local Elks and the drill
team under Capt Robert Atkinson,
sixty men in fatigue uniform being in
line. The drill team was headed by a
band.
Mr. Sammis is state senator from his
district, now serving his second term.
He has been a member of the grand
lodge for eight years, being chairman
of the judiciary committee. He has at
tended every grand lodge meeting for
many years, and as the head of this
important committee has done much to
shape the destinies Of the order. In
point of service rendered there Is not a
man who has given more time and
labor to the order than Mr.. Sammis.
He Is a lawyer of ability and an orator
of renown.
"In so far as the contest for the high
position of grand exalted ruler is con-
cerned I feel very confident said Mr..
Sammis last night at the Alexandria
hotel ''The Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa
and Nebraska are solid for me. l VIII
get 75 per cent of the Illinois vote, 70
per cent of the Missouri vote, 95 per
cent of the Texas vote. Arkansas al
most solid and most of the vote of the
Pacific coast states. Oklahoma will be
nearly solid for me. The east Will be
lightly represented, but 1 expect sup
port from that section, especially in
Maryland and Massachusetts. Outside
of the New Orleans lodge l will get 80
per cent of the Louisiana vote, while
feel that / have an equal chance. All
that care to say is that I feel con-
fident of success"
Mr.. Sammis will open headquarters
today at the Alexandria hotel, where
Garry" Hermann, his only opponent,
has had headquarters established for
some time.
In the party which arrived last light
were C. p. Bates and wife, Col. Dick
Wood, president of the South Dakota
Elks' association and past grand es-
teemed leading knight; c. c. Bradley,
e. A. Dalton, A. C. Colledge, G. A. c.
Clarke, George A. Smith, r. Nicholson,
w. II. Bee, G.. A. Whittemore, Sam
Page, DR.. G. c. Rich, w. II. Timmcll
and others. The party numbered ABOUT
forty and Travelled in two cars.
The drill corps and band will again
be called upon to act as escort when
Grand Exalted Ruler Rush L. Holland
and party arrive at 1880 o'clock this
morning via the Salt Lake route.
Hermann Due Tonight
The Cincinnati special bearing 400
Elks from the Ohio valley and headed
by August Garry Hermann, will ar
rive at o'clock tonight and will be
rendered an enthusiastic reception
when they are greeted at the Salt
Lake depot by local former residents OF
Cincinnati, civic bodies, the drill
corps and the Elks band.
The Ohio visitors will carry with
them their own forty-piece band, which
Is to be paid $4,000 and expenses for
its week with the Hermann party. The
musicians are assured their money, for
In the Ohio valley train will be from
thirty to forty millionaires, and among
the guests will be many celebrities or
the political and financial world.
Garry Hermann private car, which
is attached to the first section of the
Cincinnati train, will contain a herd of
national Elkdom leaders. Hermann
himself is past exalted ruler of the
Cincinnati lodge, and among his guests
will be twelve exalted rulers from
lodges located near Cincinnati. With
these will be three past grand exalted
rulers who in former years have held
the office which Hermann now seeks.
One Cincinnati celebrity who was eX-
pected to be with the boosters from
that region has been forced to miss
the trip, and that is Nicholas Long
worth, whose duties in congress keep
him from coming.
During their stay here the Hermann
party will have headquarters at the
Alexandria hotel, and the entire mez-
canine floor has been chartered for
Hermann boosters who will conduct
his campaign.
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What is branded as the hottest
bunch in Elkdom' will be much in evil
dence at the Hermann headquarters
This select body comprises C. L. Doran
r. A. Powell, Dan Murphy, John Doyle
William Bodemer and August Herr
mann. While the headquarters for the
Cincinnati boosters will be at the Alex
andria, the greater part Of the remain
der of the Ohio delegation will be quar-
tered in the Virginia hotel at Long
Beach, and will travel to and from
Los Angeles in special cars of the Pa
cific Electric The Ohioans have taken
ITO rooms at the Virginia and have ar
ranged to make things lively during
their stay there.
A special train of Elks from Spokane
Wash, will reach this city Saturday
morning via the Southern Pacific, and
there will be about six coaches OF Wis
ltors besides the necessary baggage and
dining cars on the train. According to
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