The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-21

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Treasurer, A. c.. GoodIns, Rochester.
The annual election Of the Minnesota
Bankers association took place Tues
day afternoon at the Tonka Bay hotel.
| The election was conducted in the best
Of feeling, altho the voting for Sec
rotary to take the place Of Mr.. Chap.
imam was spirited. r" ~'@y 3~ -
:. For president of the association. w.
F.. Lee of Long Prairie, vice president,
was elected by. reclamation. m <
An attempt was made to keep Joseph
Chapman. Jr., in the executive coun-
Gil by making him vice president Of
the association. Mr. Chapman absolute
motion that his own nominee for the
position, G. D.. Griffith Of Sleepy Eye,
be elected by reclamation, and it car
ried. 49, - ,s-,. sso.-..>--. - - ~
H.. Enjoy Pretty Fight: s
The fight of the election was over the
secretaryship. M. j. Bowling of Rem
vile nominated F. E. tHolton of Min
neapolis, who had served as assistant
i to Mr. Chapman. it being impossible to
choose between Otto Nelson Of St. Paul
and Ernest G.. Brown Of Minneapolis,
the other candidate in the field: J. Ne.
/ Haven seconded the nomination. J..
w. Wheeler of Crookston said he
twanted, to nominate another good man,
Ernest G. Brown Of Minneapolis. Ernest
w. Lundsteen of Lester. Prairie urged
that the convention make haste slowly
and seconded the nomination Of Mr..
Brown. r.. ~ - =. m. -~,-t, - Is
\ D. S. Culver Of St. Paul followed the
lead Of others by throwing bouquets
at the secretary and then suggested
that honors be passed around. The 9th
er nominees being from Minneapolis, he
placed the name Of Otto Nelson Of st.
Paul before the convention. G.. H.
Richards Of Minneapolis, national chair
man Of the bank clerks, said that all
loved a pretty. fight and seconded Mr..
Nelson's nomina tion.. The chairman
followed q good hunch' and ap-
/ pointed tellers from the county banks.
On the first ballot the vote stood
Brown, H.. Holton, SO; Nelson, 81;
necessary for choice, So. The second
ballot: Brown, "a; Holton, 50; Nelson
Is; necessary for choice, II. The third
ballot: Brown, "a; Holton, So; Mel
t son, 3: necessary for choice, 76. The
: election. of A.. g. Gooding Of Rochester
r was without contest.
Members Of the executive council
, were selected as follows: Fourth dis
l trict, 2. 8. Culver of St; Paul, to sue
coed Joseph Jockey; fifth district
4 |
t to succeed A. A. Crane; sixth district
3 J. M. Haven Of Big Lake, reelected.
Balance on the Right Side.
At the opening Of the afternoon SEES
sion, Wednesday, o. H. HaviIl of St
Cloud presented President G. w. Ores
with silver mounted ebony gavel il
behalf of the association. Mr.. Ores
made happy response.
} Treasurer G.. H. Prince of st. Paul re
ported. balance on hand at the begin
of $3,627.59; disbursements of SO ,9S4.4s
9 leaving balance Of ST. ,842.20.
Y The resolutions committee, the mos
/ important Of the convention, represent
n ed wide range of the state It wa
l: made up as follows: j. w. Wheeler o
4 Crookston. L. A. Huntoon of Moor
r head, C.. D. Griffith of Sleepy Eve, !
Y G. Schmidt of Mortified, J. M. Have
s of Big Lake.
f Surety Company Report.
: c. D. Griffith reported for the CON
% mittee on organization Of a surety con
a pany. He said that articles Of incol
n poration had been signed by the men
&, bers of the committee, thirty-one cit
!. bankers, eight attorneys, seven me,
n chants and manufacturers and ninetee
4 country bankers. At least 200 cou1
,e try bankers - the chairman said, eswi
W have to interest themselves if the con
h pany is to be started.H
If D. S. Culver of ST. Paul reported fc
E. the delegates to the American Bankers
h association. He suggested a board {
audit for the national association, t
investigate the books of houses dealin
q q in commercial paper.
N Groups Give Testimony.
= Group reports were received fro
n nine congressional district secretarie
~ as follows: District No. I, ID. C. Arm
q strong, Albert Lea, increased attent
n ance, good meetings; district 2, A. <
10 Oleson, Mankato, suggested doing ava
80 with group banauets as an experimen
30 recommended adoption ef uniform il
10 struments law, declared against post;
90 savings banks, because of tendency |
501 segregate money in eastern financi
s0E centers; district 3, H. o. Hey, Mort
erl field, smallest group expect 81
Eerease this year, recommended abolis
Ill Hnent Of fee system Of examination an