The San Francisco call., 1910-10-06
San FRANCISCO MAY
WIN ENDORSEMENT
Resolution FavOring This City
for Exposition TO Be Put
Before Bankers
Charles H. Huttig of St. Louis
Slated for Executive COun=
ciI ChairmansIlip

Los ANGELES. Oct 5.-The ques-
zion of whether any city shall be in
dorsed as tie place TO hold an exposi-
tion in honor Of the opening of the
Panama canal in 1915 is one that is in
leresrng the delegates to the bankers
convention TO large degree. San
Francisco. represented by T. L. Brown,
and New Orleans. represented by Sol
Wexler. are presenting their claims,
and II is possible that a resolution in
dorsine san Francisco win be intro
duced at the convention next Friday.
some Of the delegates are reticent
about g0ing on record in the matter Of
Endorsement declaring that the con-
vention should not indorse either city.
HUTTG Is VICTOR
Charles \. Huttig. president of the
Third national bank of St. Louis, Will
be the next chairman of the executive
council Of the American bankers asso-
ciation. This was made a practical
certainty by the withdrawal OF VII
liam George OF Aurora I'll. whose
friends had urged him 10 be a candi-
date for the Office
The election Of chairman Of the ex
ecutive council does not come until
Friday, but with the withdrawal of
CEeoree which was announced today. il
IS conceded by all of the delegates that
IUttig viii be the unanimous choice of
the convention for the high Office. f.
o. Watts. president OF the First ma
ttonal bank Of Nashville, Tenn. and at
present vice president OF the associa-
zion is scheduled to succeed to the
presidency. according 10 the progress
sion rule of the association. and Colonel
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retary. viii succeed himself.
FIGHT FOR CONVENTION
The question Of selecting the city
for fhe 1911 convention continues TO be
subject Of great interest. san Anto-
MO. New Orleans. Atlantic City and
Richmond, Va. are aSpirants for the
honor of entertaining the delegates to
the American bankers association next
.-ear and 2 hard fight is on between
these cities
Represemtalives of the Texas city
are making a particularly strong fight
and are conducting a personal canvass
.ff the delegates. The matter viii be
fa ken up by the convention Friday
u-Et bat it is possible that no decision
VIII be rendered hy the executive coun-
cil until next May.
Interest in the doings Of the visiting
bankers centered today in the business
session Of the trust company section
~ the association and the annual meet
ing of the secretaries of the state bank
ers associations in the Auditorium.
oliver c. Fuller Of Milwaukee, who
presided at the meeting Of the trust
company section. was elected president
~ the section for the ensuing year
Members Of the executive committee of
the section were chosen as follows:
j. T.. Drake. Los Angeles; ". c. PoilIon
New York; Roland I. Taylor, Phila-
delphia. Isaac RI. Orr. ST. Louis: E. Z.
Boy. Boston.
OFFICIALS RE-ELECTED
In the meeting Of the secretaries of
state assOciat tions the president. W. f
keyser Of Sedalia. No. was chosen to
succeed himself and Secretary Fred e
FarnswOrth was also reelected to the
position he now holds as secretary of
The state associations
The meeting Of the trust company
section was attended with more than
usual interest and the papers read and
discussed before the delegates. while
largely technical, We're Of marked in
lerest 10 the bankers in attendance
Addresses of welcome were delivered
by Joseph Scott president Of the Los
Angeles chamber Of commerce, and J. c.
Drake. president Of the Los Angeles
trust and savings bank
Should the ownership of shares in
hanks continue TO be represented nv
certlhcates commercially negotiable?"
was the subject OF a paper by Stuyve-
SAINT Fish OF New York. which was read
by Colonel F. IT. Fries of New York
in the absence Of Fish.
Other addresses were made bv Will
lam @ Poillon Of New York. William
NJ Baldwin Of Cleveland, Edgar Stark
oL cincinnati, Isaac H Orr of St Louis
p J. Parsons OF New York. Dinner
Beeber Of Philadelphia. Edward O.
Stanley Of New York, and others