The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-11

exception or that held at Saratoga
Springs. n. Y. six years ago.
The development OF 4 sharp fight
between the administration and its
followers and what is known as the
INSTRUMENTATION faction was shown
yesterday morning to be as real as
prediction. and rumor had said 10
would be.
Salaries Are Reduced.
The morning session saw vote
taken on a resolution Cutting TIE
salaries OF supreme conclave offic srs
result In adoption by 230 To- 22s, bat
rumor in the hotel Hobbies last night
was strong that reconsideration OF
this action will be asked at this
mornings session Anti-administra
ton forces yesterday regarded tne re-
suit of the vote on the salary-cutting
resolution as an indication that they
were strong and that the aduinistra
tien Will bes shown beaten fpr-3 sr~
election when the result %" the BAL
loting is announced.
Representatives talking last night,
declaring they were closely following
each development. said that all but
three of the administration ticket
have been defeated. They predict that
the announcement this morning of
the ballotingAs result will show, that
only General Counsel Olin Bryan,
Supreme Secretary Frank r. Pleitner
and Supreme Medical Director Chas.
FL. Bubert have been reelected.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Claims.
Anti-administration forces claim
the election of the remainder of their
slate. as follows:
Supreme arehon. John G. Toison.
Baltimore: supreme provost. Thomas
W. Foyle, Paterson, n j.. supreme
treasurer. Frank p Blackmore, Pitts
burg supreme organizer, Edkaru
Sheffield. Brooklyn; supreme preiates
Rufus w Powell. Newport News SUI
preme inspector. Luther X. Hannum.
Pottsviile. Pa; supreme warder, Earl
p. Sallada. Philadelphia; supreme
sentinel, John ID. Watkins. Scranton:
supreme trustees-F'rank $. Peirce.
McKeesport, Pa: John MeLaren,
Newark, " J.; George A. Petteys,
Washington; representatives TO the
Fraternai Congress-James j. Munro,
Brooklyn, and William II. Sharah
Craddock, Pa.
Though an afternoon session for to-
day had not been contemplated II was
regarded as certain last night thai
two sessions must be held today Il
business before the Supreme Con-
clave In to be finished.
May Leave Rates Question Open.
Representatives last night said thai
the Question of rates, WHICH has taixeu
up much time Of the present conven-
ton, may BE lett open and taken up
again 1t the hexf Supreme Conclave
meeting. which win probably ne FL
Chattanooga. Tenn, In 1917. In the
meantime, IT Is said. subordinate con-
clayes of the order will be given cp-
portunity to thoroughly thresh out the
rates question.
One action taken yesterday was. the
adoption of resolution admitting wo-
men to membership IN the. order Nc
plan has been formulated as to- the
methods to be followed. in this dfrec,
ton the ma tier being left with a
committee with power to DEVISE a
plan This committee will decide how
auxiliary concfaves Of women may be
formed and what their representation
In the Supreme Conciave wifi be,
Yesterday was, closed with a grand
ball and supper in. the Masonic Tenn
pie This was begun shortly after
O'Clock last night and continued until
early midnight. A
) The Turkey Conctaye. s.-e u
The final event of the third day o1
the meeting was the gathering Of thu
Loyal Order of Turkeys held in Muir
phys auditorium beginning at 1901
o'clock this morning. This eenclavs
was in session until S O'Clock this
morning when, the treasury depleted
the Turkeys went to roost.
The degree of the Turkey was con-
I.ferred by High Executioner Jules
Bestor OF Chicago, upon eight candi-
dates. who bore the strange Initiation
for the good OF lac novices. The