12 THE MOESIKG OREGOXIAX, THUBSDAT, JTTLY 28, 1910. QHEGON WOODMEN LOSE HARD FIGHT Defeat of Snodgrass Proves , Costly, Fresno Man Win ning With Ease. SERIOUS . CHARGES MADE Defeated Declare Allegiance to Southern Californlan Insurgents Caused Punishment by Admin istration Forces of Order. (Continued From First Page.) choose our man. We want representa tion." i . Allegiance Proves Costly. "You shall have representation,' was the ad mini at ration reply. In effect, "but It is for the order to choose your repre sentation, not for you." Significant, indeed, in the comment after the result by the Oref-onlans. They assert that because of their allegiance with the Southern California Insurgent movement they were deliberately penal ized when the slate was prepared by the administration officials. Thin charge Is denied in toto by every member of the administration, and par ticularly by Head Consul Boak. It Is, however, rumored that Boak promised Revelle, of Seattle, the position of head banker. Certainly Revelle was originally a candidate for the office. It Is aleo conceded among a section of the delegates that the new holder of the office, A. B. Sunderland, said that If 'the head consul does not come through with his promise, I'll fight and get him." Thus Head Consul Boak was between two fires, it is said, ar.d for conciliatory purposeo. taking Into consideration Sun derland was a greater power in the order than Revelle, he promised Sunderland ' the position. How Frame-Cp Stood at Midnight. It Is definitely known that the secret caucus at midnight Tuesday, Sunderland received the administration assurances of support and that he then pledged his delegates to the administration banner. Revelle was given the honorary 'position of head adviser. Every member of the administration lauded Snodgrass. Efforts were made even to show" that his election was simply one of those cases where another candi date had stronger support. Mr. Snod grass had done much good work for the order, turning into the order $5 in in terest for every Jl In salary he has re ceived. The split, even in the Oregon dele gation, was caused by Snodgrass. Snod grass advised support of the adminis tration, unaware that he was to be de feated. He headed a delegation of three against 13 against the adminis tration. The three favored the slate, the IS were for the election of Herman Schade, and even though defeated, Snodgrass still gave the administra tion support in Its election of Hawley. There still remains a problem before the officers. T. Clinton Veale, Pasa dena, ex-head adviser, remains to be conciliated. It is thought he will be appointed a head organizer. He was slated to stand down and he obeyed the behest of the board. Head Escort "Wilson and Head Sentry Nelson were dropped according to the regular plan of circulating these minor offices. Defeat Causes Kegret. With the defeat of Mr. Snodgrass there is regret. The Uregonlans supported Snodgrass for past performances. They allege the office has been given to an unknown man in the course of politics, and it is that that makes the trouble within the order. , i Head Consul Boak is not blamed' by the Insurgents. They assert he acted along the line of least resistance and was practically forced to throw over Snodgrass to save his own office from attack. . Sunderland, three years ago was defeated at Seattle for the office of head manager and the promise that he should have the bankership at the next convention was then made, so say those apparently Informed. Prom the delegates the principal crit icism made Is, they have no opportunity to know the new men presented to them. As a general rule, the delegates to one W. O. W. convention are not the same one year as the next. The sup port given to the administration lies in the fact, say those opposed to the ma chine, that it has a force of 50 organ izers, paid for the work of organizing new lodges and obtaining new mem bers. How Plan Works Out. Inasmuch as there are many lodges quite neutral to the election of officers, it is said that organizers approach delegates promising their support to the lodge if the delegate would support the slate. How can the delegate be blamed. It Is said, for trying to get the best he can for his lodgeT So he supports the slate. As the expenses of all delegates are paid and it is in many respects a holiday to them, they will ingly respond to the suggestion of be ing nominated as delegate in return for their support. That is the insurg ent view. The view of the "regulars" is .that, naturally, it is the duty of the administration to make preparations in view of an attack known to be coming. An unique feature of the convention is that Fresno has been successful two fold. The head camp trophy was cap tured by the Fresno camp and the of fice of banker was captured by a Fresno man. With the election of the officers the politics of the convention are at an end for three years, when the next head camp session will be held. The business to be considered from now on will be largely legislative. As far as can be anticipated at present, no especially noteworthy actions will be taken during head camp. Sessions will end Saturday, unless one day is devoted to the picnic which failed to material ize yesterday. Should the picnic be held Saturday the sessions will likely run until Tuesday night. Amendments to the constitution will be considered today. BITTER IS WOODMEN'S COSIEST Delegate McEacheru Stirs Vp Trou ble Charging "Politics." The fight at the Woodmen's morning session yesterday started Immediately after Head Consul Boak called the gath ering to order. Consul Boak then called Past Head Consul Moses to the chair, resuming his seat among the delegates. Mr. Moses resigned the chair to Judge PAKT OF OFFICERS ELECTED TO HEAD WOODMEN i ... .. sjs". .. . .