The Washington times., 1911-01-10
PUBLIC. SERVICE
ISSUE BROUGHT UP
Comes Squarely to Front at
Annual Meeting of
Chamber.
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for his candidate was unanimous. The
nominations were voted closed after
w. S. Hoge had seconded the nomina-
tion.
Nominations for first vice president
then We're called for. and T. c. Dulin
placed the name of d. ]. Callahan be-
fore the meeting. In nominating Mr..
Callahan, Mr.. Dulin said:
i wish to present the name of a gen.
tleman for vice president of the Cham
Der OF Commerce whose character is
one of the guiding stars of men of af-
fairs, and when his name is mentioned
II looms up like our Washington Monu-
ment to the height that means attain
ment- His ability has been shown by
his good work in the Chamber, being
one OF its directors since the beginning
of this organization, and his manage
ment of his business affairs speaks out
for itself. We all, as good business men,
believe in promotion. Then why not in
the affairs of the Chamber of Com
merce. Let us honor the man for his
good work. Il want to present the name
of D. J. Callahan for vice president"
Mr. DuIin was followed by Benja-
min w. Guy, who seconded Mr.. CAL
lahAn's nomination. E. c. Graham
also dwelt on the record of Mr.. CAL
1ahen in the Chamber and in the busi-
ness community. Scott c. Bone was
the last to speak in Mr.. Callahan's
behalf
Willige's Name Presented.
In nominating ]. Louis Willige, Ern-
est II. Daniel said:
'No words of mine can add to the
credit of the candidate whom l wish
to name for the first vice president.
He has given time and intelligent
thought 10 the work of the Chamber
I need do no more than place in NOM
ination J. Louis Willge, and take
pleasure in so doing"
The nomination was second by Her
bert T. Shannon and by James S.
Groves. Mr.. Groves made a speech, in
which he reviewed Mr.. Willige's record
in the Chamber and urged his election.
The nominations for first vice presi-
dent then were closed.
Charles ]. Bell was nominated for the
second vice presidency by Isaac Cans,
and the nomination was second by d. J.
Kaufman. There was no other candi-
date.
At this point Chaplin Brown intro
duced resolution providing for a re-
cess until o'clock, during which time it
was proposed that no one should raise
the point of order against a quOrumr
A. Leftwich Sinclair made a point of
order against the resolution. President
Guide sustained the point of order, and,
on Mr.. Browns appeal from the chair,
the presidents decision was sustained
by vote of 80 to 80. The discussion
threatened to prolOng the meeting and
keep the members in the room during
the afternoon. 1t was tacitly agreed,
then, not to raise the question of quo
rum curing the NOunS.
Heavy Vote Expected.
1t is certain that the vote today will
be the biggest ever cast in a Chamber
of Commerce election. The reason for
this is the strenuous contest between
Mr. WiIlige and Mr.. Callahan Cor first
vice president, and the contest for
the ten places on the board of directors.
4 spirit of sporting interest was in
jected into the contest last evening
when f. H. Daniel, manager of Mr..
Willfge's campaign. and E. c. Graham,
manager of Mr.. Callahan's campaign,
met in the rooms of the Chamber of
Commerce. Graham said to Daniel:
How are you feeling?"
Fine" replied Daniel. Il always feel
that way on the eve of victory"
Want to make little bet?'
"Sure l don't mind picking up some
thing easy and sure. Whatll it be-"
First Graham offered to bet din
ner; then Daniel offered to make IT
dinner for himself and Mr.. Willige
feast TO be for purposes of promoting
future peace, and to celebrate the vic
tory of whichever man is elected.
After a series of sallies. it was final
" agreed the stake would be a din
ner for Mr.. WilIige and Mr.. Callahan
and the seven lieutenants of each who
have been managing the campaign of
each, the party totaling sixteen.
Takes Him At $50.
Later in the evening Ralph w. Lee,
another of Mr.. Galatians lieutenants.
called Mr. Daniel on the phone and
said he'd like to get in on the dinner.
Daniel said:
"Ive bet q dinner for sixteen, and
don't care about any more meals but
I'm willing to put up little coin
"AIl right" replied Lee. TN take you
on for fifty"
"Done" said Daniel. and the bet was
sealed
The telIers for the election held a
meeting yesterday afternoon and agreed
on plans for checking members as they
vote and for counting the ballots after
the polls close. The following are the
tellers, who have been agreed to by
Mr.. Willige and Mr.. Callahan:
W. S. Hoge chairman; John Poole,
W. ]. Bacon, Carl Mueller George Pitt,
DR.. Harry Kaufman, Walter Brownley,
Walter Brown, E. c. Graham. E. H.
Daniel, Walter E. Hilton, William John
EYnon, George Markward, A. Leftwich
Sinclair, Joseph jacob, Joseph D. Sui
livan, ]. Castle Ridgeway. c. W. Clag-
Eett, A. o. Hutterly, HerbeSt Shannon
Phil King. +. S. Wolfe. Frank Rogers,
John L. Weaver, Albert Schulteis, John
Childress. Louis NJ. Thayer. Eugene
Thompson, Julius Peyser, George Hen
derson, and William c. Henderson.
Balloting will continue at the Chamber
until ) o'clock, when the polls will be
closed. to be opened again at the Ar
Mngton Hotel at and kept open until
g. after which the ballots will be count
ed and the result announced, 1t is
hoped, by IL o'clock.
Managers of MIR. WillgeS and Mr..
Callahan'S campaigns are extremely
busy this afternoon, rounding up men,
bers and taking them to the Chamber
Of Commerce to vote. Mr.. Willige uses
eight automobiles in his real estate
business, and all of these are in COM
mission.
Most of the managers of the Callahan
campaign own automobiles, and these
have been pressed into use. BY 9 o'clock
tonight 1t is safe to assume that every
member Of the Chamber in the city will
have been called on to vote.
Both sides are extremely confident,
and II Is probable ii will take the final
count to decide the result with any
thing like accuracy.
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