Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-19
FORT WORTH AGAIN
Carries OFF Big Juicy Texas
Plum,
THE BANKERS TO MEET
In This City Next Yey-The Officers Who
We're Elected.
The Association Declares Against Free Coin.
age Of Silver. But Fables Gold
Standard Resolution Roso.
IuIIOns On Sank
Taxation.


Sat ~ u. Tex. May 1s.-(Special J
| -Ihe,t "; n lst days session of the
ann ann G. N,e%, Of the Texas Bank
H. aHsYc4's ne. this morning by
tne Isauihf y, u ms from the as
socldtlvn OF b.. o. fort Worth aud
from the banker. , ,Nhants and citizeus
ol p'lhesion To me, in those cities next
rnrily.
President Woodbridge appointed n. j..
C'oee Of Galveston. O. s. I.eyie Of Vie
toria, G. IL. Smith of McGregor 10. q.
Tenison of Dallas. Theodore Bulow of
Victoria, j. q. Miller, Jr.. Of Gonzales
and L A. Ludlow Of Bort Worth as del
egates TO the worlds congress Of bank
ersi TO be held In Chicago Ia June.
The members of the association were
tlen invited to participate in q discuss
slon Of the subject ''Ihr Ttx on State
Banks; Should II BE Repealed Z" After
sonle discussion the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved, Tbs convention fnyors the
repeal Of the 10 per cent tax on STATE
of issue.
The following resolutions aud recon-
mendations were adopted:
Resolved, That Jur senators and rep
resentntiVes he requested TO favor the
amendment OF the present NATIONAL bank
law so as 10 admit other securities being
held for national bank circulation aud
TIE tax Of per cent on circulation be-
repealed. We do not recommend that
the association take any action on the
exemption of capital engaged In manu-
featuring al this time. We dep ,cate
the present system of col
lections at par, but nrc IN.
Ible TO oher any suggestions that will
lead to solution Of the question, yet we
do recommend TO the association aud to
Tie individual members thereof the care
ful consideration of this question.
We recommend that our senators aud
representatives be requested TO urge the
ESTABLISHMENT Of a sub-treasliry IN Texas.
We recommend that the executive
committee be requested to provide
for a number Of gtQnding committees
that the president appoint tie members
OF said committees.
W., recommend that the legislature fa-
yor legislation which will establish
convenient number OF state deposito-
ries.
The silver question then came up for
consideration; the following series OF res
olutons were introduced by q. A. Levi,
Colopcl j. T. Miller, w. Goodrich Jones,
A. s. Reed and others;
Resolyed, Thar this association be-
lieyes that the law known as the SLer-
man act should be repealed.
Resolved, That this association Il IN
Imposition to the free aud unlimited coin
age Of silver.
Resolved, That Ibis association thinks
that the best interests of the people
wouli be subseryed by adherence 10 he
single or gold standard Of values.
Each resolution was taken up separate
ly, voted on, resulting In the convention
tAvoring tie repeal Of the Sherman act
The association then went on record as
being unanimously opposed 40 tue free
and unlimited coinage of silver.
lie last resolution an reference 10 the
single or gold standard provoked great
deal of animated discussion. hut no d.
Unite action was taken by The assO-
citation. The question was taUled.
The association proceeded TO the cleo
tion Of officers for the ensuing year @.
a. leir OF Victoria in an eloquent speech
placed IN noglnndon for president, r.
G. Groee OF HglyestOn Tie nomination
received several seconds and there being
no other nominations, his election was
made unanimous.
4. $, Reed Of Bqllinser was nominated
for trSt vice President and elected by
acclamatiOn Mr.. Reed made q brief
speech OF thanks To The association
Colonel j. T. Miller Of Gonzales was
then placed IN nomination for second |
yleepresdent by j n Brown of San
Antonio; no other nomination for that |
petition was made, aud Brown was elect |
GrOce.
j. Z. McAshen Of Houston was nom
mated and unanimously elected THIRD |
Vicr-uresidrnL
On motion Of w Goodrich Jones. See
retaig J. u. longmerce Of Bockdale was |
reelected TO that poAt0n, Mr.. Smith |
of Mctiregor was elected first ASSISTANT. /
Walter Mott Of Seguin second assist
ant
j, G. fowden Of Abilene nominated
MIR. Homes Of Temple for trennrrr. and
Mr.. Jones was unanimously elected. In
acknowledgement Of the honor conferred.
The following executive committee 20
serve during the ensuing year was elcci-
ed: j. g. l.owden OF Abilene i g. Har
rison Of f'ori Worth. VIM. Workman OF
Gainesville. +. j, Emerson OF McKin.
ney, ID. d. McGlnnis OF Bryan
Fort Worth was selected as the Mace
for holding the next convention