St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-20
The TRAVELLING men,
Minneapolis Swarming With
Delegates to the Sixth
Annual Of the T. P. A.
An Address by c. H. Brooks,
President Of the Mime
sofa Division.
Mayor Ames Welcomes the
Delegates on Behalf Of
the City.
A Question of Insuranee--The
Election Of Officers
To-day.

The various hotels, and especially the
west, were overrun yesterday morning
with travelling men, delegates to the
sixth annual convention of the T. P. A.,
their wives and friends. The CONNER
clal travellers Swarmed in the rotunda
filled the dining rooms and halls, and
took possession generally. Every train
brought in Slore, and by 10 o'clock
nearly every state in the Union was well
represented. Ten o'clock was the time
set for calling the convention to order
at the Peoples theater, but at that hour
not man had left the West, which was
the central meeting point. The morn
ing was spent in pinniDg on badges,
exchanging greetings and the like, and
1t was IL o'clock before any move was
made to start for the theater, where all
the business sessions are to be held.
The delegates at hotels other than the
West marched to that place, headed by
bands, and then were formed in front of
the West, headed by the Michigan L. P.
A. band. Large crowds turned out TO
see the parade, and the travelling
men were given an ovation as
they trod the pavement that was
falrly terrific in its intensity. The Col
orado delegation, clad in "Wild West'
uniform, and wearing big white SOM
DreroS. occupied a prominent place in
the procession and we're the center of
all eyes. Young ladies and old ladies
caught the infection, and frantically
waved handkerchiefs and fans as the
gay party passed. Arriving at the Peo-
pies theater the delega ties filed in to
music by the band and took seats in the
following order:
Section A was occupied by the dele
gates from Ohio, Iowa, Colorado, West
Virginia.
Section B-NOrth Carolina, Indiana,
Missouri, South Carolina, Texas, Vir-
ginia, Delaware, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachu-
sets, Arkansas, Georgia, Minnesota.
Section C-Kentucky, Illinois, New
York.
Each seat was occupied by a fan be-
fore the delegate dropped into it, then
: he pre-empted the fan and waved it
Wildly III an endeavOr to keep cool.
humorous remarks about the ice palace
and the like were frequent. There
were some empty seats in the hall, as
rev OF the delegates had not arrived.
Inc platform was occupied by the
band, President Prindell. the vice pres
idents and NJ, Stockdale, the president
of the indemnity feature of the associa-
uon. When all were seated the band
opened with music, after which the
president named VIII Warner, of
Massachusetts,, as reading clerk and
MIR. Hotchkiss, of Connecticut, as Off
cial timkeeper, as he had real nutmeg
watch. ''Parson" Haines opened with
prayer, during which the members of
the convention remained standing. At
the conclusion of the prayer Sam L.
johnson made few remarks.
Z. ii. Brooks, president of the Mime
sofa state division, made the address of
welcome. He was pleased, he said, to
to one and all. He hoped the conven-
ton would be harmonious in every re-
Spect, and would accomplish much good.
President Pindell. of the National as
ISOLATION, responded. There was much
to be done, he said, as it was true that
there were fewer members now than
there were one year ago. He was sorry
to see this, but there must be some rea-
sons for it. This reason could not be
moved by the way in which some of the
state divisions propose to do 1t. The
speaker then followed with review of
the history of the organization as al
ready published in the GLOBE of Sun
day last. Our Just principles will help
nliy hiuu IL PlopOliy 0ppileu, COlUliiueQ
the speaker, and now we want others to
know that we are organized for some
thing besides entertainment. Leteyery
man resolve to do his work and do it
well-that is the way to make our Or
SANITATION a success. When you have
elected new officers, give them your
hearty and combined support. In con-
Guiding allow me to thank YOU most
heartily for the aid You have given me
during my term of office.
The following committees were ap-
pointed: On credentials. c. Van
Pelt, Kentucky; A. d. Welch, Iowa: G.
A. Chick, Massachusetts. Committee
on revision of constitutions. McNutt.
New York; M. Eppstine. Colorado;
James F. Jordan, Minnesota; H. G.
Brewer, Texas; H. j. Root, Indiana.
On rules and order-J. G. Miller. Hi
nois; G. S. McGraw, Missouri; NJ. J.
Matthews, Michigan; D. E. Allen, North
Carolina; HI. L. Atwater, Georgia; L. II.
Kellogg, Ohio; II. E. Hirschberg, Vir-
ginia.
An adjournment was then taken until
2 o'clock.