 Complete the following phrase:  In 1898, on 24 September, the orchestra elected Gustav Mahler. On 30 May 1899, pro-Mahler and pro-Richter factions had a heated committee meeting; matters were finally resolved in August when Richter wrote to his supporters gently refusing their offer. Under Mahlers baton, the Vienna Philharmonic played abroad for the first time at the 1900 Paris 