Wichita eagle., 1889-01-19
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
OF THE BOARD OF TRADE FOB THE
ENSUING YEAR.
President, w. S. Corbett; First Vice Pres
ident, G. II. Blackwelder; Second
Vice President, G. A. Walker;
Treasurer, j. o. David
SOM Secretary, II. L.
Pierce-Other
Business,


board of directors of the board of trade
for the ensuing year was the absorbing
topic of conversation among members of
that organization and business men and
citizens generally yesterday. The respect
i've merits Of each new member were thor
oughly discussed and the general conclu-
sion reached was that the new board con-
tains all the ingredients required in such
body to make the same success, and con-
gratulations were showered upon the new
members. A great many regrets were
freely expressed that some of the very
active former members could not have
been reelected. These gentlemen, how
ever, have the satisfaction of knowing that
the only cause assigned for their failure Of a
reelection is that, in their jealous anxiety
to serve their city and the organization to
which they belong, they entirely lost sight
of personal interest and of that element in
human nature known as policy. Taken all
in all, the personnel of board of directors Of
the Wichita board of trade is matter con-
corning which the city need never feel any
fears.
The question Of who would be the choice
OF the board for president, was not dis
cussed at all, as Mr.. Scott w. Corbett had
been universally agreed upon as the only
choice of the association.
There were three prospective candidates
for secretary mentioned, before the board
met yesterday afternoon. They were Mr..
G, w. Clement, the present incumbent.
who has had charge of the Office since
early last February, with the exception of
several months last summer, when he was
in Cincinnati as one of the Kansas Com
missioners at the Centennial anniversary
of the settlement of she Ohio valley. Dur
ing his absence Mr.. w. P. McNair, who
was commissioner OF the Shippers Bu-
reau," assumed control OF the Office of Sec
retarv. Mr.. McNair was also candidate,
the shippers bureau having been dissolved
the first Of last December, by action of the
board of directors. Mr.. H. l.. Pierce, who
has for over a year been one of the "handi-
est" men about the board of trade, when
any special duty was to be performed,
such as going Co the g. A r, national
at st, Louis, or taking charge
of the Wichita exhibit at Cincinnati, was
another candidate. These gentlemen had
their respective friends and by the time
the board was called to order. it was evil
dent, from the amount of button-holing
and whispered interviews between mem
bers, that there was to be quite an amount
of activity developed in the election.
For the two vice-preSidencieS and the
treasurership there was no competition.
1t was nearly 4 o'clock before President
A. W. Oliver called the new board to-
gether, when on a call of the roll all of the
members were present except two. Mr..
George L. Rouse, Jr,, a notary, acknowl-
edged the new members signatures to
their oath of Office and those present were
duly installed.
The following twenty-four named gen
tlemen comprise the board: Messrs. J. O.
Davidson, VIM. Mathewson. q. H. Black
welder NJ NJ. Murdoch, w. S. Corbett,
Geo. L. Rouse, Sr., l.. ID. Skinner, II. w.
Lewis, c. A. Walker; NJ. w. Levy,
G, w. Clement, A. w. Oliver, R. Z. Law
renee, j. 2. Allen, Geo. NJ. Dixon, @. r.
Miller, Geo. L. Pratt, P. V. Healy, n. T.
J. N. Allen, o. Martinson,
w. ii. Boring. Geo. W. Larimer and a. A.
Hyde.
In the confusion incident to the
trauscribing from the tally list containing
the names of over one hundred persons
voted for as directors on Thursday night
and also because of the lateness of the hour
the name of Mr.. NJ. w Levy was omitted
in our yesterday mornings list of the gen.
tlemen chosen as directors for the ensuing
year. Mr.. Levy was not present at the
election, but was at home with sick head
ache. The roll call of the old directors
indicated that he was present, which was
a mistake. The list showed on its face
that name had been omitted, as it con-
tanned only twenty-three, instead of
twenty-four directors elected. Everybody
present knew that the name omitted was
Mr.. Leyy's.
The president announced, as soon as the
members had finished taking their oath of
office, that the first thing in order would
be the selection of president for the en-
suing year.
Mr.. j. o. Davidson placed in nomination
Mr.. w. S. Corbett, at the time first vice
president. There were no other nomina-
lions, and on motion of Mr.. II. W. Levy
the rules were suspended and the secretary
cast the unanimous vote for Mr.. Corbett
as president for the ensuing year.
Mr. Oliver, the retiring president, then
the new president. Mr.. Cor
bett said that he mad only very few re-
marks to make. He began by saying that
he did not feel at all like eongratulating
himself, for he knew that lie had under
taken a very heavy task. He had deliber-
ated thoroughly before finally concluding
TO submit TO an election as president of
I ba onrH of froA "a nd he'd fu
scented for the sole reason that he
was to be associated in the work, with
body of such strong men as comprise the
board of directors. He hoped that he
would receive the hearty and earnest sup
port and cooperation OF every member of
the board of directors and of the board of
trade 1t was with this feeling assured
that he accepted the position In the past
year, he said, there had been, on many oc-
casions, much difficulty in securing quo
rum of the directors for the sole reason
that some Of them were unmindful of the
resting upon them, and
thought that the business would be trans
acted without their presence. In this they
were mistaken. Mr.. Corbett closed his re-
marks by asking that every director make
it particular point TO attend all meetings
and to attend them promptly, as he ex-
pected their hearty and active assistance
and must have it in order TO do justice to
himself and TO the position he had as
sumed. He thanked the gentlemen for
the honor they had conferred upon him
and assured them that be would discharge
his duties TO the best of his ability
The election of first vice president be-
ing announced as next in order, Mr.. H. W.
Lewis placed in nomination Mr.. George
II. Blackwelder, then second vice presI-
dent. Mr.. P. Y. Healy seconded the nom