Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-20
INV Prof McClsllan's Name Came
To be Left OF the Contest
Program,
LETTER TO GOVERNOR WELLS.
Latter Is Not Satisfied and Writes to
Director General Whitaker Of Utah
Telling Him What to Do

Gov, Wclls 'eSVa'~
49, a, regrets from Master OF Progrom
r Kroeger Of the music at the
a.,,las fair at st. Louis, relative to the
.w,sslon Of Prof. McClellan's name
,,or the list Of organists who are to
n,r,orm a, the exposition. Mr.. Kroeger
svnlaIns that the Salt Lake organist'a
anne was Internationally overlooked;
hu, a. the dates are at present filed,
ss wlll have to wait until some organist
already accepted by the COMMITTEES has
failed to All his engagement, In which
ease Prof. Mcclellan will be taken care
OF.
This, however, Is not satisfactory,
and the governor has written to MI.
ST whitaker, requesting him to take
hand In the matter, and secure the
influence OF prominent ST. Louis people
with view to getting the Tabernacle
oreanist on the program direct. 1t
seems rather peculiar to his many
trends here that after thousands OF
,umlnent tourists from the east, In
,pdlng big st. Louis people, have lis
,sned with such pleasure 10 Prof, Nc
clellan's playing at the recltals 40
freely given visitors he should be en-
iIrely forgotten when the ST. Louis list
NJ performers was compiled. And what
makes the matter more difficult 10 un-
derstand is the fact that one Of st.
Iouls' most influential citizens, and a
member OF the worlds fair directory,
Col Parker, was given a special re-
cital at the Tabernacle while he was
here, and afterwards told News re-
porter at the Knutsford hotel that he
would certainly recommend Prof, Nc
Clenan In the strongest terms TO the
music committee as a most worthy per-
former 10 be invited TO play on the ex-
position organ. In fact, prominent mu-
sIclans from all over the country and
Europe, too for that matter, who have
heard Prof. Mcclellan play, have not
hesltated to say that he is one OF the
most promising young organists living,
and have predicted q great future for
him.
Mr.. KRoEGER's LETTER.
Mr. Kroeger's letter is as follows:
Your letter Of the tth inst. TO Mr..
George W. Stewart has been handed
to me for reply. / would say that In
some way the name of Mr.. Mcclellan
was overlooked when making up our
list OF organlsts. We had already re-
celyed some strong letters In his favor
before your letter arrived.
Inasmuch as the organists who have
already been written 10 have practical
" accepted terms and dates, can only
state, on the part OF the bureau OF mu-
sic, that II an engagement falls through
from any cause whatsoever shall cer-
iAinly write Mr.. Mcclellan, informing
HIN Of the fact aud asking him II he
eannont play His name Will be the
very first to be considered should there
b. an opening.
We certainly want the strongest
western organlsts represented because
there Is such comparatively small
number OF men throughout the west
who are familiar with handling very
large organs. OF course Mr.. Mcclellan
IS FAMILIAR with your great instrument,
ana accordingly would be able TO APP
preciate the qualities OF the one which
Is TO be installed In federal hall.
Trusting this reply ia satisfactory, I
nave the honor TO remain, yours very
truly. Il. r. KROEGER.
Master Of Program.
GOV WELLS WRITES AGAIN.
Gov, Wells has written Director Gen.
eral B. I. Whitaker OF the Utah COM
mission on the matter as follows.
| am Just In receipt of letter from
ffoi, kroeger, master OF program, OF
Whlch copy is herewith enclosed. This
response to my letter OF the ath inst.
copy also enclosed 1--WE are not for
moment disposed to accept as satisfac-
loty' IL Is unfair 10 the commission, TO
lhe state and to Prof. Mcclellan to con-
s!1er I'm only as an alternate or sub
su'ule IN case some other organist fails
W MI an engagement, and / suggest
ana request that You lose no time In
Mhhs up the matter with our friends
mere (ion, r. C. Kearens, | believe,
woulo be especially energetic besides
oelhg highly iniluentiaD to the end that
our TAN artist be placed properly and
prominently upon the list OF perform
us, VINO during the fair, are to manip.
ula'e the sreat festival organ.