The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-05-24


management.
Roberts Rules of Orders shall govern
the meeting. The bylaws may be
amended by two-thirds vote of the
members present.
Rev. L. w. Beattie stated that the
constitution was modelled after
St. Paul and Minneapolis CONNER
cial clubs, although it was impracti-
Cal to try to have here all that they
have there. He thought that there
ought to be $1,000 in the treasury in
order to properly run the club.
Dr. Webster made an argument
against too much power being placed
in the hands of the executive COM
mittee. If the members of the club
had more to say, they would take a
greater interest. In the board of
trade the young men are mere figure
heads, who have no opportunity to
say anything, and the management is
entirely conducted by the older men.
1t is desirable to avoid anything that
will lead to this. He wanted the
club meetings to be held once in two
weeks, but large majority of the
club thought that once month is
often enough, when it is considered
how many other things there are to
take up evenings.
A lively fight occurred over the
amount of the treasurer's bond. The
committee recommended that it be
placed at $4,000. A motion by w. L.
Comstock to place the secretarys
bond at $4,000 and the treasurer's
bond at $4,000 was lost, as was also
motion by DR.. Wood to place both
bonds at $1,000. Mr.. Comstock jok-
ingly moved to place the treasurer's
bond at $4,000, but it was finally
placed at $4,000, on motion of Rev.
Beattie.
Another division of sentiment was
shown as to the amount of the initia-
tion fee. l. Longini thought that SIS
was too small, and suggested SIS.
Rev. Beattie said that the committee
had stood four for SIS and three for $40.
He thought that club of 200 men,
bers could pay it's running expenses
with the dues of so cents month. A
vote was taken and the S. fee sus-
tanned by a decisive majority.
The principal contest of the eve
ming was over the selection of an eX-
ecutive committee, some of those
present desiring to postpone this until
the next meeting, and others desiring
to take at least one ballot at once.
A motion by DR.. Webster that the
chair appoint committee of three
to nominate an executive committee
was lost, as the members did not
want to let this go out of their hands.
Then the club took an opposite tack
by voting down motion by Rev.
Beattie to proceed to elect five mem
bers, who shall hold until the next
annual meeting.
DR.. Webster took courage and
moved that the chair appoint a COM
mittee of five to nominate the men,
bers.
w. L. Comstock opposed this pro-
ceeding, and declared that he wanted
no star chamber business or exclusive
action.
DR.. Wood came to DR.. Webster's
rescue, and Mr.. Comstock moved an
amendment that the committee
should bring in twenty names, from
which the club could select five men.
This prevailed, and the chairman,
G. L. Alleman, named w. L. Com
stock, I. D. Webster, l. Longini, III. E.
Hance and John B. Meagher.
Mr.. Beattie moved that the commit
tee bring in twenty other names from
which to select the five two-year
members of the executive committee.
This failed, and DR.. Webster moved
that Mr.. Comstock be instructed to
make no report. Mr.. Comstock de-
clared that the club had no claim on
his actions, and called the committee
out to consult. The committee soon
returned and asked for time until the
next meeting to make report.
There was objection to this, and
Mr. Comstock then moved that the
committee be discharged, and the
election postponed until the next
meeting. This was carried, after
being amended so that an informal
ballot on the five shor' term members
be Immediately proceeded with.
DR.. Webster and Mr.. Meagher were
appointed telleTs.
A motion by Mr.. Comstock to adj
journ was lost, and a point of order
raised by him that there are no legal
members was overruled. Mr.. Com
stock appealed to the house, and the
chair was sustained large ma
jority.
The ballot was take NJ five
receiving the highest ere Geo.
M. Palmer, 6; e. G. Blu /, IA; w. l..
Comstock, s; l. Longi 6; DR.. Tai
bert, I. There were a arge number
of scattering votes.