The Penn's Grove record., 1911-12-01
NATIONAL GRANGE MEETING.
The Farmers Hit the Aldrich Money
Plan and Lame Duck Jobs,

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The Farmers hit the AIdrich Money
Plan and Lame Duck Jobs.
The National Grange Patrons of Hus-
bandry was held last week in Columbus,
Ohio.
From every State came reports of in
creased activities in Grange work, and a
widespread awakening of Legislative
bodies ofsthe necessity Of listening to the
demands Of agriculture for State aid.
National Secretary Freeman reported:
Oranges orgsnized-California 3, Col
orado IL, Connecticut 4, Idaho, 10, Iowa
20, Illinois 4, Indiana 2, Kansas Is, Ken
lucky l, Maine 9, Maryland Is, Massa-
chusetts 9, Michigan 43, Missouri 5,
Minnesota 8, New Jersey 8, New Hamp-
shire 2, Nebraska 10, New York 43, Ohio
Sc, Oregon As, Pennsylvania "a, Rhode
Island 6, South Dakota 10, Vermont IL,
Washington 81, Wisconsin s.; total 453.
Observation-Disclosures /, Colorado l
Connecticut /, Illinois 8, Maine l, Mary
land 2, Massachusetts /, Michigan 8,
New York 1, Ohio 2, Oregon l, PennsyI-
vania 9, Rhode Island 8, South Dakota 1,
Washington IS, West Virginia IL, Wis
consin l; total go.
There were issued during the year:
Dispensations 453, original characters
453, duplicate characters 81, seventh de-
gree certificates 683, sixth degree certif-
Gates 1882. The seventh degree was con-
ferred on a large class under the direction
of High Priest G. w. F. Gaunt.
Oliver H. Wilson, of Peoria, former
master of the Illinois State Grange, was
chosen master Of the National Grange
over George R. Horton, of Michigan, by
a vote of 20 to IA. He was chosen as a
compromise between G. N. Freeman, OF
Tippecanoe City, O., the candidate of the
so-called REGULARS" and George Horton,
candidate Of the insurgents" The
regulars we're able to muster but "a votes
for Freeman, and it required 20 to elect.
They at once swung their entire strength
to Wilson as a harmony candidate. Free
man was later elected secretary.
L. H. Healey, State master, OF Wood
stock, Conn.,, was elected national over
seer, and N. P. Hull, State master of
Diamond Dale, Mich, national lecturer.
Other officers elected were: G. F. Smith,
Vermont, chaplain; Miss Eva S. Mellow
ell, Massachusetts. treasurer. Hon. G.
w. F. Gaunt, of New Jersey, was re-
elected High Priest, to whom all ques-
tions not settled will be referred for de-
cision.
During the session the members voted
by a large majority in favor of Initiative
and Referendum which shows that pro-
gressive ideas are gaining among the fore
most farmers.
The National Grange went on record at
it's session Friday against the Aldrich
currency plan, denounced the creation of
jobs for "lame ducks by giving defeated
candidates places on extensively salaried
commissions, opposed federal %incorpora-
lions and Endorsed the Pennsylvania CO.
speration plan.
Master Farmer Greasy, of the Penn
syluania State Grange, presented the res
olutions ON the first two propositions and
it was his report as chairman of the CO.
operation committee that was Endorsed
favoring the Pennsylvania plan.
The cooperation report also included
an unqualified Endorsement of the postal
express bill introduced in Congress by
representative = J. LeWis. n Jarg ana
ca Plan RESOLUTION
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