The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-06
RALLYOF THEDRUMMERS
AN ATTEMPT TO FREEZE OUT THE
ATLANTA BRANCH.

TIE Windy City Rskes in Lot OF
New Members in an Effort 70 Cap
ture the Convention-HoW the Mat
ter viii be Decided still Unknown
ATLANTA. May 5-The second annual
convention Of the Southern Travellers As
sociation began here to-day. About 400
delegates are in attendance. The day was
spe1t in entertaining the visitors by parades
and speeches. There has as yet been no
formal organization Of the convention. The
board Of directors are engaged in deciding
knotty point, and until their decision IS an
uo1uced no business win be transacted. The
rivalry between the Atlanta and Savannah
branches. both OF which desire 10
furnish the next president and
HEADQUARTERS Office. seems to be
at the bottom of the delay. Early this
morning the directors met The point was
made that Atlanta was not entitled to be
represented in the meeting, since her mea
had failed to comply with that clause OF
the constitution of the Southern Travellers
Association which provides that thirty
days before each each annual meeting 81
per member must be paid into the common
treasury.
SIX HUNDRED MEMBERS CLAIMED.
Six hundred dollars was in the hands OF
the president Of the Atlanta branch with
which to pay the dues Of GOO members,
which would entitle the local drummers to
a representation of sixty, but IL was insisted
that it was too late to make the payment.
The question, after having been discussed
at length, was finally turned over 70 the
attorney of the association, Hon. w. II.
Fleming of Augusta. He gave an opinion,
1t ia said, but the directors continued to
hammer away at the vexed question all
through the day and until o'clock tonight.
III decision was reached it was kept secret,
and will not be announced until tomorrow.
Concordia hall, near the old capitol, has
been made the headquarters for the deliber-
htions of the body and the entertainment OF
the visitors.
HAVING A GOOD TINE
While the directors we're arguing, the
members ii general were entertaining
themselves with impromptu speech-making.
A hard shower came up about 10 O'Clock
and the street parade had to be Postponed.
A number of witty addresses whiled away
the time till the opera house exercises COM
menced.
Mayor Glenn welcomed the visitors in a
neat speech at DeGives. In his address the
fact was developed that even though the
public library could not furnish a single
author who had undertaken in cold print
to do justice 10 that extraordinary genius,
the drummer. the mayor presented to the
travellers the freedom of the city. A letter
was read from the governor
stating that he had been prevented
from attending, but expressing his sympa-
thy with the objects Of the association and
his appreciation or the useful work per-
formed by American drummers. The
president, Dean Newman, was then intro
duced, and responded briefly 10 the mayors
welcome.
Capt. Evan Howell spoke next, and was
followed by the first president Of the asso-
citation, Samuel Weisiger.
The president of the Atlanta Chamber Of
Commerce, Junius G. Oglesby, spoke next.
An address from Hon. j. W. Fleming
concluded the exercises. His speech took
well with his audience.
The weather having cleared the travellers
sailed out for the street parade. The order
of march was as follows: Zouave band,
Augusta delegation, Macon, Savannah,
Rome, Columbus, Athens, Birmingham,
Atlanta The Augusta delegation caught
the spectators with their handsome badges
and variegated japanese parasols. After
the parade open house was held at Concor-
dis hall. The convention will begin work
at $50 O'Clock tomorrow. An interesting
programme has been arranged for the sec
ond day.