The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-22
GET THROUGH TOMORROW
CONDUCTORS STILL BUsILY EN-
Gagged In DISCUSSING IMPoR-
TANT QUESTIONS
INTEREST IN THE ELECTIONS
Strong Candidates In Field for All
the Good acknowledgements
ton for New Home
Proposed.

The whole of yesterday afternoon was
occupied by the conductors in the audi
forum with the reading of the proposed
changes in the laws and bylaws Of the
organization. The home matter was also
discussed but no word was uttered about
the election of officers or the selection Of
a city for the convention of 1903. Ac-
cording to Grand Chief Conductor Clark,
the convention will not be able to close
until Thursday afternoon. The discus
sions have been prolonged at such length
that they have taken UP time that could
have been used to better purpose.
With regard to the home matter 1t Is
proposed to have the order appropriate
SIS, coo out of it's standing fund. An at
tempt will then be made, if the PROPOSE
ton carries, to have the other orders APP
propriate sums for the home also, and
to have new home built on site yet
to be selected. If the orders will not
agree to have a new home, changes will
be made in the present structure to ac-
commodate the additional needs of the
institution Each member of the order
will also be assessed about % cents for
the maintenance of the home. If a new
home is built it will involve a large eX-
penditure, because about 100 acres of land
will have to be purchased and entirely
new buildings must be erected. 1t seems
to be the general sentiment now, how
will in all probability be done.
The convention also considered the new
plan of paying delegates and this will
in all probability go through today to-
gether with the home measure. The
scheme is to have each division pay ex-
penses proportfonately, that is, a stated
sum regardless of the number of mem
bers. No action on any measure of i'm
portance was taken yesterday.
Mr. Clark was asked whether
there was any discussion on the liquor
question, and he answered that there was
but it was Of no Importance and the
present law relative to the selling OF
liquor will continue to be in force. 1t
was merely a side track question as 1t
were. The present law forbids absolutely
the selling of liquor by any member of
the order. There are one of two of the
conductors who think that the law Is
rather rigorous.
INTEREST IN ELECTION.
Intense interest has already been de-
veloped in the coming election Of officers,
and it developed yesterday that there
will be some warm contests on. Sad
one conductor at the Ryan to another
yesterday:
Assistant Grand Chief Conductor Gar
retson will have a hard time of it and so
will Grand Secretary and Treasurer
Maxwell" Later in the afternoon 1t
was ascertained that j. B. w. Johnson,
| of Washington, has already secured con-
siderable strength and Mr.. Garretson
may, If statements given out are corr
rect, have to hustle. H. J. Holloway Of
New York, and w. E. Miller, of Missouri,
are hot on the track of Secretary Max
well. Grand Senior Conductor Charles
A. Wilkins is opposed by w. E. Starcher,
of Point Pleasant, w. Va, and H Leach,
of Jackson, Mich. One of the most in
teresting contests is that for the Office
of grand Junior conductor. A j. Corbitt
is opposed by L. E. Sheppard, Of Cam
den, N. J., Thomas McBee, of Mississippi,
Frank Hartel, of st. Louis, and J. H.
Towne, Of Kansas City. All of the men
have developed considerable strength and
the outcome will be watched by every
one closely. The election Of officers may
be begun today.
Several parties Of conductors went on
fishing trips early yesterday morning.
Most Of them went to st. Louis county.
Many of the conductors and their wives
last night went to hear Mansfield
PLEASED WITH ST. PAUL.
The committee on thanks in the con
| ductors' convention yesterday Afternoon
submitted It's report. The report OK
pressed thanks In a most hearty way t.
Gov. Van SAINT, Mayors Smith and Ames
of the Twin Cities, and the people here
generally, for their kind and courteou.
treatment to the members Of the ordel
and the auxiliary 1t also, extend!
thanks to Division 40, which mas been IN
firing in it's efforts to please, and to tht
railroads which have extended courtesies
and the railroad orders and their auxil
iaries, as well as the Y. NJ c. A., tn,
Ells, the Shrners, and all the others
who have helped to keep tho ball moving
The report is signed by L. Il. Shepard
Charles Mitchell and t. ]. Jewett.