Birmingham state herald., 1895-11-02

liberty of suggesting that a special meet ing of your board of directors be called without delay for action upon this prop osition, hich it seems to us, business men must heartily indorse.
 Kindly advise us when your board will likely meet to consider this matter. Await ing the favor of an early reply. we are respectfully
 EMERSON RITCHIE, Secretary.
 The preamble accompanying the letter reads as follows:
 The Cleveland Chamber of Commerce., Memorial to the Chairman and Members
 of the National Committee Represent
 ing the Democratic and Republican
 Parties of the United States
 The following preamble and resolutions having been unanimously adopted by the Cleveland chamber of commerce in gen eral session are respectfully submitted for your consideration in the hope that the opinions therein expressed will meet with approval. Theb usiness interests of our country are rapidly recovering from a depression which entailed great finan- olal loss and caused widespread distress, and 1t is our confident belief that short CT presidential campaign than has been customary will tend to promote condi- ton which will inspire confidence. foster business activity, insure the expanson of trade. invite monetary enterprises and re-
 
 of prosperity with which as nation we have been blessed.
 Whereas, There is growing tendency in our country 10 prolong the preSiden- tial campaign. due chiefly to the custom of holding the national conventions of the two leading political parties six months prior to the quadrennial election and
 Whereas, The coming election involves the discussion of problems which affect the commercial, industrial and financial affairs of the nation, and is likely to re- suit in extreme partisan agitation which is calculated to unsettle the public mind and consequently create want of confi- dence in the restoration of business pros perity; and
 Whereas, The commerce of the country has not yet fully recovered from the ef- feet of commercial and financial depres- sion caused largely by the agitation incl dent to the last presidential campaign, and experience has shown that the trade interests of our country are forced into an unsettled condition by the attending excitement of a national political contest such a condition is threatened by the campaign of 1S96 and,
 Whereas, There seems to be many req sons, from commercial standpoint, which constitute strong appeal for change of policy in favor or shorter campaign than has heretofore been GUS tomary; therefore be 1t
 Resolved by the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, That the time intervening be- tween the two conventions Of the great parties and the election should be short ened to three instead of six months.
 Resolved, That in the interest Of the commerce of our country, the general committees. which have power to fix the dates of the national conventions. be re spectfully requested to consider the de- srability of fixing a later date for the holding of said conventions and that a joint conference of the executive officers of these committees is desirable. for con sideration and action upon this important subject To this end the board of direc- tors of this chamber Is requested to pre- pare a memorial of the convention com mitteeS referred to. Respectfully submitted by order of the board of directors, this 2Sd day of Octo- Der. 1895.
 President. EMERSON RITCHIE, Secretary. On motion the secretary was instructed to confer with the Cleveland chamber of commerce. Mai. F. Y Anderson suggested that the secretary request the Southern railway to carry an extra sleeper on the night of the 10th, when the committee, of 100 goes to Atlanta. The secretary was so instructed.
 J. Il. I1lllnOuSe was eleCleu iO HlcIHbei- ship in the club. E. B. Norton was also elected to membership. MT Ross c. Smith wanted to know if there was committee to solicit mem- bers for the club and was informed there was. He moved the appointment of a special committee of five to canvass Bir- mingham and urge those who had re- signed and others who had never been members to come into the club.
 Mir $. Steiner indorsed what MT. Smith said and suggested that the club meet ings should hereafter be held in the even ing instead of the afternoon.
 Mayor VanHoose didn't agree with MT Smith He thought the people of the city did take interest in the club. When the club goes before the people, he said, with good thing they backed up the club He said few people always had to bear the burden and stir up the larger body to action.
 President Rhodes opposed the motion. He wanted less drumming for member ship and the exercise of more caution in receiving additions. MT. Smith with drew his motion.
 MT T. l.. McGowan said the Commer- cial club was organized during the panic and had been made a success in the. hard est times ever known in Birmingham, and all because, he thought, it was a popular organization, to which the small per- chant as well as the largest merchant may belong.
 On motion the club adjourned.