The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-08-28
BANK clerks CLASH
ELEC1uG OFFICERS
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Fright Precipitated by Motion
Which Would Give Chairman
shipat0 the West.
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SURPRISED BY NEW YORKER.
Debate Is Amicably Settled.
However, and Meeting Closes
With Banquet at the Mis-
souri, Athletic Club.

Alfred N. Barrett OF New York was
elected permanent chairman OF the Amer
lean Institute of Bank Clerks at the annu-
nj election of officers yesterday. after a
spirited fight over the choice. The cleo
ton brought out the i~iveliest discussion
that the convention heard. resulting final
ly in the following choice:
Permanent chairman, Alfred NJ. Barrett
Of Alexander Hamilton Chapter. New
York: vice chairman. Z. W. Fink. st.
Paul. Mimi; secretary. George +. Allen.
New York: treasurer, Fred A. CrandaIl,
Chicago.
The heads OF the chapter groups are:
Group /, Reginald Norris, San Francisco:
group :. j. II. Puelicher. Milwaukee; group
3. l. $. Egers. Pittsburg; group 1. Jason
a. Nelson. New York: group >. J. L. Guild
Providence; group o. II. :. Marshall,
Berkeley. Va.
Til contest for office developed as soon
az the first nomination for permanent
chairman had been made. the name OF
sir. Barrett OF New York being presented.
c. II. Richards Of Minneapolis was next
put In nomination and the fight was on.
II was a fight between the East and West
for honor5. While ii listed IL was fun of
ginger.
II was precipltated by a motion offered
that II was the sense of the meeting that
me honor should go only to a man from
the city where the next convention should
80. This motion did not prevail, however.
In the course Of the debate a New York
delegate created considerable surprise by
declaring that no man was desired for
the offic VINO had any Iammany affilia-
tons. or used Tammapy means of wire
pulling to obtain 81.
Mr. Rtcha rdg mt "a arpn IN tho STRUGGLE
by withdrawing from the race. declaring
that he would decline absolutely TO allow
his name to remain before the convention
rather than to pro,ong 9 discussion which
threatened the very life of the associa-
lion. Upon the balloting. the Minnesota
delegation cast its vote solidly for Mr..
Barrett and he was elected by a vote Of
100 to IS.
DIDN'T WANT WIREPULLER."
After the smoke of battle had cleared
away Mr.. Herrick of Ohio, one of the
delegates. and a relative of Governor Her
rick of Ohio, poured oil on the troubled
waters by Offering a motion. which was
adopted, that all OF the proceedings of
the records and that every delegate pres
ent be pledged TO secrecy regarding the
discussion.
Minneapolis was chosen as the next
place Of meeting. Reports of committees
were read and accepted.
The morning session finished the bust
K iutCthiSc VI llt CcbN tIiifbti. Ill TIE
safternoon tours were made 10 various
parts OF the grounds
The closing function of the sessions of
the institute MAS the banquet rendered
tho mombers and visitors by the ST. Louis
chapter at the Missouri Athletic Club last
night. The party assembled at the In
club shortly after 5 O'Clock. Covers were
laid for 80.
The toastmaster was Judge Seiden p.
Spencer Of st. Louis. Responses were made
by the following gentlemen: Trust Com
pany Reserves" B'estus ]. Wade, presi-
dent Mercantile Trust Company. st.
Louis. Ranking in the Louisiana Pur-
chase" Paul o. Palmer. National Bank
Of Commerce. st. Louis; Our Young
Members. b. C. Downsy. American Ma
tional Bank, Indianapolis; THE Golden
West" Frank J. Belcher; National Bank
Of California. Los Angeles: The Bank
Clerk" II. II. Wernse, president Mer-
chants Exchange. st. Louis; THE Com
Ing Year" the chairman elect. Alfred NJ.
Berret, National Bank of Commerce.
New York City; What My Official Ter.
ritory Has Done for the Institute, What
II VIII Do" the vice chairman elect. E
w. Fink, st. Paul. Short addresses were
made, by the new secretary, George. L.
Allen, OF New York City, Samuel y. Ham
Of Baltimore and J. L. Guild OF Provi-
dence, r. J.
The linn card was a novel imitation
Of a letter OF credit. issued by the Ban
duet Committee of the st. Louis Chap
ter. Charles 7. Stickel, B. Fell and Ed
ward c.. Each
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