Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-05-25
WORLDS FAIR MUSICAL DIRECT
OR MUST QUIT.
Hot Fight on the Question-Chair
Lannan's Report Asking the Local
Directory to Act Is Finally Adopted
And 1t Is Adopted by Very
Convincing Majority.

| Chicago, May 17.--TheOdOre Thomas
scalp has been demanded by the ma
tional commission And worse still
! this quarrel has become mixed up with
! the Sunday opening question. The
| Thomas matter was brought up in the
commission meeting this afternoon al
| most Immediately after the Sunday
question had been referred to the jul
dietary committee.
! Commissioner Lannan brought up
his report and moved it's adoption.
Commissioner Massey wanted to ex.
plain the vote he would cast. He said
he did not want to be misunderstood
, in the case. but he could not vote for
the report because he did not think that
, the commission, having delegated it's
authority to the council of ad.ninistra-
ton, had any authority to act on the
question.
Commissioner Tousley thought that
the committee had jurisdiction. The
matter was in direct charge of the in
stallation department and the director
general had power to act and the COM
mission had control Of the director gen
eral. He implored the commission to
act and at once.
Thomas should be ousted," he said;
eve have been called, and perhaps just
ly, subsidized effigies. Now let us do
something"
General st. Clair then made a speech
in behalf Of Thomas. He said he did
not believe that the report of the COM
mite presented sufficient facts to war
rant the dismissal Of Thomas. He
urged that the clause calling for the
resignation be eliminated and instead
that Thomas be given to understand
that if he did not do as the commits
sion required he must quit.
He added that a serious error would
be made We're the report adopted. He
told of what Thomas had done for the
music feature of the fair and said it
would be impossible to get any one to
fill his place, and, moreover, that if
Thomas left Tomlins would follow
Commissioner Hundley then offered
the following resolution, to be added
to the committees report after the
word resignation unless Professor
Thomas does agree to comply with the
findings and conclusions herein arrived
at"
Commissioner DeYoung moved that
the amendment lie on the table. The
commission SO voted and General st.
Clair insisted that defeating the amend
ment, defeated the proposition to be
amended That is not So" said Presi-
dent Palmer.
The rules so hold,' persisted st.
Clair
Il doubt it." said President Palmer,
"and, even if they do, it would be such
internal nonsense I would not consider
it. The commission understood that it
was voting only on the amendment"
And then St Clair smilingly dropped
his contention.
Commissioner Walker said that a
director of music must be an absolute
autocrat if he expects to be successful
He must be empowered to select such
instruments as he sees fit
Commissioner DeYoung then called
for the previous question and Mr.. Ian
nan, as chairman Of the committee,
was given the floor to speak in ebhalf
of his report. Chairman Lannan then
made a clear, strong and convincing
presentation Of the whole matter and