The evening times., 1896-11-12
LEAGUE MAGNATEs At ODDS
Conflict as to Correctness of
The MIMI eS.
MUCH DEPENDS UPON IT
Question at Issue Is Whether the
National Board Has the Right to
Increase It's Membership From
Four to Five-Little Doubt Enter.
tained That Brush VIII Win Out.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-As on yesterday, the
corridors of the Auditorium Hotel We're
thronged this III orning with baseball men
of high and low degree, and gossip of The
diamond predomina ed. The leaders were
rather late in making their appearance,
indicating that the conferences following
the first days meetings Were protractcd,
and limiting at probable Developments to-
day.
Ine uprermoSt topic Of the meeting was
the tie vote by which John 4. Brush the
indianapolis Cincinnati maenate, was tenn
porarily thrown down" in the matter of
approving the minutes OF the meeting of
the League. 80
The puinv at Issue was whether the ac-
ton of the national board in delegating it.
self the power OF amending the national
agreement by unanimous vote in increas-
ing its membership from four u five, in
Guiding President Nick Young, ex-uf-
ficio member, should stand.
QUESTION OF CONSTRUCTION.
An amendment found at the end of the
national agreement reads:
This agreement may he altered or con-
sidered at any time by the unanimous
consent of the board. This amendment
shall become operative after February n.
1885,
Such a clause practically gives unlimit-
tu cDUtTol III tlie nOdTu. Inc minutes, as
read yesterday, Indicated that the League
has approved a faction OF the board in in
Serting the amcHduent and further rati-
fled thu increase OF membership from
four to five. see
IInmeiiately there was a question a. to
the correctness OF the minutes. President
Brush and one or two others asserted they
remember approval of the amendment in
question at the League meeting. Several
did not know and the rest We're positive
no such action had been taken, boldly an
nouncing they would have opposed ii at
the time If il had been under considera-
'tiOn. The pet plan generally credited to
Mr.. Brush was thus to give the whole
power to the board, rather than to the
League itself
Inrre IS also clause in the League con-
stitutions which provides that amendments
10 the national agreement shall be adopted
only by the unanimous vote of the League,
The two clauses were, therefore, in direct
contradiction 20 eaci oJ."r, bat the League
virtually waived its right in favor of the
board. if the minutes were granted to be
correct.
BRUSH CERTAIN To WIN.
According TO an authority in such mat
ters, the triumph of Mr.. Brush is assured
at this mornings meeting. The gentleman
III question declared this morning that the
Louisville club, which yesterday voted
against the adoption of the minutes, has re-
newed its alliance with the Brush faction
and VIII today reverse its position, thus ac-
complishing the adoption of the minutes
by vote OF to D.
Cincinnati, Cleveland, St Louis, Balti-
more. Washington and Brooklyn Will Join
with Louisville in Mr. Brush's favor. the
opposition consisting of Chicago, New York,
Boston. Philadelphia AMI Pittsburg.
Among the deals that are said to have
becuin contemplation, but have not yetbeen
coiSummated. are the exchange of Fred.
Ely. the Pittsburg shortstop, for Dahlen,
OF The Chicagos. Mr.. Freedman is said to
have Offered TO exchange Jim Stafford and
Blil CLARKE. of the New YOrkS, for Fred
Clarke, OF Louisville, but the proposition
was not agreeable to the management Of
The Kentucky club. Manager Selee of the
BoStons, 1t is said, tried to dispose of
PITCHER Dclan To st. Louis but the latter
hadn't the price, and the deal was
nirped in the bud.
Both sides were earnestly Y lobbying all the
morning over the arbitration board wrangle.
and neither would admit defeat. ONLY a
vote can prove the success or failure of the
Brush combine. The negotiations della we'd
today's session until after / . O'Clock, and
it will probably be 8 o'clock before ad-
jOurnment