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Oia.Fn-ht on ed Crises.

One of the old fashioned fights for control OF
tho American Institute will bo fought at tho
annual election next Thursday. with two tickets
for trustees and managers In tho field. Presi-
dent J. Trumbull Smith leads the adminlstrs-
tion faction. Alex. M. Eaeleson. one OF the
managers. heads the opposition. Last years
fair In Madison Square Garden 10 the chief
cause OF war. Charles Chan, bcrlsin WAS its d.
rector. He rays ho made profit Of $4,000 out
of II for the Institute. Eagloson and his parti-
sans. by dcductlng Chamberlaln's salary and
some other expenses. figure out deficit
OF $1,000 and want to get the MANAGE
ment OF future fairs into their own
hands. Englesnn SAYS the managers used
to run the fairs. although the old char.
Chamberiain W MS''S was @ appointed "dircctor" no
found ont about this provision OF the charter
and. as Eaeleson says. backed by the trustees.
managers were left out In tho cold. SO Eagle
son vent to Albany last April and got a law en-
out Of Office the present trustees. entire board
to be elected mex Thursday to serve ono year
trasiee. TS have retired each % year. The snend.
ments also give the managers entire control OF
all exhibitions ordered by the trustees and en-
power the managers IN employ n nsuperintendent.
who shall direct such exhibitions under their
supervision. his conpensation to bc axed by
Mr.. Eagleson says that this Is = crisis IN tho
history the institute, Nine trustees and hiteen
managers are ~ We cnfSotl.
tion party has sent out circular TO the ZOO
members rallying around Director mbcr-
lain, saying that the amendment Of the charter
WAS procured without the knowledge ot a stn-
gle trustee, and that those who engineered tho
change nrc now trying to obtain control OF the
interests and valuable property of the Institute.
Mr.. Chamberlain said yesterday that the
whole opposition movement was against HIN.
and was prompted BY feeling Of soreness upon
the part Of certain men vino had desired tn run
the fair and had not been allowed to do so.
President smith IA d that one cause of differ
ence WAS n demand by Mr. Easlcson. as
Chairman of the Finance Committee Of the
managers. Rt the time ~ the last fair, for a sum
Of several thousand dollars which had been
received as guarantees from pros oSpecttve ex-
hibitOrs by the trustees. and which tho trustees
refused tn turn over to the managers.
Mr. Smith conjectured that q transfer OF
about $50. 900 from the bank where Mr.. Eagle
son Ia employed TO the Farmers Loan and
MI. Eaglrson's resentment.
MIR. Smith complinonted Mr.. Earleson As
very able and honorable man. As in part ex-
planning the facility with which that gentleman
had obtained the passage OF tho act anne nding
tho Institutes charter so Qulstly and expedi-
tiousiy. Mr. Smith said that Mr.. Eagleson WAS q
good friend of Gov. Morton's.
. When Mr.. Morton was running for Congress
he gave q generous sum OF money to Mr.. Eagle
son to dcfray campaign erpenses. Mr.. smith
said. and Mr.. Eaglesons expenditures had been
made so jndiciously and tho accounts had been
kept so scrupulously that when tho election was
over the keeper OF the Governors campaign
purse was able to return IN the cand date 600
Gov. Morton told him that no Que else would
have done that" Mr. Smith said. and the Gov
ernor thought good deal OF him for It,"