The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-10

Convention place 1s1O-Portland.
Oregon
, Officers for 1910.
Presidcnt-Fred w. Gooding. Sho-
shone. Idaho.
Eastern Vlce-President-A. ]. Knoll
lin. Chicago. III.
Western vice-President-J A. Del
folder. Walton. Wyo.
Secretary-George S. Walker, Chey-
enne. Wyo.
Treasurer-Lewis Penwoll, Helena,
Mont
The closing hours of the forty-sixth
annual convention of the National
Wool Growers Association were as
tempestuous as a storm at sea. Not
withstanding that the convention was
among the most successful conven-
tlons ever held In the history Of the
association. more business having
been done and better results OBJ
tanned
The tempest OF the last few hours
of the convention. Saturday afternoon.
was brought about through the charge
OF insubordination made by President
Gooding against Secretary George
Walker. II was personal matter
largely, but was taken TO the floor of
the convention. where 1t had to be
threshed out The storm had been
brewing during the entire time of
the convention. and 1t was plain to
be seen that 1t would burst forth In
all It's fury when the time came for
the election OF officers. 1t was very
ga rf a in al
or would be candidates for re-elec.
ton to the Offices they had held for
the past year When II came, 1t
was battle royal, many heated
words were spoken, and, perhaps.
some hard feelings were engendered.
The line of demarkation was clear
ly drawn across the convention hall,
the adherents of Gooding one one
side and the advocates Of the cause of
Walker on the other II could not
be said 10 be question of compe-
tency or incompetency, on the part
OF either Gooding or Walker, nor was
1t question Of popularity before the
convention between the two men.
Both were really the choice OF the
convention all the time for the re-
spective places, but it seems that
President Gooding desired the conven~
tion to gay when does a president OF
the Wool Growers Association really
become president with all the powers
and dignity of the Office" In other
words, who is 1T, the president or
the secretary"
Some time during the year Presi-
dent Goodlng had called on Secretary
Walker to come to Shoshone. Idaho. 10
attend to business meetings connect
cd with the association, and Mr.
Walker had written him that he was
not yet hired man. to be Cat-hnuled
around at the beck and call OF any
one. This angered the president and
the idea began TO creep into his mind
that Walker was trying 10 be the
whole thing, If that were true. the
president contended that there should
be something done by the convention
TO determine whether the president
had any powers. and whether at any
time he had control OF the offices and
the officers supposed TO be under him.
In the discussion on this question
many bitter words were uttered and
the lie passed a number of times. II
really looked at one time that the
an adjourned session would have to
be called TO settle the matter But
wiser counsel finally prevailed and
the contention was amicably set
tied
1t was supposed that the two men
had settled their petty differences
the night before, in a personal con-
ference. but 1t broke out anew In the
convention hall The old sore was
opened. no doubt, when the commit
tee on bylaws recommended an
amendment. to the effect that the sec
retary should be selected by a board
OF control consisting of five per
sons, with the approval of the presI-
dent This aroused the suspicious of
the Walker men. they Immediately
concluding that little sharp prac-
tlce was being attempted against
them. They rallied their forces and
fought the proposed amendment