- 1 iwswwpsss"?? "'"i" frmmrrmmmmmrimm' owijmu tnmi mwtiuw..ftiH . Z - N s 5 1 1 , v r x 1 ' Y "x a.,ivi.n,...l fm . .-ill i i i i i I ' ' "' ' in i i ' Lmmmmmf " - v. ; . : ' 1 M t i.- y- I jf - n It J,. . 1- J ' v iff ' i I 4'r 11 iff I : trV ' - Xv-. ' it I ' w 1 54 i . - . - fa I- f t. ' ' ' : ' I ' if-t f I' f1-- I-- ' - - ' - i I If r ? I q, A v. I " if N - y V' . j ... - ' T ' 1 1 ' ' A' . . " ' nl -t : : 44 .a-J&. : 3e - f i - - ' - - - - sM . : 4 Top Row From Left to Rlsrbt Thomas P. Revelle, Seattle, Head Adviser; John Pattiaon, of Spokane, Head Manager; Frank P. Bertsch, ot Denver, Head Auditor. Middle Row Aniens Mcivellar, Jr., of Salt Lake, Head Watchman; H. S. Hepner, of Helena, Head Watchman; I. I. Boak, of Denver, Head Consul. Bottom Row W. C. Hawley, of Salem, Head Manager; A. E. Sunderland, of Fresno, Head Banker; Thomas M. Robinson, of Oakland, Head Man . after. Elliott, of Seattle, and took the floor with the intention of placing Mr. Boak in nomination for the office of head consul. . Before he, could do so, John H. Foley, of Los Angeles, past head consul and leader of the "insurgent" movement, moved the election of officers be post poned. "We are not acquainted yet," said Mr. Foley. "We have only transacted a little business. The first time we met in busi ness session was last night. This is but the second day of the session, and it would be advisable if we postpone the election of officers until later." "Reason?" queried a delegate. "I need only, refer to the matter of the Canton bonds " began Mr. Foley. A dozen delegates leaped to their feet. "You need not say that is out of or der," said Foley. "I know it will be so ruled so I will leave the matter until later in the session." Mr. Foley then moved the adjournment of the election. With the majority of the delegates voting, a considerable ma jority downed the motion. Mr. Boak was then nominated by Mr. Moses and unanimously elected. Mr. Moses then resumed the chair. His speech was most laudatory." He told how Mr. Boak had spent 20 years in the order and how, from the office of organizer, he had risen to head consul. He said Mr. Boak had occupied succes sively the following offices: organizer, camp clerk, consul-commander, head manager, head clerk and finally head consul. "He has held," said Mr. Moses, "more offices than any other man in the order, living or dead." Thomas P. Revelle, a prominent Se attle attorney, was nominated by Judge Kliott for the office of head adviser. The office is a purely honorary one. He was unanimously elected. C. V. Benson, of Denver, was placed In nomination for the office of head clerk by Robert Kenekoe, of Denver. Head Clerk Ben son was unanimously re-elected to of fice. Henry Hawson, District Attorney of Fresno, Cal., nominated A. E. Sun derland, of Fresno, for head banker. P. E. Snodgrass, of Eugene, was nominated by John James, of Anaconda, Mont., for the same office. Both speeches were most flattering. At no time during the election that proceeded, delegate by delegate, was other than- the most courteous lan guage used. Both opposition and ad ministration flattered the candidates. Oregon men spoke in defense of Snod grass. saying they desired a local man on the board. With 1022 delegates voting, i was found Sunderland had a- majority of 110. Snodgrass was supported by the Oregon delegation solid, the Montana delegation and the Southern Califor nians. In addition to a percentage of the delegations from other camps. It was desired to proceed with the elections, but a sufficient majority to suspend the rules could not be obtained. Sessions were resumed at 2 o'clock. For the board of head managers, five to be elected, the incumbents were first nominated. The Incumbents follow: W. C. Hawley. Salem, chairman: F. P. Hawke, Pueblo; James Stenhouae, Den ver; Thomas Robinson. Oakland; John Pattison. Colfax, Wash. Herman Schade was nominated by A. L. Barbur. of Portland, and C. E. Loux by Delegate Drury, of Coburg, Or. Mr. Loux was a new addition to the slate. By splitting the votes that Schade might have received, Loux was a contributing cause in the latter's de feat. Heated speeches were made by mem bers of the Oregon delegation. As one delegate said: "I want It to be dis tinctly understood we are not opposing Hawley as a man. We know and like Hawley. 1 am politically for . him as Congressman, but 1 do .not believe he is able to devote the time necessary to the order." Similar addresses were made by A. L. Barbur. R. L. Waun, A. C. Kirkpatrick and John H.. Foley. It Was M. A. HcEachern, of Portland, who asserted that dirty politics were being played. "I have been in politics a large part of my life," said the speaker. "I have at tended everything from a ward caucus, through all kinds of political conven tions to a National convention, but never In my whole life have I seen -politics played In as hard or as dirty a manner as they have been on tha floor of this convention." Mr. McEachern then paid his respects to Dr. Stenhouse, who be asserted could play the "game" herder than any man he knew. He went on : "You people are simply trying to per petuate the regime of a lot of old fossils In this order, and you mar succeed, with such a man as Stenhouse at the helm, but we will fight you to a finish. We feel that in trying to prevent the re-election of Hawley we are working for the best Interests of the order, and you will make a mistake by trying to cram him down the throats of the Oregon delegation mark my words, you are making a very bad mistake, and if he is re-elected you will realize It." Following this speech and replies by administration officials, the election was held. The results showed Schade well out of the race and that Hawley had received more than the necessary 50 per cent of votes. An unusual feature was that at least one delegate had voted for both Schade and Hawley, as the total of their combined votes was more than the number of votes represented on the floor. The following are the votes each man received: John Pattison, 861; Thomas Rob inson, 839; Frank P. Hawke. 823; Dr. James Stenhouse, 688; W. C. Hawley, 666; Herman Schade, 462; C. Ej. M. Loux, 292. Pattison, Robinson, Hawke. Sten house and Hawley. receiving highest votes, were duly elected. The next business taken up was what is known as the Jurd case. A. J. , Jurd was a member of the order and died while attempting to protect some chil dren frominjuries. At the time of his death he was in bad financial standing with, the order, having his dues un paid. Jurd lived at Healdsburg, Cal. He had arranged, however, for the camp clerk to carry him on the books. Owing, it is stated, to. the . negligence of the camp clerk this was not done and Jurd's dues became overdue. All the members of the order are In favor of the sum of $1000 being paid the widow to help her educate two little children and a committee was ap pointed to consider the question. Jurd had carried 2000 Insurance with the order. Rev. G. W. Brewster, of San Jose, pastor -of the First Christian Church, was permitted to address the assembly as a guest. He recounted the pitiful details of the case and general anxiety was shown to help out the widow. The matter will be settled today. The meeting then adjourned. COXSUIi BOAK DEXIES CHARGES "Xo Dirty Politics Have Been Played by Administration' He Says. "No dirty politics have been played by the administration of this order at any time during my administration," was what L I. Boak, head consul of the Pacific Coast jurisdiction of the Woodmen of the World, said last night when asked If he had any reply to the charges that had been . hurled against bis administration. Consul Boak Bald the trouble origi nated with the -increase he had advo cated three years ago at Seattle, which was passed and had the effect of dou bling. the assessment rate. In addition the poll tax was increased" from J1.5 to $1.80." "I told them it ought to be done, it must be done and we must stop talk ing," said Mr. Boak. "We were faced with the necessity of putting the order on a permanent enduring basis. I think we have accomplished this. At Seattle OF THE WORLD. we were behind in the payment of our death claims. Under the new regime within three months we had caught up ana now,, on July l, two and a half feet, we have a surplus benefit fund of ucr i,vuu,vvv ana an approved death claims are paid. "There was serious opposition on the part of many members when the raise went Into effect,", continued the head consul. "ut we have run the gaunt let and our memberRhln In nteariiiir fn creasing. " The administration has had a hard row to hoe, but with my asso ciates I have made a record of recov ery and rate adjustment. . . "It was prophesied we would lose 25,000 to. 50. 000 members. Our actual loss has only been 4000. The Wood men of the World is now the richest, stronffesL bent find -.i f.at n .u ternal benefit societies, with an actual invesieo. capital exceeding, that of any other. Our reserve and -surplus fund now amounts to over I3.7nil nnn " "What Is your . reply to the recent series oi articles 'will .Your Widow uet tier Money?' Mr. Boak was asked "So far as that question is con. cerned," said Mr. Boak, "if her claim is against the Woodmen of the World it certainly will be paid. I have per- SOnallV alwaVH ftdvrwatnil matters of Mortuary contributions, and unve nv nesiiancy in saying tnat in nv opinion it will tiava ocoin k- ' sary for the Woodmen of the World to raise its rates, as the Income from In vestments will take care of the death claims for two full months In the year. wm ii must oe aamittea our assess ments will toVo fa m nt ti.. .. " v. .lii uninin.L. "We must now reorganize our field force and start a vigorous canmalKn for increased membership. Our policy will be-the -same as in the past, the conserving of the Interests of the order in ecijr way possiDie. "We must watch our expenditure, but when It Is necessary., to spend money to promote the Interests of the wrucr ii win oe - aone. PATTISON AGAIN CANDIDATE Shoshone Democrat Would Like to Be Governor. John Pattison, one of the delegates In attendance upon, the tenth session of the head camp of the Woodmen of tho World, Is taking an