The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-12-17

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INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. lG.-Tlic meetings
OF the Association and League last night
determined m point-that the Associ.
alton people are willing to consider any
reasonable offer that tho League man
ascra will make.
This was evidenced by tho appoint.
mont OF a committee composed OF Won
Der Abe, Won Der Horst and I. s. III.
lott.
The arrival Of President Nick Young,
OF tho league, put the league officials on
working basis, and ut s o'clock they
got together in the club room Mt the
Bates House.. The association com.
mitlee was received, and negotiations
with it were placed in the hands OF q
committee composed OF the very men
who worked the peace scheme, Brush,
Byrnc and Robinson. This indicated
tho cut and dried character OF tho affair,
so lar as tho overturcs orc concerned.
II remains to be seen whether the asso.
citation clubs will act MS unitedly in nc
ccpting the Compromise" terms rs in
seeking n settlement.
The sessionoi the league officials was
q long one, and resulted in nothing tan
gibic. According to tho rutnor the
meeting had to contend with intense
d~issensious which were brought about
by the Chicago and Philadelphia league
clubs. The committee which devised
the details OF the compromise plan
Brush, Byrne and Robinson-was kept
busy explaining the almost infinite de-
tails OF the plan and dcfinin. its advan-
tases. 1t is said that IN estimate OF the
total expenses to be incurred by the
league as an organization was presented.
1t was based upon operationsand agreed
terms between different association
clubs and the conference committees;
that is, tho self-constituted con-
ference committees now given
official authority by both OF
tie organizations, and the total
is reported by a member OF the league
to be in the neighborhood OF S700,000.
This was aiterwart denied by another
official, who said no such matters had
como up. But TO return, the share OF
this great expense which the Chicago
and Philadelphia league clubs must
bear is said to have been the bone OF
contention. The Chicago club objected,
because it claimed that it was getting
an unjust proportion; and the Philadel-
phia representatives, Reach and Rogers,
objected to the terms which were made
the basis OF settlement with the Wag-
ners for the Athletic club.
Both these organizations claim that
their share is proportionately too exor-
bitant, and with that state OF affairs the
session adjourned until II o'clock.
President Jim Hart, OF the Chicago
club, says that no such matter was dis
cussed us is sem out by the league men.
President Day, Byrne and Young re-
fused to affirm or deny the truth OF the
alleged differences.
In the event OF the success OF the
amalgamation. it is probable that n new
league, centrally located, will be form
cd here. Fred Pfeifcr, says that a nue.
leus is already formed, and that it will
be u strong organization. 1t is pro-
posed to include indianapolis, Column
bus, Milwaukee, Detroit, Buffalo ana
other cities. This is OF course contin-
gent upon the result OF tho "peacc''
meeting.
II is safe to say that the single league
plan will 30 through. 1t is evident that
every Association club is fixed except
the Chicago club. Won Der Abe has m
option in the Columbus club. He says
so, and the Columbus officials say SO.
Boston's absorption is in such shape
that the papers can be made out any
moment and the Association club turn
ed over to tho league. With the settle
ment OF the Philadelphia differences an
other strong point is gained. Milwau-
kee will receive back the money she in
vested in the Association from $1,000 to
$4,000. All the other clubs becomes
members Of the new league and
the Chicago clubs are thus forced
to SETTLE the dispute with each other,
II must buy and the other sell, and
there is little doubt that the Association
club will be glad to sell. Thus the total
costof forming the new league will be
between 100000 and $4,000. This
will be the price Of peace"