Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 106, 14 March 1919 — Page 10

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 191.

STATES ACT TO DO AWAY WITH PRIMARY LAWS

Bills Are Introduced in Various State Legislatures to Abolish Primaries. , JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.. March 14. A bill to repeal the Missouri primary law and return to the old convention system of nominating party tickets is before the senate elections committee. Senator Howard Gray, who Introduced It, contends that the present primary law prevents poor men from becoming candidates, leaving the field to wealthy men and professional politicians. Men of ordinary means, he holds, cannot afford to make two races for office. Opponents of the convention system declare that candidates must appear before the various party committees I Jn order to gain strength at a conven- : tlon. They say that too many conven- ; tlons are boss-controlled. Many legisla tors favor alternations, however. In , the present primary law. One proposal already Bent to engrossment In ; both houses would prevent party committees from filling vacancies on a ticket except In cases of death, remov- ' al from the district, or conviction for , a felony. Other bills pending aim to : provide primary or convention nominations at the option of party commit- ' tees, the conventions to be composed of delegates chosen at primaries. IOWA CONSIDERS REPEAL DES MOINES, la., March 13. Iowa like a number of other Central West states, has before its legislature proposed legislation for a partial return to the convention system of nominat- : ing candidates for political offices. A bill with this provision was passed by the state senate and Is now under . committee consideration In the house, I where Its passage is predicted by its j proponents. The measure, Introduced by Senator ' Clem F. Kimball of Council Bluffs, proposes to place In party conventions 1 the nomination of candidates for the , offices of secretary of state, auditor, 5 treasurer, attorney general, and rall- : road commissioners. Nomination of candidates for governor, as well as for United States senator, congressmen and all other offices in lesser political divisions than ;tne state, would remain in the primary, as they have for years. The main contention of advocates of " the measure is that persons seeking nominations for state offices below the rank of lieutenant governor are not ' well enough known to voters the state over to enable as intelligent selection as would be possible under the convention plan. One section provides that a state convention could not nominate a candidate for any office not voted on by that party In the primary. County primaries would select delegates to state conventions.

CHANGE IN WISCONSIN. MADISON, Wis., March 13. Attempts to make important changes in the Wisconsin primary election law have failed and Indications are that present legislation will adopt only minor amendments. The legislature has already defeated two bills. One would have repealed that section of the law providing for ' circulation of nomination papers. . The other would have increased the number of votes a candidate must receive to get on the party ballot. The section covering circulation of nomination papers has been bitterly attacked at public hearings. It has declared that professional paper circulators obtained the necessary signatures with ease. The chief object of opponents of the present law is to legalize political conventions.

TO CHANGE KANSAS LAW. TOPEKA, Kaa., March 13. Half a dozen bills have been Introduced in the legislature to repeal or remodel the direct primary election law which has been operative in Kansas since 1912. A conference committee took the various bills under advisement and drafted a substitute bill which has ben recommended for passage in each house, This bill provides for repeal of the direct primary system as it pertains to all but county officers. State and congressional candidates would be nominated by the various parties at state and district conventions, dedegates to such conventions to be elected at county primary elections. '; Authors of the bills introduced have attacked the direct primary system, especially in regard to selection candidates for state offices, as one of "blind voting." They claim the average voter is not acquainted with and has no means of finding out the qualifications of the various candidates for state offices, and that the system has been proven generally unpopular.

