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

corporations who have in any way minis
tered to our comfort or pleasure upon thi
occasion.
Resolved, That the thanks of this con-
vention are cordially and heartily rendered
that progressive, aggressive and noble
benefactor of the great northwest, tn.
Hon. s. S. Merrill, general manager, ani
his able associates of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul Railroad com pany, who
has by such munifcent hospitality afforded
US 80 much comfort and enjoyment b,
rendering, through Capt. j. E. White, q
magnificent special train, which, in emu
lation of the spirit of our calling, and EN-
blematic of that great-hearted corportion
made the run from Chicago to St. Paul,
410 miles, in the unprecedented time OF
ten hours. And at our homes or elsewhere il
shall be our pleasure, as we'll as privilege,
to extol the public spirit and elegant
equipment of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul Railroad company.
ReSolUed, That to the press of the city OF
st. Paul, this convention finds itself un.
der deap sense of obligation for the most
extended and complete reports of our
several sessions which has been given us
IN recent years, as we'll as the many com
plimentary notices of our association, and
the railway mail service to which We be-
long, for which we do hereby tender our
most sincere thanks.
ResOlUed, That to the citizens of ST.
Paul we desire to express our appreciation
of The many acts of courtesy displayed
towards US. and we congratulate them
upon their beautiful city, and the many
evidences we see of a healthy growth,
which promises to make st. Paul one of
the most i'm portant cities of our country,
and the leading city of the great and
| growing northwest.
| Resolred, The thanks of this association
be hereby tendered1to Capt. j. E. White
and his estimable wife, Mrs. j. e. White,
W. 2. Campbell, John A. Montgomery, J.
I. Armstrong, L. L. Troy, Jas. M. Hurl-
but, and all other officers and members of
the Sixth division of the Railway Mail
Service, who have shown Us so very warm
hospitality, and so generous and hearty
greeting on our way to, and at the con-
vent1on, and who have taken care of our
every want while here. We will carry to our
homes the liveliest, most happy recollection
of this happy convention.
RESOLVED, That while we feel our inabili-
ty to adequately express our sense of
obligation to those who have so earnestly
and successfully labored to make the visit
of the members of this convention to st.
Paul one long to be remembered, as
season of unalloyed pleasure and salts
faction. We do, however, feel called upon
to formally express our most hearty
thanks to those earnest and untiring men,
Capt. Ed. s. Bean and G. b. Bosworth
and thier admirable corps of active
assistants, who have so successfully ar
ranged for our entertainment during our
stay in the wide awake City of St. Paul.
Words fail to express our satisfaction and
our appreciation of the truly royal manner
We have been received and entertained by
our large-hearted comrades in the north
west, and We do hereby tender our most
hearty and sincere thanks to those WHO
80 generously and 80 unselishly minis
tered to our comfort and pleasure; and
IN view of anticipated pleasure we feel like
exclaimlug in the language of Nautical
Parrott" For what we are about to re-
ceive may the Lord make us ever thank
full.
Mr.. Southold offered the folio wing reso-
luton:
ReSolrSd, That this association admit
all members over fifty years of age who
have formerly been members, and who had
been dropped.
Mr.. Montgomery moved to lay the reso-
luton on the table, which was ordered by
vote of "a for to 10 against, not vot-
ing.
The election of officers, which was the
regular order Of business, was then called
up.
ELECTION OF OFFERS.
Nominations being in order Mr.. Gar
rity, in few well chosen and deserved re-
marks, presented the name of W. G.
Baird, the present incumbent,
Capt. White seconded the nomination
and put the question to the convention,
which instructed the secretary to cast the
unanimous vote of the association for Mr..
Baird.
This was done amid much applause.
President Baird was taken by surprise,
and rising to his feet said he must re-
cover breath before he could say word.
He then said;
want to say to you that while am full
ly mindful of the great honor that you are
about to again bestow upon me, and while
I don't want to seem in the least bit per-
verse or contrary, it is really a matter of
impossibility for me to accept again the
position of president of your association.
While l would feel proud to preside over
you at the next annual meeting, it is, as
said before, matter of impossibility for
me to do so.
Again, let me return to you my thanks for
the honor that you have conferred, and to
say to you that although sever my con-
nection with you as your president, yet, as
high private, feel sure
that in the coming year I may be
able to GO more for this association than
have in the past, and know it will be my
pride, and one of he greatest pleasures of
my life to do this for you.
This decision must be taken as final. 1t
is not, l assure you, 80 much a matter of
choice as one of duty. l am sure that, in
view of the duties that l will have TO per-
form in the coming year, officially, 1 can.
not perform the duties of president of
your association as they should be per-
formed; hence I shall have to positively
decline.
Bat, before taking my seat, I wish to do
one thing that will be ous of the pleasant
est duties that I have had to
perform while presiding over your
deliberations and that is to return thanks,
net only of myself, bat of every menber,
lay, az we'll As delegates, TO she ladies who