Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-20

president to the chair, which act wai
gracefully done amid much applause.
On taking his seat, Mr.. Butrick address
ed the association substantially as follows
Gentlemen of the convention: 1t is OF
an occasion like this that j. regret my in
ability, from lack of experience and edu
cation, to properly respond to the honor
that you have conferred upon me. fee
my inability to express my feelings, an6
can only say this, that sc
far as being a member
of this association is concerned ana heart
lily in sympathy with all it's s.obiects. I fee
myself to be second to no one in my sympa
thy with and 10, atty to this association ir
all its objects; and pledge myself to dc
all that possibly can to advance Its inter
ests to make it successful IN the future
and hope at our next annual convention
we may find that instead of numbering g
few over one thousand we will convene
with number not less than
two thousand. If all the members will
endeavor to cooperate in this direction
think we may confidently look for sue
cess.
Gentlemen, ! am proud of this day, and
1 thank you for the honor you have con-
ferred upon me. I will endeavor to do
all that can to advance your interests.
I desire to add this, in response to
the remarks from Judge Dunno:
That 1 have a wife, and wish
she were here to-day, for perhaps she
might be proud of remembering the name
of her husband, and while 1 can boast of
an acquaintanceship of over nine years
with Judge Dunno, he must allow me to
correct the statement made by him just
now, and to announce my name to be not
| Bew-rick, but Butrick.
This was a happy bit and brought down
| the house in long and continued applause.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
The vice presidents, one from each di-
vision, were then elected without opposi-
ton, excepting in the fourth and fifth di
visions. In the fourth Mr.. R. E. Mans
field was pitted against Wallace Rhodes
and was elected by vote of fifty to two,
and in the fifth G. q. Story was
opposed by G. w. Garrison, the
former being chosen by a vote of 27
to "a.
The following were the vice presidents
elected:
WOE PRESIDENTS.
First Division-P Il Clarity, Chatham, N Y.
Second Division-P Warning, New York,
NY.
Third Dlvision-Thos Leahy, Richmond, Va.
Fourth Division-R E Mansfield, Charleston,
SC.
Fifth Division-C o Story, Crestline, o.
Sixth Divisisn-L l. Troy, Chicago, Ill.
Seventh Division-E W Pierce, st Louis, Mo.
Eighth Division-C Evans, Sacramento,
Cal.
Ninth Division-W W Allen, Bnffalo, NY.
Mr.. A. j. Miller moved the appoint
ment of a committee of one from each
|. division represented to select board of
directors, and the chair appointed the fol-
lowing as such committee:
First Division-R W Watrous.
Second Divisio IA Miller.
Third Division-Thos Leahey.
Fourth DIVISION Frank.
Fifth Division-C ] French.
Sixth Division-J E White
Seventh Division-C Warfeld.
Ninth Division-W G Lowell.
The election of secretary Wa then
taken up, and the present very efficient in
sumbent unanimously chosen. Mr.. Henry,
however, very much to the regret of all,
said his business relations in the postal
service the coming year would render it
impossible for him to serve.
Capt. White endorsed this statement,
regretfully, and voiced the wish of the as
soeiation when he named as Mr.. Henry's
successor, Mr.. George R. Steele, who was
unanimously elected.
Mr. Steele was called out and asked to
"steal awhile" in front, and address the
convention, which he did in a few brief
and well-timed words.
TREASURER.
The election of a treasurer was then
taken up, and Messrs.J. W. Shawhan and
M. q. Nichols were nominated. The for
mer received thirty-four votes out of fifty
three, and was declared elected.
Mr.. Shawhan was invited to make a
speech and in response said
he thanked the convention for the honor
coufred upon him and would endeavor
to merit the confidence reposed in him.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The special committee reported the fol-
lowing as the board of directors for
the ensuing year, which was
adopted BY the convention:
I'd Dlvi.ion.-F. G. Gore, Harrisburg, Pa.
Sd Division.-L. L. Tate, Washington D. G..
4th Division.-J. T. Miller, Atlanta, Ga.
9th Division.-Geo. C. Mann, Chicago, Ill.
9th Division.-J. V. Henry, Quincy, Ill.
7th Divisions X. Baughman, Camp Point,
Ill.
9th. Division.-Jno. Sargeant, Chicago, Ill.
Mr.. Baughman offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the principal business
Offices of this association be removed
from the city of Chicago to Decatur, ILL.,,
and that the steps required by law be taken
to legalize such removal.
Mr.. Stewart offered the following, which
was adopted:
Resolved, That committee, consisting
of the president, A. j. Miller and j. E.
White, procure national charter for the
ass ssociation, and that they are hereby en-
powered to call to their assistance any
member or members that they may deem
necessary, and that all expenses be paid by
this association.
Mr.. Warning moved to add that the COM
mittee inquire whether the association has
complied with the laws of Illinois.
Mr.. Stewart opposed the motion. This
is special committee for specific pur-
pose. We will soon have an executive
committee who will take this matter in
charge.
Mr.. Warning then withdrew the amend
nent.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Armstrong offered the following |
resolution which was adopted: