The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-01-03

the Waco Commercial club does
not owe 81, and has today in it's
treasury some $500 to its credit.
What commercial body has ever
attained the success, or accom-.
plished the resultsP And has a
falrer record upon which to predi.
cate future success than the one to
which you belong, and to which We
extend congratulations. In retir-
ing from this office we thank you
for the very courteous, liberal and
hearty support and many words of
encouragement 30 manly and gen.
erously bestowed upon me. Yours
very truly, ]. w. RIeerNs,
President Waco Commercial Club.
Mr.. higgins then offered an
amendment to the constitution in-
creasing the number of directors of
the club to seven Adopted.
j. L. Battle lfered an amend.
ment providing for the election of
toe secretary by the directors.
Adopted.
Col. Parrot said he recognized in
the Commercial club very i'm.
portant aid to the progress and
prosperity of the city of Waco, and
believed that the club should have
for it's president business man of
activity and progressiveness and
Judgment. He therefore nominated
). w. higgins.
Mr.. higgins protested against it,
but Col. Parrott put the question
and declared Mr.. Higgins reelected
in spite of his protest.
Mr.. higgins said hn felt highly
honored at being thus chosen to
lead the business advance of the
city for another year. He thought
he should be relieved. If he had
done his duty well he had earned
the right to retire; if he had not
done his duty well, then the club
should choose somebody else. In
either event, he had thought some
body else should be chosen presi-
dent of the club, but if the mem.
bers thought differently, why, he
was willing to waive his claims to
retirement, and would do the best
he could for the coming year. He
had held but one office before, and
that was the place of road overseer.
He preferred to be plain citizen,
working in the ranks. He again
expressed appreciation for the
honor, and pledged himself to con-
tinued effort with renewed energy.
Mr.. S. w. Sayden was chosen
first vice president, and Mr.. Ssley
was elected second vice president
and also treasurer.
For directors, Col. Parrot nomi-
mated Tom Padgitt, Sam Sanger, l..
Nigel, Ed Rotan, S. w. Slayden
and w. w. Seley.
Mr.. Slayden declined and nomi-
mated in his place Mr.. Bart Moore.
Mr.. Seley declined and nominal.
ed Colonel Parrot.
Then ensued very entertaining
parliamentary fight, without rules.
Messrs. Seley and Slayden in
sisted upon Withdrawing, and others
insisted upon voting for the original
six nominees. A large and juicy
ignorance of parliamentary law was
exhibited-purposely, no doubt
by a number of gentlemen who
have the ability to snatch business
baldheaded, and President higgins
tiually held that all the eight names
were before the house, and members
should vote for any six they
pleased.
The vote was taken by ballot and
Messrs. Seley, Padgitt, Parrot,
Nigel, Rotan and Stay den were
elected.
The selection of the other COM
mittees provided fol by the consti.
tuition was left to the executive
committee.
Mr.. Slayden called attention to
the fact that Mr.. j. B. Ammons
was in the city with view to
locating manufacturing establish.
ment that he believed would prove
of great value to Waco. Mr..
Ammons, he said, had several
reasons for desiring to locate in
Waco rather than at any other
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