The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-09-25
LINCOLN JOHNSON
CARRALS G. j.
0. 0. F.

Wilmington, Del, Sept. 2i-The
ennial Movable Committee of the &.
twentieth b. VI. c., known as the Bi-
q. L. q. o. +. of Amrica, the
legislative body of the order com
prising membership of 10000 odd
Fellows met it Wilmington. Sep
iember 18th.
The Convention of the Grand
Legislative body of the order Com
United Order of Odd Fellows is
composed Of delegates from Dele
ware, West Virginia, Maryland,
South Carolina, New York, New
jersey, Tennessee, Indiana. Illinois
Missouri, Georgia-over 800 dele
gates being present from that state
Ohio, Arkansas and other states
of the union.
The Mayor of the city of Whining
ion welcomed the delegates on be-
half of the state of Delaware. DR..
e. rnwell Banton welcomed them
os behalf of the State of Delaware
on behalf of the citizens of viii
mingicn. Honorable Henry Lincoln
johnson, EX-Recorder of Deeds Of
The District of Columbia under
President Taft responded on behalf
of all the delegates of the country.
Resolutions were passed by the
Convention of odd Fellows unani-
mously, endorsing Harding and
Coolidge They said:
Since the protection of The life
of the citizen is the first concern of
every government and is the conSti-
tutional guarantee of every Ameri-
can citizen and Whereas the un-
checked aggression of mob violence
disgraces democracy and mockS the
constitution and that mandates over
foreign countries we regard as SUI
bordinate to mandates over the viO-
lators of law in our own country,
and that the League of Nations as to
how countries should vote is of sec
ondary consideration in republic
where all of IFS citizens have not the
right TO vote; we were outraged by
the neutrality Of Belgium, but we
regard the absolute subiugaiion of
IIaiti and the mockery made of the
National Republic of Santo Domingo
by the present administration as
contrary to the spirit OF genuine de-
mocracy and fair play throughout
the world.
Therefore, the b. NJ. C.. while or
dinarily non-political, endorses the
Republican party because il de-
nounces the crime of mob-violence
and lyncSing, the denial Of citizens
the right to vote, the discrimination
of American citipens because of
color in the exercise of the rights
and privileges given to every other
American citizen by the democratic
party.
Threfore, il pledges its support to
Senator Warren &. Harding, the
nominee for President and to Gov
ernor Coolidge for Vice President,
because they stand pledged by their
past records and their utteranceS
since their nomination to the eradi-
caiion of these evils in the govern
men, of this country"
The following officers were cleo
ted; John S. Noel, Grand Master,
Montgomery w. Va; William T.
Francis, Deputy, st. Paul Mimi;
Grand Secretary Robert J. Nelson,
Wilmington, Del, Grand Secretary,
ChaS. Colburn; Grand Treasurer,
WilmingtoS, Del. GRAND DlREC-
TORS: w. 7. Andrews, Sumter. S. C..
w. p. Kemp, Detroit. Mich; ]. An
ihony JoSey. Madison. Wis; Thos.
l.. Newton, Little Rock, Ark; VIM.
A. Cornelius, New York, \. Y.
GRAND AUDITORS: Harry II. Pace,
Georgia; r. F.. Warner. New York,
\. Y; ]. Il. Robinson. Philadelphia,
Pa. Grand Attorney, Pe~y w. How
ard, Jackson. Miss. Fraternal Dele
gate, w. l.. Houston, Washington,
ID. C..