News of the City Lodges

John J. Harrngton, Jr., Grand Knight, of the Richmond Lodge Knights of Columbus, attended the initiation of new members in to the Fort Wayne Council No. 451, K. of C, at Fort Wayne, Sunday. The affair was one of the most notable events in the history of the lodge. The first degree was given at 8:30 o'clock, after which the newly initiated knights, members of the council and guests attended High Mass at 10:30 o'clock. The conferring of the second degree began at 11:30 o'clock. Grand Knight C. Byron Hayes and his staff were in charge. Following this degree Honorable E. A. O'Brien, state deputy of Michigan and staff exemplified the major or third degree. An elaborate supper was held In the evening. Among the main speakers on the program were Honorable Patrick J. Lynch of Indianapolis and Honorable Ernest A. O'Brien of Detroit. The Richmond Knights of Columbus has increased its membership 150 since the campaign was waged. The membership now totals about 350. About 70 of the new members have been given first degree work. The work will be finished after Easter. The officers of the lodge are John J. Harrington, Jr., Grand Knight: Leo Zeyen, deputy grand knight; Martin A. Ryan, chancellor; Clyde Michaelree, advocate; Raymond Quinlivan, remording secretary secretary; Fred J. Dober, financial secretary; Felix Quinn, warden; Fred Selms, outside guard, and Albert Nolan, inside guard. The trustees are John Zwissler, Frank Cronln and James E. Goldrick. Officers for the next year were elected at the Monday evening meeting of the Moose. Adam Elstro is dictator; T. T. Trobaugh, vice-dictator; George Scheffer, prelate; Nathan P. White, trustee. Charles E. Thomas, past dictator, wa3 elected delegate to the supreme convention in June at Mooseheart, 111., and Charles H. Schafer was made al

ternate delegate. Twenty-five candidates all of Richmond, were initiated into the mysteries after the business meeting. This Is centennial year for Odd Fellows and celebrations will be held in every county. Wayne county Odd Fellows will have their celebration sometime during the summer. The centennial anniversary of the Odd Fellows of the United States will be held in Evansville, Ind., April 26. It is expected that 5,000 visiting Odd Fellows from southern Indiana, southern Illinois and northern Kentucky will atted. Several of the grand officials of Indiana have been invited to make addresses. Earl Foster, Harry C. Ramsey, Howard Lane, Ernest Way, and Everett Koenigcramer were initiated into the Whitewater Lodge of Odd Fellows at the regular meeting last Friday night The Eagles will give minstrels May 12-13, it was decided at a meeting of the lodge Wednesday night. Further arrangements will be made later. The district meeting of the Red Men of Wayne, Fayette, Union, Frankllnfl Rush, and Hancock counties was held last Monday at Connersville. The session opened Monday afternoon with over 200 men from outside that county present. The meeting was one of the largest in the history of the order. Several delegates from Richmond lodge were present. The Great Sachem, James S. Wright of Vevay, Ind., presided. Among the state notables present were Great Senior Sagamore, W. H. Eichorn of Bluffton; Great Chief of Record, Archie Hobbs of Indianapolis; Great Keeper of Wampum, Miles S. Cox of Rushville; Great Prophet, Clifford E. Crawford of Frankfort; Great Junior Sagamore, Ed Mabee of Connersville. The opening session was open to all Chief Degree members. At 3:30 o'clock Monday afternoon the Great Council degree was conferred by the Great Chiefs. The unwritten work was exemplified by Great Senior Sagamore W. H. Eichorn. Monday evening the Chiefs Degree was conferred upon a class of 50 candidates. Addresses were delivered by visitors at the semi social session.

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The 54th annual convocation and reunion of the order of Scottish Rite will be held in Indianapolis March 25-26-27. At these reunions the degrees of the Rite are conferred during the three days mentioned and the opportunity is given to Master Masons from over the state to take "higher work in Masonry. Officers say that Judging from the petitions in hand, the class will be one of the largest in the convocation records. Committees have been appointed and are now at work. Special efforts are being made that the coming reunion shall be one of the greatest in

the history of the bodies.

The booklet sent to the members which has been prepared under the

direction of Will J. Dobyns, has a front page bearing an embossed de

of the thirty-second degree, with a

back-ground of the flags of the allied nations in the world war. An attractive border for the reading matter of the subsequent pages is made up of

the Insignia for the degrees from the

fourth to the thirty-second. Inclusive.