active part In the work before the convention. Mr. Patti son is a resident of Spokane. Wash His chief hobby Is politics, and, when not looking after Woodmen affairs, he devotes considerable of his time to the cause of the Democratic party in East ern Washington. - Two years ago Mr. Pattison was so besieged with the desire to represent his state In a gubernatorial way that, after counting all the Democrats and taking a poll of all the doubtful voters, he concluded that the Governorship couio. be cincned and diamond-hitched. hands down. But when the smoke of battle had cleared from .the political horizon Mr. Pattison found that he had not reckoned, well, and the late Mr. Cosgrove was given the honor. The fault was not with Mr. Pattison. He simply happened to be on the wrong siae oi tne rence. Be that as it may. air. pattison nas not rorsaken his hobbv, and rumor hath it that be is to be in the rnnnlng again for the coveted honor to be Governor of the State of Washington. He, is said to have i strong following In Eastern Washing ton, and Is getting to be talked about in a large way In the Puget Sound country. Vast as modern skv-scraners im. rtnt nn. has yet equaled the weigrht and masalveness of tn pile or great . vtonea wnicb th iwarm. Ins human nts of the Xlle Valley laboriously arKi tojeiner inoumtuaa or years ago. un til thiW h&i built the Pvr&mld nf Chwin Tt would make a solid block of 50O feet square ana &ro xeel fuffn. BIG FAIR 15 PLAN Livestock Association" Names Committees. SHOW TO BE FEATURED Liberal Pnrses Offered for Races Have Aroused Great Interest Throughout Pacific North west Outlook Is Bright. At a general meeting of the stockhold ers of the Portland Fair and Livestock Association at the rooms of the Commer cial Club yesterday afternoon, plans for holding a bigger and better Fall festival were unanimously adopted and the offi cials of the organization commissioned to arrange all of the necessary details toward making the coming race meet a success. It is proposed to have the Bide show and vaudeville attractions introduced on a broader and grander scale than ever before attempted in the Northwest. The side show attractions are to be featured morethan ever this year, for the delays between the harness races have proven one of the drawbacks in the past and the directors of the association believe that this can be relieved by the Introduction of side attractions of merit. At yesterday's meeting all was enthusi asm, for the promoters and stockholders. V. TnWlon L.l. T t elation are sanguine in their Intention to lose no opportunity of making the coming show the biggest success of the year. While nothing of a definite na ture pertaining toathe promotion work of the association was accomplished yester day, a number of committees having in charge the different branches of the ap proaching show were appointed. These committees are: . Publicity C C. Crmist. C. C. Chanman and Julius I... Meier. . Reception Dr. Emmet Irake. Joseph 61mon, Paul Weaelnger and . L. Thomp son. Proicramme Julius I Meier. C. C. Chap man and O. W. Taylor. ttacing- ueorge a. weatgare, mnk is. Alley and J. W. Bailey. Transportation William McMurray, Tom Richardson, W. P. Olds. Julius L- Meier. Paul Wesslnger and O. W. Taylor. Amusements Julius Li. Meier, o. w. Tay lor and F. A- Welch. - Premiums and url zps II. c. CamDbeiL Johnson Porter and George Lawrence, Jr. concessions E. L. Tdorapson, 19. c Marls and F. A. Welch. The various committees win meet im mediately to arrange the details of .the various items Intrusted to their partic ular care and it is hoped to have all of the preliminary details arranged within the next two weeks. Generally the interest In the coming racing over the Northwest circuit has in creased tremendously and the handsome. prises offered by the Portland Fair and Livestock Association have proven an added Incentive to this meet. WOODMEN MAKE TOUR CITY Visitors Enjoy Trip to Council Crest, Amid Band Music. With a long string of streetcars lined up on Thirteenth street last night. Woodmen delegates started on a tour of the city and concluded with a visit to Council Crest. The first car was filled with the band of the order n uniform. The delegates themselves, with' their wives and women friends, took their seats In the following cars. With the band playing inspiriting airs all the troubles of the day were forgotten. The cars proceeded down Washington street to the switch at Sec ond street. Turning there they made the run direct to the Crest, where the delegates all left the cars and went on a tour of "seeing the sights." . Exclamations of admiration were heard from all but the Colorado dele gates, - who would not admit their scenery could be surpassed. The ob servatory was thrown open to the Woodmen, and the big telescope used to advantage. The party stayed on the heights for an hour or more. The return was made via Morrison street, so that a tour was made of the principal West Side streets. During the day the women were en tertained by a trip to the Oaks, where the wives of the local entertainment committee acted as their hosts. One Mat; Overcome constipation permanently by proper personal co-operation with the bene ficial effects of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, when required. 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