Omaha daily bee., 1898-05-14
one HEAD FOR EXPOSITION
Directors Finally Override the Members o.
the Executive COMMITTEES.
GENERAL MANAGER TO HAVE full CONTROL
business Of the Association on the
Grounds to NE Carried ON NY =
sSngie RespousibIc Head
Hereafter.

selected by and be under the direction OF
the executive committee, be placed in charge
of and held responsible for the orderly,
economical and systematic conduct ot affairs
on the exposition grounds and be In full
charge thereof. suggesting to the executive
committee such general rules and regula-
tlons or changes therein as may produce
the best results. Such general manager
shall have the power. for cause. 10 sum
mariiy remove and discharge any employe
OF the exposition employed in the buildings
OF on the grounds Of the exposition. except
surtrintendents OF departments and shall
and give the cause for such diset arge to
the manager OF the department. Ia which
surh person Is employed.
The course which has been urged on the
exposition management for months has at
last been adopted, and the first step has
been taken to place the administration of
the affairs Of the exposition in the hands
OF one man with executive authority. This
action was taken by the Board of Directors
OF the exposition at a prolonged and stormy
meeting held yesterday afternoon, which
ended with the adoption of the above reso-
luton by a vote Of "a ayes and / nay, the
latter being cast by Director Yost, who
laughingly remarked that he simply wanted
to be different"
This matter came up after the board had
been in session for some time, being
broached by Mr.. Weller who said there
was a vexed question which should be set
tied, as 1t seriously threatened the very ex-
istence Of the exposition. He then offered
the following resolution and moved its
adoption:
Resolved, That the members of this BOARD
cordially endorse the appointment OF A. C.
Foster to the position sof general supe~in-
terdent made by the executive committee
in compliance with resolutions ai,pted No
Ncmber 13. 1897.
Resolved. That the executive committee
Ia hereby directed to brpatlen and enlarge
TIE powers OF the general superintendent
who shall be placed in full charge of the
exposition grounds and buildings ard held
responsible for the ordsrly, economical and
systematic conduct Of affairs in and on the
game. subjeet to such rules ard REGULATIONS
al may from time to time bc made ly the
executive committee with a view CT pro-
cucing the best results Tho general su-
perlntendent shall have the powc-, fc- cause
to summarily discharge anv empir,c OF the
exposition employed in tie buildings or on
the grounds, excepting srperLtend. pts of
bureaus. and shall fill the vacancies Any
superintendent of a bureau may. for cause,
be suspended by the general superintendent,
who shall Immediately report his action to
the manager Of the department in which
said superintendent is employed, and in case
charges Of misconduct are sustained the
manager Of said department shall name a
lot SAID superintendent. 20 the
executive committee for continuation.
Lindsey and Montgomery object.
Chairman Lindsey of the executive COM
mittee opposed the resolution. He declared
that the members of the executive commit
tee were competent to discharge their du-
ties and he regarded the resolution as a di-
rect affront to the committee. II anything
was wrong. he said the committee would be
Glad IN bay ha m tor tod h,,t ho
asserted that 1t was not in the power OF any
one man to conduct the exposition and the
effect of the resolution would be detrmen-
tai. ..l
General Henderson demanded to know in
what way the resolution reflected on the
executive committee to which Mr.. Lindsey
replied that 1t would result in putting a
man over the heads of the members Of the
committee.
Director Montgomery denounced the reso-
luton as an attempt to do away with the
executive committee, and said IL he were a
member Of the committee he would resign.
He designated the proceedings as an attempt
to discharge people and said II an executive
head was what was wanted the president
should be delegated power to exercise the
authority. He charged the supporters of
the resolution with ulterior motives in thus
urging the enlargement of the powers of
Mr. Foster and declared that Foster was all
right tn his present position, but would be
all wrong II his powers were extended. The
matter had been laid on the table at a previ-
Gus meeting and had been disposed Of.
Mr.. Weller disclaimed any intention of re-
fiecting on the executive committee, but he
said matters had reached q stage where
something should be done.
Manager Rosewater replied to the state
-
had been laid on the table at q previous
meeting and thus disposed Of He called at
tention to the fact that what had been laid
ON the table was a report of the opposers
Of this resolution. providing that the posi-
tion OF general superintendent should be
abolished. This had been laid on the table
by the votes of the people who made the
report, thus presenting the spectacle of the
signers of q report voting to lay It on the
table. He declared that such action was
simply an evasion Of the issue and appealed
to the directory to look the matter squarely
in the face. He charged that certain Of the
employees holding responsible positions had
been found to be guilty of serious offenses
and yet the exposition was dependent upon
these same employees to carry along the
business Of the enterprise. He also referred
to certain difnculties with outside states
WHICH Hdu Teeuitcu tue uedueu
method of doing business which prevails
So far as Mr.. Foster Is concerned, Mr. Rose
water said he had no particular interest in
seeing him retained or in seeing any other
man placed in the position. but he declared
that crisis had been reached and IL prompt
action was not taken those connected with
the exposition would the time in the
near future when disgrace would enveloI
the entire enterprise.
Manager Bruce resented the remarks OF
Mr.. Rosewater and declared that such state
ments made it imperative that the whole
executive committee resign.
Mr.. HitchcOck's Opinion.
Mr.. Hitchcock made an impassioned argu-
ment. in which he charged that the whole
scheme was deliberate and premeditated
purpose TO seize the patronage Of the ex-
position and get 1t into single hands. He
charged that for months Mr.. Foster had
been personally canvassing the members oi
the board to override the executive commit
tee and secure greater power. He denounced
such a course as an outrage, partaking oi
petty politics for an employe who took the