One page with emblems of the su

preme council, has pictures of Barton

Smith, sovereign grand commander;

William Geake, deputy for Indiana,

and Thomas R. Marshall and Winfleld

T. Durbin, active members of the su

preme council. Then follow pictures of the officers of the four bodies of

the Rite ornamented with the various

Scottish Rite emblems pertaining

thereto. The trustes and subordinate

officers also are shown, together with the names of members who take part

In the work.

Edwin L. Cates, of Richmond, and George E. Stevenson of Liberty have

been named as committeemen.

Although there is no Scottish Rite body in Richmond there are many

men who belong to the body who will attend the convocation in Indianapolis. One feature of the Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of North Ameri

ca, which will be held in Indianapolis June 10-11-12 will be the music. There will be from 100 to 125 brass bands,

of more than 3,000 musicians. There will be 50.000 members at the session. They will come from every large city in North America from 150 temples. Each temple is expected to bring a band or drum corps or both. Committees are at work to make preparation for the great mass of people that must be accommodated. All housing facilities are being systematically listed. Shrine members in Indianapolis will open their homes.

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German women feeding Ebert troops (above) and the two fighting factions discussing terms of peace. The above pictures were taken in Berlin recently during a lull in the f ehting between the government troops and the Spartacans. In the lower photo red emissaries, carrying a white flag which was once a white lace curtain, are seen discussing peace terms with representatives of the government.

Members of the Shrine in Richmond

will probably attend.

The Richmond Commandery No. 8,

Knight Templars will give a dance

March 24 in the Masonic hall in honor

of the 54th anniversary of the body. All Knight Templars and their families are invited.

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Skating Tuesday and Thursday afternoon and night. Saturday morning, afternoon and night DON'T FORGET BIG MASK CARNIVAL Saturday Night, March 22nd

Thomas J. Butler of Dublin and G. Raymond King, of Hagerstown,

were among the class of 110 candi

dates for higher grades of Scottish

Rite, at Indianapolis, Wednesday.

A recently patented sling for in jured arms is worn like a vest.

Cambridge City, Ind. A son was! born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Miller, Wednesday, near Hagerstown. Mrs. Miller is a sister to Mrs. Frank Ogborn of this city Miss Agnes Pusinella Is ill Miss Hattle Toms Is having a vacation. She just returned from a visit to Indianapolis. . ..Mr. and Mrs. Paul Drisbel are ill Minor Wills of Urbana, O., and Mrs. Lena Castetter wero married last Saturday in Richmond. They will make their future home in Urbana... Mr. and Mrs. Leslie McKee have moved into Mrs. Belle Martin's property on. Third street.. ..A few, friends ot Mr. and Mrs. John Zeigler had o co

operative dinner ist Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Zeigler. ....Mrs. Will Austel who haa been ill. is improved. .. .Mrs. Omer Guyton Is here from Alabama visiting her mother. Mrs. E. C. Bond Raymond Craig and family have moved to Jacksonburg The infant daughter of

Mr. and Mrs. Orville Smith is ill

Captain Squier is home from Detroit on a leave of absence Miss Elizabeth Pusinella is quite ill.... Mr. and

Mrs. Willard Pearson of Lewisvllle. spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fancher. '"

Masonic Calendar

March 12 Webb Lodge, No. 24. F. and A. M. Called meeting. Work in the Fellowcraft degree, Begining at 7:30 p. m. March 14. King Solomon's Chaptetr No. 4. II. A. M. Stated convocation. The order of the Loyal Chapter No. 49, Order of Eastern Star, stated meeting and initiation of candidates Saturday, March 15. at Masonic temple. HAIG IS TRANSFERRED

LONDON. March 14. Fieli Marshal Sir Douglas Haig has been appointed to succeed Gen. Sir William R Robertson, as commander-in-chief of the home forces. Gen. Robertson is to be commander in chief of the Army of the Rhine.

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