The Detroit times., 1911-08-23
MOOSE IN BIC
PARADE TONIGHT
Many State Delegations Arrive To
Swell the Number of Antlered
Guests.

Without a break, except that there
was no choice as to supreme outer
guard, the administration slate went
through In the election OF officers of
the Loyal Order Of Moose, held Tues.
day afternoon. There we're 759 votes
cast and In each instance, except the
one noted, the administration candi-
date won out easily. Ii was o'clock
Wednesday morning before the tellers
completed their work.
In the race for supreme dictator,
Arthur H. Jones, OF Indianapolis. re-
ceived sos votes, to 163 for James F.
Lennon, OF Philadelphia. who nomi-
mated himself. william A. Anderson,
dictator OF the Los Angeles lodge,
made a rather poor showing against
Ralph w. e. Donges, Of Camden, N.
j., In the fight for the supreme vice.
dictatorship. receiving only 1876 votes,
to 503 cast for Donges. Mr.. Donges
Is the present incumbent.
With four other candidates In the
field, Walter Z. Dorm, OF San Fran
cisco. practically had walk-away for
supreme prelate. receiving 54S votes.
His nearest competitor was the Rev.
William John Ryan. Of Needles, Cal,
who received 121.
Daniel F. Crawford, OF Pittsburgh.
was reelected supreme treasurer
without opposition. and e. L. Well, or
New Orleans, easily captured the Of
nee OF supreme sergeant-atarms, with
l46 votes.
DR. Lester l.. Roos, OF New York,
chairman Of the credentials commit
tee, and a very popular man among
the delegates, probably could have
been elected supreme trustee, but he
went among his friends protesting
that he did not want the place and
urging them to vote for some one
else. James j. Finn, OF Jersey City,
N. j., was the winner.
For member of the supreme coun.
ell, M. M. Garland, of Pittsburg, was
tho popular candidate, the three 9TH
er candidates receiving only scatter
ed votes. James J. Keogh, of Balti-
more; literally snowed- under James
j. Carroll, fellow townsman, receiv-
Ing 730 votes to Carrolls 21.
Among the leading candidates for
supreme outer guard is DR.. r. X.
Johnson, dictator OF the Detroit
lodge Of Moose, who, IL is said, stands
a good chance Of being elected. His
foremost competitors are James G.
Jones, OF Wilkesbarre, Pa, and o. w.
Williams, OF Birmingham, Ala. John
son received 150 votes; Jones, 164,
and Williams, 144. Another ballot
was taken, Wednesday morning, but
the result will not be known until late
this afternoon. DR.. Johnson's chances
for election are considered good, the
usual policy being to give this Office
to the city that Is holding the con-
vention.
Outside of the balloting on the
ONCE or supreme outer guard, little
business was transacted, Wednesday
morning, and the convention adjourn
ed for the day. The afternoon will
be spent In visiting the automobile
factories, especially the Ford plant,
and tonight comes the big parade and
the social session In the Light Guard
armory, which will represent the cli-
max Of the entertainment program of
the week. One OF the big features Of
the social session will be the singing
Of Miss Lilly Dorm, dramatic so
prano from the Grand opera house,
Vienna, who will give program of
German and English songs Miss
Dorm was brought here by the Los
Angeles lodge.
The parade is scheduled to start
from Grand Circus park at 1880 o'clock
and the line Of march will be down
Woodward to Clifford, to Griswold, to
State, to Washington, to Michigan, to
Woodward, to Jefferson, to Dequindre,
back to Woodward, and thence to the
armory.
The visiting herds that came earlier
in the week we're augmented by sew.
eral thousand today by delegations
that poured in from the suburbs and
from all sections OF the state, Just to
be In the parade.
Mayor p. Fuhrmann, OF Buffalo, ar.
rived Wednesday morning and was
met by the Buffalo delegation. He will
lead the delegation in the parade.
A large delegation came from Sagi-
nav on morning train, accompanied
by a band. Each man wore a duster
and a cap to match. All the other
large towns in tho state were well
represented In the crowds that surged
through the streets during tho day.
The rivalry for the 1912 convention
Is becoming unusually keen. with the
odds still In favor of Kansas City. 1t
is said. The administration crowd
seems to favor that town, and the
administration crowd has had its way
in about everything thus far. The
Los Angeles and Seattle delegations
are putting up a hot campaign, dis
tributing tons OF literature and thou.
sands of badges. The members Of the
Kansas City bunch are active. too,
but are not making so much noise.
The principal business session will
be held Thursday, when several mat
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