The Washington herald., 1907-10-11
GOES TO COLUMBUS
Ohio City Wins Fire Chiefs
Next Convention.
ATLANTA WAS CLOSE SECOND
Good Feeling Marked Selection of
Buckeye CapitnI-OpDOsitiOn 10 the
CHIEF Higgins, of Albany, Chosen
President-I4ist of Vice Presidents.

Columbus in 1858.
While scores Of chiefs and associate
members Of the Internal tional Association
of Fire Engineers rooted hard last night
for the cities which they preferred as
places for holding the thirty-slxth annual
convention Of their organization. yet
when the tellers counted up the ballots
and found the Ohio city was ahead of
Atlanta. Ca, her only close rival in the
contest, there were only kind words
heard.
Harmony prevailed at all Of the pro
ceedings. and at no time was any III feel
ing manifested, and when the official
count-l30 for Columbus and 50 for At
lanta-was made known, Chief Cum
mings. Of Atlanta, Immediately moved, on
behalf Of the city, that the vote be made
unanimous.
officers Of the association, who were
elected last night, were: President. NJ. f.
Higgins, Albany y. Y, former first vice
president first vice president, Fillmore
Tyson. Louisville. KY, former second
vice president; second vice president,
George W. Horton. Baltimore; secretary,
James McFall, Roanoke, Va; treasurer,
d. c. Larkin. Dayton Ohio.
Only One Contest.
For all of these offices. with the ex-
ception Of second vice president, there
was but one name presented. For the
latter the names Of Chief Horton and
Chief Thomas ". Haney, Of Jacksonville,
Fla, We're put in nomination, Chief Haney
declining in favor Of the Balumorean.
The meeting started out in a friendly
spirit, and the first business transacted
was the passing of m ton that no cleo
tive contest be countenanced by the con
vention. 1t was also decided by motion
that the company which has conducted
contest for the finest lady" in attend
ance al this convention be requested to
make no award.
John o. GlanviIle, chief Of the salvage
corps Of St Louis, Mo-. presented 2
paper on Morality" He said that there
is a close relation between morals and
efficiency. The old idea that a chief had
to run about cussing everybody and
everything has been abandoned so that a
new order of men has replaced the old
staggering bullies.
Immediately following this address the
convention got down to the election of
officers for the ensuing year, cheering
each man as elected. standing TO vote for
him, and making each one speak before
he could secure peace. All of the chiefs
elected said a few words. expressing ap-
probation, but when it came the time of
Secretary McFau TO face the crowd they
merely asked for a smile They got it,
too.
Officers Are Introduced.
After the election, the retiring president
Of the association, Chief Kellogg, Of Sioux
City, Iowa, appointed Chief Miles ). Hum
phreys. of Pittsburg. past president Of
the association and Past President Quig-
ley, Of Syracuse, y, Y, TO act as escorts
for the new officers. Chief Humphreys
led them to the front of the platform
and introduced each one.
With the selection Of Chief Quigley, Of
Syracuse, Chief Norton, of Winona, Mimi,
and Chief Paine, Of Ogden, Utah, as tel
lers, the friendly but furious scrap of the
evening began. Columbus, the winner in
the contest, was the first city named for
the 1908 convention, but almost immediate
ly her nclghbor, Springfield, Ohio, was
mentioned Atlanta had many friends
and they worked hard, some one who
wanted the convention to 60 to the Geor-
gfa city being on the floor most of the
time. Chiefs Haney, of Jacksonville, Fla,
Rozetta, of Nashville Tenn, and eX-
Chief Benedict. Of Newark. y. j.. called
upon the delegates 10 remember the at
fractions of Atlanta, and promised that
If the fire fighters decided on that town
a large time would be theirs for the
asking.
Letters and kilograms from former
Chief JOyneF. Of that city, were read, and
greeted with much applause by the At
lanta advocates. It was thereby pointed
out that the convention was practically
promised 10 Atlanta one year ago.
Chief Lauer of Columbus, declared
that his city was at the center OF the
coUntry-or almOst-that it had every
thing good that q convention needed TO
make it a real live convention. and that
il would show the fremen the time OF
their lives.
A letter from the Niagara Falls bureau
of publicity. inviting the holding Of the
1868 convention in that city. was then
read. and several New York State MEM
bers talked in favor of such a selection.
Chiefs from GaleshUrg. Ill. and Spring
field Ohio. then declined any further de-
sire to take the convention from Colum-
bus. and the field. which had narrowed
down to three entries. when the name Of
Milwaukee was suggested A letter from
the Citizens Business League. Of that
city was read
Seattle, Wash, wanted 10 be the first
citv 10 90 after the convention for 1902,
so she sent q communication from Chief
Harry w. Bringhurst. asking the inter
national association to come TO that city
in September Of 1909, during the Alaska
Yukon-Pacifc Exposition. This COM
munication was passed over.
Secretary McFaU then proceeded 10
read the roll Of delegates, each one as
called responding with the name Of the
Cftv Of his choice The first votes came
from Alabama. and We're for Atlanta.
The Georgia city ran up fifteen or more
ballots before Columbus got one. When
the Middle Western States were enCoun-
tered, though, a change came, and the
capital city of Ohio forged into the lead
and never lost It, although once Atlanta
tied with her
The hard-worked teIlers had one laugh
due when the first vote for Niagara Falls
was cast by Chief D. 4. CARAT At the
time it came in more than half the
names had been called without one vote
registered for the New York city.
When the result was announced and a
motion made by Chief Cummings, Of At
lanta. that the vote for Columbus be
made unanimous. the delegates applauded
loudly, and expressed their appreciation
Of the way the losers had submitted 10
defeat
Chief Lauer. Of Columbus. thanked the
members for their votes. He said that If
Columbus didn't deliver the goods he
had promised he would personally take
up that end of 1T and see that something
effective was presented to the association