St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-08
The Itascas, at a Long Meeting, Elect
Charles Davidson President for
the Coming Year.
Debates of the Directors of the Winter
Carnival Association--The Com
ing Festivities.
How a Baby Helped Man to Find
His Long-Lost Brother-The
Hotel Ryan.
winter Has at Last Arrived-Lizzie
May Ulmer-G. A. X. Install
latfon--
ELEcrrNG THEIR PRESIDENT.
The Itasca Club Confer the Honor
on Charles Dawson.

The ItaSca CluD conner the 1AOOA
on Charles Dawson.
The Itasca club met last night TO elect
officers for the ensuing year. The attend
,nce did not fill all the chairs, but there was
a fair representation. At o'clock sharp
President Willis pounded on the desk with
gavel, and, announcing that his term OF
office had expired proceeded to the deliver
ance of an eloquent address that consumed
about fifteen minutes. Upstairs the Crib
club was indulging in a few friendly
set-tos with large gloves, and the
noise proceeding therefrom somewhat dis
turbed the speaker, but he managed to make
himself heard effectively enough to receive
freouent applause. He reviewed the his
tory of the club since its organization, d.
lated on its progress and success, and ex-
pressed hopes for its future and retired
heartily thanking the members for the una
nimity with which they had worked with
aim for the welfare Of the organization.
The racket of the contestants upstairs was
Ost for moment in the rattle of applause
hat Mr.. Willis received as he descended
rom the rOstrum and took seat IN the
,ody of the house. John Ives arose and
OFFERED A RESOLUTION
f thanks to Mr.. Willis for the earnest
manner in which he had worked for the in
crest of the club, and without dissenting
dice the resolution was adopted. Nomlna-
ions for president of the club being in Or
er, Mr.. Willis, with brief eulogy, pre-
ented the name of Charles Dawson. j. j.
dcCafferty said while he had the highest
egard for Mr.. Dawson, he wished to re-
dominate Mr.. Willis for the Office which he
lad held the past year so efficiently and
With SO much credit to himself
and the club. He thought there was
no man in the organization who
possessed quite so much executive ability as
Mr.. Willis and he should be reelected.
Mr.. Willis, while he appreciated the honor
that his friend McCafferty would thrust
gpon him, declined having his name men
lioned in connection with the candidacy, as
ne believed rotation in Office imbued any
organization with fresh spirit and was nee
bssary to its success. Still Mr. McCafferty
insisted in presenting his name. and dwelt
upon it so enthusiastically that John Ives
was at last stirred, and, rising, he said mas
much as Mr.. Willis had absolutely
declined to allow his name to
be used, he thought it was
throwing an insinuation of doubt at his
sincerity by persisting i'm his nomination.
BY way of explanation, Mr.. McCafferty
said he had no such idea. The club
should confer the honor of all election on
Mr. Willis. and if he wanted to decline
then. he had right to. The matter was
I'm this manner compromised, and an in
formal ballot proceeded to, which brought
Mr.. Willis 90 votes, Dawson 4. Hendrick-
son 2, and Judge Cory /. When the formal
ballot was taken, Mr.. Willis was elected,
and promptly and emphatcally refused to
accept the office. A new ballot
was taken with the following result:
Dawson, IA; Cory, 8: HendricksOn. .: Nc
Cafferty, /: MctirOrty, /; Ives. l. Dawson
was declared elected. and MesSrs. McCaf-
ferty and Ives escorted him TO the chair
where he made brief inaugural address,
dwelling upon the possibilities of the club
i'm the future, and suggesting that some
policy should be shaped whereby the finan-
cial condition of the club would be i'm
proved.
OTHER OFFICERS ELECTED.
The election of the other officers was car
ried on, the mOnotony being relieved by
facetious spaIring between Ives and Nc
Cafferty and DR.. SNYDER. The result of
the election was as follows:
President-Charles Dawson.
First Vice President-John Ii. Ives.
Second Vice President-W. G. Severns.
Secretary-John Tuohy.
TreaSurer-Andrew Delaney.
Executive COMMUNICATION +. A. Hen
Erickson, chairman; c. II. F. Smith, NJ. Ill.
Albin, X. G. Mackay, II. C. Mccarthy.
A vote of thanks was extended to Charles
l.. Willis for the gift of hanging portraits
of President Cleveland and the late Vice
President Hendricks. Other business was
postponed one week on account of the late
ness of the hour and the club adjourned.