The Detroit times., 1911-08-22
JONES SEEMS SURE
|. TO Be NAMED NEW
HEAD OF MOOSE
Friends Claim He'll WIN By Over
whslming Majority in This After.
moons Election Opponent Il J. Z
Lennon. Who Eominates Self
Calm Follows Riotous Scenes Created
IN Convention, Monday, By Los I
Angeles Delegates

That Arthur III. Jones, OF Indian-
apolis, present supreme vice-dictator
OF the Loyal Order OF Moose win be
elected supreme dictator by an over
whelming majority, ID foregone con-
ciusion. His name was placed before
the convention. In the Detroit opera
house. Tuesday morning, by Al n.
Vestal, OF Anderson, Ind. and was
received with cheers by the delegates.
His only opponent n James !. Len
non, Of Philadelphia, who nominated
himself during the riotous session of
Monday afternoon. The election OF
| officers Ia scheduled to take place
during the afternoon.
| Nominations took up the entire
morning session which was quiet and
orderly, In marked contrast 20 the
Wild scenes that were enacted Mon
day, when the Los Angeles delegation
started hlibustering tactics for the
purpose or delaying the proceedings
that they might have an opportunity
to work up sentiment for william A.
Anderson, their candidate for supreme
vice-dictator. They realized, Tuesday
morning, that they had made O mis-.
take and decided to let the convention
go on without further interruption al
far as they were concerned. Mr. Aid
erson was nominated for the post IN
question, but his chances for election
are regarded az very slim. n Il zen
orally conceded that Ralph w. n.
Donges, OF Camden. N. J., win be the
choice. +. w. Mccullough, OF Long
Beach, Ala, 10 another contender for
supreme vice-dictator.
l. Other nominations made, Tuesday
morning. we're az follows:
For supreme prelate- Edwin p. Kill
roe. New York city; Walter A. Dorm.
Of San Francisco; Timothy ID. Phelps.
OF Mobile. Ala; Frank Hoffman. ar
New Orleans. and William John Ryan,
Of Sacramento.
For supreme sergsant-atArms- ID.
Crawford, Pittsburgh. present su-
preme treasurer, no opposition.
| For supreme sergeanta-t-arms--E
L. Well, New Orleans: Charles l..
Dennis, Bridgeport, Conn, and Harry
Peale, Lincoln, Neb.
For trustee-James B. Madigan.
| Connelsville, Pa; Or. Lester l.. Roos.
New York city; James j. Finn, Jer-
sey City, and Frank J. Kelly, Lincoln.
Neb.
For supreme -DeLos
Rodgers, Louisville. and Maitland M.
Garland, Pittsburgh.
The big fight will come on the cleo
tion OF the supreme prelate. There
are i've candidates, az already indi-
Gated. Walter A. Dorm, of San Fran
cisco, Is said to stand the best chance
Of winning. He is popular and his
friends have been doing some active
campaigning for him.
e. l.. Well, OF New Orleans, Is plug
ging hard for the ONCE OF sergeant-at-
arms, and looks a winner. He IN CIR
| culating circulars bearing his picture
and urging the delegates TO give the.
south representation In the supreme
lodge.
While the excitement was at its
height, Monday, the lights In the the
ater were suddenly turned out. A
near panic ensued as the delegates
stampeded for the exits, and some OF
them narrowly escaped injury.
The Los Angeles Moose intimate
that an effort will be made, later IN
the convention, to change the rule
providing for the nomination Of ON
GERS on the opening day Of the con-
vention. It affords too great an op-
portunity for putting through q
| framed up" slate. they say.
ft Is stated on good authority that
the charges of fraud made by At.
torney Frank K. Nipple, OF New York.
against the present administration,
lin an open letter, will not be con-
sidered In this convention.
The charges grow out Of the for
feiture of the charter OF New York
lodge, No %, several months ago.
Wilson Dee Bush, chairman Of the
press committee Of the convention
and former secretary Of the New
York lodge, said, Tuesday, that the
lodge had been broken up by the SUI
preme council on the petition of the
better element OF the lodge, after
its dictator, George ii. King, had
been indicted on q charge of attempt
ed extortion, the complaining witness
being a woman. According to Dee
Bush. King was elected dictator by
a fiuke and was supported by q low
element, which was using the club
rooms for a gambling den. The bet
Der element withdrew and formed
Manhattan lodge No. Is, of which Dee
Bush is now dictator, The books were
audited by the supreme officers and
found to be correct In every particu-
lar, Dee Bush says. Several Of the
largest lodges In the east, who are
familiar with all the circumstances,
have formally expressed their approx
81 OF the supreme councils action IN
the case OF the Nav York lodge, and
there is nothing further to be done
the delegates assert.
To Qc-Ro,rt. Rr,,sh Cara