"Of late years, however, so many of the State Grand Lodges have repudiated the authority of the National Compact, that, at its last communication, held March , 1873, in Philadelphia, a vote to dissolve the body failed by the following insignificant vote, viz: Yeas-States 7: members, 42;proxies, 25; total 67. Nays-States ,8; members,48; proxies, 10; total, 58 Rhode Island not voting. This vote showed the existence of a widespread sentiment among even those colored Masons who adhered to the "Compact" that it was an abnormally, unmasonic body, whose existence should no longer be perpetuated; and the record shows that the Compact owes its life to the diligence of its few friends in securing proxies. Their zeal could not, however, prevent the adoption of resolutions virtually depriving the Compact of all its vaulted control of the State Grand Lodges, depriving the so-called National Grand Master of his executive powers, and putting an end to the voting of proxies; and the sadly demoralized institution closed to meet in Louisville, KY; on the first Monday in May 1874. In several of the States where State Grand Lodges existed which, worked "under the National Compact", subordinate lodges have repudiated the authority of such subordinate Grand Lodges and established Independent Grand Lodges; so that in several states there are two colored Grand Lodges one Independent, the other under the Compact." (MWPHGL of AR CCFC Report April 1873)