The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-07
ROW OF THE DRUMMERS.
A BASIS OF REPRESENTATION
RECOMMENDED.

Atlanta Given Thirty-six Delegates
Savannah Fourteen, and Macon,
Augusta and Jacksonville Five
Each-savannah Men Outvoted on
the First Proposition that Came
Before the Convention.
ATLANTA. GA, May 6.-The convention
of the Southern Travellers Association met
at o'clock this morning. The question of
admitting Atlanta's delegations. which the
board of directors consumed the whole of
yesterday in trying to decide. was finally
f=ft to a committee on credentials. when an
organization was at last effected.
After prayer by Chaplain Gilmore the
president read the order of business, and
stated that motions would be in order.
Director George Collier of Atlanta Of
fered resolution making all ex-presidents
of the association life delegates to all future
conventions.
SAVANNAH MEN PROTEST.
The Savannah men declined to vote, on
the ground that the convention was not
prepared TO do business, as no agreement
had beed reached as to who had, and who
had not a right to vote. The
other delegations carried the resolution
over Savannah's protest. A motion
was then offered that three members from
each of the branches represented In last
years convention be appointed to act as
committee on credentials. The committee,
having been nominated, retired, and the
convention adjourned till IL O'Clock. When
it reconvened it found that the committee
was not yet ready to report. Delegates
from Savannah, Macon, Augusta and At
lanta made addresses, which lasted till
NJ xyhn he fa0n
In.
REORGANIZATION OF THE COMMITTEE.
They recommend that SO Atlanta, IA Sa-
: vannah, five Macon, five Augusta, and five
Jacksonville men be seated; also that the
newly established branchs at Rome, Colum-
bus and Birmingham be allowed respect
lively five, five and nine votes. Before act
ing upon the committees report the con-
vention adjourned in some confusion
till 7:30 O'Clock tonight. Immediately
afterward they proceeded to Grant park,
headed by brass band, where big bar
becue and base ball match entertained
them during the afternoon. The fat men Of
Augusta played the fat men of Atlanta.
The score was: Augusta Z, Atlanta 16.
THE REPORT ADOPTED.
The report Of the committee on creden-
tials was adopted before the evening session
adjourned. This evening a committee on
rules was selected.
After the committee had gone out Presi-
dent Newman and Secretary Douglass SUBJ
mitted their annual reports.
Thomas M. Allen was then intro duced as
the oldest drummer in Georgia and given a
seat on the stage by unanimous vote. He
made an interesting address TO the travellers
The sergeant-at-arms, who lives in Au-
gusta and is generally known by the foggv
title of ''Sloppy Weather" was made SER
geant-at-arms by a unanimous vote, and
all his descendants were declared sergeants-
alarms after him.
The legislative committee reported that
action favorable to the drummers would be
taken on the sleeping car bill by the next
legislature Mord Abrams, the chairman
of the committee, was complimented by a
rising vote of thanks.
The railroad committee reported that the
question of issuing 5,000-mile tickets and
the excess baggage matter had been laid be-
fore the officers of the different lines and it
was hoped that action would be taken in
favor of the drummers.
Other committee reports were received
before the convention adjourned until to-
morrow morning.