Evening star., 1909-05-11
VOTING FOR OFFICERS
Members of Birth Abraham
Order Cast Ballots.
DELEGATES IN LONG LINE
Supporters of Various Candidates Do
Campaign Work.
ANNOUNCEMENT THIS EVENING
Completion of the Count Expected oy
= o,Clock-Next Convention in
New York City.

] 7 o,Clock-Next Convention in
New York City.
i Resembling scenes incidental TO polit-
i ical convention with groups of men
standing both within aud outside OF the
building listening to representatives "f
one or the other opposing factions. 'he
balIotinu for officers of the. Independent
| Order of Birth Abraham. in convention
| in New Masonic Temple, began this
morning The session was called to or
der at 10 o'clock by Grand Master Stern
Realizing how impossible it would
have been, in view of the intense par
tisan feeling in the convention, to have
| the balloting within the hall with all
of the delegates on the floor the Off
cials decided that every voter should
go outside the building and in a single
line pass in the west door OF the tenn
pie. deposit the vote in the ballot box
and pass into the auditorium again
i
delegates, extended for "A considerable
| distance. Cards tracts and other print
ed matter on pink. blue. green and
white paper. announcing the candidacy
| of the various aspirants and asking
votes. were distributed among the
crowd of voters by the faction leaders
1 Some had pictures of their favorites
stuck in the bands of their hats.
Boosters Hard at Work.
Inside the temple there were more
knots of political boosters hard at work
! endeavoring to create enthusiasm for
/ their candidates. On the platform the
! leaders of the administration faction
and those of the opposition were gath
| cred discussing the proba bilities of the
1 election and the qualifications OF the
respective candidates.
| Each voter had ,heen provided with Il
| long yellow sheet on which were printed
| the names of the fifty-two candidates for
the fourteen offices. Owing to the large
number of votes to be cast and counted.
| it was said at the hall at noon that the
result would probably not be ready for
announcement before or O'Clock this
evening.
After the election is completed this even
| ing the convention Will close with the in
stallation Of the new officers The next
| in the spring of 1910.
All Business Contested.
Although the political battle between
| the administration and opposition factions
was waged during the afternoon and
evening sessions yesterday. considerable
| business was brought before the dele
gates and passed upon
| Nearly every resolution was 1otly con-
| tested. Scarce an item has come before
the convention upon which general senti
ment has been agreed.
OF business transacted with fair de-
gree Of unanimity the voting of dona-
tions to number Of charities probably
| caused the least trouble. The following
sums were voted last night: Washington
Hebrew Relief Society and United He
brew Charities. S1O0. Denver Consnmp
| tive Home 50 600: Consumptive Home in
Philadelphia. 500; Mount Moriah Hos
ptal New York. $500: Daughters of ia
cob. New York. 5000: Boston Hebrew
Charities. $3.50: three blind brothers OF
| the order. $3.50: lame member, s100;
Hebrew Hospital, Newark. N. j.. $3.50:
Hebrew Shelter, New York $500. OF
the applications for aid, .sixty-five were
refused
| Even in this proceeding there was a small
uproar on the floor Of the convention Some
one suggested there might not be any
| funds 70 paw out to the charities. Oppo-
ncn1S
would try to obtain injunctions to pre-
! vent the treasurer from paying out the
| moneys
Four Financial Resolutions
| AS has been the case throughout the en-
| tire convention. practically speaking,
nearly all the time and discussion has
been relative to financial affairs. This
was no exception last night. Four reso-
i ,tal ..Io nnI, linnc
One provides for the employment of an
| expert accountant to examine the books
Of the Grand Lodge at stated intervals
and mail copies of his findings to the
lodges throughout the country. second
| provided that the chairman of the en-
dowment committee should examine the
financial transactions OF the Grand Lodge
daily. The third required that no more
banquets shall be paid for from the Grand
Lodge funds. Lastly, resolution pro-
posed that the bonds of the Grand Lodge
officials shall be hereafter placed with
| surety companies, as follows: Endow-
ment treasurer. $4,000: grand treasurer.
$1,000, and grand secretary, 50 OD.
Every trick of canyassing and politics
possible in connection with the election
of officers to take place today was said
to have been devised by the leaders of
the factions yesterday. Some were in
| the open. others under the cover.
| Two, which counterbalanced one an
other. the delegates say, occurred last
| night The retiring grand master, Max
Stern. declined the proffer of $500 salary
| for his services for the past year. Only
! after dint of persuation did he accept
| S1,,NO. This was believed to have been
a move to give favor TO the administra-
| tion candidate for grand master, Samuel
| Scholinsky of New York.
| But the opposition. headed by Judge
| Leon Saunders their candidate for the
| chief Office OF the order had trump to
match the clever move of the admins
| tration. and played it when they ad-
vocated and the convention adopted
resolution doing away entirely with
salary in connection with the office of
grand master.
Judge Saunders, so rumor has il about
| the Masonic Temple. does not need the
money anyway. He Is said to be
| henchman OF Big Tim Sullivan of Tam
! many Hall fame
WILL SETTLE JUST CLAIMS.
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