Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-05
SAYS TALBOT IS DEFEATED
WOodman Insurgent Leader Sum
marizes Progress Of Battle.
MAJORITY IN NEBRASKA LARGE
Two Conventions Held In Cass
County-Admiuistr Forces
Are Preparing TO File
. Contests.

HASTINGS. Neb.. April 4.--(special) >
Late reports from counties over the state
are lengthening the lead Of the insurge
in the fisht for the control Of the 6 :;
Modern woodmen convention which WI.
be held here May g. according to a state
ncnt issued today by Or. James v.
Beghtul, chairman Of the National Wood
men Federation and state chairman of
the same organization. lie also predicts
the defeat Of Head Consul Talbot and
ether head officers.
DR.. Beghtol thus summarizes the situa-
ton:
Reliable reports from q majority OF
the counties in Nebraska and conserve
tive estimates made on counties not re-
ported show that the Modern Woodmen
OF America insurgents have won q do
oided victory in this state. We have
carried the Second. Third, Fourth and
Fifth districts practically unanimously.
will have a good majority In, the sixth
district and some delegates in the First
district. Reports coming from the head
consurs office that the administration
and payroll force is in the lead are
entirely erroneous and not based on
facts
I'VE have elected between seventy-five
and eighty insurgent delegates not count
ing few known standpatters who were
elected under the guise and promise Of
insurgency am advised that the ad-
ministration is paving the way for con-
tests even where is not the shadow of
ground for IT,. For instance, in Cass
county there were fifty delegates. Four
teen of these were from PlHttsmouth
camp. the dominant camp Of the county
and for. the administration. The other
thirty-slx delegates. representing all other
camps, were against the administration.
The insurgents being in the majority
organized the convention, whereupon the
fourteen standpatters withdrew TO an
other hall and proceeded to elect dele
gates in the hope that they will be seated
in the state convention. Cass county
sends three delegates and the. regular
convention has chosen three strong insur-
gents.
Reports from other States.
q. "It is impossible at this early date to
know the results in all states. f. E.
Murphy, director, from Kansas, is de-
feated In three-fourths of the counties.
j. @. johnson will head the delegation
from KANSAS Director k6rns has lost
Iowa, eighty-five counties in that state
going insursent BY large na3orittes. Ont
eide states where we have no organization
are sending scattering reports Of insur-
gent victories in many counties. but re-
ports are not sufficient to base an esti-
mate upon am satisfied we have car
ried all OF the great woodmen states and
will control fhe next head camp.
Or Beghtol this afternoon received a
telegram from Peter Macarthur OF Mar
settles, nl.. state. insurgent chairman,
saying that in fifty-eight Illinois counties
outside OF Cook the insurgents had Sc
cured le1 delegates and the administta-
ton nine.
DR.. Beghtol says Illinois is surely in
surgent
Merrick fs InsurEent.
CENTRAL CITY, Neb.. April l.-(Spe-
ciaI. 1.-THE Merrlck county Modern Wood
men convention at Central City was
unanimous In its declaration for a more
economical administration and for head
officers who are in, sympathy with the
mem DefH, also 1Or tue Tepedl VI the I'm
cago rates and a radical change in the
deputy system.
Correction fro mCass County:
The Bee is in receipt OF the following
letter. related to the Cass county Modern
Woodmen convention held in Platts-
mouth:
To the Editor of The Bee-Dear Sir: In
regard TO an article published In The Bee
| April OF the proceedings of the Modern
! Woodmen of America county camp. held
| at Plattsmouth, Neb., | would like the
| following correction made;
The article stated that the chairman re-
| fused to recognize the Plattsmouth dele
CATION, which was not the truth. The
| chairman refused to recognize a commit
| tee on credentials appointed by the act
! ing, secretary. Henry r. Gerring, who
! took said privilege without any authority
from said meeting. After the refusal of
! said chairman to recognize the aforesaid
committee the PlattEmouth delegation OF
| fourteen delegates bolted the convention.
The chairman then proceeded to APP
/ point committee on credentials. Said
committee made its report. stating that
there were thirty-four qualified delegates.
/ The temporary organization was made
I permanent. THE delegates then were
Z elected by roll call of camps-W. b. Ban
ming. l.. A, Tyson and John Cory. Yours
| truly, L. a. TYSON, Chairman.
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