The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-14
SAMMIS IS GRAND
exalted RULER

Los Angeles. July 1S.-The grand
lodge Of Elks today elected the follow
! ing officers:
Grand Exalted Ruler-James U.
! Snmmis, Lomars. Ia
Grand Leading Knight-Warren u
Sayre, Wabash. Ind.
Grand Lecturing Knight D.
! Jones. Scranton, Pa.
Secretary-Fred c. Robinson. Du-
/ Du1ue, la.
Treasurer-Edw. R. Leach, New
York
/ Trustee-Perry A. Clay. Denver
| Invertebrates L. Dicker BemldJi,
Mimi,
Inner Guard-A. NJ. Taylor, st. Au
gustine. Fla.
Tic balloting for grand exalted loyal
knight resulted In no election. four
candidates being voted for and no one
receiving a majority. ]. l. Preston or
Wyoming received 325 votes.
Another ballot will be taken tomor-
row.
! The count was completed at Q
O'Clock, and after the official notitica-
tion of the result had been made
known to Grand Exalted Ruler Hol-
land at his headquarters at the AleXan-
dria hotel the results were given to
the press.
The vote for grand exalted rule was
extremely close, Sammis receiving 692
votes and Hermann 529,
The big fight OF the session OF the
grand lodge was over the election OF
grand exalted ruler. The result of
the contest was in doubt until the
count of the votes was completed.
During the last hours the struggle
for votes, led by the Iowa delegation
for Sammis and the Ohio delegation
for Hermann, grew into bitter one.
and into this final struggle many prom
inent Elks. including Rush l.. Holland.
the present grand exalted ruler, was
drawn.
In a statement regarding the publ
cation of a letter he had written TO
Sammls. Mr.. Holland complained that
unfalrneSS had been shown In not CIV
ing out the entire contents of the let
ter but only such portions AS made 1t
appear that ne had indorsed the candi-
dacy of Sammis.
The only other contest was over the
Office of grand exalted lecturng
and ] D. Jones of Scranton, Pa, we're
nominated Jones developed consid-
cradle strength during the last hours
The only business transacted by the
grand lodge today, outside of the cleo
tlon of officers, was the selection OF
Detroit as the place for holding the re-
union In 1910, St Louis, Boston and
Portland, Ore. were mentioned as
rivals Of Detroit, but no strength for
any one of these developed, and when
st. Louis withdrew from the contest
Detroit was named by acclamation.
Thousands Of visitors TO the reunion.
who did not attend the session OF the
grand lodge. went 10 SAINT Monica.
Ocean Park and Venice, nearby beach
resorts. where a program of entertain
ment was provided,
In the annual report OF Grand SIX
alted Ruler Holland the matter Of es-
tablishing an orphanage for the chH-
dren of deceased Elks is submitted to
the grand lodge without recommends
ton.
The location Of the present national
Elks' home at Bedford Va. was criti-
clsed by the grand exalted ruler. VINO
suggested that a fund OF $4,000 be
raised by the order during the next
ten years. by an annual assessment OF
5 cents a member. and that a new
home be built In some other city.
The report shows that the last year
has been one of unprecedented pros
perity for the order. Forty-two new
lodges have been established and tho
total number of members exceeds 300,-
600.
The report condemns the use Of
membership in the ESlks order for
political purposes, and urges the ex.
pulsion of any members so abusing
his privileges.