Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-02-23
STRENUOUS SCENES
ATTEND W0ODMEN
CONVENTION
OFFICERS ASSAILE0 FOR
INSURANCE RATE RAISE
Three Hundred Members of
Order Gather in Minneapolis
to Protest Against Proposed
Increased Assessments.

tBy Morning Journal special Leased Wtre.l
Minneapolis. MINI. Feb. g2.--Stren-
uous scenes marked the opening this
afternoon OF the session OF the Nh
tional Wuodmen assembly, In which
Officers OF the head camp of the Mod
ern Woodmen of America were as
sailed bitterly action taken AT the
head camp convention, recently held
In Chicago. was criticized severely.
and John sullivan. of Kansas city.
chairman of the law committee of
the head camp was denied the privi-
loge OF the floor.
About three hundred Woodmep
from various states OF the middle west
are attending the assembly, which war
organized 20 devise plans to protest
against rates adopted at the Chicago
Injecting.
The climax came at the close OF the
speech Of John l.. sunbeam, of Min
neapois. who led tho fight at
4 Chicago.
1T is up to you men to save the
order" he said "lt is up to you
Woodmen az the executive session to
be held tomorrow to approve the
plans which viii release the Wood
men from the unjust burdens which
the head camps have ~ unwiselt
shouldered upon them
Turning his attention directly to
sullivan he made u bitter attack upon
him. closing with the statement
Il am satisfied that the last head
camp has been held whore the COM
mittecs are not composed OF dele
gates and therefore, Mr.. Chairman. |
move that the delegates whose cre-
dtntals have been approved ny the
/ committee of this assembly. resolve
themselves into pcrnanent or
ganization. and that those delegates
who favor the action taken At the
Chicago convention be excused.
The question was seconded Instantly
and the previous question movad when
sullivan raised a point OF personal
privilege, but amidst cries OF throw
| him out, and hes not delegate"
Daniel H. Richter, of Minneapolis.
lactinp chairman refused Ia recognize
him, and sunaeans motion MAS
lAdnpt ri.
! sullivan, however, attended the ses-
1 sion until it's close. Louis Regal or
| Lyons Iowa, n member OF the first
camp of the Woodmen. WAS chosen
Temporary chairman. and L. r. Priest,
OF Lincoln. Nebraska. temporary
secret HtarN.
According to Richter. resolutions
VIII he adopted at the executive session
tomorrow, stating Just what demand
win be made OF the head camp In
the way Of readiustment Of present
rates,
There are three plans to be con-
sdcrcd | believe" he said. The first
Ils whether there shall be an Increase
at all over the old rates: the second.
whether there shall be more than
25 per cent increase, and. third,
whether 1t viii not be advisable To all
low the chicapo convention rates to
lapply to old members at the age Of
entry into the order. instead OF the
attained age, January |, 1919. when
the rates adopted by the head camp
are to go into effect. This plan VIII
about double the rates.
"A committee then will be chosen
from the assembly to see the head
camp Officers at Rock Island and ask
them to call another session 10 con-
slider our demands and readnist the
ra,s lf This is refused us II Is diff
cult to say Just what we will do. but
IL Is my belief that We will go To the
federal court for an injunction"
That the meeting of the National
Woodmen assembly here Is not repra-
sentative and that the adoption OF the
=, solution of Mr. sunbeam today.
which stated that no Woodmen who
favored the action approving the new
rates should be seated In the conven-
tion. excluded al least twenty-five OF
the delegates who were against anv
change. was the statement tonight OF
Mr. sullivan.
This meeting was not representn-
tive IN point ~ attendance, snid Mr..
sullivan today. ''lnVitntions were
sent to $50 camps and less than ninety
were represented.