Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-11

ton city for 1908 was undertaken Sec
rotary McFall read letters of formal in
vitation from Atlanta, Ga, Columbus,
Ohio. Milwaukee. Wis, Niagara Falls, N.
Y. Springfield, Ohio. and Galesburg, Ill.
Milwaukee, Springfield and Galesburg
withdrew in favor of Columbus, and the
contest finally narrowed down to
Atlanta and Columbus, with Niagara
Falls remaining in the race as a
convenient attraction for voters who
wanted to climb on the fence and avoid
voicing preference for either of the two
leaders A series of letters and kilograms
from mayor and Former Chief Joyner Of
Atlanta were read. in each of which the
convention was urged to come to Atlanta
next year, and it was recalled that the
association. at Its meeting in Houston,
Tex, last year, practically promised to
visit Mayor Joyner in 1903. Mayor Joyner
was formerly chief of the Atlanta fire de-
partment. and he has been a member of
the association for more than twenty
years.
The claims of Columbus were equally
strongly arrayed in letters from the mayor
and councils of that city, and in brief
addresses by Chief Lauer of Columbus,
Chief Loller Of Youngstown and others.
When the time came for voting Chiefs
Quigley of Syracuse, N. Y, Norton of WI
mona, Mimi, and Paine of Ogden, Utah,
were appointed tellers. Atlanta and Co.
lumbus raced neck and neck. past half
dozen tally points, but Columbus passed
the quarter post slightly in the lead, and
at the half was ahead by length
Then Chief D. C. Garrett of South
Omaha. started miniature stampede for
Niagara Falls by the Don't Care"
brigade, and Niagara finally emerged from
the battle of ballots with fifteen votes
The tellers announced that Columbus had
received 1870 and Atlanta sixty-nine. Chief
Cummings of Atlanta. made a motion.
which was carried. that the selection of
Columbus be made unanimous.
List of Vice Presidents.
Vice presidents for the various states
selected yesterday and read last night
are:
District Of Columbia. William T. Belt:
Alabama. J. F. Browder; Arkansas,
Charles 8. Hofer; California, P. H.
Shaughnessey; Connecticut. H. w. Park
er; Colorado, E. E. Baty: Florida, Tucker
Savage; Georgia. w. B. Cummings; Illi-
nois, F. A. Owen: Indiana. James Dena-
ley: Iowa. Thomas J. Price: Kansas, John
McNarrey: Kentucky. J. J. Wood; Louis
lana. Chris O'Brien; Maine, NJ NJ Ed
ridge: Massachusetts,. George Coleman;
Maryland. Malcolm w. Jordan; Michigan,
Hugo Fl. DIETS: Minnesota, w. C. WoFton:
Missouri John O. Granville; Mississippi,
W. buHCdh EhdHltOUId, odndQd, y. d.
Buckhannon: Nebraska. D. c. CARAT;
New York. Charles Little: New Jersey.
George Warratt; New Hampshire, W. C..
Green: North Carolina. Charles Schniffey;
North Dakota. A. H. Runge; Ohio.
Charles ]. Lauer: Ontario. Canada, John
Thompson. Oklahoma and Indian Terri
TORY, ]. L. Templeton: Oregon. David
Campbell; Pennsylvania, James Gal
lagher: Quebec. Canada. z. Benoit: Rhode
Island A. ]. Kirwtn: South Dakota,
Charles Arenat: South Carolina, E. s.
Kennedy: Tennessee. c. T. Sullivan;
Texas. A. NJ. Prescott: Utah. Charles T.
Vale: Vermont. C.. A Niles; Virginia.
George c. Shaw: Wisconsin. o. Johnson:
West Virginia. Robert Cline: Wisconsin.
William Mertz: Wyoming, Otto Gramm;
Delaware. George w. Sosse.
On return to the regular order of bust
ness a motion by Chief Fillmore Tyson
that all popularity contests be eliminated
from the association was unanimously
carried.
The business men of Seattle, Wash,
sent a letter that was read to the dele