St. Paul daily globe., 1890-07-12
CAR Garfield.
The President Applies the Gag
Law in True Tom Reed
Style.
Free Discussion in the Asso-
citation Is Boldly
Squelehed.
Garfield Rules an Appeal
From His Decision Is Out
Of Order.
Northerners Howl Because a
Southerner Is Elected to
Be President.
Prominent Hen Handle the
Race Problem in a Com
mendable Spirit.
Final Ceremonies of the Most
Successful Meeting Yet
Held.

The annual meeting of the National
Educational association for 1890 is over.
To-day the teachers will scatter-some
back to their homes, but the majority
on pleasure excursions north. south,
east and west. All admitth that the meet
ing has been most successful one, both
in point of attendance and the instruct
i've character of the papers and discus
SiOnS. The volume to be issued by the
association of the proceedings of this
meeting will be all invaluable aid and a
material help to every educationalist
in this country. In such large body
complete harmony cannot he expected
in the general government of the Or
ganiZation. That the election of Off
GERS was likely to create some feeling
was only natural, and it was therefore
not surprising that an objection was
raised by some of the members against
the selection Of the nominating commit
tee. There was a lively episode in con-
nection with this at yesterday morn
ing's session, in which President
Garfield took up somewhat
autocratic position, ruling out of order
motion and an appeal from his de-
ciSion. The action of the president in
declaring an appeal from his ruling is
singular. This is how he officially ac-
counts for it:
The chair must state he is in precisely the
same condition with regard to the appeal
and legitimacy as he would be with regard to
the motion. The chair must be aut0cratic
and say that no appeal can be taken and
that the house must either sustain him or
care for itself.
The teachers naturally became ex-
cited and many of them hiSSed. Presi-
dent Garfield, however, had the major
portion of them on his side, who were
not at all 10th i'll applauding this
peculiar declaration. The motion
ruled out of order was one to reconsider
the vote by which the officers were
elected. This was done in order that
w. r. Garrett could be defeated of his
ambition to become president of the as
soclation. Mr.. Garrett is Southerner
and the Northern teachers wanted one
OF their own representatives to fill the
highest office in their gift. The North
ern members of the nominating COM
mittee were responsible for Mr.. Car
rett'S selection, as they totally ignored
its meetings, while the Southern men
went in to win. For the Northern
teachers to kick was absurd. 1t is
questionable, however, whether they
were treated fairly by President
Garfield. The charge has been
made that the latter strongly favored
Mr. Garrett for the presidency. This is
not so. Mr.. Canfield's preference was
Supt. A. j.. Lane, of Cook county, lii
nois. Many people expected this ques-
tion would be again raised last evening,
but nothing OF the kind was attempted.
On the contrary, the action of President
Garfield was indorsed. The discussion
on the race problem filled the Peoples
church last evening. Judge Gunby, of
Louisiana. and President Price, of
North Carolina, handled the subject
well. Considerable disappointment
was expressed at the absence of United
States Senator Blair. who had been an
nounced to speak Oh ''rhe General
Government and the Problem" The
reception rendered by Gov. Merriam
and Mayor Smith at the capitol was
largely attended.