The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-29
RIPPLE OF DISCDRD RAISED.
Politics Injected Into the Business The League
Building Associations.

DETROIT, Mich, July 28.-Politics
tonight cast a ripple of discord over
the annual convention tof the United
League of Local Building and Loan as
sociations. The disturbing element
crept in through what was considered
an injudicious reference made this
morning in President Browns address
/ in which the president inferred that
"low tariff and free trade'' were a de-
cided injury to the country 8 business.
Remarks of this characteE did not take
we'll with several delegates of Dene-
cratic faith. They saidinothang about
! it, during the day sessions but shortly.
after the evening session begun, the
following resolution was offered by
Delegate E. l.. Peek, ofiJackson: =:
Whereas, the United League of Building
! and Loan associations is organized for the
mutual benefit of all, and It being our OBJ
| ject here to assist by our acts the further
growth Of such associations iyin our land,
! where so many differences of opinion exist
| in relation to religion and politics. therefore,
Resolved, That tits the sense of this league
! that all matters relating to either religion or
| politics be eliminated from consideration,
| either in debate or papers which may be read,
and that the secretary is hereby required not
to print anything whatever of a political or
sectarian nature as part Of the proceed
|
| There was a warm debate over a
motion to refer the resolution to. the
committee ON resolutions, John F. Nc
| Ginnis, of Alton, illinois, said the idea
| of bringing in politics ought to be
condemned by every honest man pres
ent whether he be interested in pro-
| lection or free trade gold dollars or So
| called fifty cent. dollars. He protested
strongly in the name of the great West.
1t was wrong for the highest officers or
the humblest member TO, bring politics
| into the convention -
An amendment was offered to send
! the resolution to the committee with
| instructions to report the same at once,
but this was strongly opposed. A ques-
ton was raised as to the proprfety of
authorizing either the secretary or the
| resolutions committee to act as censors
| over the papers.
A motion was offered by Judge Sey-
mour Dexter, of New York, to table
| the resolution and the nending motions
thereon. More debate ensued, in which
the introduction of political sentiments
| into papers read before. the league was
roundly condemned. l. n. C. Shum-
way, of Taylorsville, HIS, who had ad-
! vocated the resolution,i consented to
its withdrawal If the political remarks
1T referred to were considered as not
irdorsed by the convention.
The author of the resolution said
that only yesterday President Brown
had come before the Michigan league
| with tale Of woe, about a lack of
| legislation for building associations.
| Exhibitions of partisanshdp would not
aid in procuring favorable legislation
| for the associations. The|object was,
without aiming to hurt any ones feel
ing, to have this sort of thing eliminat-
| ed.
| President Brown at this point ruled
discussion and the resolution out of
order. He said that the secretary could
not properly be authorized to cut mat
ter from the papers read He had al
lowed the discussion to continue be-
cause he supposed that the resolutio
was aimed at remarks, 3 he himself
had made. A metionate table the reso-
luton then prevailed and the discus
sion thereon was ordered expurgated
| from the record, which closed the in
| cident. 80 -
MORNING SESSION.
President Brown. Philadelphia called
the delegates to order and introduced
Mayor Maybury, Who welcomed the
league to the city and acclaimed De-
| troit as a city of beautiful homes, more
of which,, he said, were owned by their
| occupants than in any Sother city in the
country. The president appointed - a
| committee on credentials, with Irving
B. Rich, of Michigan, chairman, and
| committee on resolutions, with Judge
| Seymour Dexter, of New York, chair
man. President Brown then delivered
| his annual address,.
| The committee on credentials re-
| ported fifty-six delegates entitled to
participate in the convention. Ohio,
Illinois and Pennsylvania are the states
most heavily represented The report
Of the treasurer, George H. Eddy, OF
Fall River, Mass, was largely a repe-
tition of Secretary Cellarius' financial
report 1t showed a small balance on
hand and nothing owing. Addison B.
Burke, of Philadenlphia, read brief
address on security found in local
building societies. b.
The delegates thenE listened to re-
| marks from Senator Foraker, of Ohio,
who was escorted into The hah and in
troduced as an able friend of building
l and loan interests in the senate. where