The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-09
THE DRUMMERS DID IT.
THE SOUTHERN TRAVELLERS BEAD
QUARTERS IN SAVANNAH.

| QUARTERS IN SAVANNAH.
Ths Associations Plans for This Year.
President Iownsend's Unanimous
| Election Compliment to Els Ability,
and His Fidelity to the Associ atom
The insurance Feature Of the Assoc a.
tion-The Drummers and the Rail
roads.
There is much satisfaction expressed by
the members Of the Savannah branch of
the Southern Travellers Association at the
return Of the state headquarters Of the as
ISOLATION to Savannah. They feel that Sa-
vannah was entitled 70 such a recognition,
because of her effort in the past and the
unwavering fidelity Of the members of Sa-
vannah branch to the interests Of the asso-
citation.
Savannah was the first city to withdraw
from the Travellers Protective Association
and to inaugurate the movement in favor
Of the Southern Travellers Association.
The local drummers regard with much sat
isfaction the prospects for the continued
growth and prosperity OF the organiza-
ton.
AT the Augusta convention Savannah,
Rome and Chattanooga were represented,
and delegates Ould have been present from
Columbus and Birmingham had there not
been some hitch IN the communication with
the secretary
OTHER CITIES FALLING IN LINE.
The association has received assurances
from Nashville, Memphis, Columbia, Rich
mond and Charleston of their intention to
unite with IL by the time of the meeting Of
the next convention. The acorn planted Ia
Savannah three years ago is producing an
oak with roots and branches extending
| throughout the south.
| The delegates WHO attended the Augusta
| convention from Savannah say that the
| meeting was the most successful and will be
| most fruitful in results Of any meeting yet
held by the association. The only inhar-
moDious feature was the wrangle over the
election of officers. Tho Savannah men
objeoted to Mr.. Greene of Atlanta for presi-
| dent because he is a man
almost unknown to the members of the
association at large and they did not like
his name being sprung upon the convention
| without any notice of his candidacy being
given several of the delegations present.
| awe believe that Mr.. Greene would have
made the association a good president, said
| one of the members yesterday, "but we know
| that Mr.. Townsend would make good one,
I
already been fully demonstrated"
a COMPLIMENT TO MR.. TOWNSEND.
The Savannah delegates made their point
so plain that Mr.. Greene's namewas with
drawn, and the result was Mr. Towusend's
| unanimous election.
| 1t was decided that it was TO the best in~
| terests of the association to have the secre-
tary and treasurer from the same city as
the president, as great amount of
| Inconvenience and considerable cost would
| be saved to the officers, and President
| Townsend nominated Mr. David Robinson,
and he was unanimously elected Mr.
| Robinson is regarded as the most efficient
and capable man that could nave been
| selected for the place.
Mr.. Townsend's election as president Of
| the association makes it necessary TO elect
| new president for the Savannah branch
| Charles s. Wood Of the firm Of j, s. Wood
q Bro. is said to be the man who will step
into Mr., Townsend's shoes. GpY
The insurance feature adopted uiiani-
mousy by the convention at Augusta is
| regarded as a great thing by the travelling
| men. 1t is based on the most accurate
mortality tables and they are satisfied it
will prove successful.
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
1.-THE partial dissolution of the Southern
Passenger Association ia due to the per-
slst6lD euOrVS OF the southern Travellers
| Association" said prominent member of
the Savannah branch to MORNING NEWS
reporter Yesterday. I'VE hope to convince
the railroads that 10 will be to their
interest to deal directly with the travelling
public and not through fence as estab-
lished by the Southern Passenger Assocla-
ton in Atlanta. We intend to publish the
platform adopted at Augusta, showing the
| determination to devote our I'M
firing efforts for so the "a benefit
OF the general travelling public It was the
| original intention Of this association to ben
eft the public at large and not its individ-
ual members alone. For this reason it ia
proper and right that the ASSOCIATION should
have the Endorsement and sup
| port of the public generally, especially
| the commercial portion Of it. The Atlanta,
| Jacksonville and other branches have re-
ceived the hearty Endorsement of the mer-
! chants of their respective cities, with prom
| Use of financial assistance when needed,
| while in other cities the merchants, who
are really the bene6claries of the organizes
ton, have afforded little or no assistance"