St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-18
LOWRY PRESIDENT.
A Distinguished Honor to the
Whole-Souled Mime
apolitan.
The Eighth Annual Conven-
ton of Street Railway
Managers.
Sumptuous Banquet in the
EVening--Some Eloquent
Addresses.
More Arrests and Suits in the
Collection Associations
Failure,

The street railway people were III SeS-
sion only a small portion of the day
yesterday, but they finished up all the
work of their eighth annual convention
by o'clock. In the evening came the
banquet, and to-day is to be spent in
visiting points of interest in Minneap-
oils and St. Paul. The morning session
was called to order at about 1889 and a
number of papers were read. Henry IL.
Windsor, of Chicago, treated of the SUBJ
ject, street Railway Motors Other
Than Animal, Cable and Electric"
This was followed 10y paper presented
by G. Hilton Scribner, president OF the
Central Park railway, of New York, on
the topic, "How Can Public Sentiment
Be Best Cultivated So That Corpora
tons May Receive Equitable Treat
ment?'
In the afternoon the delegates did
not get together until after
O'Clock, and then it was for a
session in which much was accomplished
in a very short time, aud with little stern
work. The session was mingled with
much rollicking fun and good humOr, III
which the distinguished visitors seem to
delight.
The session was opened by the pres
entation of s. Peiser and Theodore
Schmidt, two Germans of the great
Berlin horse railway. Both made adj
dresses, thanking the convention for
the courteSieS extended the them, and
inviting the delegates to visit them In
Berlin. They said they were upon a
general visit of inspection of American
passenger railways, having gone as far
west as Denver, Col, and having every
where met with the utmost kindness.
The two gentlemen, together with those
of the convention. were furnished much
amusement by President Keepers trans
latiOn of their addresses. The next
work of the session was action regard
ing
THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS
for the ensuing year from the nominal
tons of the committee appointed at the
morning session for that purpose.
The following slate was presented to
the convention by the committee: For
president, Thomas Lowry, Minneap-
oils; first vice president. c. Dinsmore
Wyman. New York city: second vice
president, j. C.. Shaffer, indianapolis,
Ind; third vice president, Robert Nc
CullOch, St. Louis, Mo-; members eX-
ecutive committee, George b. Kerper,
Ohio: George w. Kirby, Toronto. Ont;
Marks. Boston; r. SemmeS, Memphis;
F. NJ. EppIy, Orange, n. j.; for Secre-
tary and treasurer, Henry h. Windsor,
Chicago. Ill. The next meeting to be
held at Buffalo, n. Y.
1t was at once evident that the slate
was not wholly satisfactory to the ma
iOrity of the members of the convention.
Ii. V. Jenkins Immediately voiced this
SnnmAH that
William j. Richardson, who has acted
as secretary and treasurer for the past
eight wears, had been substituted by
that of MI Windsor. Mr.. jenkins spoke
in Mr.. Richardson's behalf, compliment
ing him very highly, and moved that
the report be amended by the substllu-
ton of his name for that of Mr.. Windsor.
Other delegates seconded Mr.. jenkins
I'm his remarks. A vote was taken on
the amendment. and only four or five
members opposed it. The report was
then accepted, and President kerper
was instructed to cast the vote of the
convention for Thomas Lowry for presl-
dent. The announcement OF vote haY-
ing been cast was received with APP
plause. The president then cast vote
for the three vice presidents, and an
other for the remaining officers. The
vote was made unanimous.
The next question to come before the
convention was in regard to the place of
the next convention. Several delegates
pressed the claims of PlttSburg, and
made an amendment faVOring that city,
but it was withdrawn, and Buffalo was
made the place of meeting OF the next
convention.
A committee to arrange for street ear
exhibit at the worlds fair in 1892 was
appointed as follows:
George w. Pearson, Washington; q.
Hilton Scribner, New York; Charles B.
Holmes, Chicago: Z. b. Edwards, Phila-
deIphia; Henry NJ. Whitney, Boston;
Thomas Lowry. Minneapolis; Charles
Green, St. Louis; Edward Lusher,
Montreal, and w. II. MARLIN, San Fran
cisco. The new president and secretary
were added to this committee.
A committee was appointed to bring
Mr.. Lowry, the new president, before
the convention. On taking his stand
by the presidents chair he said:
"Gentlemen of the convention: l
sincerely thank you for the dis
tinguished honor yOu have bestowed
upon me. / only regret that you have
not chosen a more active and better
qualified man for the position" He
closed his address with good story and
was enthusiastically ebeered. A vote
| of thanks was extended to the people of
| the Minneapolis street railway for their
| hospitality, Another was extended to
! President Kerper and third to the
reporters. Secretary Richardson made
| an address thanking the convention for
the honor bestowed upon himself.